KR101541513B1 - Pivot angle display device for ball joint - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
- F16C11/0695—Mounting of ball-joints, e.g. fixing them to a connecting rod
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
- G01B11/14—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
- G01B11/26—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring angles or tapers; for testing the alignment of axes
- G01B11/27—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring angles or tapers; for testing the alignment of axes for testing the alignment of axes
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B5/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
- G01B5/14—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
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The present invention relates to an angle display apparatus for a ball joint, and more particularly to an angle display apparatus for a ball joint, which comprises an up-down movement bar which can be raised and lowered up and down by a turning operation of a joint ball or a stud of a ball joint, The angle of the ball joint can be easily recognized by calculating information on the up and down movement and the turning direction by the relative turning angle of the stud of the ball joint and the joint socket and displaying the calculated information on the outside, .
Generally, ball joints are used in various fields such as various household goods such as a cradle in a daily life, and automobile parts. In the case of a ball joint used as a part of an automobile, the ball joint is rotatable and pivotable by a joint ball of a ball stud And a ball stud having a stud and a joint ball extending through the stud opening in one direction of the joint socket, and a ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle having a sensor.
A ball-socket joint of this kind is known from DE 101 61 671 A1, in which such a ball-socket joint is arranged such that the magnetic field sensor is arranged in the closing element and the element is arranged to close the mounting opening in the housing And the magnetic field sensor is disposed in the housing and is completely covered by the protection device, thereby disclosing a technique for allowing a driver of the vehicle to grasp information on the amount of moisture to be used for automobile service.
In addition, the technology relating to ball joints known from German patent application DE 101 10738 A1 includes a bar magnet and a magnetic field sensor fixed to the joint housing, and it is possible to obtain the relative angular position between the ball journal (shaft) A ball joint having a detecting portion is provided.
However, all of the above-mentioned technologies are complicated, and there are disadvantages such as a development cost, a production cost, and a maintenance cost as well as a measurement method for the production.
On the other hand, in the case of a ball-socket joint used in daily necessities, a scale or the like is displayed on the surface of the joint ball so as to recognize the rotation angle of the ball stud. And it is difficult to identify the turning angle of the ball stud and the angle of rotation because it is difficult to identify and the mark of the scale is not easily visible to the naked eye.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for controlling a turning angle, And to provide a ball joint angle display device capable of easily calculating and displaying the turning and twisting angles of the center axis of the stud through a configuration that can be relatively easily manufactured and installed.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an angle display apparatus for a ball joint, the ball joint comprising: a ball joint including a joint ball having a stud on one side thereof and a joint socket having a spherical ball mounting portion formed therein to receive the joint ball; A ball joint angle display device for displaying a turning angle of the stud, comprising: a cam surface formed on the opposite surface of the joint ball on which the stud is provided, the radius of curvature being different from a radius of curvature of a sphere; An inner insertion hole formed at a predetermined depth to be opened to the ball mounting portion of the joint socket; A lifting / lowering bar provided so as to be able to move up and down in the inner insertion hole; An elastic member for elastically biasing the lifting / lowering bar in a direction toward the cam surface so that the upper end of the lifting / lowering bar is kept in a rolling contact with the cam surface of the joint ball; A distance detection sensor unit for detecting a vertical movement distance of the up / down movement bar and outputting a sensed signal; When the upward / downward movement bar is moved up and down due to a change in curvature of the cam surface in contact with the upper end of the up / down movement bar in accordance with the turning operation of the stud, A calculating unit for calculating information about the joint and the socket by a relative turning angle of the stud and the joint socket; A display unit for displaying the turning angle calculated by the calculating unit; .
A ball joint angle display device according to the present invention is a ball joint comprising a joint ball having a stud on one side and a joint socket on which a spherical ball mounting part is formed to receive the joint ball therein, The ball joint angle display apparatus according to
According to the above-described constitution, the angular display device of the ball joint according to the present invention is constituted of the upward / downward movement bar which can be raised and lowered up and down by the turning operation of the joint ball or the stud of the ball joint, The information of the up-down movement and the turning direction is calculated by the relative turning angle of the stud of the ball joint and the joint socket, and the calculated information is displayed on the outside, so that the angle of the ball joint can be easily recognized.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional state view showing a configuration of a ball joint angle display device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are partial cross-sectional state views showing an embodiment of an angle display apparatus of a ball joint according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a partial cross-sectional state view showing an embodiment of an angle display apparatus of a ball joint according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a partial cross-sectional state view showing an embodiment of an angle display apparatus for a ball joint according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, a ball joint angle display device (hereinafter referred to as "angle display device") according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a ball joint angle display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are views showing an operation state of a ball joint angle display device according to an embodiment of the present invention Fig.
The angle display apparatus of the present invention comprises a ball stud having a
Referring to the drawings, an
1 to 3, the angle display apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the
It is preferable that the
It is preferable that the
Also, it is possible that the
Meanwhile, the
1, the
As described above, the up-and-down
The upper end of the lifting and lowering
That is, when the radius of curvature formed on the
In contrast, when the radius of curvature formed on the
The ball joint angle display apparatus of the present invention calculates the turning angle of the
The distance
The distance
The
The
That is, the calculating
At this time, the
4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an angle display apparatus for a ball joint according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to the drawings, an
First, in another embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the
The
The
4, the upward /
4, the
The upward and
Therefore, when the up / down
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an angle display apparatus for a ball joint according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, in another embodiment of the present invention, the up-and-down
That is, all the components except for the connecting member 240 'are configured in the same manner as in the other embodiments, and the connecting member 240' may be made of a flexible material such as a rubber bellows will be.
Accordingly, in the angular display apparatus of the ball joint according to another embodiment of the present invention, as in the other embodiments, the up-and-down
The ball joint angle display device described above and shown in the drawings is only one embodiment for carrying out the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined only by the matters set forth in the following claims, and the embodiments improved and changed without departing from the gist of the present invention are obvious to those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs It will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto.
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Claims (2)
A cam surface formed on the opposite surface of the joint ball on which the stud is provided, the radius of curvature being different from a radius of curvature of the sphere;
An inner insertion hole formed at a predetermined depth to be opened to the ball mounting portion of the joint socket;
A lifting / lowering bar provided in the inner insertion hole so as to be elevated and lowered;
An elastic member for elastically biasing the lifting and lowering bar in a direction in which the lifting bar is lifted so that the upper end of the lifting bar is in a rolling contact with the cam surface of the joint ball;
A distance detection sensor unit for detecting a vertical movement distance of the up / down movement bar and outputting a sensed signal;
When the upward / downward movement bar is moved up and down due to a change in curvature of the cam surface in contact with the upper end of the up / down movement bar in accordance with the turning operation of the stud, A calculating unit for calculating information about the joint and the socket by a relative turning angle of the stud and the joint socket;
A display unit for displaying the turning angle calculated by the calculating unit; Wherein the ball joint angle display device comprises:
An inner insertion hole formed at a predetermined depth to be opened to the ball mounting portion of the joint socket;
A protrusion formed along the inner circumferential surface so as to narrow its inner diameter at a certain depth of the inner insertion hole;
A lifting bar provided on the inner insertion hole so that an upper end thereof is connected to a lower end of the joint ball and is movable in four directions along the joint ball by an operation of rotating the stud;
A distance detection sensor unit for sensing a turning direction and a vertical movement distance of the up / down movement bar and outputting a sensed signal;
When the upper end portion of the ascending / descending operation bar is pivoted or moved up and down in a state in which one end of the lower side of the ascending and descending operation bar is supported by the protrusion in accordance with the pivoting operation of the stud, And calculating information on the turning direction and the moving distance as a relative turning angle between the stud and the socket socket;
A display unit for displaying the turning angle calculated by the calculating unit; Wherein the ball joint angle display device comprises:
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