JPH0345198Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a rotating shaft fine movement device that slightly rotates a rotating shaft (or rotating shaft). This invention relates to a shaft fine movement device.

Conventional surveying instruments such as theodolites, leveling instruments, and optical distance meters are equipped with rotational axis micro-movement devices to enable minute rotation of the mount that supports the telescope around the horizontal or vertical axis. .

In addition, this rotating shaft fine adjustment device includes a tightening operation knob for tightening the rotation by tightening the tightening frame on the rotating shaft, and a fine adjustment operation knob for finely rotating the tightened support section. A rotating shaft fine adjustment device with a coaxial structure is, for example, a Utility Application filed in 1983 by the applicant of the present application.
Already proposed in No. 116700. The structure of this type of rotating shaft fine adjustment device includes a fine adjustment shaft body that has a male thread and can be rotated integrally with the fine adjustment operation knob, and a female thread that engages with this male thread on the inner periphery. It has a coaxial structure consisting of a fine movement operation knob and a tensioning cylinder part that can be rotated by a tensioning operation knob provided coaxially with the fine movement operation knob.

However, in a rotary shaft fine adjustment device with this type of structure, the female threaded portion that is screwed into the male threaded portion is formed integrally with the tightening operation knob, and the tightening operation knob cannot be operated. After tightening and making it possible to rotate integrally with the cradle, the fine movement control knob is operated to make a slight movement, but at this time, there is a risk that the tension control knob itself may rotate due to the reaction force of the threaded part. There is a problem.

This invention was made in order to solve this conventional problem, and the fine movement shaft body provided with the fine movement operation knob is attached to the inside of the intermediate hollow shaft body through a screw part so that it can move forward and backward. By rotatably disposing the tensioning hollow shaft body equipped with the tensioning operation knob on the outside of the intermediate hollow shaft body, it is compact and each operation knob can be operated independently without affecting others. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rotating shaft fine movement device that does not cause any vibration.

This idea will be explained below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of a cradle and a base of a surveying instrument incorporating a rotating shaft fine movement device according to the present invention.

A base part 1 having a fixed vertical shaft 2 is rotatably supported on a support part 4 having a rotating vertical shaft 3 and having a support column 5 on the fixed vertical shaft 2. A collimating telescope or a light wave distance measuring section (not shown) is rotatably supported on the support 5 about a horizontal axis.

The rack part 4 has a horizontal protractor scale 6, and a protractor shaft 7 rotatably supported on the fixed vertical shaft 2;
A screw 8 is inserted along the outer peripheral wall of the protractor shaft 7.
A protractor rotary disk 9 fixed to the protractor shaft 7 by a protractor is incorporated. Annular grooves 10a and 10b are formed in the shaft portion 9a of the rotary protractor disc 9, and the respective tension frames of the upper fine movement device 11 and the lower fine movement device 12 are formed in these grooves 10a and 10b, respectively. 13 and 14 are attached. The upper and lower fine movement devices 11 and 12 are integrated with the cradle section and rotate the horizontal minute dial 6 so that double angle measurement can be performed during horizontal angle measurement, or even when the cradle section is rotated. The horizontal minute dial 6 is kept stationary.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the fine movement device 11 (the fine movement device 12 also has the same structure and function as the fine movement device 11, so only the fine movement device 11 will be explained below) has a tension frame 13 and a tension frame 13. fixed part 15
, a tightening operation section 16 , and a fine movement section 17 . The tension frame 13 has a clamping ring portion 18 and an arm portion 1.
9, and the clamping ring portion 18 has a groove 1 formed in the shaft portion 9a of the protractor rotary disk 9 as described above.
It is fitted in 0a. In addition, a notch 20 is formed in a part of the inner circumferential surface of the clamping ring 18, and a rotating shaft is pressed into the notch 20 in a direction perpendicular to the axis, thereby tightening the tension frame 13. A tensioning piece 21, which is a pressure member to be tensioned to this rotating shaft, is fitted. In addition, one end of the arm portion 19 is connected to the notch portion 2.
A through hole 23 having an opening at the other end at the terminal end 22 of the arm portion 19 is formed in the arm portion 19 . A push rod 24 is slidably fitted into the through hole 23, and its front end abuts the rear surface of the tensioning piece 21.

Further, a bearing portion 25 projecting upward is formed on one side of the terminal end portion 22 of the arm portion 19, and a bearing portion 26 projecting downward is formed on the other side. Further, a bearing member 28 having a bearing portion 27 formed protruding from the upper surface is attached to screw holes 26a, 26b formed on the upper surface of the arm portion 19 using mounting screws 29a, 29b. A cam shaft 31 having an eccentric cam 30 fitted therein is rotatably inserted into the bearing hole 25a of the bearing portion 25 and the bearing hole 27a of the bearing portion 27 at both ends thereof. Further, a shaft 33 is inserted into the bearing hole 26a of the bearing portion 26, and an L-shaped lever 32 having a hole 32a at one end is rotatably fitted therein. . The eccentric cam 30 is assembled into the tension frame 13 so as to be able to come into contact with the inner wall surface 32b of the L-shaped lever 32.

A pin hole 31a is formed in the cam shaft 31 in a direction perpendicular to the shaft 31, and a pin 34 is inserted through the pin hole 31a. This pin 34 has a notched groove 35 cut in the axial direction of the cylindrical tube 35.
a and 35b are slidably engaged in the direction of the groove.

The push rod 24, the L-shaped lever 32, the eccentric cam 30, and the cylindrical tube 35 described above are the tension part 1.
5. The cylindrical tube 35 has axially elongated slot holes 35c and 35d located on the opposite side of the grooves 35a and 35b and in the same direction as the direction connecting these grooves 35a and 35b.

Inside the outer cylinder 37, a tensioning hollow shaft body 36, an intermediate hollow shaft body 38, and a fine movement shaft body 39 are coaxially assembled in order. The intermediate hollow shaft body 38 has a flange 38b formed on its outer circumferential surface near one end, a female screw portion 38a formed on its inner circumferential surface, a tightening operation knob 41 loosely fitted on the outer circumference, and a tightening operation knob 41 on the outer circumferential surface. Hollow shaft body 3
6 is rotatably attached. The tensioning operation knob 41 passes through the arcuate groove 38c of the collar 38b and is axially attached to the end surface of the fan-shaped flange 36c of the tensioning hollow shaft 36 by three bolts 42 whose heads are located there. Abutted and fixed.

Further, the intermediate hollow shaft body 38 is connected to the tensioning hollow shaft body 3
The flange 38b is brought into contact with the end 37a of the outer cylinder 37 inserted into the outside of the outer cylinder 6, and the outer cylinder 37 is fixed in the axial direction with bolts 40. In this embodiment, two bolts 40 are used to connect the end 37 of the outer cylinder 37.
It is fixed at a spaced apart position above a. In another example, in order to fix the intermediate hollow shaft 38 concentrically disposed on the outer cylinder 37, a part of the intermediate hollow shaft 38 is radially moved to the tensioning hollow shaft. 36 protrudes to such a thickness that it can be freely rotated, and the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 37 is abutted thereon and fixed in the radial direction with screws. However, when tightening screws in the radial direction, the thickness cannot be increased in the radial direction, the threaded portion is short, and the countersunk screw hole machining is not accurate enough. They are often installed at an angle to each other, or they are stretched in the radial direction so that their axes do not match and are installed eccentrically so that they are parallel to each other. If this happens, smooth rotation will not be possible. On the other hand, when fixing with screws from the axial direction as in this example, the concentric cylinder or shaft is not pulled and fixed in the radial direction and is not eccentric, and the axial direction is screwed. Since a bolt 42 with a long section and a flat lower neck can be used, the end 37a of the outer cylinder 37 and the flange 38b of the intermediate hollow shaft 38 can be accurately brought into contact without tilting their respective axes. , and outer cylinder 37
The fixation can be performed while adjusting the concentricity of the intermediate hollow shaft body 38 and the intermediate hollow shaft body 38. The tensioning hollow shaft body 36 is attached to the outer cylinder 3
7 and an intermediate hollow shaft 38, and a spherical seat is formed on the outer peripheral surface of one end, and pins 36a and 36b are inserted into the slot holes 35c and 35d of the cylindrical tube 35, respectively. It is installed in a loose manner, and the other end is partially in contact with a tightening operation knob 41 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3B, a fan-shaped flange 36c extends to the outer periphery of the outer cylinder 37. Both ends of the flange 36c of the tensioning hollow shaft body 36 are connected to the protruding portions 3 of the intermediate hollow shaft body 38.
The both ends of 8b are moved and tightened within the range where they come into contact. A tightening operation knob 41 is attached to this flange 36c from the axial direction with three bolts 42 passing through the fine movement shaft 39 and the intermediate hollow shaft 38. The fine movement shaft 39 has a male threaded portion 39 in its intermediate portion that is screwed into the female threaded portion 38a of the intermediate hollow shaft 38.
A is formed, a shaft hole 39b is bored in the axial direction at one end, and a fine adjustment operation knob 43 is attached to the other end protruding from the center of the tightening operation knob 41. As shown in FIG. 2, the fine adjustment operation knob 43 is made more compact by fitting into the recess 41a of the tightening operation knob 41.

In such an assembly of the tightening operation knob 41 and the fine movement operation knob 43, the outer cylinder 37 is attached to the support portion 4.
It is press-fitted and fixed. The fine movement shaft body 39 and the camshaft 31 each have a shaft hole 39b provided therein.
The tip of a push pin 44 is inserted into and connected to the recess 31b. Also, the other end recess 3 of the camshaft 31
The distal end 51a of the piston 51, which has a built-in spring 50 and is pressed, comes into contact with 1c, and presses and urges the camshaft 31, that is, the tension frame 13, to rotate toward the fine movement shaft 39. This pressing force is the piston 5
1 can be adjusted by adjusting the degree of screwing in the screw cap 52 that moves the cap 1 forward or backward.

Next, the operation of this invention will be explained.

First, the tensioning operation knob 41 is left in a relaxed state, and the holder 4 to which the collimating telescope is attached is rotated by a large amount to a desired position. At this time, the tensioning frame 13 is not rigidly connected, but is connected to the holder part 4 on both sides, and rotates together with the holder part 4. Then, the tensioning operation knob 41 is turned, the tensioning hollow shaft 36 is rotated around the intermediate hollow shaft 38, the cylindrical tube 35, the camshaft 31, and the L-shaped lever 32 are rotated, and the push rod 24 is rotated. The tensioning piece 21 is brought into pressure contact with the shaft portion 9a of the protractor rotary disk 9 through the tensioning piece 21. By pressing the tensioning piece 21, the tensioning frame 13 is tightened to the protractor rotary disk 9, and the whole is fixed.

Next, when the fine movement operation knob 43 is rotated,
The fine movement shaft body 39 has a male screw portion 39a and a female screw portion 38.
When the push pin 44 is pushed by the screw movement of a, the camshaft 3
1 also does not move because the tension frame 13 is tensioned and does not move. Therefore, the reaction force is applied to the female threaded portion 38a.
This is transmitted to the holder part 4 via the intermediate hollow shaft body 38 and the outer cylinder 37, and the holder part 4 is eventually slightly rotated with respect to the shaft part 9a of the protractor rotary disk 9 or the base part 1. By slightly rotating the holder 4, it is possible to accurately collimate, for example, a collimating telescope. This kind of adjustment can be done with one hand because there is a knob for tightening or fine adjustment on the same axis.
What's more, you can do it in the same position using only your fingers. In such operations of both knobs 41 and 43, since the intermediate hollow shaft 38 is used as a bearing or a reaction force receiver, the tensioning hollow shaft 36 and the fine movement shaft 39 are independent of each other and do not have any influence. It can be operated without giving anything.

Although the eccentric cam may be used directly to move the push rod, by interposing the L-shaped lever 32 as described above, the L-shaped lever 32 can be used in a surveying instrument having both vertical and fine movement devices as shown in FIG. If the fine adjustment device is configured so that the letter-shaped levers are symmetrical, even if the tension frame is in the same position as before, the arrangement distance D between the fine adjustment and tension knob sets of the upper and lower fine adjustment devices can be made larger, making it easier to operate. A fine movement device with good performance can be provided.

Further, in this embodiment, the tensioning piece 21 is used to tension the tensioning frame of the rotating shaft, but the present invention is not limited to this. A clamping means for clamping the plate rotating shaft or a gripping means for gripping the disk may be used as a pressure contact member, or a crank mechanism, gear means, or other cam interlocking mechanism may be used instead of the eccentric cam and pushrod. It goes without saying that the pressure contact member may be operated. In addition, although the embodiment has been described as a fine adjustment device for a rotating vertical axis, the present invention is not limited to this, and can of course be used as a fine adjustment device for a horizontal rotation axis for height angles, and is also limited to surveying instruments. The present invention can also be used in devices that have a wide rotation axis, such as an optical indexing device, and that require small rotations of this axis.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the intermediate hollow shaft body is fixed concentrically to the outer cylinder by tightening the screws in the axial direction, the centering can be adjusted. Since there is no rotation, other shafts or cylinders can also have concentric accuracy, and smooth rotational operation can be achieved without uneven resistance depending on the rotational position.

As explained above, according to this idea,
In the rotating shaft fine adjustment device that finely adjusts the rotation of the holder by tightening a rotating shaft that allows the holder to rotate freely with respect to the base via a tensioning frame and performing fine movement, An outer cylinder is inserted and fixed to the frame with its end protruding, a flange is formed on the outer peripheral surface, and a female thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface, and the outer cylinder is inserted into the outer cylinder and the flange is attached to the end. an intermediate hollow shaft body which is abutted and fixed with screws in the axial direction of the outer cylinder; and an intermediate hollow shaft body is rotatably mounted on the inside of the outer cylinder outside the intermediate hollow shaft body, and a tensioning operation knob is provided at one end. A fixed hollow shaft for tensioning, and a male threaded part screwed into the female threaded part are formed, and are mounted on the inside of the intermediate hollow shaft so as to be able to move forward and backward in order to slightly rotate the support part, Since the rotary shaft fine movement device includes a fine movement shaft body having a fine movement operation knob fixed coaxially with the tightening operation knob at one end, the following effects are achieved. 1st
It is possible to provide a rotating shaft fine adjustment device that is compact, has a small number of parts, allows each operating knob to be operated independently, and does not affect other operations.

Second, it is possible to provide a rotating shaft fine movement device with improved assembly accuracy, smooth fine movement operation, and improved measurement accuracy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a device incorporating a fine movement device according to the present invention, taking a surveying instrument as an example, and FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view showing an example of the fine movement device.
Figure 3A is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 2.
Figure B is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2 with the - cross section partially omitted.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the tensioning frame and the components assembled therein. 13, 14... Tight frame, 21... Tight piece, 24
... Push rod, 30 ... Eccentric cam, 32 ...
... L-shaped lever, 35 ... Cylindrical tube, 36 ... Hollow shaft for tensioning, 37 ... Outer cylinder, 37a ... End, 3
8... Intermediate hollow shaft body, 38a... Female threaded part, 38
b...Brim part, 45...Fine movement axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] The rotation of the holder part is finely adjusted by tightening a rotating shaft that allows the holder part to rotate freely with respect to the base part via a tensioning frame, and making slight movements. In the rotating shaft fine movement device, an outer cylinder is inserted and fixed to the holder portion with its end protruding, a collar portion is formed on the outer circumferential surface, and a female screw portion is formed on the inner circumferential surface, and the outer cylinder is inserted into the outer cylinder, an intermediate hollow shaft body fixed with screws in the axial direction of the outer cylinder with the flange abutting the end part; and rotatably mounted inside the outer cylinder outside the intermediate hollow shaft body, A tensioning hollow shaft body has a tensioning operation knob fixed to one end thereof, and a male threaded part is formed to be screwed into the female threaded part to slightly rotate the holder part inside the intermediate hollow shaft body. 1. A rotating shaft fine adjustment device comprising a fine adjustment shaft body which is mounted so as to be movable forward and backward, and has a fine adjustment operation knob fixed coaxially with the tightening operation knob at one end thereof.