JP6560866B2 - Power transmission device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power transmission device.

  Conventionally, for example, in an intake / exhaust system of an automobile, a valve shaft (shaft) that supports a butterfly valve is rotated by a rotational driving force of a motor.

  However, if abnormal pressure or excessive torque reaction force is applied to the butterfly valve, the motor may be damaged if this impact is transmitted to the motor.

  For this reason, a rubber shock absorbing member capable of elastic deformation in the torsional direction is provided between the valve shaft of the butterfly valve and the rotating shaft of the motor, and abnormal pressure and excessive torque reaction force are applied to the butterfly valve. Even in such a case, a power transmission device has been proposed in which the shock absorbing member absorbs torque and the like so as not to be transmitted to the motor side (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, since the power transmission device described in Patent Document 1 uses a rubber shock absorbing member having a low heat resistant temperature, the exhaust temperature in which the temperature of the valve shaft of the butterfly valve and the surrounding temperature become high due to exhaust heat or the like. It could not be applied to the system.

  Therefore, it has been proposed to connect the valve shaft of the butterfly valve and the rotating shaft of the motor by an open coil spring having heat resistance and having an end in the circumferential direction (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 5500188 German Patent Application Publication No. 102009016597

  However, in the power transmission device described in Patent Document 2, since the valve shaft of the butterfly valve and the rotation shaft of the motor are connected by the open-shaped coil spring, the rotational force of the motor is suppressed, and the rotation of the motor is prevented. There was a problem that a delay occurred in the rotation of the butterfly valve.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to propose a power transmission device that solves the above problems.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a valve shaft that pivotally supports a valve body installed in a gas flow path of an internal combustion engine and projects outside the gas flow path;
A rotary shaft of a drive unit that rotationally drives the valve shaft and arbitrarily controls the rotational position of the valve body,
It is a power transmission device that is connected only by a connecting member formed of a single member in an annular shape ,
The connecting member has an elastic force in a direction in which the valve shaft and the rotating shaft of the driving unit come in contact with and separate from each other,
The connecting member is respectively fitted to a first attachment portion provided on the valve shaft and a second attachment portion provided on the rotation shaft of the drive portion,
The first attachment portion and the second attachment portion are each formed in a groove shape having an opening on the shaft end surface side,
The connecting member is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion, and to be relatively movable in a circumferential direction of the connecting member,
And the axis of the valve shaft, the positional relationship between the axis of the rotary shaft of the drive unit, coaxially parallel, is characterized in that it has to be able to be either of the positional relationship between the inclination.

  In addition, in the connecting member, a portion that fits in at least one of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion is provided with a restraining portion that suppresses relative movement of a certain amount or more with the mounting portion in which the portion is fitted. It may be done.

  According to the present invention, the valve shaft and the rotating shaft of the drive unit are connected by an endless and heat-resistant connecting member, and the connecting member connects the valve shaft and the rotating shaft of the drive unit. By having an elastic force in the separating direction, it is possible to suppress the vibration of the valve shaft from being transmitted to the drive unit.

  Further, by using the heat-resistant connecting member, the power transmission device of the present invention can be applied to an exhaust system or the like in which the valve shaft is heated.

  In addition, since the connection between the valve shaft and the rotating shaft of the driving unit is performed by an endless connecting member, the connecting member has high rigidity against torsion in the rotational direction (torque direction), and the driving force (torque of the driving unit) ) Can be transmitted to the valve body without delay.

The front view of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The top view of FIG. The front view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 3. The front view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. FIG. 6 is a top view of FIG. 5. The front view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. FIG. 8 is a top view of FIG. 7. The top view of an example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The top view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The front view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. FIG. 12 is a top view of FIG. 11. The perspective view of FIG. The front view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The top view of FIG. The right view of FIG. The perspective view of FIG. The front view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The top view of FIG. The right view of FIG. The perspective view of FIG. The top view of an example which shows the attachment state of the attaching part used for Example 3 of this invention, and a connection member. The top view of the other example of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 3 of this invention. GG sectional view of FIG. The perspective view of FIG. The front view of the power transmission device which concerns on Example 4 of this invention. The top view of FIG. It is an example of the attaching part used for the power transmission device which concerns on Example 4 of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. It is another example of the attaching part used for the power transmission device which concerns on Example 4 of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. It is another example of the attaching part used for the power transmission device which concerns on Example 4 of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view.

  A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

[Example 1]
1 is a front view of a power transmission device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG.

  The power transmission device 1 has a cylindrical body 2 that forms an intake or exhaust flow path of an internal combustion engine, and the cylindrical body 2 forms a flow path 2a that penetrates the inside thereof, as shown in FIG. One end of the opening side is connected to the upstream side 3a of the exhaust pipe or intake pipe of the internal combustion engine, and the other end of the opening side is connected to the downstream side 3b of the exhaust pipe or intake pipe. Is installed in the middle of an intake or exhaust passage (hereinafter also referred to as an intake / exhaust passage) which is a gas passage. In this embodiment, the cylindrical body 2 is provided in the middle of the exhaust pipe. In the following, the cylindrical body 2 is set such that A in FIG. 1 is the upper side, B is the lower side, C is the right side, D is the left side, E is the front side, and F is the rear side in the vehicle traveling direction. The description will be made in the state of being mounted on a vehicle.

  The tubular body 2 accommodates a butterfly-type valve body 4, and the valve body 4 is pivotally supported by a valve shaft 5 provided in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the tubular body 2 at the center in the vertical direction. The valve shaft 5 is provided so as to be rotatable. The flow rate of the fluid in the intake / exhaust flow path can be controlled by the rotation of the valve body 4.

  The valve shaft 5 is rotatably supported by bearings 7 provided on both sides of the cylindrical body 2, and the valve shaft 5 protrudes from one bearing 7. As a result, the valve shaft 5 penetrates the cylindrical body 2 in an airtight manner and is rotatably provided in the cylindrical body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the end 5a of the valve shaft 5 that protrudes from the bearing 7 has a groove shape in which both ends of the valve shaft 5 in the direction orthogonal to the axis X and the shaft end face side of the end 5a are open. The first attachment portion 8 is formed. The back side of the first mounting portion 8 is formed in an arc shape as shown in FIG.

  A drive unit 10 is provided that can rotationally drive a rotary shaft 9 disposed opposite to the valve shaft 5 and arbitrarily control the rotational position of the rotary shaft 9. The drive unit 10 of this embodiment includes a motor and a speed reducer.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a groove-shaped second mounting portion 12 that opens at both ends in the direction orthogonal to the axis Y of the rotation shaft 9 and the shaft end surface side of the end portion 9 a is opened at the end portion 9 a of the rotation shaft 9. Is formed. The back side of the second mounting portion 12 is formed in an arc shape as shown in FIG.

  A connecting member 15 is interposed between the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12. The connecting member 15 is annular, and its circumferential direction is formed into an endless elliptical shape, and its cross section is substantially the same in the entire circumferential direction and is formed in a circular shape. Further, the connecting member 15 is provided in the attachment portions 8 and 12 so as to be rotatable about a direction orthogonal to the axis X and Y as an axis and to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the axis X and Y. . Further, the connecting member 15 is made of a material such as a metal wire having heat resistance. Further, the connecting member 15 has elasticity in a direction in which the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12 are approached or separated from each other, and is compressed in the proximity direction at the time of connection. 8 and the second mounting portion 12, thereby having a biasing force (restoring force) that biases the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12 in the direction of separating.

  At least one of the first mounting portion 8 and the connecting member 15 and the second mounting portion 12 and the connecting member 15 is tightly fitted so that the connecting member 15 does not fall off and is rotatable. The other side may be fitted tightly in the same manner, or may be fitted loosely without being too tight.

  As described above, the rotation of the rotating shaft 9 of the drive unit 10 can be transmitted to the valve shaft 5 through the connecting member 15 and the rotational position of the valve body 4 can be arbitrarily controlled by the interposition of the connecting member 15. .

  Further, since the connecting member 15 is formed in an endless and annular shape, it has high rigidity against torsion in the rotational direction (torque direction), and can transmit the driving force (torque) of the driving unit 10 to the valve body 4 without delay. .

  Further, since the connecting member 15 has elasticity, it is possible to suppress the vibration of the valve body 4 due to the pulsation of the exhaust gas or the like from being transmitted to the driving unit 10.

  Further, even when the valve shaft 5 is heated by exhaust gas or the like, it is possible to suppress the heat from being transmitted to the drive unit 10 by the connecting member 15 having heat resistance.

Further, the connecting member 15 can rotate in the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12 with the direction orthogonal to the axis X, Y as the axis and can move in the direction orthogonal to the axis X, Y. 1 and 2, the shaft core X of the valve shaft 5 and the shaft core Y of the rotating shaft 9 are not coaxially provided, for example, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, the positions of the axis X of the valve shaft 5 and the axis Y of the rotary shaft 9 are shifted in the front-rear direction and / or the vertical direction of the tubular body 2, and the axis X of the valve shaft 5 As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the axial center Y of the rotating shaft 9 and the axial center Y of the rotating shaft 9 are positioned in the cylindrical body 2. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the axis Y of the rotary shaft 9 is inclined in the vertical direction with respect to the axis X of the valve shaft 5 while being shifted in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. Further, the positions of the axis X of the valve shaft 5 and the axis Y of the rotary shaft 9 are shifted in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the cylindrical body 2, and the axis Y of the rotary shaft 9 is aligned with the axis X of the valve shaft 5. against even those in position as to be inclined in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction, the driving force of the driving unit 10 (torque) can be transmitted on the valve body 4 without delay, the valve element 4, such as the drive unit 10 Mountability on vehicles and the like is improved.

  If the offset amount is increased, the connecting member 15 from the mounting portions 8 and 12 may be detached or the connecting member 15 may be deformed with the rotation of the rotary shaft 9 of the driving unit 10. Must be done within a certain range.

[Example 2]
In the first embodiment, the connecting member 15 is endless in the circumferential direction and formed in an elliptical shape, but the connecting member is formed in an arbitrary shape as long as it is endless in the circumferential direction (closed loop shape). be able to.

  For example, the connecting member 15 can be formed in a polygonal shape such as a perfect circle shape as shown in FIG. 9, an oval shape, or an octagonal shape as shown in FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, an approximately 8 character shape, or as shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, an elliptical part such as the connecting member 15 of the first embodiment is twisted to A horizontal opening position in the first mounting portion 8 and a horizontal opening position in the second mounting portion 12 are formed so as to be orthogonal to each other, and the connecting member 15 is fitted to both the mounting portions 8 and 12. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 18 to 21, the front side of the first mounting portion 8 and the rear side of the second mounting portion 12 are bent upward in the elliptical shape like the connecting member 15 of the first embodiment. It may be formed into a three-dimensional irregular shape as formed in the above.

  Since other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Also in the second embodiment, the same operations and effects as the first embodiment are achieved.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the connection member is formed by forming the shape as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the shape as shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, or the shape as shown in FIGS. 18 to 21. Thus, relative movement in the lateral direction (opening direction) of the 15 attachment portions 8 and 12 in a certain direction is suppressed, and the connection member 15 can be prevented from falling off the attachment portions 8 and 12.

[Example 3]
In the first and second embodiments, the connecting members 15 are all formed in substantially the same cross-sectional shape in the circumferential direction, but are fitted to at least one of the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12 in the connecting member 15. You may make it form the suppression part which suppresses a certain amount or more of relative movement in the attachment part 8 (12) which the part fits in a part.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 22, in the connecting member 15, a portion whose diameter is narrower than the other portion is formed to a predetermined length to form the restraining portion 20, and the groove width of the mounting portion 8 (12) is increased. The restraining part 20A is formed to have a predetermined length by making the diameter approximately the same as that of the restraining part 20 and fitting them, or as shown in FIGS. In addition, the groove width of the mounting portion 8 (12) can be made substantially equal to the thickness of the restraining portion 20A.

  Moreover, the suppression parts 20 and 20A may be formed only in the part fitted to either one of the 1st attachment part 8 and the 2nd attachment part 12, and may be formed in both.

  Since other structures are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, description thereof is omitted.

  Also in the third embodiment, the same operations and effects as the first and second embodiments are achieved.

  Further, in the third embodiment, by providing the restraining portions 20 and 20A, the relative movement in the lateral direction (opening direction) in the mounting portions 8 and 12 of the connecting member 15 is suppressed, and the connecting member 15 is It can prevent falling off from the attachment parts 8 and 12.

[Example 4]
In the fourth embodiment, the connecting member of the first embodiment is replaced with a connecting member 15A formed of a belt-like body.

  Locking holes 22 and 22 are opened through both attachment portions 8 and 12 side of the connecting member 15A, and the attachment portions 8 and 12 are through-locked into the engagement holes 22 and 22, respectively. It is fixed.

  The cross-sectional shape of the mounting portions 8 and 12 can be any shape, but when transmitting a larger torque, a cylindrical part with a notch as shown in FIG. 28 or a shape shown in FIG. It is preferable to use a star shape or a U-shaped shape as shown in FIG. 30, and the locking hole 22 of the connecting member 15 </ b> A has a shape corresponding to the mounting portions 8 and 12.

  Since other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Also in the fourth embodiment, the same operations and effects as the first embodiment are achieved.

  Further, since the connecting member 15A of the present embodiment is configured by a belt-like body, the deformation rigidity in the direction in which the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12 are contacted and separated is greater than that of the connecting member 15 of the first embodiment. While being able to reduce, the rigidity of a rotation direction (torque transmission direction) can be raised.

  As a result, the connecting member 15A according to the present embodiment has less self-deflection than the connecting member 15 according to the first embodiment, and can transmit torque from the drive unit 10 to the valve body 4 without delay.

  Furthermore, since the deformation rigidity of the connecting member 15A in the direction in which the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12 are brought into contact with and separated from each other can be lowered as compared with the first embodiment, vibration from the valve shaft 5 is absorbed more. In addition, even when the distance between the first mounting portion 8 and the second mounting portion 12 undergoes a relative variation during driving of the vehicle, the relative variation is absorbed and the influence on the drive unit 10 can be reduced. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Power transmission device 4 Valve body 5 Valve shaft 8 1st attachment part 9 Rotating shaft 10 Drive part 12 2nd attachment part 15,15A Connection member 20,20A Suppression part 22 Locking hole

Claims (2)

A valve shaft that pivotally supports a valve body installed in the gas flow path of the internal combustion engine and projects outside the gas flow path;
A rotary shaft of a drive unit that rotationally drives the valve shaft and arbitrarily controls the rotational position of the valve body,
It is a power transmission device that is connected only by a connecting member formed of a single member in an annular shape ,
The connecting member has an elastic force in a direction in which the valve shaft and the rotating shaft of the driving unit come in contact with and separate from each other,
The connecting member is respectively fitted to a first attachment portion provided on the valve shaft and a second attachment portion provided on the rotation shaft of the drive portion,
The first attachment portion and the second attachment portion are each formed in a groove shape having an opening on the shaft end surface side,
The connecting member is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion, and to be relatively movable in a circumferential direction of the connecting member,
And the axis of the valve shaft, the positional relationship between the axis of the rotary shaft of the drive unit, coaxially, in parallel, a power transmission device being characterized in that to be able to be either of the positional relationship between the inclination. In the connecting member, a portion that fits in at least one of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion is provided with a restraining portion that suppresses relative movement of a certain amount or more with the mounting portion in which the portion is fitted. The power transmission device according to claim 1.

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