NL2026575B1 - A guide unit - Google Patents
A guide unit Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- NL2026575B1 NL2026575B1 NL2026575A NL2026575A NL2026575B1 NL 2026575 B1 NL2026575 B1 NL 2026575B1 NL 2026575 A NL2026575 A NL 2026575A NL 2026575 A NL2026575 A NL 2026575A NL 2026575 B1 NL2026575 B1 NL 2026575B1
- Authority
- NL
- Netherlands
- Prior art keywords
- elongate base
- guide unit
- elongate
- carriage
- base portion
- Prior art date
Links
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 229910001220 stainless steel Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000010935 stainless steel Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 125000006850 spacer group Chemical group 0.000 claims 8
- 230000009286 beneficial effect Effects 0.000 description 13
- 230000003670 easy-to-clean Effects 0.000 description 11
- 238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000009877 rendering Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- 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
- F16C29/00—Bearings for parts moving only linearly
- F16C29/005—Guide rails or tracks for a linear bearing, i.e. adapted for movement of a carriage or bearing body there along
-
- 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
- F16C29/00—Bearings for parts moving only linearly
- F16C29/04—Ball or roller bearings
-
- 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
- F16C29/00—Bearings for parts moving only linearly
- F16C29/04—Ball or roller bearings
- F16C29/048—Ball or roller bearings with thin walled races, e.g. tracks of sheet metal
-
- 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
- F16C2204/00—Metallic materials; Alloys
- F16C2204/60—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys
- F16C2204/70—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys with chromium as the next major constituent
- F16C2204/72—Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys with chromium as the next major constituent with nickel as further constituent, e.g. stainless steel
-
- 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
- F16C2300/00—Application independent of particular apparatuses
- F16C2300/40—Application independent of particular apparatuses related to environment, i.e. operating conditions
-
- 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
- F16C2322/00—Apparatus used in shaping articles
- F16C2322/39—General buildup of machine tools, e.g. spindles, slides, actuators
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Moving Of Heads (AREA)
Abstract
A guide unit (1) comprising a carriage (13) and an elongate base (3) for translating said carriage (13) in a longitudinal direction (L) with respect to said elongate base (3), wherein said elongate base (3) comprises a first elongate base part (5), a second elongate base part (7), wherein both said first elongate base part (5) and said second elongate base part (7) are provided with a longitudinal guide (11) extending in said longitudinal direction (L), and said carriage (13) is guided by said longitudinal guides (11) for said translating in said longitudinal direction (L) with respect to said elongate base (3), wherein said elongate base (3) further comprises a spacing arrangement (9) which is detachably connected to and spacing apart said first elongate base part (5) and said second elongate base part (7), wherein said guide unit (1) further comprises a translation device (29) for translating said carriage (13) in said longitudinal direction (L).
Description
Title: A guide unit Description The present disclosure relates to a guide unit comprising a carriage and an elongate base for translating said carriage in a longitudinal direction with respect to said elongate base.
A guide unit for translating a carriage in a longitudinal direction with respect to an elongate base is known. Such a guide unit comprises an elongate base that is manufactured from a single piece of an extruded elongate profile. The extruded profile of the known guide unit provides for a uniform interface of the elongate base with respect to parts that, in use, are appended to the elongate base. This known motion system is rather difficult to clean.
The guide unit is also referred to as a linear unit or a motion system and is typically used for positioning an object to a desired location. An example of such a use is in machines for moving a product holder from a first position to a second position wherein the product can only be reliably handled when the product is positioned with sufficient accuracy.
An object of the current disclosure is to provide a guide unit that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
The objective is realised by the guide unit according to the present disclosure wherein said elongate base comprises a first elongate base part and a second elongate base part, wherein both said first elongate base part and said second elongate base part are provided with a longitudinal guide extending in said longitudinal direction and said carriage is guided by said longitudinal guides for said translating in said longitudinal direction with respect to said elongate base, wherein said elongate base further comprises a spacing arrangement which is detachably connected to and spacing apart said first elongate base part and said second elongate base part, wherein said guide unit further comprises a translation device for translating said carriage in said longitudinal direction.
By providing the guide unit according to the present disclosure with a spacing arrangement that is detachably connected to the first elongate base part and the second elongate base part, the guide unit may be cleaned relatively easily and thoroughly for instance by detaching the spacing arrangement form the first and second elongate base part.
The present disclosure relies at least partly on the insight that an inner space of the elongated extruded profile of the known guide unit is relatively difficult to clean. This may cause build-up of debris in the elongated extruded profile rendering the guide unit less attractive in environments requiring a relative clean guide unit, such as in food factories.
By providing both said first elongate base part and said second elongate base part with a longitudinal guide extending in said longitudinal direction a relative accurate positioning may be realised.
Preferably, said longitudinal guides are provided at sides of said first elongate base part and said second elongate base part facing each other. This is beneficial for realising a relative compact guide unit that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
It is advantageous, if said first elongate base part and said second elongate base part are each formed of a strip of metal and, preferably, wherein said longitudinal guides are defined by bent portions of said respective strips of metal. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a guide unit having a relative high stiffness in a practical manner that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
In an embodiment of the guide unit according to the present disclosure, each of said first elongate base part and said second elongate base part comprises a first section connected to said spacing arrangement, a second section extending under a first angle from said first section and a third section extending under a second angle from said second section, wherein said longitudinal guides are formed by said second section and said third section. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a guide unit having a relative high stiffness in a practical manner that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
In this regard, it is advantageous if said second section, in a height direction of said first and second elongate base parts, perpendicular to said longitudinal direction, is longer than said third section, preferably more than two times longer than said third section. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a relative compact guide unit having a relative high stiffness in a practical manner that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
Preferably, said first angle is larger than said second angle. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a relative compact guide unit having a relative high stiffness in a practical manner that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
It is advantageous if said spacing arrangement at a side facing said carriage is free from a flat surface. This is beneficial for avoiding, or at least significantly reducing the risk, of debris collecting on the spacing arrangement at a side of the spacing arrangement facing the carriage.
In an embodiment of the guide unit according to the present disclosure, said spacing arrangement comprises a plurality of spacing elements spaced apart from each other in said longitudinal direction between said first and second base parts. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a guide unit having a relative high stiffness in a practical manner that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
In this regard, it is advantageous if said spacing elements determine a constant distance between said first elongate base part and said second elongate base part for receiving said carriage in said longitudinal guides. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a guide unit having a relative high stiffness in a practical manner that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
Preferably, said carriage is provided with guide wheels that are guided by said longitudinal guides for said translation relative to said elongate base. It is beneficial, if said guide unit further comprises a first end part and asecond end part, wherein said first end part is detachably connected to said elongate base at a first end of said elongate base and wherein said second end part is detachably connected to said elongate base at a second end of said elongate base, wherein said second end is opposite of said first end of said elongate base in said longitudinal direction. Detachably connecting the first end part and the second end part is beneficial for realizing a guide unit that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
In this regard, it is advantageous if said translation arrangement comprises a first pulley, which is rotatable about a first rotation axis, a second pulley, which is rotatable about a second rotation axis, and an elongate, flexible translation element that is passed over both said first pulley and said second pulley, wherein said first pulley is rotatable connected to said first end part and wherein said second pulley is rotatable connected to said second end part, wherein said carriage is connected to said flexible translation element, wherein said first pulley is provided with a drive connection for connecting said first pulley to a drive unit for driving said first pulley for translating said carriage relative to said elongate base. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a guide unit that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
Preferably, said first elongate base part, said second elongate base part and said spacing arrangement are detachably connected via bolts. This is beneficial for allowing to realize a guide unit that is relatively easy to clean while allowing to position a product with a relative high accuracy.
In a practical embodiment of the guide unit according to the present disclosure, said first elongate base part, said second elongate base part and said spacing arrangement are made of stainless steel. This is beneficial for allowing the guide unit to be used in the food industry requiring a guide unit that may be cleaned with known cleaning products.
The guide unit according to the present disclosure will now be explained by means of a description of a preferred embodiment of a guide unit according to the present disclosure, in which reference is made to the following schematic figures, in which: 5 Fig. 1: an exploded view of parts of a guide unit according to the present disclosure is shown; Fig. 2: a cross-section of a guide unit according to the present disclosure is shown; Fig. 3: an isometric view of a guide unit according to the present disclosure is shown; Fig. 4: an side view of the guide unit of Fig. 3 is shown; Fig. 5: a top view of the guide unit of Fig. 3 is shown; Fig. 6: a further side view of the guide unit of Fig. 3 is shown.
The guide unit 1 comprises a carriage 13 and an elongate base 3 for translating the carriage 13 in a longitudinal direction L with respect to the elongate base 3.
The elongate base 3 comprises a first elongate base part 5 and a second elongate base part 7, each formed of a strip of metal and each comprise a first section 15, a second section 17, extending under a first angle A from the first section 15, and a third section 19 extending under a second angle B from the second section
17. Longitudinal guides 11 in the longitudinal direction L are provided by the first elongate base part 5 and the second elongate base part 7. The longitudinal guides 11 are facing each other and are defined by bent portions of the respective strips of metal. The second section 17, in a height direction H of the base parts 5, 7, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L, is longer than the third section 19.
The elongate base 3 further comprises a spacing arrangement 9 which is detachably connected to and spacing apart the first elongate base part 5 and the second elongate base part 7. The spacing arrangement 9 is connected to the first section 15 of the elongate base parts 5, 7. The spacing arrangement 9 comprises a plurality of spacing elements 21 spaced apart from each other in said longitudinal direction L between the elongate base parts 5, 7. The spacing elements 21 determine a constant distance between the first elongate base part 5 and the second elongate base part 7 for receiving the carriage 13 in the longitudinal guides 11. The guide unit 1 further comprises a first end part 23 and a second end part 25. The first end part 23 is detachably connected to the elongate base 3 at a first end of the elongate base 3 and the second end part 25 is detachably connected to the elongate base 3 at a second end of the elongate base 3, opposite of the first end.
The carriage 13 is provided with guide wheels 27. The guide wheels 27 are guided by the longitudinal guides 11 and the carriage 13 is translated in the longitudinal direction L relative to the elongate base 3 by a translation device 29.
The translation arrangement 29 comprises a first pulley 31, which is rotatable about a first rotation axis 33 and a second pulley 35, which is rotatable about a second rotation axis 47. The carriage 13 is connected to an elongate, flexible translation element 39 that is passed over both the first pulley 31 and the second pulley
35. The second pulley 35 is rotatable connected to the second end part 25 of the guide unit 1. The first pulley 31 is rotatable connected to the first end part 23 of the guide unit 1 and is provided with a drive connection for connecting the first pulley 31 to a drive unit. All separate parts, especially the elongate base parts and the spacing arrangement, are detachably connected via bolts 37.
By driving the first pulley 31 the carriage 13 is translated in a longitudinal direction L relative to the elongate base 3.
Claims (14)
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
NL2026575A NL2026575B1 (en) | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | A guide unit |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
NL2026575A NL2026575B1 (en) | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | A guide unit |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
NL2026575B1 true NL2026575B1 (en) | 2022-05-30 |
Family
ID=73643311
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
NL2026575A NL2026575B1 (en) | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | A guide unit |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
NL (1) | NL2026575B1 (en) |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3661431A (en) * | 1970-08-24 | 1972-05-09 | Bishop Wisecarver Corp | Guide wheels and tracks |
US5328269A (en) * | 1993-02-04 | 1994-07-12 | Ina Linear Technik, Inc. | Method of and apparatus for preloading an anti-friction bearing |
US5704716A (en) * | 1993-09-03 | 1998-01-06 | Tamrock Oy-(L.C.) | Arrangement for mounting slides |
NL2018738B1 (en) * | 2017-04-19 | 2018-10-29 | Almotion B V | Guide unit and method for manufacturing such a guide unit. |
-
2020
- 2020-09-29 NL NL2026575A patent/NL2026575B1/en active
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3661431A (en) * | 1970-08-24 | 1972-05-09 | Bishop Wisecarver Corp | Guide wheels and tracks |
US5328269A (en) * | 1993-02-04 | 1994-07-12 | Ina Linear Technik, Inc. | Method of and apparatus for preloading an anti-friction bearing |
US5704716A (en) * | 1993-09-03 | 1998-01-06 | Tamrock Oy-(L.C.) | Arrangement for mounting slides |
NL2018738B1 (en) * | 2017-04-19 | 2018-10-29 | Almotion B V | Guide unit and method for manufacturing such a guide unit. |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4706510A (en) | Protective device for guide track between two relatively movable machine parts | |
US7681719B2 (en) | Sanitary conveyor transfer tail assembly | |
US7753194B1 (en) | Conveyor assembly | |
US20130075231A1 (en) | Conveying device | |
US7089840B2 (en) | Food slicing apparatus for a food processing line | |
US5316134A (en) | Conveyor guidetrack segment | |
EP3618978B1 (en) | Device for driving a flexible lance | |
BR112012017365B1 (en) | DEVICE TO CLEAN ROLLERS | |
CA2243439A1 (en) | Food material decurling apparatus and method | |
EP1336459A3 (en) | Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces | |
NL8503131A (en) | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE PARTS BEAM. | |
NL2026575B1 (en) | A guide unit | |
BR9912311A (en) | Process and device for cutting the length of tapes or plates on bearings or conveyor lines | |
CN214350822U (en) | Apron board processing all-in-one | |
EP0549150A1 (en) | Conveyor guide rail assembly | |
US8899136B2 (en) | Punching device | |
JP4080751B2 (en) | Positioning device | |
KR20160088862A (en) | Conveyor chain support | |
BE1018289A4 (en) | ADHESIVE DEVICE FOR TUNING BUTTONS OF VENEER WOOD. | |
CN210655034U (en) | Automatic cleaning device for transmission channel | |
CO4780043A1 (en) | TRANSFER APPARATUS INCLUDING A REFRIGERATED SUPPORT BAR AND METHOD FOR COOLING SUCH SUPPORT BAR, TO PASS A LINE OF GLASS CONTAINERS RECENTLY FORMED ON A CONVEYOR | |
KR920021273A (en) | Apparatus for cutting shaped strips molded from rubber compound | |
CN218748069U (en) | Die-cutting rule raw materials automatic feeding | |
NL2021629B1 (en) | Lift unit | |
US20040149109A1 (en) | Support for linear motion especially suitable for cutting units |