JPWO2006126452A1 - Ball screw, motion guide device - Google Patents

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JPWO2006126452A1
JPWO2006126452A1 JP2007517797A JP2007517797A JPWO2006126452A1 JP WO2006126452 A1 JPWO2006126452 A1 JP WO2006126452A1 JP 2007517797 A JP2007517797 A JP 2007517797A JP 2007517797 A JP2007517797 A JP 2007517797A JP WO2006126452 A1 JPWO2006126452 A1 JP WO2006126452A1
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高DN値でボールねじを高速回転させても、舟底掬い部に摩耗が発生し難いボールねじ、及び運動案内装置を提供する。ボールねじの循環部材28に、循環路25の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝41を有する舟底掬い部42を設ける。ねじ軸21のボール転走溝21aを転がるボール23を舟底掬い部42の溝41の両側で抱え込みながら循環部材28の循環路25内に掬い上げる。そして、舟底掬い部42に、ねじ軸21のボール転走溝21a内に突出するリップ部43を設ける。舟底掬い部42がねじ軸21のボール転走溝21aからボール23を掬い上げ始める掬いポイントPにて、舟底掬い部42及びリップ部43の両方がボール23に接触する。Provided are a ball screw and a motion guide device that are less likely to wear at the bottom of a boat bottom even when the ball screw is rotated at high speed with a high DN value. The ball screw circulating member 28 is provided with a boat bottom scooping portion 42 having a groove 41 whose width gradually decreases toward the inside of the circulation path 25. The ball 23 rolling on the ball rolling groove 21 a of the screw shaft 21 is scooped up into the circulation path 25 of the circulation member 28 while being held on both sides of the groove 41 of the boat bottom scooping portion 42. And the lip part 43 which protrudes in the ball rolling groove 21a of the screw shaft 21 is provided in the ship bottom crawling part 42. As shown in FIG. At the scoop point P at which the boat bottom scooping portion 42 starts scooping up the ball 23 from the ball rolling groove 21 a of the screw shaft 21, both the boat bottom scooping portion 42 and the lip portion 43 contact the ball 23.

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本発明は、ねじ軸とナットとの間に転がり運動可能にボールを介在させたボールねじ、又は軌道部材とスライド部材との間に転がり運動可能にボールを介在させた運動案内装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a ball screw in which a ball is interposed between a screw shaft and a nut so as to allow rolling motion, or a motion guide device in which a ball is interposed between a race member and a slide member.

ねじ軸とナットとの間に転がり運動可能にボールを介在させたボールねじは、すべり接触するねじに比べて、ナットに対してねじ軸を回転させる際の摩擦係数を低減できるので、工作機械の位置決め機構、自動車のステアリング、案内装置、運動用ねじ等の様々な分野で実用化されている。   A ball screw with a ball that allows rolling motion between the screw shaft and the nut can reduce the coefficient of friction when rotating the screw shaft relative to the nut, compared to a screw that makes sliding contact. It has been put to practical use in various fields such as positioning mechanisms, automobile steering, guide devices, and motion screws.

ボールねじは、ねじ軸の螺旋状のボール転走溝とナットのボール転走溝とを同一位置に合わせ、それで生じた溝の中に複数のボールを入れ、ナットの循環部材にボールを循環させるための循環路を形成したものである。ねじ軸のボール転走溝を転がるボールは、図1に示される循環部材1のリップ部2(舌部とも呼ばれる、以下同様)に接触して、循環部材の循環路内に掬い上げられる。   In the ball screw, the spiral ball rolling groove of the screw shaft and the ball rolling groove of the nut are aligned at the same position, a plurality of balls are placed in the resulting groove, and the balls are circulated through the nut circulation member. A circulation path is formed. A ball rolling on the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft comes into contact with a lip 2 (also referred to as a tongue, hereinafter the same) of the circulating member 1 shown in FIG.

しかしながら、工作機械等の高速送りの要求に伴い、ボールねじも高速回転されることが多くなってきた。従来のボールねじにあっては、ボールねじを高速回転させた場合(ねじ軸の1分間あたりの回転数にボールの回転径を掛けた値であるDN値が回転の速さの目安に使用される)、ボールのリップ部への衝突の繰り返しで、循環部材1のリップ部2の根元に応力集中が発生し、これが原因でリップ部2が金属疲労を起こして破損することがあった。   However, along with the demand for high-speed feeding of machine tools and the like, ball screws are often rotated at high speed. In the conventional ball screw, when the ball screw is rotated at a high speed (the DN value, which is a value obtained by multiplying the number of rotations of the screw shaft per minute by the rotation diameter of the ball, is used as a guideline of the rotation speed. When the ball collides with the lip portion, stress concentration occurs at the base of the lip portion 2 of the circulating member 1, and this may cause the lip portion 2 to be damaged due to metal fatigue.

この問題を解決するために、出願人は、リップ部2を設けなくても、ボールを掬い上げることができるボールねじを提案した(特許文献1、参照)。それは、図2に示されるように、循環部材3の両端部に、徐々に幅が狭くなる溝からなる舟底掬い部4を設けたもので、ボール5を舟底掬い部4の溝の両側で徐々に抱え込みながら循環路内に掬い上げる。破損し易いリップ部2を設けなくてもボール5を掬い上げられるので、この発明は、高速回転するボールねじに現実的に応用されてきている。   In order to solve this problem, the applicant has proposed a ball screw that can scoop up the ball without providing the lip portion 2 (see Patent Document 1). As shown in FIG. 2, a boat bottom scooping portion 4 composed of a groove that gradually decreases in width is provided at both ends of the circulation member 3, and the ball 5 is placed on both sides of the groove of the boat bottom scooping portion 4. Crawling up in the circuit while gradually holding in. Since the ball 5 can be scooped up without providing the lip portion 2 that is easily damaged, the present invention has been practically applied to a ball screw that rotates at a high speed.

さらに、出願人は、舟底掬い部をより進化させた特許文献2に記載の発明を提案した。この発明は、図3に示されるように、ボール5間に介在されたスペーサ6が舟底掬い部4に噛み込まれるのを防止することを目的とする。そして、図4に示されるように、舟底掬い部4の底部にボール5に接触することなくスペーサ6にのみ接触するスペーサ掬い部7を設け、スペーサ6の噛み込みを防止している。ここで、ボール5との接触を避けるために、スペーサ掬い部7の内周面8は循環路の内周面9に対して先端に向かって外側に(言い換えればラッパ状に)傾斜している。   Further, the applicant has proposed the invention described in Patent Document 2 in which the ship bottom crawling portion is further evolved. The object of the present invention is to prevent the spacer 6 interposed between the balls 5 from being caught in the boat bottom scooping portion 4 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a spacer scooping portion 7 that contacts only the spacer 6 without contacting the ball 5 is provided at the bottom of the boat bottom scooping portion 4 to prevent the spacer 6 from being caught. Here, in order to avoid contact with the ball 5, the inner peripheral surface 8 of the spacer scooping portion 7 is inclined outward (in other words, in a trumpet shape) toward the tip with respect to the inner peripheral surface 9 of the circulation path. .

特開2000−18359号公報JP 2000-18359 A 特開2004−28192号公報JP 2004-28192 A

しかしながら、最近更なる高いDN値でボールねじを高速回転させる要求が生じてきた。発明者は、更なる高いDN値で長時間ボールねじを回転させた後の舟底掬い部を観察し、舟底掬い部にどのような影響が生じるのかを調べた。すると、ボールを掬い上げる舟底掬い部4が異常摩耗し、舟底掬い部4の溝幅が徐徐に広くなり、この結果、図5(A)に示されるように、舟底掬い部4がねじ軸のボール転走溝からボールを掬い上げ始める掬いポイント10が徐徐に循環路の内方に向かって移動することを知見した。そして、この舟底掬い部4の異常摩耗によって、最終的にボールがスペーサ掬い部7に当たってしまい、あたかも従来のリップ部2(図1参照)でボールを掬い上げるのと同様に、スペーサ掬い部7でボールを掬い上げるようになり、最終的にはボールの衝突によってスペーサ掬い部7が破損することを知見した。   Recently, however, there has been a demand for rotating the ball screw at a higher speed with a higher DN value. The inventor observed the bottom of the boat bottom after rotating the ball screw for a long time with a higher DN value, and investigated what effect the bottom bottom of the boat had. Then, the boat bottom scooping portion 4 that scoops up the ball wears abnormally, and the groove width of the boat bottom scooping portion 4 gradually widens. As a result, as shown in FIG. It was found that the scooping point 10 which starts scooping up the ball from the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft gradually moves toward the inside of the circulation path. Then, due to the abnormal wear of the boat bottom scooping portion 4, the ball finally hits the spacer scooping portion 7, and as if scooping up the ball with the conventional lip portion 2 (see FIG. 1), the spacer scooping portion 7. It was found that the spacer scooping portion 7 was eventually damaged by the collision of the ball.

舟底掬い部4の摩耗は、図5(A)に示されるように、ボール5がねじ軸のボール転走溝から循環部材の循環路11へと掬い上げられるときに生じるものと、これと反対に、図5(B)に示されるように、ボール5が循環部材の循環路11からねじ軸へと戻されるときに生じるものとに分けて考えることができる。まず、図5(A)に示されるように、ボール5がねじ軸のボール転走溝から循環部材の循環路11へと掬い上げられるときに生じる摩耗について説明する。循環路11をねじ軸の接線方向に配置し、ボール5をねじ軸の接線方向に掬い上げると、理論上は舟底掬い部4に無理な力がかからない。しかしながら実際には、ボール5が掬い上げられるときに、ボール5がねじ軸の軸線方向に僅かに落ち込み、舟底掬い部4の掬いポイント10でボール5が循環路11内に掬い上げられるという軌道が確認される。このため、ボール5を高速で移動させると、ボール5がスペーサ掬い部7に接触し、これが原因でスペーサ掬い部7が摩耗する。   As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the abrasion of the boat bottom scooping portion 4 occurs when the ball 5 is scooped up from the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft to the circulation path 11 of the circulating member. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), it can be considered that the ball 5 is divided when it is returned from the circulation path 11 of the circulation member to the screw shaft. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the wear that occurs when the ball 5 is scooped up from the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft to the circulation path 11 of the circulation member will be described. If the circulation path 11 is arranged in the tangential direction of the screw shaft and the ball 5 is scooped up in the tangential direction of the screw shaft, theoretically, an unreasonable force is not applied to the boat bottom scooping portion 4. However, in practice, when the ball 5 is picked up, the ball 5 falls slightly in the axial direction of the screw shaft, and the ball 5 is picked up into the circulation path 11 at the scooping point 10 of the boat bottom scooping portion 4. Is confirmed. For this reason, when the ball 5 is moved at a high speed, the ball 5 comes into contact with the spacer scooping portion 7, which causes the spacer scooping portion 7 to wear.

他方、図5(B)に示されるように、ボール5が循環部材からねじ軸のボール転走溝へ戻されるとき、ナットとねじ軸の間に介在されるボールには予圧がかかっているから、循環部材の循環路11内で後方のボール5が前方のボール5を押しながら、前方のボール5がナットとねじ軸の間に入っていく。ここで、スペーサ掬い部7は循環路11の内周面に対して所定の傾斜角度α(αは10度程度)で傾けられているので、その分循環路11内でのボール5の移動空間も大きくなり、図5(B)に示されるように、後方のボール5aが、千鳥足のようによろめきながら前方のボール5を押すことになる。このボール5の蛇行現象によって、一つ置きのボール5が舟底掬い部4を押す。この一つ置きのボールが舟底掬い部4を押す分力が原因で舟底掬い部4に摩耗が発生し易くなる。図6は、舟底掬い部に生じた摩耗状況の一例示す。舟底掬い部4の底部4aに向かって摩耗が生じているのがわかる。   On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the ball 5 is returned from the circulating member to the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft, the ball interposed between the nut and the screw shaft is preloaded. While the rear ball 5 pushes the front ball 5 in the circulation path 11 of the circulation member, the front ball 5 enters between the nut and the screw shaft. Here, since the spacer scooping portion 7 is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle α (α is about 10 degrees) with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the circulation path 11, the movement space of the ball 5 in the circulation path 11 accordingly. As shown in FIG. 5B, the rear ball 5a pushes the front ball 5 while swaying like a staggered foot. Due to the meandering phenomenon of the balls 5, every other ball 5 pushes the boat bottom crawling portion 4. Due to the component force by which every other ball pushes the boat bottom scooping portion 4, the boat bottom scooping portion 4 is likely to be worn. FIG. 6 shows an example of the wear situation that has occurred at the bottom of the boat. It can be seen that wear occurs toward the bottom 4a of the boat bottom crawler 4.

発明者は、舟底掬い部4の摩耗が原因で、ボールとスペーサ掬い部7とが接触して、スペーサ掬い部が破損するのを防止するために、スペーサ掬い部7の傾斜角度αを従来の10度よりも大きい15度に変更してみた。しかし、やはり同じことが起きてしまった。つまり、スペーサ掬い部7の傾斜角度をいくら増やしても、根本的な問題解決にはならない。   The inventor has conventionally set the inclination angle α of the spacer scooping portion 7 in order to prevent the ball scooping portion 7 from coming into contact with the ball and the spacer scooping portion 7 due to wear of the boat bottom scooping portion 4. I changed it to 15 degrees, which is larger than 10 degrees. But the same thing happened. That is, no matter how much the inclination angle of the spacer scooping portion 7 is increased, the fundamental problem cannot be solved.

そこで、本発明は、高DN値でボールねじを高速回転させても、舟底掬い部に摩耗が発生し難いボールねじ、及び運動案内装置を提供することを目的とする。   In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball screw and a motion guide device that do not easily wear on the bottom of the boat bottom even when the ball screw is rotated at a high DN value at a high speed.

以下、本発明について説明する。本発明の理解を容易にするために添付図面の参照番号を括弧書きにて付記するが、それにより本発明が図示の形態に限定されるものでない。   The present invention will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments.

上記課題を解決するために請求項1に記載の発明は、外周面に螺旋状のボール転走溝(21a)が形成されるねじ軸(21)と、内周面に前記ねじ軸(21)の前記ボール転走溝(21a)に対向する螺旋状の負荷ボール転走溝(22a)が形成されるナット(22)と、前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)と前記ナット(22)の負荷ボール転走溝(22a)との間に介在される複数のボール(23)と、前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)と前記ナット(22)の前記負荷ボール転走溝(22a)との間を転がるボール(23)を循環させる循環路(25)を有する循環部材(28)と、を備えるボールねじにおいて、前記循環部材(28)に、前記循環路(25)の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝(41)を有する舟底掬い部(42)を設け、前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)を転がる前記ボール(23)を前記舟底掬い部(42)の溝(41)の両側で抱え込みながら前記循環部材(28)の前記循環路(25)内に掬い上げ、前記舟底掬い部(42)に、前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)内に突出するリップ部(43)を設け、前記舟底掬い部(42)が前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)から前記ボール(23)を掬い上げ始める掬いポイント(P)にて、前記舟底掬い部(42)及び前記リップ部(43)の両方が前記ボール(23)に接触することを特徴とする。   In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 includes a screw shaft (21) in which a spiral ball rolling groove (21a) is formed on an outer peripheral surface, and the screw shaft (21) on an inner peripheral surface. A nut (22) formed with a spiral loaded ball rolling groove (22a) facing the ball rolling groove (21a) of the ball, and the ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21) and the nut. A plurality of balls (23) interposed between the load ball rolling groove (22a) of (22), the ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21), and the load of the nut (22). A ball screw comprising a circulation member (28) having a circulation path (25) for circulating a ball (23) rolling between the ball rolling grooves (22a), the circulation member (28) being connected to the circulation path Groove (41) whose width gradually narrows toward the inside of (25) A ship bottom scooping portion (42) is provided, and the ball (23) rolling on the ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21) is held on both sides of the groove (41) of the boat bottom scooping portion (42). The lip portion (21a) of the screw shaft (21) protrudes into the boat bottom scooping portion (42) while scooping up into the circulation path (25) of the circulating member (28). 43), and at the scoop point (P) at which the boat bottom scooping portion (42) starts scooping up the ball (23) from the ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21), Both the part (42) and the lip part (43) are in contact with the ball (23).

請求項2に記載の発明は、請求項1に記載のボールねじにおいて、前記リップ部(43)に、前記循環部材(28)の内周面に対して、先端に向かって外側に傾斜させたテーパ面(43b)を形成し、前記掬いポイント(P)にて、前記リップ部(43)の前記テーパ面(43b)が前記ボール(23)に接触することを特徴とする。   According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the ball screw according to the first aspect, the lip portion (43) is inclined outward toward the tip with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the circulation member (28). A tapered surface (43b) is formed, and the tapered surface (43b) of the lip portion (43) contacts the ball (23) at the scooping point (P).

請求項3に記載の発明は、外周面に螺旋状のボール転走溝(21a)が形成されるねじ軸(21)と、内周面に前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)に対向する螺旋状の負荷ボール転走溝(22a)が形成されるナット(22)と、前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)と前記ナット(22)の負荷ボール転走溝(22a)との間に介在される複数のボール(23)と、前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)と前記ナット(22)の負荷ボール転走溝(22a)との間を転がるボール(23)を循環させる循環路(25)を有する循環部材(28)と、を備えるボールねじにおいて、前記循環部材(28)に、前記循環路(25)の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝(41)を有する舟底掬い部(42)を設け、前記ねじ軸(21)の前記ボール転走溝(21a)を転がる前記ボール(23)を前記舟底掬い部(42)の溝(41)の両側で抱え込みながら前記循環部材(28)の前記循環路(25)内に掬い上げ、前記舟底掬い部(42)に、前記ねじ軸(21)の前記ボール転走溝(21a)内に突出するリップ部(43)を設け、前記リップ部(43)は、基部(43a)と、先端部(43b)と、を有し、前記基部(43a)の内周面は、前記舟底掬い部(42)で掬い上げる前記ボールに接触できるように、前記循環部材(28)の前記循環路(25)の内周面に対して、傾斜していないか又は先端に向かって5度未満外側に傾斜していることを特徴とする。   The invention according to claim 3 includes a screw shaft (21) having a spiral ball rolling groove (21a) formed on the outer peripheral surface, and a ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21) on the inner peripheral surface. ), A nut (22) in which a spiral loaded ball rolling groove (22a) is formed, and a ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21) and a loaded ball rolling of the nut (22). A plurality of balls (23) interposed between the groove (22a), a ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21), and a loaded ball rolling groove (22a) of the nut (22). In a ball screw comprising a circulation member (28) having a circulation path (25) for circulating a ball (23) rolling between them, the circulation member (28) is directed toward the inside of the circulation path (25). Providing a boat bottom crawler (42) with a groove (41) that gradually narrows in width The circulation of the circulation member (28) while holding the ball (23) rolling the ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21) on both sides of the groove (41) of the boat bottom scooping part (42). A lip portion (43) protruding into the ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21) is provided in the boat bottom crawling portion (42). 43) has a base part (43a) and a tip part (43b) so that the inner peripheral surface of the base part (43a) can come into contact with the balls that are scooped up by the boat bottom scooping part (42). The circulation member (28) is not inclined with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the circulation path (25) or inclined outward by less than 5 degrees toward the tip.

請求項4に記載の発明は、請求項3に記載のボールねじにおいて、前記リップ部(43)の先端部(43b)の内周面に、前記循環部材(28)の前記循環路(25)の内周面に対して、先端に向かって外側に傾斜するテーパ面(43b)を形成し、前記舟底掬い部(42)が前記ねじ軸(21)のボール転走溝(21a)から前記ボール(23)を掬い上げ始める掬いポイント(P)にて、前記舟底掬い部(42)及び前記リップ部(43)の前記テーパ面(43b)の両方が前記ボール(23)に接触することを特徴とする。   According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the ball screw according to the third aspect, the circulation path (25) of the circulation member (28) is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the distal end portion (43b) of the lip portion (43). A tapered surface (43b) that is inclined outward toward the tip is formed with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the boat, and the boat bottom scooping portion (42) is formed from the ball rolling groove (21a) of the screw shaft (21). Both the tapered surface (43b) of the boat bottom scooping portion (42) and the lip portion (43) are in contact with the ball (23) at a scooping point (P) at which the ball (23) begins to scoop up. It is characterized by.

請求項5に記載の発明は、請求項3又は4に記載のボールねじにおいて、前記ねじ軸(21)の軸線方向からみて、前記リップ部(43)の前記基部(43a)を、円弧形状(円(1))に切り欠くことを特徴とする。   According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the ball screw according to the third or fourth aspect, the base portion (43a) of the lip portion (43) is formed in an arc shape (see FIG. 3) when viewed from the axial direction of the screw shaft (21). It is characterized by notching into a circle (1)).

請求項6に記載の発明は、請求項1ないし5いずれかに記載のボールねじにおいて、前記複数のボール(23)間に、隣り合うボール(23)同士の接触を防止する複数のスペーサ(24)を介在し、前記リップ部(43)は、前記スペーサ(24)に接触して、前記スペーサ(24)を前記循環部材(28)内へ掬い上げることを特徴とする。   According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the ball screw according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a plurality of spacers (24) for preventing contact between adjacent balls (23) between the plurality of balls (23). ), And the lip portion (43) contacts the spacer (24) to scoop up the spacer (24) into the circulation member (28).

請求項7に記載の発明は、請求項6に記載のボールねじにおいて、前記スペーサ(24)が接触する前記リップ部(43)の先端(43C)を、面取りすることを特徴とする。   According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the ball screw according to the sixth aspect, the tip (43C) of the lip portion (43) with which the spacer (24) contacts is chamfered.

請求項8に記載の発明は、ボール転走溝(51a)を有する軌道部材(51)と、このボール転走溝(51a)に対応する負荷ボール転走溝を有して、前記軌道部材(51)に相対運動自在に組みつけられたスライド部材(52)と、前記軌道レール(51)のボール転走溝(51a)と前記スライド部材(52)の負荷ボール転走溝との間に介在される複数のボールと、前記軌道部材(51)のボール転走溝(51a)と前記スライド部材(52)の前記負荷ボール転走溝との間を転がる前記ボールを循環させる循環路(55)を有する循環部材(53)と、を備える運動案内装置において、前記循環部材(53)に、前記循環路(55)の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝を有する舟底掬い部(61)を設け、前記軌道部材(51)の前記ボール転走溝(51a)を転がる前記ボールを前記舟底掬い部(61)の溝の両側で抱え込みながら前記循環部材(53)の前記循環路(55)内に掬い上げ、前記舟底掬い部(61)に、前記軌道部材(51)の前記ボール転走溝(51a)内に突出するリップ部(62)を設け、前記舟底掬い部(61)が前記軌道部材(51)のボール転走溝(51a)から前記ボールを掬い上げ始める掬いポイントにて、前記舟底掬い部(61)及び前記リップ部(62)の両方が前記ボールに接触することを特徴とする。   The invention according to claim 8 includes a raceway member (51) having a ball rolling groove (51a) and a load ball rolling groove corresponding to the ball rolling groove (51a), and the raceway member ( 51) between a slide member (52) assembled to be freely movable relative to the ball rolling groove (51a) of the track rail (51) and a loaded ball rolling groove of the slide member (52). And a circulation path (55) for circulating the balls rolling between the ball rolling groove (51a) of the raceway member (51) and the load ball rolling groove of the slide member (52). And a circulating member (53) having a groove on the bottom of the boat having a groove that gradually narrows toward the inside of the circulation path (55) in the circulating member (53) ( 61), the track member (51) While holding the ball rolling on the ball rolling groove (51a) on both sides of the groove of the boat bottom scooping part (61), it scoops up into the circulation path (55) of the circulation member (53), and scoops up the ship bottom. A lip portion (62) protruding into the ball rolling groove (51a) of the raceway member (51) is provided in the portion (61), and the boat bottom crawling portion (61) is a ball of the raceway member (51). The scooping point (61) and the lip part (62) both come into contact with the ball at a scooping point at which the ball starts to scoop up from the rolling groove (51a).

請求項1の発明によれば、掬いポイントにおいて、舟底掬い部上の2点とリップ部上の1点(ただし、リップ部とボールとは2点以上で接触してもよい)の合計3点でボールを掬い上げるので、舟底掬い部に発生する摩耗を低減することができる。   According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the scooping point, a total of 3 points including two points on the boat bottom scooping part and one point on the lip part (however, the lip part and the ball may contact at two or more points). Since the ball is picked up at a point, wear generated at the bottom of the boat can be reduced.

請求項2に記載の発明によれば、掬いポイントにおいて、舟底掬い部とリップ部のテーパ面との両方がボールを掬い上げる。   According to the second aspect of the present invention, at the scoop point, both the boat bottom scooping portion and the tapered surface of the lip portion scoop up the ball.

請求項3に記載の発明によれば、循環部材の循環路からナット(及びねじ軸)へとボールが戻されるとき、リップ部の基部がよろめくボールを拘束するので、ボールが舟底掬い部を押す分力も小さくなる。したがって、舟底掬い部に発生する摩耗を低減することができる。   According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the ball is returned from the circulation path of the circulation member to the nut (and the screw shaft), the base of the lip portion restrains the wobbling ball. The pushing force is also reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce wear that occurs in the bottom of the boat.

請求項4に記載の発明によれば、掬いポイントにおいて、舟底掬い部上の2点とリップ部の先端側の内周面上の1点(ただし、リップ部とボールとは2点以上で接触してもよい)の合計3点でボールを掬い上げるので、舟底掬い部で発生する摩耗を低減することができる。   According to the invention described in claim 4, at the scooping point, two points on the boat bottom scooping part and one point on the inner peripheral surface on the tip side of the lip part (however, the lip part and the ball are two points or more. Since the ball is picked up at a total of three points (which may be in contact with each other), it is possible to reduce wear generated at the bottom of the boat.

請求項5に記載の発明によれば、リップ部に発生する応力集中を緩和することができる。したがって、リップ部が破損するのを防止することができる。   According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, stress concentration generated in the lip portion can be relaxed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lip portion from being damaged.

請求項6に記載の発明によれば、ボール間に介在されるスペーサが舟底掬い部に噛み込まれるのを防止することができる。   According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the spacer interposed between the balls from being caught in the bottom of the boat.

請求項7に記載の発明によれば、スペーサがリップ部の先端部に引っ掛かるのを防止することができる。   According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the spacer can be prevented from being caught by the tip portion of the lip portion.

請求項8に記載の発明によれば、掬いポイントにおいて、舟底掬い部上の2点とリップ部上の1点(ただし、リップ部とボールとは2点以上で接触してもよい)の合計3点でボールを掬い上げるので、舟底掬い部に発生する摩耗を低減することができる。   According to the invention described in claim 8, at the scooping point, two points on the boat bottom scooping part and one point on the lip part (however, the lip part and the ball may be in contact at two or more points). Since the ball is scooped up with a total of three points, it is possible to reduce wear generated in the bottom of the boat.

従来のボールねじの循環部材(リターンパイプ)を示す斜視図The perspective view which shows the circulation member (return pipe) of the conventional ball screw 従来の舟底掬い部を設けた循環部材(リターンパイプ)を示す斜視図The perspective view which shows the circulation member (return pipe) which provided the conventional boat bottom crawling part ボール間に介在させたスペーサが舟底掬い部に噛み込まれる例を示す正面図Front view showing an example in which a spacer interposed between balls is bitten into a boat bottom scooping portion 従来のスペーサ掬い部を設けた舟底掬い部を示す断面図Sectional view showing a boat bottom scooping section provided with a conventional spacer scooping section 従来の循環部材の断面図(図中(A)は掬いポイントを示し、図中(B)はボールを転走溝に戻す状態を示す)Sectional view of a conventional circulating member ((A) in the figure shows scooping points, and (B) in the figure shows a state in which the ball is returned to the rolling groove) 舟底掬い部の摩耗状況を示す図(図中(A)は舟底掬い部の全体図を示し、図中(B)は(A)の拡大図を示す)The figure which shows the abrasion condition of a ship bottom crawl part ((A) in the figure shows the general view of a ship crawl part, (B) shows the enlarged view of (A) in the figure) 本発明の第1の実施形態におけるボールねじの断面図Sectional drawing of the ball screw in the 1st Embodiment of this invention ナット本体の軸線方向に沿った断面図Sectional view along the axial direction of the nut body エンド部材のナット本体への締結例を示す分解斜視図Exploded perspective view showing an example of fastening the end member to the nut body ボールの軌道を示す図(図中(A)は、ねじ軸の軸線方向からみたボールの軌道の中心線を示し、図中(B)はねじ軸の側方からみたボールの軌道の中心線を示す)The figure showing the ball trajectory ((A) in the figure shows the center line of the ball trajectory as seen from the axial direction of the screw shaft, and (B) in the figure shows the center line of the ball trajectory as seen from the side of the screw shaft). Show) ボールの掬い方向を示す図(図中(A)は、ねじ軸の軸線方向からみたボールの掬い方向を示し、図中(B)はねじ軸の側方からみたボールの掬い方向を示す)The figure showing the scooping direction of the ball ((A) in the figure shows the scooping direction of the ball as viewed from the axial direction of the screw shaft, and (B) in the figure shows the scooping direction of the ball as seen from the side of the screw shaft) エンド部材の斜視図End member perspective view エンド部材の分解斜視図Exploded perspective view of end member エンドピースの斜視図End piece perspective view Rピースの斜視図R piece perspective view リップ部を取り除いた舟底掬い部を示す図(図中(A)はねじ軸の軸線方向からみた舟底掬い部を示し、図中(B)はねじ軸側からみた舟底掬い部を示し、図中(C)は舟底掬い部の溝幅とボールの掬上げ量との関係を示す)The figure which shows the boat bottom scooping part which removed the lip part ((A) in the figure shows the boat bottom scooping part seen from the axial direction of the screw shaft, and (B) in the figure shows the boat bottom scooping part seen from the screw shaft side) In the figure, (C) shows the relationship between the groove width of the boat bottom scooping portion and the amount of lifting of the ball) リップ部を設けた舟底掬い部の断面図Cross-sectional view of the boat bottom crawler with lip リップ部の内周面をストレートにした舟底掬い部を示す図(ねじ軸の軸線方向からみた状態)A figure showing the bottom of the boat with the inner peripheral surface of the lip straightened (as viewed from the axial direction of the screw shaft) リップ部の内周面をストレートにした舟底掬い部を示す斜視図Perspective view showing the bottom of the boat with the inner peripheral surface of the lip section straightened リップ部の除去部分を示す図(ねじ軸の軸線方向からみた状態)The figure which shows the removal part of the lip part (state seen from the axial direction of the screw shaft) 最終的なリップ部の正面図Front view of the final lip 本発明の第2の実施形態における運動案内装置を示す斜視図The perspective view which shows the exercise | movement guide apparatus in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 循環部材の斜視図Perspective view of circulation member 循環部材の方向転換路に沿った断面図Sectional view along the direction change path of the circulation member

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

21…ねじ軸
21a…ボール転走溝
22…ナット
22a…負荷ボール転走溝
23…ボール
24…スペーサ
25…方向転換路(循環路)
26…ボール戻し通路(循環路)
27…パイプ体(循環部材)
28…エンド部材(循環部材)
41…舟底掬い部の溝
42…舟底掬い部
43…リップ部
43a…基部
43b…先端部(テーパ面)
43c…先端
51…軌道レール(軌道部材)
51a…ボール転走溝
52…スライド部材
53…循環部材
55…方向転換路(循環路)
61…舟底掬い部
62…リップ部
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Screw shaft 21a ... Ball rolling groove 22 ... Nut 22a ... Load ball rolling groove 23 ... Ball 24 ... Spacer 25 ... Direction change path (circulation path)
26 ... Ball return path (circulation path)
27 ... Pipe body (circulation member)
28 ... End member (circulation member)
41 ... Ships on the bottom of the boat 42 ... Scrues on the bottom of the boat 43 ... Lip 43a ... Base 43b ... Tip (tapered surface)
43c ... tip 51 ... track rail (track member)
51a ... Ball rolling groove 52 ... Slide member 53 ... Circulating member 55 ... Direction change path (circulation path)
61 ... Boat bottom crawling part 62 ... Lip part

図7は、本発明の第1の実施形態におけるボールねじの断面図を示す。ボールねじは、外周面に螺旋状のボール転走溝21aが形成されたねじ軸21と、内周面にボール転走溝21aに対向する螺旋状の負荷ボール転走溝22aが形成されるナット22とを備える。ねじ軸21のボール転走溝21aとナット22の負荷ボール転走溝22aとの間の負荷転走路Aには、複数のボール23が転がり運動可能に配列される。ボール23には予圧、すなわちねじ軸21とナット22とで圧縮荷重が付与される。ボール23間にはボール23同士の接触を防止するスペーサ24が介在される。   FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the ball screw according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The ball screw includes a screw shaft 21 having a spiral ball rolling groove 21a formed on the outer peripheral surface and a nut having a spiral load ball rolling groove 22a facing the ball rolling groove 21a on the inner peripheral surface. 22. A plurality of balls 23 are arranged so as to be able to roll on the load rolling path A between the ball rolling groove 21a of the screw shaft 21 and the loaded ball rolling groove 22a of the nut 22. A preload, that is, a compressive load is applied to the ball 23 by the screw shaft 21 and the nut 22. A spacer 24 for preventing contact between the balls 23 is interposed between the balls 23.

負荷転走路Aを転がる複数のボール23を循環させるために、ナット22には負荷転走路Aの一端と他端を接続する循環路Bが形成される。循環路Bはナット22に組み込まれる循環部材27,28内に形成される。この実施形態では、循環部材27,28は、パイプ体27とパイプ体27の両端に設けられるエンド部材28とで構成される。ナット22をねじ軸21に対して相対的に回転させると、ボール23がボール転走溝21aと負荷ボール転走溝22aとの間を荷重を受けながら転がる。負荷転走路Aの一端まで転がったボール23は、エンド部材28で掬い上げられる。そして、パイプ体27を経由して反対側のエンド部材28から元の負荷転走路Aに戻される。   In order to circulate a plurality of balls 23 rolling on the load rolling path A, the nut 22 is formed with a circulation path B connecting one end and the other end of the load rolling path A. The circulation path B is formed in circulation members 27 and 28 incorporated in the nut 22. In this embodiment, the circulation members 27 and 28 are constituted by a pipe body 27 and end members 28 provided at both ends of the pipe body 27. When the nut 22 is rotated relative to the screw shaft 21, the ball 23 rolls while receiving a load between the ball rolling groove 21a and the load ball rolling groove 22a. The ball 23 rolled to one end of the load rolling path A is lifted up by the end member 28. And it returns to the original load rolling path A from the opposite end member 28 via the pipe body 27.

以下に各部の構造について詳しく説明する。図7に示されるように、ねじ軸21の外周には所定のリード(リード角β)を有する螺旋状のボール転走溝21aが形成される。ねじ軸21の断面形状は、例えば二つの円弧を組み合わせたゴシックアーチ溝形状等に形成される。この実施形態では、許容荷重を増加させ、且つナット22の全長を短くするためにボール転走溝21aの条数を二条に設定している。勿論ボール転走溝21aの条数は一条、二条、三条等様々に設定することができる。   The structure of each part will be described in detail below. As shown in FIG. 7, a spiral ball rolling groove 21 a having a predetermined lead (lead angle β) is formed on the outer periphery of the screw shaft 21. The cross-sectional shape of the screw shaft 21 is formed in, for example, a Gothic arch groove shape combining two arcs. In this embodiment, in order to increase the allowable load and shorten the overall length of the nut 22, the number of the ball rolling grooves 21a is set to two. Of course, the number of strips of the ball rolling groove 21a can be variously set such as one strip, two strips, and three strips.

図8は、ナット本体29の軸線方向に沿った断面図を示す。ナット本体29の内周面には、ねじ軸21のボール転走溝21aに対向する螺旋状の負荷ボール転走溝22aが形成される。負荷ボール転走溝22aの断面形状も、ねじ軸21のボール転走溝21aの断面形状と同様に、2つの円弧を組み合わせたゴシックアーチ溝形状等に形成される。ナット本体29には、ナット本体29の軸線と平行に伸びる貫通孔30aが形成される。この貫通孔30aにパイプ体27が挿入され、パイプ体27の内部に直線状のボール戻し通路26が形成される(図7参照)。ナット本体29の軸線方向の両端面には、凹部30bが形成され、該凹部30bにエンド部材28が取付けられる。エンド部材28には、円弧状に伸びる方向転換路25(図7参照)が形成される。   FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the nut body 29 along the axial direction. On the inner peripheral surface of the nut main body 29, a spiral load ball rolling groove 22a facing the ball rolling groove 21a of the screw shaft 21 is formed. Similarly to the cross-sectional shape of the ball rolling groove 21a of the screw shaft 21, the cross-sectional shape of the load ball rolling groove 22a is also formed in a Gothic arch groove shape or the like combining two arcs. The nut body 29 is formed with a through hole 30 a extending parallel to the axis of the nut body 29. The pipe body 27 is inserted into the through hole 30a, and a linear ball return passage 26 is formed inside the pipe body 27 (see FIG. 7). Concave portions 30b are formed on both end surfaces of the nut body 29 in the axial direction, and the end members 28 are attached to the concave portions 30b. The end member 28 is formed with a direction changing path 25 (see FIG. 7) extending in an arc shape.

図9に示されるように、エンド部材28はボルト31等の締結手段でナット本体29の端面32に結合される。エンド部材28をナット本体29に取り付けることで、パイプ体27が一対のエンド部材28間に挟まれる。この実施形態では、二条ねじを用いているので、一対のエンド部材28及びパイプ体27で構成される循環部材27,28が合計2組設けられているが、勿論循環部材27,28の個数はねじ軸21の条数等によって様々に設定される。   As shown in FIG. 9, the end member 28 is coupled to the end surface 32 of the nut body 29 by fastening means such as a bolt 31. By attaching the end member 28 to the nut body 29, the pipe body 27 is sandwiched between the pair of end members 28. In this embodiment, since a double thread is used, there are a total of two sets of circulation members 27, 28 composed of a pair of end members 28 and pipe bodies 27. Of course, the number of circulation members 27, 28 is the number of circulation members 27, 28. Various settings are made according to the number of threads of the screw shaft 21 and the like.

図7に示されるように、ナット本体29の端面には、エンド部材28を覆うカバー34が取り付けられる。このカバー34には、ねじ軸21に付着する異物を除去するために並びにナット本体29の内部から潤滑剤が漏れるのを防止するために、ラビリンスシール又はリング状シール部材33が組み込まれる。   As shown in FIG. 7, a cover 34 that covers the end member 28 is attached to the end surface of the nut body 29. A labyrinth seal or ring-shaped seal member 33 is incorporated in the cover 34 in order to remove foreign matters adhering to the screw shaft 21 and to prevent the lubricant from leaking from the inside of the nut body 29.

図10は、螺旋状の負荷転走路A、円弧状の方向転換路25及び直線状のボール戻し通路26を循環するボール23の軌道を示す。図中(A)は、ねじ軸21の軸線方向からみたボール23の軌道の中心線を示し、図中(B)はねじ軸21の側方からみたボール23の軌道の中心線を示す。この図10に示されるように、負荷転走路Aでのボール23の軌道は、半径BCD/2の螺旋状になる。一方、ボール戻し通路26でのボール23の軌道は、ねじ軸21の軸線21cに平行な直線になる。そして、方向転換路25でのボール23の軌道は、曲率半径Rの円弧になる。これら負荷転走路A、方向転換路25及び無負荷戻し通路26の繋ぎ目では、ボール23の軌道の接線方向が連続になっている。   FIG. 10 shows the trajectory of the ball 23 that circulates through the spiral load rolling path A, the arc-shaped direction changing path 25, and the linear ball return path 26. In the figure, (A) shows the center line of the trajectory of the ball 23 as viewed from the axial direction of the screw shaft 21, and (B) in the figure shows the center line of the trajectory of the ball 23 as viewed from the side of the screw shaft 21. As shown in FIG. 10, the trajectory of the ball 23 on the load rolling path A is a spiral having a radius BCD / 2. On the other hand, the trajectory of the ball 23 in the ball return passage 26 is a straight line parallel to the axis 21 c of the screw shaft 21. The trajectory of the ball 23 on the direction changing path 25 is an arc having a radius of curvature R. At the joint between the load rolling path A, the direction changing path 25 and the no-load return path 26, the tangential direction of the track of the ball 23 is continuous.

図11は、ボール23の掬い方向を示す。図11(A)に示されるように、ねじ軸21の軸線方向から見て、ボール23は負荷転走路Aの円形状の軌道の接線方向に掬われる。そして、図11(B)に示されるように、ねじ軸21の側方から見て、ボール23はリード角に一致させた方向に掬われる。   FIG. 11 shows the scooping direction of the ball 23. As shown in FIG. 11A, the ball 23 is wound in the tangential direction of the circular track of the load rolling path A when viewed from the axial direction of the screw shaft 21. Then, as shown in FIG. 11B, when viewed from the side of the screw shaft 21, the ball 23 is rolled in a direction that matches the lead angle.

図12は、循環部材を構成するエンド部材28の斜視図を示す。本発明の特徴は、このエンド部材28に具現化されている。エンド部材28には、方向転換路の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝41を有する舟底掬い部42が形成される。この舟底掬い部42の溝41の両側でボール23を抱え込みながら、エンド部材28の方向転換路25内に掬い上げる。そして、この舟底掬い部42の溝41の底部(方向転換路25の内方側)には、ねじ軸21のボール転走溝21a内に突出するリップ部43が設けられる。   FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the end member 28 constituting the circulation member. The features of the present invention are embodied in the end member 28. The end member 28 is formed with a boat bottom crawling portion 42 having a groove 41 whose width gradually decreases toward the inside of the direction change path. While holding the ball 23 on both sides of the groove 41 of the boat bottom crawling portion 42, the end member 28 is scooped up into the direction change path 25. A lip portion 43 that protrudes into the ball rolling groove 21 a of the screw shaft 21 is provided at the bottom of the groove 41 of the boat bottom crawler 42 (inward side of the direction change path 25).

図13に示されるように、エンド部材28は、方向転換路25の中心線に沿って、内周側のRピース28aと外周側のエンドピース28bとに二分割される。舟底掬い部42及びリップ部43も二分割される。Rピース28aは、ナット本体29の端面に取付けられるフランジ部44と、該フランジ部44と一体に形成され、方向転換路25が形成される本体部45とから構成される。一方、エンドピース28bは、Rピース28aのフランジ部44に重ね合わされるフランジ部45と、該フランジ部45と一体に形成され、方向転換路25が形成される本体部46と、を有する。   As shown in FIG. 13, the end member 28 is divided into an R piece 28 a on the inner peripheral side and an end piece 28 b on the outer peripheral side along the center line of the direction change path 25. The ship bottom crawling part 42 and the lip part 43 are also divided into two parts. The R piece 28a includes a flange portion 44 attached to the end surface of the nut main body 29, and a main body portion 45 that is formed integrally with the flange portion 44 and in which the direction changing path 25 is formed. On the other hand, the end piece 28b includes a flange portion 45 that is superimposed on the flange portion 44 of the R piece 28a, and a main body portion 46 that is formed integrally with the flange portion 45 and in which the direction change path 25 is formed.

リップ部の基部及び先端部について説明する。図14は、エンドピース28bの斜視図を示し、図15はRピース28aの斜視図を示す。リップ部43は、舟底掬い部42の底部側の基部43aと、先端側の先端部43bとを有する。基部43aの内周面は、方向転換路25の内周面に対して、傾斜がつけられていない。一方、先端部43bの内周面には、方向転換路25の内周面に対して傾斜がつけられている。   The base part and tip part of the lip part will be described. 14 shows a perspective view of the end piece 28b, and FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of the R piece 28a. The lip portion 43 has a base portion 43a on the bottom side of the boat bottom crawling portion 42 and a tip portion 43b on the tip side. The inner peripheral surface of the base portion 43 a is not inclined with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the direction change path 25. On the other hand, the inner peripheral surface of the tip end portion 43 b is inclined with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the direction changing path 25.

以下に舟底掬い部及びリップ部の詳細な構造について説明する。図16はリップ部43を取り除いた舟底掬い部42を示す。図中(A)はねじ軸の軸線方向からみた舟底掬い部42を示し、図中(B)はねじ軸側からみた舟底掬い部42を示し、図中(C)は舟底掬い部42の溝幅wとボールの掬上げ量tとの関係を示す。図中(A)に示すように、ねじ軸の軸線方向からみた舟底掬い部42の溝41の形状は、円弧形状に形成される。溝41の曲率半径R1は、ねじ軸21のボール転走溝21aを転がるボール23の軌道中心線47の曲率半径R2よりも小さく、且つねじ軸21の外径21bの曲率半径R3よりも若干大きい。そして、図中(B)に示すように、溝21の幅は、方向転換路の内方に向かって徐々に幅が狭くなっている。   The detailed structure of the boat bottom crawling portion and the lip portion will be described below. FIG. 16 shows the boat bottom crawler 42 with the lip 43 removed. In the figure, (A) shows the boat bottom scooping part 42 as seen from the axial direction of the screw shaft, (B) in the figure shows the boat bottom scooping part 42 as seen from the screw shaft side, and (C) in the figure shows the ship bottom scooping part. The relationship between the groove width w of 42 and the lifting amount t of the ball is shown. As shown to (A) in the figure, the shape of the groove | channel 41 of the boat bottom scooping part 42 seen from the axial direction of a screw shaft is formed in circular arc shape. The radius of curvature R1 of the groove 41 is smaller than the radius of curvature R2 of the track center line 47 of the ball 23 rolling on the ball rolling groove 21a of the screw shaft 21, and slightly larger than the radius of curvature R3 of the outer diameter 21b of the screw shaft 21. . And as shown to (B) in a figure, the width | variety of the groove | channel 21 is gradually narrowed toward the inner side of a direction change path.

図16に基づいて、舟底掬い部42がねじ軸21のボール転走溝21aからボール23を掬い上げ始める掬いポイントについて説明する。図中(A)に示されるように、ボール転走溝21aをボール23が転がるときの、舟底掬い部42の溝41上におけるボール23の進行方向の寸法をxとする。ボール23がボール転走溝21a上を転がる以上、この寸法xは常に一定になる。そして、ボール23は球形なので、溝41の幅の寸法yがこの寸法xよりも小さくなったときに、ボール23は掬い上げられ始める。つまり、舟底掬い部42の溝41の幅yが、寸法xよりも小さくなる位置が掬いポイントとなる。この例では、y1=xだから、幅がy1になる位置が掬いポイントとなる。   A scooping point at which the boat bottom scooping portion 42 starts scooping up the ball 23 from the ball rolling groove 21a of the screw shaft 21 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, x is the dimension in the direction of travel of the ball 23 on the groove 41 of the boat bottom crawler 42 when the ball 23 rolls in the ball rolling groove 21a. As long as the ball 23 rolls on the ball rolling groove 21a, the dimension x is always constant. Since the ball 23 is spherical, the ball 23 begins to be scooped up when the width dimension y of the groove 41 becomes smaller than the dimension x. In other words, the point where the width y of the groove 41 of the boat bottom crawling portion 42 is smaller than the dimension x is an ugly point. In this example, since y1 = x, the position where the width becomes y1 is an ugly point.

ボールが掬いポイントまで移動すると、ボール転走溝21aを転がるボール23が舟底掬い部42によって掬い上げられる。掬いポイントを過ぎると、図中(B)に示されるように、溝幅yはy1…y26というように徐徐に狭まる。図中(C)に示されるように、溝幅yの寸法が狭まると、それに対応してボールがt1…t26の大きさだけ浮き上がる。図中(A)には、ボール23が浮き上がる際のボール23の中心線軌道Sが示されている。ボール23は掬い上げポイントを通過した後、方向転換路25の中心線25aに対して所定の角度γで掬い上げられる。この角度γは約5度である。   When the ball moves to the scooping point, the ball 23 rolling on the ball rolling groove 21a is scooped up by the boat bottom scooping portion 42. After the scooping point, the groove width y gradually narrows as y1... Y26 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6C, when the dimension of the groove width y is narrowed, the ball is lifted correspondingly to the size of t1... T26. (A) in the drawing shows the center line trajectory S of the ball 23 when the ball 23 is lifted. After passing the scooping point, the ball 23 is scooped up at a predetermined angle γ with respect to the center line 25a of the direction change path 25. This angle γ is about 5 degrees.

図17は、リップ部43を設けた舟底掬い部42の断面図を示す。リップ部43の先端43cは、掬いポイントPよりも舟底掬い部42の底部側に後退している。そして、リップ部43の基部43aの内周面は、方向転換路25の内周面に対して傾斜していないのに対し、リップ部の先端部43bの内周面は、方向転換路25の内周面に対して、先端に向かって外側に角度δ傾斜している。この傾斜角度δは、掬いポイントPにボールが来たときに(このとき、ボール23はねじ軸21の軸線方向に落ち込む)、舟底掬い部42及び前記リップ部43の両方がボール23に接触するように設定される。このため、舟底掬い部42及びリップ部43は、理想的には舟底掬い部42の溝41の2点と、リップ部43の先端部43bの一点の合計3点でボール23を掬う。ここで、リップ部43は点というよりもむしろ面でボール23を受ける。したがって、ボール23を舟底掬い部42で掬い上げられるとき、ボール23から舟底掬い部42にかかる力がリップ部43に分散され、舟底掬い部42の摩耗を低減できる。よろめいたボール23が舟底掬い部42からボール転走溝21aに入り込むときにも、ボール23が先端部43bのテーパ面に沿ってねじ軸21の軸線方向に落ち込むので、舟底掬い部42が摩耗するのを防止することができる。   FIG. 17 shows a cross-sectional view of the boat bottom crawling portion 42 provided with the lip portion 43. The tip 43c of the lip portion 43 is retracted from the scooping point P toward the bottom of the boat bottom scooping portion 42. The inner peripheral surface of the base portion 43 a of the lip portion 43 is not inclined with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the direction changing path 25, whereas the inner peripheral surface of the tip portion 43 b of the lip portion is not in the direction changing path 25. An angle δ is inclined outward with respect to the inner peripheral surface toward the tip. This inclination angle δ is such that when the ball reaches the scooping point P (at this time, the ball 23 falls in the axial direction of the screw shaft 21), both the boat bottom scooping portion 42 and the lip portion 43 contact the ball 23. Set to do. For this reason, the boat bottom scooping portion 42 and the lip portion 43 scoop the ball 23 at three points in total, that is, two points of the groove 41 of the boat bottom scooping portion 42 and one point of the tip end portion 43 b of the lip portion 43. Here, the lip 43 receives the ball 23 in a surface rather than a point. Therefore, when the ball 23 is scooped up by the boat bottom scooping portion 42, the force applied from the ball 23 to the boat bottom scooping portion 42 is distributed to the lip portion 43, and wear of the boat bottom scooping portion 42 can be reduced. When the staggered ball 23 enters the ball rolling groove 21a from the boat bottom scooping portion 42, the ball 23 falls in the axial direction of the screw shaft 21 along the tapered surface of the tip portion 43b. Abrasion can be prevented.

ここで、掬いポイントPにおいて、ボール23が最初から掬い上げ部42及びリップ部43の三点で接触していなくても、掬い上げ部42が僅かに許容できる程度に摩耗し、掬いポイントPが移動し、これが原因でボール23が掬い上げ部42及びリップ部43の三点で当たり始めるようになってもよい。最初から三点で当たるのが理想ではあるが、現実的な設計や加工誤差の観点からこのような場合もある。   Here, at the scooping point P, even if the ball 23 is not in contact at the three points of the scooping portion 42 and the lip portion 43 from the beginning, the scooping portion 42 is worn to an extent that is slightly acceptable. The ball 23 may move so that the ball 23 starts to hit at three points of the scooping portion 42 and the lip portion 43. It is ideal to hit three points from the beginning, but this is sometimes the case in terms of realistic design and processing errors.

リップ部43の先端43c(詳しくは先端部43bのさらに先端43c)は、僅かな曲率半径R、例えばR0.2で面取りされる。ボール23と異なり小径のスペーサ24は、リップ部43の先端43cに衝突することもある。面取りすることで、スペーサ24がリップ部43の先端43cに引っ掛かるのを防止することができる。   The tip 43c of the lip 43 (specifically, the tip 43c of the tip 43b) is chamfered with a slight radius of curvature R, for example R0.2. Unlike the ball 23, the small-diameter spacer 24 may collide with the tip 43 c of the lip portion 43. By chamfering, the spacer 24 can be prevented from being caught by the tip 43c of the lip portion 43.

一方、上述したように、リップ部43の基部43aは、方向転換路25の内周面に対して傾斜しておらず、ストレートのままである。これは、リップ部43の基部43aでボール23を拘束して、ボール転走溝21aに向かって移動するボール23のよろめきを抑えるためである。図16(A)に示されるように、舟底掬い部42にて、ボール23は傾斜角度約5度で掬い上げられる。このため、基部43aの傾斜角度を5度未満に設定すると、ボール23と基部43aとを接触させることができる。   On the other hand, as described above, the base portion 43a of the lip portion 43 is not inclined with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the direction changing path 25 and remains straight. This is because the ball 23 is restrained by the base portion 43a of the lip portion 43 to suppress the wobbling of the ball 23 moving toward the ball rolling groove 21a. As shown in FIG. 16A, the ball 23 is scooped up at an inclination angle of about 5 degrees in the boat bottom scooping portion 42. For this reason, if the inclination angle of the base 43a is set to less than 5 degrees, the ball 23 and the base 43a can be brought into contact with each other.

図18及び図19は、リップ部43の内周面を、基部43aから先端部43bに亘ってその全体をストレートにした例を示す。このようなリップ部43の形状を試験的に製造・実験したところ、確かにボール23のよろめき量は減らすことができた。しかし、舟底掬い部42で掬う前にリップ部43でボールを掬ってしまい、リップ部43の薄肉の部分48に欠けが発生した。これは、ボール23がリップ部43の薄肉部分48に当たることが原因となる。すなわち、ボール23が軌道49からずれていて、リップ部43よりの軌道50を通っていることが原因となる。   18 and 19 show an example in which the entire inner peripheral surface of the lip portion 43 is straight from the base portion 43a to the tip portion 43b. When the shape of the lip portion 43 was manufactured and tested on a trial basis, the amount of wobbling of the ball 23 was certainly reduced. However, before hitting the boat bottom crawling portion 42, the ball was hit by the lip portion 43, and the thin portion 48 of the lip portion 43 was chipped. This is because the ball 23 hits the thin portion 48 of the lip 43. That is, the ball 23 is shifted from the track 49 and passes through the track 50 from the lip portion 43.

このリップ部43の欠けの問題を解決するために、図20に示されるように、薄肉の部分を斜線で示される形状で除去した。すなわち、ボール23が最もリップ部43よりの軌道50を通った場合を仮定し、リップ部43の先端43dから垂線(1)を引き、垂線(1)を中心位置とし、且つリップ部43の先端43dと接するボール23を描く。このボール23のエンド部材28の内部位置に垂線(2)を引く。垂線(2)とエンド部材28の内側R、すなわち舟底掬い部の溝41に接する円(1)(ボール径に応じて円(1)の径を決める)を描き、円(1)とリップ部43の先端43dを結んだ線分(3)を描き、斜線部を除去する。リップ部43の基部43aを、円弧形状に切り欠いたのは、ボール23が基部43aに当たるときに発生する応力集中を緩和するためである。なお、この図において、リップ部43の薄肉の部分48が二つ見えるのは、リップ部43がリード角分傾いているからである。除去作業は、例えばエンドミル加工により行なわれる。   In order to solve the problem of chipping of the lip 43, the thin portion was removed in a shape shown by diagonal lines as shown in FIG. That is, assuming that the ball 23 has passed the track 50 from the lip portion 43 most, a perpendicular line (1) is drawn from the tip 43d of the lip portion 43, the perpendicular line (1) is the center position, and the tip of the lip portion 43 Draw a ball 23 in contact with 43d. A perpendicular line (2) is drawn at the internal position of the end member 28 of the ball 23. Draw a circle (1) (determining the diameter of the circle (1) according to the ball diameter) in contact with the vertical line (2) and the inner side R of the end member 28, that is, the groove 41 in the bottom of the boat bottom. A line segment (3) connecting the tip 43d of the portion 43 is drawn, and the hatched portion is removed. The reason why the base portion 43a of the lip portion 43 is cut out in an arc shape is to relieve stress concentration generated when the ball 23 hits the base portion 43a. In this figure, the two thin portions 48 of the lip 43 can be seen because the lip 43 is inclined by the lead angle. The removing operation is performed by, for example, end milling.

以上により、ボール23が最もリップ部よりの軌道50を通ったときの、ボール23の薄肉部分48への当たりを回避することができる。しかも、薄肉部分48を除去することで、残った部分の肉厚をとれるので、リップ部43の強度アップにも繋がる。なお、リップ部43を基部43aから先端43dに亘って全体をストレートにすると、斜線部分を除去したとしても、リップ部43の先端43dの欠けの問題が残る。このため最終的には、図17に示されるように、リップ部43の先端部43bの内周面をテーパ面にする。最終的なリップ部43の正面形状を図21に示す。   As described above, it is possible to avoid hitting the thin portion 48 of the ball 23 when the ball 23 passes through the track 50 from the lip portion. In addition, since the thickness of the remaining portion can be obtained by removing the thin portion 48, the strength of the lip portion 43 is also increased. If the entire lip portion 43 extends straight from the base 43a to the tip 43d, the problem of chipping of the tip 43d of the lip 43 remains even if the hatched portion is removed. Therefore, finally, as shown in FIG. 17, the inner peripheral surface of the tip portion 43b of the lip portion 43 is tapered. The final front shape of the lip 43 is shown in FIG.

図22は、本発明の第2の実施形態における運動案内装置を示す。この運動案内装置には、上記ボールねじの舟底掬い部42及びリップ部43と同様な技術思想が適用されている。運動案内装置は、ベッドまたはサドル等の固定部上でテーブル等の移動体を案内するもので、固定部上に配設されると共に長手方向に沿ってボール転走溝51aが形成された軌道部材としての軌道レール51と、軌道レール51のボール転走溝51aに対応する負荷ボール転走溝を含むボール循環路が形成されて該軌道レール51に相対運動自在に組みつけられたスライド部材52と、軌道レール51のボール転走溝51aとスライド部材52の負荷ボール転走溝との間に収容される複数のボール、及び複数のボール間に介在される複数のスペーサと、ボール及びスペーサを循環させるための循環部材53,53と、を備える。   FIG. 22 shows a motion guide apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The same technical idea as that of the boat screwing portion 42 and the lip portion 43 of the ball screw is applied to this motion guide device. The motion guide device guides a moving body such as a table on a fixed portion such as a bed or a saddle, and is provided on the fixed portion and has a track member in which a ball rolling groove 51a is formed along the longitudinal direction. And a slide member 52 formed with a ball circulation path including a loaded ball rolling groove corresponding to the ball rolling groove 51a of the track rail 51 and assembled to the track rail 51 so as to be relatively movable. A plurality of balls accommodated between the ball rolling groove 51a of the track rail 51 and the loaded ball rolling groove of the slide member 52, a plurality of spacers interposed between the plurality of balls, and the balls and the spacers are circulated. And circulating members 53, 53 for causing the above.

図23及び図24は循環部材53を示す。図23は循環部材53の斜視図、図24は循環部材53の方向転換路55に沿った断面図を示す。循環部材53には、ボール戻し通路56とボール転走路57との間を繋ぐ方向転換路55が形成されている。より詳しくは、循環部材53には、方向転換路55の外周を構成する外周案内部58が形成されていて、スライド部材52には、方向転換路55の内周を構成するアーチ状の内周案内部59が形成されている。   23 and 24 show the circulation member 53. FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the circulation member 53, and FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the circulation member 53 along the direction change path 55. The circulation member 53 is formed with a direction changing path 55 that connects the ball return path 56 and the ball rolling path 57. More specifically, the circulation member 53 is formed with an outer peripheral guide portion 58 that forms the outer periphery of the direction changing path 55, and the slide member 52 has an arched inner periphery that forms the inner periphery of the direction changing path 55. A guide part 59 is formed.

図23に示すように、循環部材53の下部には、方向転換路の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝を有する舟底掬い部61が形成される。そして、軌道レール51のボール転走溝51aを転がるボール23を舟底掬い部61の溝の両側で抱え込みながら方向転換路55内に掬い上げる。図24に示すように、舟底掬い部61の溝は方向転換路55の中心線63よりも軌道レール51側に形成されている。舟底掬い部61には、軌道レール51のボール転走溝51a内に突出するリップ部62が設けられる。そして、舟底掬い部61が軌道レール51のボール転走溝51aからボール23を掬い上げ始める掬いポイントにて、舟底掬い部61及びリップ部62の両方がボール23に接触する。これは上記第1の実施形態のボールねじと同様である。   As shown in FIG. 23, at the lower part of the circulation member 53, a boat bottom scooping portion 61 having a groove that gradually decreases in width toward the inside of the direction change path is formed. Then, the ball 23 rolling on the ball rolling groove 51 a of the track rail 51 is scooped up into the direction change path 55 while being held on both sides of the groove of the boat bottom scooping portion 61. As shown in FIG. 24, the groove of the boat bottom scooping portion 61 is formed closer to the track rail 51 than the center line 63 of the direction change path 55. The ship bottom crawling portion 61 is provided with a lip portion 62 that projects into the ball rolling groove 51 a of the track rail 51. Then, at the scoop point where the boat bottom scooping portion 61 starts scooping up the ball 23 from the ball rolling groove 51 a of the track rail 51, both the boat bottom scooping portion 61 and the lip portion 62 come into contact with the ball 23. This is the same as the ball screw of the first embodiment.

なお本発明は、上記実施形態に限られることなく、本発明の要旨を変更しない範囲で種々変更可能である。例えば、上記実施形態では、リップ部の基部及び先端部の内周面の境目で傾斜角度が変えられているが、ボールを3点で掬うことのみを考慮すれば、基部及び先端部の内周面を等しい角度で傾斜させてもよい。また、本発明は、スペーサを介在させていない総ボールのボールねじにも適用することができる。さらに、本発明はリターンパイプ方式のボールねじに適用することができ、この場合リターンパイプは金属製であっても、樹脂製であってもよい。   The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the inclination angle is changed at the boundary between the inner peripheral surface of the base portion and the tip portion of the lip portion, but if only taking the ball at three points is considered, the inner periphery of the base portion and the tip portion The surface may be inclined at an equal angle. The present invention can also be applied to a ball screw of a total ball that does not interpose a spacer. Further, the present invention can be applied to a return pipe type ball screw. In this case, the return pipe may be made of metal or resin.

発明者は、舟底掬い部及びリップ部を以上に記載のように製造し、実際にボールを循環させてみた。その結果、DN値21万という高速回転で500km程度ボールねじを走行させてみたが、舟底掬い部及びリップ部に目立った摩耗は発生しなかった。しかも、ボールが掬いポイントで掬い上げられた後、予想通りの理想的な軌道を通ることを確認した。   The inventor manufactured the boat bottom crawling portion and the lip portion as described above, and actually circulated the balls. As a result, when the ball screw was run about 500 km at a high speed rotation with a DN value of 210,000, no noticeable wear occurred on the boat bottom crawling and lip. Moreover, after the ball was picked up at a ugly point, it was confirmed that it would pass the ideal trajectory as expected.

本明細書は、2005年5月24日出願の特願2005−151471に基づく。この内容はすべてここに含めておく。
This specification is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-151471 of an application on May 24, 2005. All this content is included here.

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外周面に螺旋状のボール転走溝が形成されるねじ軸と、
内周面に前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝に対向する螺旋状の負荷ボール転走溝が形成されるナットと、
前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝と前記ナットの負荷ボール転走溝との間に介在される複数のボールと、
前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝と前記ナットの前記負荷ボール転走溝との間を転がるボールを循環させる循環路を有する循環部材と、を備えるボールねじにおいて、
前記循環部材に、前記循環路の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝を有する舟底掬い部を設け、前記ねじ軸の前記ボール転走溝を転がるボールを前記舟底掬い部の溝の両側で抱え込みながら前記循環部材の前記循環路内に掬い上げ、
前記舟底掬い部に、前記ねじ軸の前記ボール転走溝内に突出するリップ部を設け、
前記舟底掬い部が前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝から前記ボールを掬い上げ始める掬いポイントにて、前記舟底掬い部及び前記リップ部の両方が前記ボールに接触することを特徴とするボールねじ。
A screw shaft in which a spiral ball rolling groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface;
A nut in which a spiral load ball rolling groove facing the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft is formed on the inner peripheral surface;
A plurality of balls interposed between the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft and the load ball rolling groove of the nut;
In a ball screw comprising: a circulation member having a circulation path for circulating a ball rolling between the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft and the load ball rolling groove of the nut.
The circulation member is provided with a boat bottom scooping portion having a groove that gradually decreases in width toward the inside of the circulation path, and a ball rolling on the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft is provided in the groove of the boat bottom scooping portion. Crawling into the circulation path of the circulation member while holding it on both sides of
A lip portion protruding into the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft is provided in the boat bottom crawling portion,
A ball screw characterized in that both the boat bottom scooping portion and the lip portion are in contact with the ball at a scooping point at which the boat bottom scooping portion starts scooping up the ball from the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft. .
前記リップ部に、前記循環部材の内周面に対して、先端に向かって外側に傾斜させたテーパ面を形成し、
前記掬いポイントにて、前記リップ部の前記テーパ面が前記ボールに接触することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のボールねじ。
Formed on the lip portion is a tapered surface that is inclined outward toward the tip with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the circulation member,
The ball screw according to claim 1, wherein the tapered surface of the lip portion contacts the ball at the scooping point.
外周面に螺旋状のボール転走溝が形成されるねじ軸と、
内周面に前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝に対向する螺旋状の負荷ボール転走溝が形成されるナットと、
前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝と前記ナットの負荷ボール転走溝との間に介在される複数のボールと、
前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝と前記ナットの負荷ボール転走溝との間を転がるボールを循環させる循環路を有する循環部材と、を備えるボールねじにおいて、
前記循環部材に、前記循環路の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝を有する舟底掬い部を設け、前記ねじ軸の前記ボール転走溝を転がるボールを前記舟底掬い部の溝の両側で抱え込みながら前記循環部材の前記循環路内に掬い上げ、
前記舟底掬い部に、前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝内に突出するリップ部を設け、
前記リップ部は、基部と、先端部と、を有し、
前記基部の内周面は、前記舟底掬い部で掬い上げる前記ボールに接触できるように、前記循環部材の前記循環路の内周面に対して、傾斜していないか又は先端に向かって5度未満外側に傾斜していることを特徴とするボールねじ。
A screw shaft in which a spiral ball rolling groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface;
A nut in which a spiral load ball rolling groove facing the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft is formed on the inner peripheral surface;
A plurality of balls interposed between the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft and the load ball rolling groove of the nut;
In a ball screw comprising: a circulation member having a circulation path for circulating a ball rolling between the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft and the load ball rolling groove of the nut;
The circulation member is provided with a boat bottom scooping portion having a groove that gradually decreases in width toward the inside of the circulation path, and a ball rolling on the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft is provided in the groove of the boat bottom scooping portion. Crawling into the circulation path of the circulation member while holding it on both sides of
A lip portion protruding into the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft is provided in the boat bottom crawling portion,
The lip portion has a base portion and a tip portion,
The inner peripheral surface of the base portion is not inclined with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the circulation path of the circulation member or 5 toward the tip so that the ball can be brought up by the boat bottom scooping portion. A ball screw characterized by being inclined outward by less than a degree.
前記リップ部の先端部の内周面に、前記循環部材の前記循環路の内周面に対して、先端に向かって外側に傾斜するテーパ面を形成し、
前記舟底掬い部が前記ねじ軸のボール転走溝から前記ボールを掬い上げ始める掬いポイントにて、前記舟底掬い部及び前記リップ部の前記テーパ面の両方が前記ボールに接触することを特徴とする請求項3に記載のボールねじ。
On the inner peripheral surface of the tip portion of the lip portion, a tapered surface that is inclined outward toward the tip is formed with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the circulation path of the circulation member,
The boat bottom scooping portion and the tapered surface of the lip portion both come into contact with the ball at a scooping point at which the boat bottom scooping portion starts scooping up the ball from the ball rolling groove of the screw shaft. The ball screw according to claim 3.
前記ねじ軸の軸線方向からみて、前記リップ部の前記基部を、円弧形状に切り欠くことを特徴とする請求項3又は4に記載のボールねじ。   The ball screw according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the base portion of the lip portion is cut out in an arc shape when viewed from the axial direction of the screw shaft. 前記複数のボール間に、隣り合うボール同士の接触を防止する複数のスペーサを介在し、
前記リップ部は、前記スペーサに接触して、前記スペーサを前記循環部材内へ掬い上げることを特徴とする請求項1ないし5いずれかに記載のボールねじ。
A plurality of spacers for preventing contact between adjacent balls are interposed between the plurality of balls,
The ball screw according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lip portion contacts the spacer and scoops the spacer into the circulation member.
前記スペーサが接触する前記リップ部の先端を、面取りすることを特徴とする請求項6に記載のボールねじ。   The ball screw according to claim 6, wherein the tip of the lip portion that contacts the spacer is chamfered. ボール転走溝を有する軌道部材と、
このボール転走溝に対応する負荷ボール転走溝を有して、前記軌道部材に相対運動自在に組みつけられたスライド部材と、
前記軌道部材のボール転走溝と前記スライド部材の負荷ボール転走溝との間に介在される複数のボールと、
前記軌道部材のボール転走溝と前記スライド部材の前記負荷ボール転走溝との間を転がる前記ボールを循環させる循環路を有する循環部材と、を備える運動案内装置において、
前記循環部材に、前記循環路の内方に向かって徐徐に幅が狭くなる溝を有する舟底掬い部を設け、前記軌道部材のボール転走溝を転がる前記ボールを前記舟底掬い部の溝の両側で抱え込みながら前記循環部材の前記循環路内に掬い上げ、
前記舟底掬い部に、前記軌道部材のボール転走溝内に突出するリップ部を設け、
前記舟底掬い部が前記軌道部材のボール転走溝から前記ボールを掬い上げ始める掬いポイントにて、前記舟底掬い部及び前記リップ部の両方が前記ボールに接触することを特徴とする運動案内装置。
A track member having a ball rolling groove;
A slide member that has a load ball rolling groove corresponding to the ball rolling groove and is assembled to the track member so as to be relatively movable;
A plurality of balls interposed between the ball rolling groove of the track member and the load ball rolling groove of the slide member;
A motion guide device comprising: a circulation member having a circulation path for circulating the ball rolling between the ball rolling groove of the track member and the load ball rolling groove of the slide member;
The circulation member is provided with a boat bottom scooping portion having a groove that gradually becomes narrower toward the inside of the circulation path, and the ball that rolls the ball rolling groove of the track member is passed through the groove of the boat bottom scooping portion. Crawling into the circulation path of the circulation member while holding it on both sides of
A lip portion protruding into the ball rolling groove of the track member is provided in the boat bottom crawling portion,
The movement guide characterized in that both the boat bottom scooping portion and the lip portion come into contact with the ball at a scooping point at which the boat bottom scooping portion starts scooping up the ball from the ball rolling groove of the track member. apparatus.
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