JP6554883B2 - Slewing bearing - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a swivel seat bearing.

  A swivel bearing used in a swivel part such as a cutter head bearing of a shield machine or a turntable bearing of a large construction machine includes an inner ring and an outer ring, and a row or a row provided between them. One having a plurality of rolling elements is known. Moreover, what divided | segmented the outer ring | wheel into the track part and the gear part is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

  Among these types of swivel bearings, particularly those used in large shield machines have a very large diameter, and as such, it becomes difficult to transport the land. Therefore, the inner ring and the outer ring are divided into a plurality of divided bodies at predetermined positions in the circumferential direction, and the plurality of divided bodies are assembled after transportation. When the outer ring is composed of a raceway portion and a gear portion as in the swivel bearing described in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the raceway portion 131 and the gear portion 132 of the outer ring 112 are respectively divided into the same number. When divided into 131D and 132D and assembled, the division position 131E in the track portion 131 and the division position 132E in the gear portion 132 are shifted in the circumferential direction and connected.

JP 2010-190324 A

  The properties of the bearing ring of this type of swivel bearing are adjusted by heat treatment such as induction hardening, but deformation may occur with this heat treatment. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the teeth 133 of the gear portion 132 are heat-treated (indicated by hatching), the arc of the divided body 132D of the gear portion 132 is deformed so as to expand (see arrow a). In order to correct such deformation, as shown in FIG. 6B, the inner peripheral surface 132F of the gear portion 132 opposite to the teeth 133 is heat-treated and deformed so as to narrow the arc (see arrow b). However, this alone may not be enough. In particular, the gear portion 132 is required to have high dimensional accuracy for proper meshing with the gear on the other side. On the other hand, it is difficult to finish the hardened teeth 133 after the heat treatment. It is desirable to make it as small as possible.

  In general, in order to reduce deformation due to heat treatment, it is conceivable to reduce the size of the divided object to be processed, that is, increase the number of divisions. However, since the rigidity of the raceway decreases as the number of divisions increases, the number of divisions cannot be increased unconditionally. Moreover, there is a possibility that the rigidity of the bearing ring may be lowered by the fact that the circumferential position of the division position of the raceway portion and the division position of the gear portion in the raceway coincide with each other.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a swivel bearing capable of minimizing deformation caused by heat treatment while suppressing a decrease in the rigidity of the race.

  A swivel bearing according to the present invention includes a plurality of ring-shaped race rings and rolling elements provided between the race rings so as to freely roll, and at least one of the race rings has an outer circumferential surface or an inner circumference. A swivel bearing comprising a gear portion having a large number of teeth on a surface, and a raceway portion connected to the gear portion by a coupling member, wherein the raceway portion and the gear portion are respectively related to the circumferential direction. The number of divisions of the gear portion is larger than the number of divisions of the raceway portion.

  According to the above configuration, since the number of divisions of the gear part is larger than the number of divisions of the raceway part, each divided body constituting the gear part can be formed smaller, and deformation due to heat treatment is possible as much as possible. Can be made smaller. On the other hand, since the track part can further reduce the number of divisions, it is possible to suppress a decrease in rigidity. Therefore, the deformation associated with the heat treatment can be made as small as possible while suppressing the decrease in rigidity of the entire race.

It is preferable that the raceway portion and the gear portion are equally divided in the circumferential direction, and the division number of the gear portion is an integral multiple of the division number of the raceway portion.
With such a configuration, when the raceway portion and the gear portion are connected in a state where the division position of the raceway portion and the division position of the gear portion are shifted in the circumferential direction, the division position of the gear portion with respect to the division position of the raceway portion is changed. The relationship can be made uniform throughout the race.

It is preferable that the raceway portion and the gear portion are connected in a state where their division positions are shifted from each other in the circumferential direction.
With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the rigidity of the race.

It is preferable that the division position of the track portion is arranged at the center between two division positions of the gear portion located on both sides in the circumferential direction.
With such a configuration, it is possible to make the relationship between the division position of the raceway portion and the two division positions of the gear portions located on both sides in the circumferential direction uniform, and to suppress the bias of the rigidity of the raceway ring.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the deformation | transformation accompanying heat processing can be made as small as possible, suppressing the fall of the rigidity of a bearing ring.

It is sectional drawing which shows the turning seat bearing which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the division | segmentation pattern of the outer ring | wheel of the swivel seat bearing shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the division | segmentation pattern of an outer ring. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other modification of the division | segmentation pattern of an outer ring | wheel. It is explanatory drawing which shows the division | segmentation pattern of the outer ring which concerns on a prior art. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the gear part of an outer ring | wheel.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a swivel bearing according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a swivel bearing according to the embodiment. The swivel bearing 10 includes an inner ring 11 and an outer ring 12 as raceway rings, and rollers 13, 14, and 15 as rolling elements. O in FIG. 1 indicates the axis (rotation center) of the swivel bearing 10. In the following description, the direction along the axis O is defined as the vertical direction.

  The inner ring 11 includes two members, an annular first inner ring portion 21 and an annular second inner ring portion 22. The first inner ring portion 21 is disposed on one side in the axial direction (upper side in FIG. 1), and the second inner ring portion 22 is disposed on the other side in the axial direction (lower side in FIG. 1). And the lower end surface 21a of the 1st inner ring part 21 and the upper end surface 22a of the 2nd inner ring part 22 which oppose this are mutually overlapped.

  An insertion hole 21b penetrating in the axial direction is formed in the first inner ring portion 21, and a female screw 22b corresponding to the insertion hole 21b is formed in the upper end surface 22a of the second inner ring portion 22. Then, another member 60 (for example, a frame of a shield machine) attached to the upper end surface of the first inner ring portion 21 is fixed by a bolt (not shown) inserted through the insertion hole 21b and screwed into the female screw 22b. Is done. Moreover, the 1st inner ring part 21 and the 2nd inner ring part 22 are connected by coupling members, such as a volt | bolt which is not shown in the part overlapped mutually.

  In the first inner ring portion 21, one track 21A1 perpendicular to the axis O is formed. Further, the second inner ring portion 22 is formed with a track 22B1 along the axis O and a track 22A1 perpendicular to the axis O. Rollers 13, 14, and 15 are disposed on the tracks 21A1, 22A1, and 22B1, respectively.

  The outer ring 12 is composed of two members, an annular first outer ring portion 31 and an annular second outer ring portion 32. The first outer ring portion 31 is disposed on one side in the axial direction (lower side in FIG. 1), and the second outer ring portion 32 is disposed on the other side in the axial direction (upper side in FIG. 1). A mounting surface 31 </ b> C perpendicular to the axis O is formed on the outer peripheral side of the first outer ring portion 31. The lower end surface of the second outer ring portion 32 is placed on the placement surface 31C.

  In the first outer ring portion 31, two tracks 31A1 and 31A2 perpendicular to the axis O and one track 31B1 along the axis O are formed. The track 31 </ b> A <b> 1 is disposed to face the track 21 </ b> A <b> 1 formed in the first inner ring portion 21 and constitutes a track of the rollers 13. The track 31A2 and the track 31B1 are arranged to face the track 22A1 and the track 22B1 formed in the second inner ring portion 22, respectively, and constitute the tracks of the rollers 14 and 15.

  The second outer ring portion 32 has a large number of teeth 33 on the outer peripheral surface, and has a function as a gear. Therefore, the second outer ring portion 32 of the present embodiment constitutes a “gear portion” in the present invention. In the following description, the second outer ring portion 32 is also referred to as a gear portion, and the same reference numeral 32 as that of the second outer ring portion is attached to the gear portion. The gear portion 32 is not formed with a track.

  On the other hand, the first outer ring portion 31 is formed with a plurality of tracks 31A1, 31A2, and 31B1. Accordingly, the first outer ring portion 31 of the present embodiment constitutes the “track portion” of the present invention. In the following description, the first outer ring portion 31 is also referred to as a track portion, and the same reference numeral 31 as that of the first outer ring portion is attached to the track portion.

  The track portion 31 is formed with a first insertion hole 31b penetrating in the axial direction. Further, the gear portion 32 is formed with a second insertion hole 32b penetrating in the axial direction corresponding to the first insertion hole 31b. And the other member 61 (for example, the cutter head of a shield machine) attached to the lower end surface of the 1st outer ring | wheel part 31 with the volt | bolt etc. (illustration omitted) penetrated by the 1st and 2nd penetration holes 31b and 32b ) Is fixed. Moreover, the 1st outer ring | wheel part 31 and the 2nd outer ring | wheel part 32 are connected by connection members, such as a volt | bolt which is not shown in figure, in the part overlapped mutually.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a division pattern of the outer ring 12 of the swivel bearing 10 shown in FIG.
The track portion 31 of the outer ring 12 is equally divided into four in the circumferential direction. That is, the track portion 31 is configured by four divided bodies 31D formed in a ¼ arc shape.
On the other hand, the gear portion 32 of the outer ring 12 is equally divided into eight in the circumferential direction. That is, the gear portion 32 is configured by eight divided bodies 32D formed in a 1/8 arc shape. Therefore, the number of divisions of the gear portion 32 is twice the number of divisions of the raceway portion 31.

The track portion 31 and the gear portion 32 are connected to each other in a state where the respective division positions 31E and 32E are shifted in the circumferential direction.
Specifically, the division positions 31E and 32E are arranged so that the distance (angle) c between the division position 31E of the track portion 31 and the division positions 32E of the gear portions 32 located on both sides in the circumferential direction is the same. ing. In other words, each division position 31E of the track portion 31 is located at the center between the two division positions 32E of the gear portion 32 located on both sides in the circumferential direction. In the present embodiment, the angle c is 22.5 °.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the raceway portion 31 and the gear portion 32 constituting the outer ring 12 are each constituted by a plurality of divided bodies 31D and 32D, and the division number of the gear portion 32 is the division number of the raceway portion 31. More than that. Therefore, the divided body 32D of the gear part 32 can be formed smaller, and the divided body 31D of the track part 31 can be formed larger.

The outer ring 12 and the inner ring 11 of the swivel bearing 10 are appropriately heat treated to adjust properties such as hardness.
In general, the smaller the size of the heat treatment object, the smaller the amount of heat applied during the heat treatment, so the amount of deformation becomes smaller accordingly. In this embodiment, since the number of divisions of the gear portion 32 is large and each divided body 32D is formed small, deformation of the gear portion 32 (divided body 32D) due to heat treatment can be reduced, and the dimensional accuracy of the teeth 33 can be reduced. The decrease can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, since the track portion 31 has a small number of divisions and a large size of each divided body 31D, a decrease in rigidity of the track portion 31 as a whole is suppressed. In the raceway portion 31, raceways 31 </ b> A <b> 1, 31 </ b> A <b> 2, 31 </ b> B <b> 1 on which the rollers 13, 14, 15 roll are formed and receive loads from the rollers 13, 14, 15. Therefore, it is very beneficial to suppress the decrease in rigidity by reducing the number of divisions of the track portion 31 as in this embodiment.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the number of divisions of the gear portion 32 is twice that is an integral multiple of the number of divisions of the raceway portion 31, so the division position 31E of the raceway portion 31 and the gear portions 32 on both sides in the circumferential direction thereof. Can be made uniform over the entire circumferential direction of the outer ring 12 (angle c in FIG. 2). Therefore, it is possible to suppress a deviation in rigidity of the outer ring 12 and the like.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a modification of the outer ring division pattern.
In this modification, the raceway part 31 is divided into four parts in the circumferential direction, whereas the gear part 32 is divided into 12 parts in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the number of divisions of the gear portion 32 is three times that of the raceway portion 31.
In this modification, since the divided body 32D of the gear portion 32 can be formed smaller than in the above embodiment, the deformation during the heat treatment can be further reduced.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing another modification of the outer ring division pattern.
In this modification, the raceway portion 31 is divided into three parts in the circumferential direction, while the gear part 32 is divided into six parts in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the number of divisions of the gear portion 32 is twice that of the raceway portion 31.
In this modification, since the number of divisions of the track portion 31 can be reduced as compared with the above embodiment, a decrease in the rigidity of the track portion 31 can be further suppressed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the invention described in the claims.
For example, the swivel bearing of the above embodiment has three rows of cylindrical rollers, but may have two rows or four or more rows of cylindrical rollers. Further, the swivel bearing is not limited to the one provided with the cylindrical roller as the rolling element, and may be provided with a ball or a tapered roller.

The outer ring is composed of one track portion and one gear portion, but may include a plurality of track portions or a plurality of gear portions.
The gear portion of the swivel seat bearing is not limited to the outer ring and may be provided on the inner ring. In this case, an inner ring | wheel is divided | segmented into a track part and a gear part, and each is comprised by the some division body. The gear portion may be provided on both the outer ring and the inner ring.
The gear portion of the bearing ring is not limited to the outer peripheral surface, and may have a large number of teeth on the inner peripheral surface. Further, the gear portion may have a track as well as the teeth. However, the track portion is formed with a track but not with teeth.

  The number of divisions of the gear portion and the raceway portion is not limited to the above embodiment. Further, the number of divisions of the gear part is not limited to an integral multiple of the number of divisions of the raceway part. Further, the raceway portion and the gear portion may not be divided equally. However, from the viewpoint of uniform rigidity of the race and ease of manufacture, the raceway portion and the gear portion are each divided equally, and the division number of the gear portion is an integral multiple of the division number of the raceway portion. Is more preferable.

10: slewing bearing, 11: inner ring (track ring), 12: outer ring (track ring), 13: roller (rolling element), 14: roller (rolling element), 15: roller (rolling element), 31: track section , 31A1: raceway, 31A2: raceway, 31B1: raceway, 32: gear portion, 33: tooth

Claims (4)

A gear having a plurality of ring-shaped race rings and rolling elements provided between the race rings so as to be freely rollable, and at least one of the race rings having a large number of teeth on an outer peripheral surface or an inner peripheral surface A swivel bearing comprising a portion, and a raceway portion connected by the gear portion and a coupling member,
The raceway part and the gear part are each divided into a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction,
A swivel seat bearing in which the number of divisions of the gear portion is greater than the number of divisions of the raceway portion.   2. The swivel bearing according to claim 1, wherein the raceway portion and the gear portion are each equally divided in the circumferential direction, and the division number of the gear portion is an integral multiple of the division number of the raceway portion.   3. The swivel bearing according to claim 1, wherein the raceway portion and the gear portion are coupled in a state in which respective division positions are shifted from each other in the circumferential direction.   4. The swivel bearing according to claim 3, wherein a division position of the raceway portion is arranged at a center between two division positions of the gear portion located on both sides in the circumferential direction.

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