TWI610033B - Self-clean slide apparatus and self-clean method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A self-cleaning slide device comprises a linear track, a sliding unit and a driving module. The linear track system has two track grooves that are oppositely disposed. The sliding unit is slidably disposed on the linear track and has a plurality of scraping bodies. The driving module is coupled to the sliding unit and drives the sliding unit to move in the track grooves of the linear track. Each of the track grooves has at least one stepped portion. When one of the wiper bodies passes through the stepped portion, there is substantial interference between the wiper body and the stepped portion.

Description

Self-cleaning slide device and self-cleaning method thereof

The present invention relates to a slide table apparatus, and more particularly to a self-cleaning slide apparatus and a self-cleaning method thereof.

Linear slides are widely used in industrial machines due to their linear movement characteristics, and need to be linearly moved to the working mechanism, so that the working mechanism can be linearly moved by linear slides, which is convenient for calibration and operation. The work is carried out.

The linear slide mainly has a linear track and a sliding unit. The sliding unit mainly has a sliding body that is slidably disposed on the linear track and has a carrier coupled to the sliding body. When a driving module drives the carriage body to move in the track groove of the linear track, the working mechanism on the carrier is driven to move. And during the operation, it is necessary to set the oil body on the sliding seat body to lubricate the track groove and the circulating beads to facilitate the overall movement. However, after a period of use, the slop oil and some impurities may accumulate in the portion of the slider body that contacts the track groove, so that the overall movement and operation efficiency is greatly reduced and the service life of the bead and the track groove is reduced.

Therefore, how to provide a self-cleaning slide device and its self-cleaning method can automatically clean the accumulated oil body and impurities, thereby improving the overall movement and operation efficiency and prolonging the service life of the bead body and the track groove, which is an important issue at present. One.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a self-cleaning slide apparatus and a self-cleaning method thereof, which can automatically clean accumulated oil bodies and impurities, thereby improving overall movement and operation efficiency and extending the service life of the product.

To achieve the above object, a self-cleaning slide device of the present invention comprises a linear track, a sliding unit and a driving module. The linear track system has two track grooves that are oppositely disposed. The sliding unit is slidably disposed on the linear track and has a plurality of scraping bodies. The driving module is coupled to the sliding unit and drives the sliding unit to move in the track grooves of the linear track. Each of the track grooves has at least one stepped portion. When one of the wiper bodies passes through the stepped portion, there is substantial interference between the wiper body and the stepped portion.

In an embodiment, the wiping systems are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the sliding unit.

In one embodiment, each of the track grooves has a plurality of stepped portions that are disposed on opposite sides of each of the track grooves.

In one embodiment, one of the ones of the relief portions has an arcuate portion.

In one embodiment, the self-cleaning slide device further includes a plurality of recovery negative pressure elements, which are respectively disposed corresponding to the track grooves.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a self-cleaning method for a self-cleaning slide device is provided, wherein the self-cleaning slide device comprises a linear track, a sliding unit and a driving module, and the linear track has two opposite track grooves. Each of the track grooves has at least one stepped portion, and the sliding unit is slidably disposed on the linear track and has a plurality of scraping bodies, and the driving module is coupled to the sliding unit. The self-cleaning method includes: driving, by the driving module, the sliding unit to move in the track grooves of the linear track; when one of the brushing bodies passes through the stepped portion, the brush body and the stepping portion are present A substantial interference.

In one embodiment, the self-cleaning method of the self-cleaning slide device further comprises: after the substantial interference, recovering the object dropped by the substantial interference generated by the linear orbit by a recovery negative pressure element.

As described above, in the self-cleaning slide device of the present invention and the self-cleaning method thereof, a plurality of wiper bodies are provided on the slide unit, and a step portion is provided on the track groove, and when the slide unit is moved to the track groove In the case of the difference, the wiper body and the step portion are substantially interfered, so that the dirt and impurities accumulated in the bottom of the wiper body can be scraped off and dropped on the step portion, thereby achieving the self-cleaning effect. Thereby, the self-cleaning slide device and the self-cleaning method thereof of the invention can automatically clean the accumulated sewage oil and impurities, thereby improving the overall movement and operation efficiency and prolonging the service life of the product.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a self-cleaning slide device 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the self-cleaning slide device 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the self-cleaning slide device 1 includes a linear track 11, a sliding unit 12, and a driving module 13. This embodiment does not limit the use and field of the self-cleaning slide device 1, as long as it is used to carry a working mechanism for linear movement.

The linear track 11 has two track grooves 111 disposed opposite each other. Here, the track grooves 111 are disposed on the inner side of the linear track and are disposed opposite to each other. Each track groove 111 has at least one step portion 112. The step portion 112 is a portion where the track groove 111 has a change in height or depth at a certain point. Here, the step portion 112 is formed by the track groove 111 being further recessed there. In this embodiment, each of the track grooves 111 has two step portions 112, and the step portions 112 are located on opposite sides of the track groove 111. Here, the opposite ends of the track grooves 111 are taken as an example. The difference portion 112 of the track grooves 111 is exemplified by a symmetrical arrangement.

The sliding unit 12 is slidably disposed on the linear rail 11 and has a plurality of scraping bodies 121. The sliding unit 12 includes a sliding seat 122 and a bearing seat 123. The sliding seat 122 is slidably disposed on the linear rail 11. The bearing base 123 is fixed on the sliding seat 122 and carries a working mechanism. In this embodiment, the scraping bodies 21 are disposed on the sliding seats 122 and are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the sliding unit 12, and the four scraping bodies are respectively located at four corners of the sliding seat 122. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the sliding unit 12 slides on the track groove 111 by cyclic rolling of the plurality of beads 124. In addition, the wiper body 121 can absorb oil and release the oil body to the beads 124 to provide a lubricating effect. The wiping body 121 can be made of an elastic material, and can be made of cotton, ester, silicone, wool or felt.

The drive module 13 is coupled to the slide unit 12 and drives the slide unit 12 to move in the track grooves 111 of the linear track 11. Here, the driving module 13 drives the sliding unit 12 to slide on the track groove 111 by a screw 131. Since this part of the technology can be understood by those skilled in the art, it will not be repeated here.

3 is another schematic view of the self-cleaning slide device 1 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the self-cleaning slide device 1 may further include a plurality of recovery negative pressure elements 14, which are respectively disposed corresponding to the track grooves 111. Here, the recovery negative pressure element 14 is exemplified by a negative pressure tube, and is used for recovering oil stains and impurities falling on the track groove 111 caused by interference between the wiper body 121 and the gap portion 112.

4 to 6 are schematic cross-sectional side views showing different states of the self-cleaning slide device 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which show the process of performing self-clearing. As shown in FIG. 4, when the self-cleaning slide device 1 is to perform a self-cleaning operation, the slide unit 12 is driven so as to move to a range in which the wiper body 121 is located in the step portion 112 of the track groove 111. At this time, the oil body that has entered the track groove 111 of the bead body 124 by the wiping body 121 through the oil passage (as indicated by the arrow) has become dirty oil and accumulated in the wiping body 121 due to the use over a period of time. The bottom. In addition, some impurities are also accumulated at the bottom of the wiper body 121.

As shown in FIG. 5, during the self-cleaning operation, the sliding unit 12 is driven to move (as indicated by the moving direction arrow), so that the wiper body 121 and the gap portion 112 of the track groove 111 exist. Substantial interference. By this substantial interference, the dirty oil and impurities accumulated in the bottom of the wiper body 121 are scraped off and dropped on the track groove 111 and the step portion 112, particularly on the step portion 112. In addition, one of the corner portions 112 has an arcuate portion 113, and the arc portion 113 allows substantial interference between the wiping body 121 and the step portion 112 to avoid damaging the wiping body 121. Further, the service life of the wiper body 121 is extended. The curved portion 113 includes, for example, a rounded corner or a chamfered corner.

As shown in Fig. 6, after the substantial interference is generated, the recovery of the negative pressure element 14 is initiated to collect the dirty oil and impurities. It should be noted that the use of negative pressure to generate suction to collect slop oil and impurities is merely an example and is not intended to limit the invention. In the present invention, other methods can be used to collect the slop oil and impurities, for example, by using an adhesive element to stick the smudge oil and impurities, or by using a magnet element to suck up impurities belonging to the metal. Thereby, the present invention achieves the self-cleaning effect.

It should be noted that the substantial interference between the above-mentioned wiping body 121 and the step portion 112 of the track groove 111 can be continuously performed multiple times or in sections. The recovery of the negative pressure element 14 can also be initiated after one or more substantial interventions to remove slops and impurities.

In addition, the present invention also discloses a self-cleaning method for a self-cleaning slide device, which can be applied by the above-described self-cleaning slide device 1. The self-cleaning method includes: driving the sliding unit by the driving module 13 to move the track grooves 111 of the linear track 11; and when one of the wiping bodies 121 passes through the breaking portion 112, the wiping body 121 There is a substantial interference with the fault portion 112. In addition, the self-cleaning method may further include: after the substantial interference, recovering the object dropped by the substantial interference generated on the linear track 11 by the recovery negative pressure element 14. Objects are, for example, slops and impurities. Since the self-cleaning method of the present embodiment has been described in detail in the above embodiments, it will not be described herein.

In summary, in the self-cleaning slide device of the present invention and the self-cleaning method thereof, a plurality of wiper bodies are disposed on the slide unit, and a step portion is disposed on the track groove, and when the slide unit moves to the track groove In the case of the step portion, the wiper body and the step portion are substantially interfered, so that the dirt and impurities accumulated in the bottom of the wiper body can be scraped off and dropped on the step portion, thereby achieving self-cleaning effect. Thereby, the self-cleaning slide device and the self-cleaning method thereof of the invention can automatically clean the accumulated sewage oil and impurities, thereby improving the overall movement and operation efficiency and prolonging the service life of the product.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Self-cleaning slide device

11‧‧‧linear orbit

111‧‧‧ Track slot

112‧‧‧Division Department

113‧‧‧Arc Department

12‧‧‧Sliding unit

121‧‧‧Scratch

122‧‧‧Slide

123‧‧‧ bearing seat

124‧‧‧ beads

13‧‧‧Drive Module

131‧‧‧ screw

14‧‧‧Recovering negative pressure components

1 is an exploded perspective view of a self-cleaning slide device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a self-cleaning slide device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is another schematic view of the self-cleaning slide device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 6 are schematic cross-sectional side views showing different states of the self-cleaning slide device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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1‧‧‧Self-cleaning slide device

11‧‧‧linear orbit

111‧‧‧ Track slot

112‧‧‧Division Department

12‧‧‧Sliding unit

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122‧‧‧Slide

123‧‧‧ bearing seat

13‧‧‧Drive Module

131‧‧‧ screw

Claims (7)

A self-cleaning slide device comprises: a linear track having two opposite track grooves; a sliding unit disposed on the linear track and having a plurality of scraping bodies for scraping the two track grooves And a driving module coupled to the sliding unit and driving the sliding unit to move in the two track grooves of the linear track, wherein the two track grooves each have at least one stepped portion, the sliding unit The movement of the plurality of scraping bodies is located in the range of the at least one step portion. When one of the plurality of scraping bodies passes through the stepping portion, there is a gap between the wiping body and the stepping portion. Substantial interference. The self-cleaning slide device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of scraping systems are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the sliding unit. The self-cleaning slide device of claim 1, wherein each of the track grooves has a plurality of stepped portions, and the plurality of stepped portions are disposed on opposite sides of each of the track grooves. The self-cleaning slide device according to claim 3, wherein one of the plurality of step portions has an arc portion. The self-cleaning slide device according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of recovery negative pressure components, respectively corresponding to the two track grooves. A self-cleaning method for a self-cleaning slide device, wherein the self-cleaning slide device comprises a linear track, a sliding unit and a driving module, the linear track has two opposite track grooves, and the two track grooves each have at least a sliding unit, the sliding unit is slidably disposed on the linear track and has a plurality of scraping bodies for scraping oil or impurities in the two track grooves, and the driving module is connected to the sliding unit, and the driving module is connected to the sliding unit. The method includes: driving, by the driving module, the sliding unit to move in the two track grooves of the linear track; When one of the plurality of wiper bodies passes through the stepped portion, there is substantial interference between the wiper body and the stepped portion. The self-cleaning method of the self-cleaning slide device according to claim 6, further comprising: after the substantial interference, the substantial interference generated by the recovery of the negative pressure component is dropped on the linear orbit. Object recycling.