KR101770899B1 - Damping coupler and reducer having the same - Google Patents
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- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D5/00—Power-assisted or power-driven steering
- B62D5/04—Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
- B62D5/0457—Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear characterised by control features of the drive means as such
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D3/00—Steering gears
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D5/00—Power-assisted or power-driven steering
- B62D5/04—Power-assisted or power-driven steering electrical, e.g. using an electric servo-motor connected to, or forming part of, the steering gear
- B62D5/0421—Electric motor acting on or near steering gear
- B62D5/0424—Electric motor acting on or near steering gear the axes of motor and final driven element of steering gear, e.g. rack, being parallel
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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
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- F16H1/00—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion
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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
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- F16H1/00—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion
- F16H1/28—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with gears having orbital motion
- F16H1/32—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with gears having orbital motion in which the central axis of the gearing lies inside the periphery of an orbital gear
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Abstract
A damping coupler is provided. The damping coupler has a first connector coupled to the inside of the hollow shaft and a second connector coupled to the inside of the hollow shaft so that one side of the damping coupler is coupled to the hollow shaft inner peripheral surface of the motor and the other side is coupled to the gear member, A second connector coupled to one side of the gear member, and a damping member having a ring-shaped cross section, wherein one side of the first connector is coupled to the outer circumferential surface and the other side of the second connector is coupled to the inner circumferential surface to be elastically pressed.
Description
The present invention relates to a damping coupler and a speed reducer having the damping coupler.
A steering apparatus of a vehicle is a device that allows a driver to freely change the traveling direction of a car by turning a steering wheel and arbitrarily changing the turning center of the front wheel of the car to assist the driver in moving the vehicle in a desired direction Device.
A power steering system is used as an auxiliary power mechanism in order to relieve the driver's power in such a steering apparatus. The power steering system mainly employs the power of the engine to operate the hydraulic pump, And a power assisted steering system using an electric motor.
The electronic power assist steering apparatus has a structure for sensing the rotation of the steering wheel and being installed on the rack or the steering shaft so that the steering apparatus can be smoothly operated by operating a motor that helps the turning motion.
In this case, it is difficult to secure a space for implementing the coupler structure when transmitting the output of the motor to the planetary reduction gear input, because the electromagnetic power steering apparatus using the hollow motor and the planetary speed reducer coaxial with the pinion. For this reason, a small space is secured between the sun gear and the hollow shaft of the motor using a serration structure, and a damping member is used.
However, in this case, when the load becomes large, a phenomenon occurs that the damping member rides over the tooth surface between the sun gear or the motor shaft. To prevent this, the rigidity of the damping member is increased. When the rigidity is increased, the damping effect is deteriorated.
Further, in order to realize a stopper structure by securing a space inside the shaft, it is difficult to add a separate shape to the inside of the hollow shaft, and when using a method of impact such as forging, the concentricity of the hollow shaft is distorted, .
An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a damping coupler that can prevent the performance from being degraded due to an alignment error when an output of a motor is transmitted to a reduction gear input in an electronic power steering that assists a steering force using a motor and a speed reducer .
An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a damping coupler that improves the steering feeling by increasing the rigidity and can prevent performance deterioration due to the assembly tolerance between the motor shaft and the sun gear.
According to an aspect of the present invention, in order to transmit the rotational force of the motor to the gear member, one side is coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the hollow shaft of the motor and the other side is coupled to the gear member, A first connector coupled to the interior of the shaft; A second connector in which a coupling member having a ring-shaped cross section formed at one end side in the extending direction of the gear member is coupled to the inside and a second connector to which the other side of the first connector is coupled to the inner circumferential surface, And a damping member having a ring-shaped cross-section.
The first connector may include a first connector body having a ring-shaped cross section and a first protrusion protruding from one end side in the extending direction of the first connector body and coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the damping member.
At this time, the first protrusions may be formed in a plurality of, and the plurality of first protrusions may be disposed along the circumferential direction of the first connector body.
The second connector may include a second connector body having a ring-shaped cross section, and a ring-shaped cross-section connecting member formed at one end side in the extending direction of the second connector body.
The coupling member may include a second projection protruding radially outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the coupling member and coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the damping member.
At this time, the second protrusions may be formed in a plurality of, and the plurality of second protrusions may be disposed along the circumferential direction of the connection member.
At this time, the length of the first protrusion is equal to the length of the connecting member, so that the end of the first protrusion can touch the outer circumferential surface of the second connector body.
At this time, the first protrusion and the second protrusion may have a rectangular cross-section.
At this time, the connecting member may further include recessed grooves formed on both sides of the second projection to extend in the longitudinal direction of the second projection.
At this time, the thickness t2 of the damping member may be smaller than the sum of the thickness t1 in the width direction of the first protrusion and the thickness t3 in the width direction in the second protrusion.
At this time, the end surface of the damping member may have a concavo-convex shape.
At this time, the outer circumferential surface of the damping member may have a first coupling groove formed corresponding to the first projection and engageable with the first projection.
At this time, the inner circumferential surface of the damping member may have a second coupling groove formed corresponding to the second projection and engageable with the second projection.
At this time, the first engaging groove and the second engaging groove are formed in a plurality, and the plurality of first engaging grooves and the plurality of second engaging grooves may be alternately arranged along the circumferential direction.
At this time, the first connector and the second connector are made of a rigid material, and the damping member may be made of an elastic material.
At this time, the first connector body is press-fitted into the hollow shaft, and the coupling member is press-fitted into the second connector body.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a damping device comprising: a housing housing a hollow shaft for receiving a rotational force according to driving of a motor; a damping coupler coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the hollow shaft; a ring gear disposed on an inner surface of the housing; And a plurality of planetary gears disposed between the sun gear and the ring gear and external to the sun gear and in contact with the ring gear, the sun gear being a gear member.
The damping coupler and the speed reducer having the damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a damping member to ensure a damping length while securing a thickness of the damping coupler, thereby ensuring damping force and durability suitable for an output.
The damping coupler according to the embodiment of the present invention and the speed reducer having the damping coupler according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent the degradation of the performance due to the alignment failure when the rotational force of the motor is transmitted to the sun gear.
The damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention and the speed reducer having the damping coupler according to the present invention are intended to provide a damping coupler capable of improving the steering feeling by increasing the rigidity and preventing performance degradation due to the assembly tolerance between the shaft and the sun gear.
In addition, the damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention secures a hollow space inside the shaft and a damping coupler is coupled to the inside of the hollow, thereby securing a space for installing the damping member, and assembling in both directions of the shaft Do.
1 is a perspective view illustrating a speed reducer having a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a speed reducer having a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a plan view showing the first protrusion, the second protrusion and the damping member of the damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.
In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.
1 is a perspective view illustrating a speed reducer having a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a speed reducer having a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the following description, the direction from the pinion to the sun gear side is referred to as upward in FIG. 2, and the direction from the sun gear toward the pinion is defined as the rear direction.
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3 is a perspective view showing a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a plan view of the first protrusion, the second protrusion and the damping member of the damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4, the upper side of the damping coupler is press-fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the
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5, in one embodiment of the present invention, the cross section of the damping
This allows the first protrusion to be coupled through the first coupling groove 62 of the damping
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The damping coupler and the speed reducer having the damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a damping member to ensure a damping length while securing a thickness of the damping coupler, thereby ensuring damping force and durability suitable for an output.
The damping coupler according to the embodiment of the present invention and the speed reducer having the damping coupler according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent the degradation of the performance due to the alignment failure when the rotational force of the motor is transmitted to the sun gear.
The damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention and the speed reducer having the damping coupler according to the present invention are intended to provide a damping coupler capable of improving the steering feeling by increasing the rigidity and preventing performance degradation due to the assembly tolerance between the shaft and the sun gear.
In addition, the damping coupler according to an embodiment of the present invention secures a hollow space inside the shaft and a damping coupler is coupled to the inside of the hollow, thereby securing a space for installing the damping member, and assembling in both directions of the shaft Do.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
1: Reduction gear 3: Housing
5: drive shaft 7: pinion
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11: sun gear 12: connecting member
13: ring gear 15: planetary gear
17: carrier 19: pin member
30: damping coupler 40: first connector
41: first connector body 43: first protrusion
50: second connector 51: second connector body
53: engaging
55: second projection 60: damping member
62: first engaging groove 64: second engaging groove
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A first connector coupled to the interior of the hollow shaft;
A second connector in which a coupling member having a ring-shaped cross section formed at one end side in the extending direction of the gear member is coupled to the inside,
And a damping member having a ring-shaped cross section, wherein one side of the first connector is coupled to the outer circumferential surface, and the other side of the second connector is coupled to the inner circumferential surface to be elastically pressed.
The first connector
A first connector body having a ring-shaped cross section and
And a first protrusion protruding from one end side in the extending direction of the first connector body and coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the damping member.
Wherein the first protrusions are formed in a plurality of,
And the plurality of first protrusions are disposed along the circumferential direction of the first connector body.
The second connector
A second connector body having a ring-shaped cross section and
And a connecting member having a ring-shaped cross section formed at one end side in the extending direction of the second connector body.
And a second projection protruding radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of the connecting member and coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the damping member.
The second protrusions are formed in a plurality of,
And the plurality of second projections are disposed along the circumferential direction of the connecting member.
And the length of the first protrusion is equal to the length of the connecting member so that the end of the first protrusion contacts the outer circumferential surface of the second connector body.
Wherein the first protrusion and the second protrusion are rectangular in cross section.
Wherein the connecting member further comprises a recessed groove formed on both sides of the second projection and extending in the longitudinal direction of the second projection.
Wherein the thickness t2 of the damping member is smaller than the sum of the width t1 of the first projection and the thickness t3 of the second projection.
Wherein the damping member has a concavo-convex cross section.
Wherein the damping member is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the damping member with a first engaging groove formed to correspond to the first protrusion and engageable with the first protrusion and the inner circumferential surface of the damping member is formed to correspond to the second protrusion, And a second engageable engaging groove is formed.
The first engaging groove and the second engaging groove are formed in a plurality,
Wherein the plurality of first engagement grooves and the plurality of second engagement grooves are alternately arranged along the circumferential direction.
Wherein the first connector and the second connector are made of a rigid material, and the damping member is made of an elastic material.
The first connector body is press-fitted into the hollow shaft,
And the coupling member is press-fitted into the second connector body.
A damping coupler according to any one of claims 1 to 15 coupled to the inner surface of the hollow shaft;
A ring gear disposed on an inner surface of the housing;
A sun gear coupled with the damping coupler,
And a plurality of planetary gears positioned between the sun gear and the ring gear and in contact with the ring gear and in contact with the ring gear,
And the sun gear is a gear member.
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