US20180036857A1 - Grinding apparatus, method of manufacturing rolling bearing, method of manufacturing vehicle and method of manufacturing machine - Google Patents

Grinding apparatus, method of manufacturing rolling bearing, method of manufacturing vehicle and method of manufacturing machine Download PDF

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US20180036857A1
US20180036857A1 US15/788,212 US201715788212A US2018036857A1 US 20180036857 A1 US20180036857 A1 US 20180036857A1 US 201715788212 A US201715788212 A US 201715788212A US 2018036857 A1 US2018036857 A1 US 2018036857A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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    • B24B19/02—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group for grinding grooves, e.g. on shafts, in casings, in tubes, homokinetic joint elements
    • B24B19/06—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group for grinding grooves, e.g. on shafts, in casings, in tubes, homokinetic joint elements for grinding races, e.g. roller races
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B5/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding surfaces of revolution on work, including those which also grind adjacent plane surfaces; Accessories therefor
    • B24B5/02—Machines or devices designed for grinding surfaces of revolution on work, including those which also grind adjacent plane surfaces; Accessories therefor involving centres or chucks for holding work
    • B24B5/06—Machines or devices designed for grinding surfaces of revolution on work, including those which also grind adjacent plane surfaces; Accessories therefor involving centres or chucks for holding work for grinding cylindrical surfaces internally
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B5/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding surfaces of revolution on work, including those which also grind adjacent plane surfaces; Accessories therefor
    • B24B5/36—Single-purpose machines or devices
    • B24B5/40—Single-purpose machines or devices for grinding tubes internally
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B55/00—Safety devices for grinding or polishing machines; Accessories fitted to grinding or polishing machines for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition
    • B24B55/02—Equipment for cooling the grinding surfaces, e.g. devices for feeding coolant
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B57/00—Devices for feeding, applying, grading or recovering grinding, polishing or lapping agents
    • B24B57/02—Devices for feeding, applying, grading or recovering grinding, polishing or lapping agents for feeding of fluid, sprayed, pulverised, or liquefied grinding, polishing or lapping agents
    • 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
    • F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
    • F16C33/30—Parts of ball or roller bearings
    • F16C33/58—Raceways; Race rings
    • 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
    • F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
    • F16C33/30—Parts of ball or roller bearings
    • F16C33/58—Raceways; Race rings
    • F16C33/64—Special methods of manufacture
    • 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
    • F16C2220/00—Shaping
    • F16C2220/60—Shaping by removing material, e.g. machining
    • F16C2220/70—Shaping by removing material, e.g. machining by grinding

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  • the present invention relates to, for example, a grinding apparatus for performing grinding on an inner circumferential surface of a ring-shaped member serving as a material of a bearing ring (an outer ring or an inner ring) that constitutes a rolling bearing.
  • FIG. 14 is a partially cut perspective view showing an example of a rolling bearing.
  • a radial ball bearing 1 shown in FIG. 14 is incorporated in a rotary support section of various rotating machines.
  • the radial ball bearing 1 is a single row deep groove type, and is formed by installing a plurality of balls 4 and 4 between an outer ring 2 and an inner ring 3 , which are disposed coaxially.
  • a deep groove type outer ring track 5 is formed on an intermediate section of an inner circumferential surface of the outer ring 2 in the axial direction throughout the circumference
  • a deep groove type inner ring track 6 is formed on an intermediate section of an outer circumferential surface of the inner ring 3 in the axial direction throughout the circumference.
  • the balls 4 and 4 are rollably disposed between the outer ring track 5 and the inner ring track 6 while being held by a retainer 7 . Then, according to the above-mentioned configuration, relative rotation between the outer ring 2 and the inner ring 3 are made free.
  • Part (A) of FIG. 15 shows a cross-sectional view showing an example of a grinding apparatus having a conventional structure
  • part (B) of FIG. 15 shows a view from an axial direction.
  • a grinding apparatus 8 as shown in FIG. 15 is used.
  • the grinding apparatus 8 is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2001-121388, and includes a magnet shoes type fixing section 10 configured to fix a ring-shaped workpiece 9 to an apparatus main body (not shown), a pair of shoes 11 a and 11 b configured to support an outer circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 , a grinding stone 12 disposed on the workpiece 9 on the side of an inner diameter, a grinding stone spindle 13 configured to rotate and drive the grinding stone 12 on the basis of a driving force of a drive source (not shown), and a grinding oil supply apparatus 14 .
  • grinding apparatus 8 in a state in which one end surface of the workpiece 9 in the axial direction ⁇ a left end surface of FIG. 15(A) ⁇ is suctioned and fixed to a tip surface of the fixing section 10 , grinding is performed on an inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 such that the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 driven to be rotated by the grinding stone spindle 13 is pressed against the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 .
  • grinding oil is supplied to a processing point 15 that is an abutting section between the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 and the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 by the grinding oil supply apparatus 14 .
  • the invention in the related art is disclosed as supplying cutting oil to a position opposite to a processing point on the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone and securely supplying the cutting oil to the processing point.
  • the cutting oil since the cutting oil is not injected to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone, grinding wastes that sticks to the grinding stone surface during the processing may not be efficiently removed.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a structure capable of efficiently removing grinding wastes that sticks to a grinding stone surface during processing.
  • a grinding apparatus of an aspect of the present invention includes: a grinding stone in which an outer circumferential surface thereof is pressed against the workpiece while being rotated and driven; and a fluid injection apparatus that has a fluid injection nozzle including an injection port from which a fluid is injected to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone, and a grinding oil supply apparatus that supplies a grinding oil to a processing point and that includes a grinding oil supply nozzle separate from the fluid injection nozzle, the processing point being an abutting section of the grinding stone and the workpiece, wherein the injection port is arranged so as to face the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone in a state capable of injecting the fluid to a position different from the processing point in a radial direction of the grinding stone among the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone.
  • the workpiece may be a ring shaped member.
  • the grinding stone may be disposed at an inner diameter side of the workpiece and may grind an inner circumferential surface of the workpiece.
  • the grinding stone may be disposed at an outside of an outer circumferential surface of the workpiece and may grind the outer circumferential surface of the workpiece.
  • a plurality of injection ports may be provided while being separated with each other in an axial direction of the workpiece.
  • the injection port may face the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone at a position opposite to the processing point in the radial direction of the grinding stone.
  • the fluid injection nozzle is disposed between the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone and the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece. That is, the nozzle may be disposed in the widest portion in a space having a crescent shape viewed from the axial direction and may be formed between the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone and the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece.
  • a configuration in which the fluid is injected from the injection port at a uniform (or substantially uniform) pressure may be employed.
  • a configuration in which cross-sectional shape on a virtual plane including a central axis of the grinding stone at a surface of the fluid injection nozzle on a side the injection port is formed has a shape corresponding to a generating line shape of the grinding stone may be employed.
  • a configuration in which the injection port is formed so that a tangential plane, including a point at which a central axis of the injection port meet with the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone, and the central axis of the injection port is perpendicular to each other may be employed.
  • the fluid is grinding oil
  • the grinding oil supply apparatus and the fluid injection apparatus may be configured to share a common pump.
  • the fluid injection apparatus may include a high pressure pump disposed downstream (close to the injection ports) from the common pump and may be configured to pressurize grinding oil pumped from the common pump.
  • a method of manufacturing a rolling bearing of an aspect of the present application uses the above mentioned grinding apparatus.
  • a method of manufacturing a vehicle of an aspect of the present application uses the above mentioned grinding apparatus.
  • a method of manufacturing a machine of an aspect of the present application uses the above mentioned grinding apparatus.
  • grinding wastes that sticks to a grinding stone surface during processing can be efficiently removed.
  • the fluid injection nozzle that constitutes the fluid injection apparatus is disposed at a position different from a position of a processing point which is an abutting section of a grinding stone and a workpiece in a radial direction of the grinding stone.
  • the fluid injection nozzle that constitutes the fluid injection apparatus is disposed at a position opposite to a position of a processing point which is an abutting section of a grinding stone and a workpiece in a radial direction of the grinding stone.
  • the injection ports of the fluid injection nozzle are installed while being separated in the axial direction (the widthwise direction) of the grinding stone (the workpiece), and facing the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone.
  • fluid injected from the injection ports of the fluid injection nozzle is blasted to the grinding stone by the fluid injection apparatus. For this reason, for example, grinding wastes that sticks to the grinding stone surface in the grinding wastes generated during the grinding can be efficiently removed from the grinding stone.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a workpiece, a grinding stone, a grinding stone spindle, and a fluid injection nozzle in a state in which the workpiece is assembled with a grinding apparatus in a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view for describing a positional relation between the fluid injection nozzle and the grinding stone of the first embodiment when the fluid injection nozzle is seen from an arrow B of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view for describing a configuration of the grinding apparatus of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the grinding apparatus of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a view for describing a positional relation between a fluid injection nozzle and a grinding stone in a second embodiment of the present invention when the fluid injection nozzle is seen from the direction of the arrow B of FIG. 1 , similar as the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when a third embodiment is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when a fourth embodiment is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when a fifth embodiment is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when a structure of a comparative example is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic view for describing an example of a configuration of the grinding apparatus in a sixth embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view for describing the example of the configuration of the grinding apparatus in a sixth embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view for describing the example of the configuration of the grinding apparatus in a sixth embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 14 is a partially cut perspective view showing an example of a rolling bearing.
  • FIG. 15 is showing a cross-sectional view showing an example of a grinding apparatus having a conventional structure in part (A), and a view seen from an axial direction in part (B).
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a workpiece, a grinding stone, a grinding stone spindle, and a nozzle in a state in which a workpiece is assembled with a grinding apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view for describing a positional relation between the fluid injection nozzle and the grinding stone of the first embodiment when the fluid injection nozzle is seen from a direction of an arrow B of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view for describing a configuration of the grinding apparatus of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the grinding apparatus of the first embodiment.
  • the grinding apparatus of the embodiment is used, for example, when an inner circumferential surface of a workpiece 9 a serving as a ring-shaped member is processed into a cylindrical surface having a predetermined inner diameter dimension.
  • the grinding apparatus of the embodiment includes an apparatus main body (not shown), a drive plate 10 a , shoes (not shown), a grinding stone 12 a , a grinding stone spindle 13 a , a grinding oil supply apparatus 14 a , and a fluid injection apparatus 16 .
  • the drive plate 10 a is a magnet type and is supported by the apparatus main body.
  • the drive plate 10 a is provided to fix the workpiece 9 a to the apparatus main body by suctioning one side surface (a left side surface of FIG. 4 ) of the workpiece 9 a in the axial direction and fixing the one side surface to a tip portion of the apparatus main body.
  • the drive plate 10 a is driven to be rotated in a direction shown by an arrow X of FIG. 5 (a clockwise direction of FIG. 5 ) by a drive source (not shown) such as an electric motor or the like.
  • the shoes are disposed at two places of the workpiece 9 on the side of an outer diameter.
  • the shoes are provided to achieve positioning of the workpiece 9 in a radial direction during processing by causing a guide surface to abut an outer circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 .
  • the grinding stone 12 a is formed from a grinding stone main body 30 and a grinding stone core bar 48 .
  • the grinding stone main body 30 is formed in a short cylindrical shape.
  • the grinding stone core bar 48 is a short cylindrical member formed of a metal.
  • the grinding stone main body 30 is fitted onto an outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone core bar 48 through adhesion.
  • the grinding stone 12 a having the above-mentioned configuration is coupled and fixed to one end portion (a left end portion in FIG. 4 ) of a spindle shaft section 28 in the axial direction that constitutes the grinding stone spindle 13 a by a bolt 49 (see FIG. 3 , not shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 ) while being fitted onto the grinding stone core bar 48 .
  • the grinding stone 12 a is driven to be rotated in a direction shown by an arrow Y in FIG. 5 (clockwise in FIG. 5 ) by the grinding stone spindle 13 a.
  • the grinding stone spindle 13 a has the spindle shaft section 28 and a spindle housing 29 .
  • the spindle shaft section 28 is supported in the spindle housing 29 by, for example, a rolling bearing (not shown) or the like while being rotatable with respect to the spindle housing 29 .
  • the spindle shaft section 28 is driven to be rotated in a direction shown by the arrow Y in FIG. 5 (clockwise in FIG. 5 ) by, for example, a drive source such as an electric motor or the like.
  • the spindle housing 29 is supported by the apparatus main body and does not rotate.
  • the grinding oil supply apparatus 14 a is configured to supply grinding oil pumped from an oil reservoir 20 to a processing point 21 that is an abutting section of the grinding stone 12 a and the workpiece 9 a during grinding.
  • the grinding oil supply apparatus 14 a includes a first filter 22 , a first upstream side oil passage 23 , a common pump 24 , a first downstream side oil passage 25 , and a grinding oil supply nozzle 26 .
  • the first filter 22 is configured to filter grinding oil flowing from an inlet port and send the grinding oil from an outlet port, and is disposed in the oil reservoir 20 .
  • An upstream end of the first upstream side oil passage 23 (an end portion close to the oil reservoir 20 ) is connected to an outlet port of the first filter 22 .
  • the first upstream side oil passage 23 is installed between the first filter 22 and the common pump 24 to enable delivery of the grinding oil.
  • the upstream end of the first upstream side oil passage 23 is connected to the outlet port of the first filter 22 , and similarly, a downstream end thereof (an end portion far from the oil reservoir 20 ) is connected to the inlet port of the common pump 24 .
  • the common pump 24 has a function of sending grinding oil pumped from the oil reservoir 20 to the first downstream side oil passage 25 .
  • a downstream end of the first upstream side oil passage 23 is connected to the inlet port of the common pump 24
  • the upstream end of the first downstream side oil passage 25 is connected to a first outlet port of the common pump 24 .
  • the common pump 24 also has a second outlet port, and an upstream end of a second downstream side oil passage 31 that constitutes the fluid injection apparatus 16 is connected to the second outlet port. Then, the common pump 24 has a function of sending grinding oil pumped from the oil reservoir 20 to the second downstream side oil passage 31 .
  • the grinding oil supply nozzle 26 is constituted by a flexible nozzle, an injection direction of which can be adjusted, and for example, a base end portion is supported by a portion of the apparatus main body.
  • the downstream end of the first downstream side oil passage 25 is connected to the other end portion (a right end portion in FIG. 4 ) of the grinding oil supply nozzle 26 in the axial direction.
  • a position of an opening section of one end side of the grinding oil supply nozzle 26 in the axial direction is a position at which cutting oil can be supplied (injected) to a slightly upstream side of the processing point 21 in the circumferential direction of the grinding stone 12 a (the workpiece 9 a ).
  • the grinding oil in the oil reservoir 20 flows into the common pump 24 via the first filter 22 and the first upstream side oil passage 23 , and is sent to the first downstream side oil passage 25 from the first outlet port of the common pump 24 at a predetermined pressure.
  • the grinding oil sent as described above passes through the first downstream side oil passage 25 and the grinding oil supply nozzle 26 and flows out of an opening section of one end side of the grinding oil supply nozzle 26 in the axial direction to be supplied into the processing point 21 .
  • the fluid injection apparatus 16 is constituted by the first filter 22 , the first upstream side oil passage 23 the common pump 24 , the second downstream side oil passage 31 , a second filter 32 , a third downstream side oil passage 33 , a high pressure pump 34 , a fourth downstream side oil passage 35 , a third filter 36 , a fifth downstream side oil passage 37 , and a fluid injection nozzle 38 .
  • the second downstream side oil passage 31 is installed between the common pump 24 and the second filter 32 to enable delivery of the grinding oil.
  • the upstream end of the second downstream side oil passage 31 is connected to the second outlet port of the common pump 24 , and similarly, a downstream end is connected to an inlet port of the second filter 32 .
  • the second filter 32 is configured to filter the grinding oil flowing from the inlet port and send the grinding oil from the outlet port.
  • a downstream end of the second downstream side oil passage 31 is connected to the inlet port of the second filter 32 .
  • an upstream end of the third downstream side oil passage 33 is connected to the outlet port of the second filter 32 .
  • the second filter 32 is constituted by a filter (a mesh) that is finer than the first filter 22 .
  • the third downstream side oil passage 33 is installed between the second filter 32 and the high pressure pump 34 to enable delivery of the grinding oil.
  • the upstream end of the third downstream side oil passage 33 is connected to the outlet port of the second filter 32 . Meanwhile, a downstream end of the third downstream side oil passage 33 is connected to the inlet port of the high pressure pump 34 .
  • the high pressure pump 34 has a function of pressurizing the grinding oil flowing from the inlet port to a predetermined pressure and sending the pressurized grinding oil from the outlet port at a predetermined flow rate. Specifically, the high pressure pump 34 pressurizes the grinding oil flowing from the inlet port to, for example, 1 to 7 MPa.
  • the downstream end of the third downstream side oil passage 33 is connected to the inlet port of the high pressure pump 34 , and an upstream end of the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 is connected to the outlet port.
  • the grinding oil flowing from the inlet port of the high pressure pump 34 through the third downstream side oil passage 33 is pressurized to 1 to 7 MPa and sent to the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 .
  • the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 is installed between the high pressure pump 34 and the third filter 36 to enable delivery of the grinding oil.
  • the upstream end of the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 is connected to the outlet port of the high pressure pump 34 . Meanwhile, a downstream end of the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 is connected to the inlet port of the third filter 36 .
  • the third filter 36 is configured to filter the grinding oil flowing from the inlet port and send the grinding oil from the outlet port.
  • the downstream end of the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 is connected to the inlet port of the third filter 36 .
  • an upstream end of the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 is connected to the outlet port of the third filter 36 .
  • the third filter 36 is constituted by a filter (a mesh) that is finer than the second filter 32 .
  • the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 is installed between the third filter 36 and the fluid injection nozzle 38 to enable delivery of the grinding oil.
  • the upstream end of the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 is connected to the outlet port of the third filter 36 . Meanwhile, a downstream end of the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 is connected to an inlet port 40 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 .
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and has an internal oil passage 39 , the inlet port 40 , and a plurality of injection ports 41 and 41 .
  • the internal oil passage 39 is formed inside the fluid injection nozzle 38 .
  • the inlet port 40 is formed in a state in which the internal oil passage 39 is in communication with a space (an external space) present outside the fluid injection nozzle 38 .
  • a downstream end of the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 is connected to the inlet port 40 .
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 are formed in circular shapes and are formed in one side surface (a left side surface in FIGS. 1 and 3 , a front side surface in FIG. 2 , an upper side surface in FIG. 4 , and a right side surface in FIG. 5 ) of the fluid injection nozzle 38 in a state in which the internal oil passage 39 and the external space are in communication with each other.
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 are formed in a row while being disposed on one side surface of the fluid injection nozzle 38 and separated from each other in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 a at equal intervals.
  • the injection port 41 formed at one end (a left end in FIG.
  • the injection port 41 formed at the other end is matched with the other edge (a right edge in FIG. 2 ) of the grinding stone 12 a in the axial direction.
  • one side surface of the fluid injection nozzle 38 is a flat surface.
  • a shape of a portion of one side surface of the fluid injection nozzle 38 in which the injection ports 41 and 41 are formed is formed to correspond to a cross-sectional shape (a generating line shape) of a virtual plane of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a including a central axis of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • a total area of opening sections of the injection ports 41 and 41 is S (m 2 )
  • a flow rate of the grinding oil injected (flowing) from the injection ports 41 and 41 is Q (m 3 /min)
  • an injection pressure when the grinding oil is injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 is P (MPa)
  • a density of the grinding oil is ⁇ (kg/m 3 )
  • a pressure loss coefficient of the nozzle is a
  • the pressure loss coefficient ⁇ is preferably set 0.4 to 0.7.
  • ⁇ is a coefficient of 1.0 to 2.0.
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 is disposed at a position different from the processing point 21 in the space present between the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a (including the vicinity of the position). More specifically, the fluid injection nozzle 38 is disposed at a position opposite to the processing point 21 in the space present between the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a (including the vicinity of the position).
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 face a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a in a state in which the central axes of the injection ports 41 and 41 coincide with the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 are formed so that a tangential plane, including a point at which each central axis of the injection ports 41 and 41 meet with the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a , and the central axes of the injection ports 41 and 41 are perpendicular to each other. Accordingly, the grinding oil is injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 in a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a.
  • the fluid injection apparatus 16 having the above-mentioned configuration has a function of causing the grinding oil in the oil reservoir 20 to pass through the first filter 22 , the first upstream side oil passage 23 , the common pump 24 , the second downstream side oil passage 31 , the second filter 32 , the third downstream side oil passage 33 , the high pressure pump 34 , the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 , the third filter 36 , the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 and the fluid injection nozzle 38 in sequence, and injecting the grinding oil from the injection ports 41 and 41 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 toward the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a.
  • the grinding oil in the oil reservoir 20 flows into the common pump 24 via the first filter 22 and the first upstream side oil passage 23 and is sent to the second downstream side oil passage 31 from the second outlet port of the common pump 24 .
  • the grinding oil flows into the second filter 32 from the second downstream side oil passage 31 to be filtered.
  • the grinding oil filtered by the second filter 32 passes through the third downstream side oil passage 33 from the outlet port of the second filter 32 and flows into the high pressure pump 34 from the inlet port of the high pressure pump 34 .
  • the grinding oil flowing into the high pressure pump 34 is pressurized to a predetermined pressure (in the case of the embodiment, 1 to 7 MPa) in the high pressure pump 34 .
  • the grinding oil pressurized in this way is sent to the fourth downstream side oil passage 35 from the outlet port of the high pressure pump 34 and flows into the third filter 36 from the inlet port of the third filter 36 to be filtered.
  • the grinding oil filtered by the third filter 36 is sent to the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 from the third filter 36 and flows into the internal oil passage 39 from the inlet port 40 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 .
  • the grinding oil flowing into the internal oil passage 39 is injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 toward the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • a pressure (1 to 7 MPa) and a flow rate ⁇ 10 to 20 L/min, 0.01 to 0.02 m 3 /min (a flow rate of the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 ) ⁇ of the injected grinding oil are restricted to being equal (or substantially equal) to each other at the injection ports 41 and 41 .
  • the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 can be uniformly (or substantially uniformly with little irregularity) injected throughout the length (the entire length in a widthwise direction) of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a in the axial direction facing the injection ports 41 and 41 .
  • the grinding stone 12 a fitted and fixed onto the spindle shaft section 28 of the grinding stone spindle 13 a is inserted into the workpiece 9 a on the inner diameter side.
  • central axes of the grinding stone spindle 13 a and the grinding stone 12 a are offset with respect to a central axis of the workpiece 9 a .
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 is disposed at a position in a space present between the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a different from the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 is disposed at a position in a space present between the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 face an outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a (a portion of the outer circumferential surface opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a ) in a state in which the central axes of the injection ports 41 and 41 coincide with the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a.
  • the grinding oil supply apparatus 14 a and the fluid injection apparatus 16 are operated while rotating and driving the grinding stone spindle 13 a (the grinding stone 12 a ) and the drive plate 10 a (the workpiece 9 a ). Further, the grinding stone spindle 13 a (the grinding stone 12 a ) and the drive plate 10 a (the workpiece 9 a ) are rotated in the same direction. Further, the grinding stone spindle 13 a (the grinding stone 12 a ) and the drive plate 10 a (the workpiece 9 a ) may be rotated in opposite directions.
  • the grinding oil supply apparatus 14 a supplies the grinding oil to a position that is the processing point 21 .
  • the fluid injection apparatus 16 injects the grinding oil to a position on the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction.
  • the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a is made to abut the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a by displacing the grinding stone spindle 13 a outward in the radial direction of the workpiece 9 a .
  • the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a is ground in a cylindrical surface shape.
  • the grinding wastes stuck to the grinding stone surface during processing can be efficiently removed.
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 face the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a throughout the length in the axial direction while disposing the fluid injection nozzle 38 at a position different from the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 face the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a throughout the length in the axial direction while disposing the fluid injection nozzle 38 at a position opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • high pressure grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 is blasted to a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a facing the injection ports 41 and 41 throughout the length in the axial direction in a substantially uniform state. That is, in the case of the embodiment, the cutting oil is injected to the portions of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a facing the injection ports 41 and 41 from a direction perpendicular to the portions. For this reason, for example, among the grinding wastes generated during the grinding, the grinding wastes stuck to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a can be efficiently removed from the grinding stone 12 a.
  • high pressure grinding oil is injected from a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • grinding wastes welded to a portion between abrasive grains that constitute the grinding stone 12 a can be efficiently removed.
  • clogging of the grinding stone 12 a can be prevented, and improvement of processing efficiency and an increase in lifetime of the grinding stone 12 a can be achieved.
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 is disposed in a space present between the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a . For this reason, reduction in space and a decrease in size of the grinding apparatus are easily achieved.
  • a larger effect is obtained in the case of a structure in which a ratio between the inner diameter of the workpiece 9 a and the outer diameter of the grinding stone 12 a is a predetermined value or more.
  • reasons for this will be described.
  • use of a grinding stone having a larger outer diameter as possible is preferable in extension of an exchange interval of a grinding stone and improvement of production efficiency.
  • a grinding stone having an outer diameter dimension that is about 80% of an inner diameter of a workpiece is used.
  • the structure of the embodiment disposes the fluid injection nozzle 38 in the space present between the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a , reduction in space can be achieved by effectively using a small space.
  • the structure of the embodiment is effective when a structure in which an outer diameter of a grinding stone is 50% or more of an inner diameter of a workpiece is employed.
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 is disposed in the widest portion of the space (a space having a crescent shape seen from the axial direction) present between the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece 9 a and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • a thickness dimension (a dimension of the grinding stone 12 a in the circumferential direction) and a width dimension (a dimension of the grinding stone 12 a in the axial direction) of the fluid injection nozzle 38 can be secured.
  • high stiffness of the fluid injection nozzle 38 that injects high pressure grinding fluid can be achieved.
  • the grinding oil is injected (hit) to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a from a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface by forming the injection ports 41 and 41 so that a tangential plane, including a point at which each central axis of the injection ports 41 and 41 meet with the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a , and the central axes of the injection ports 41 and 41 are perpendicular to each other.
  • a position at which the grinding oil is blasted is disposed at a position different from the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • a position at which the grinding oil is blasted is disposed at a position opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a . Since such grinding oil is blasted to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a at a high pressure, a force of pressing the grinding stone 12 a against the workpiece 9 a can be assisted (a force in a direction of pressing the grinding stone 12 a against the workpiece 9 a can be applied to the grinding stone 12 a ).
  • FIG. 6 is a view for describing a positional relation between a fluid injection nozzle and a grinding stone of the second embodiment of the present invention when the fluid injection nozzle is seen from a direction of an arrow B in FIG. 1 similar as the first embodiment.
  • a structure of a fluid injection nozzle 38 a that constitutes a fluid injection apparatus is distinguished from the structure of the above-mentioned first embodiment.
  • a pair of injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b constituted by the plurality of (in the case of the embodiment, four) injection ports 41 a and 41 a formed in a state in which the injection ports 41 a and 41 a are installed on one side surface (a front side surface in FIG. 6 ) of the fluid injection nozzle 38 a at equal intervals in the axial direction (a leftward/rightward direction in FIG. 6 ) of the grinding stone 12 a are installed at an interval in a circumferential direction (an upward/downward direction in FIG. 6 ) of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • phase of disposition of the injection ports 41 a and 41 a in the axial direction are offset from each other by a half pitch. That is, the injection ports 41 a and 41 a that constitute the pair of injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b are disposed in the axial direction in a zigzag manner.
  • a position of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a facing the injection ports 41 a and 41 a that constitute the injection port array 43 a of one (an upper side in FIG. 6 ) of the pair of injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b is offset from a position opposite to the processing point 21 (see FIG. 1 ) in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a at one side in the circumferential direction (a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1 ) of the grinding stone by a predetermined interval.
  • a position of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a facing the injection ports 41 a and 41 a that constitute the other injection port array 43 b (a lower side in FIG.
  • the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 a and 41 a that constitute the pair of injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b can be injected to a position on the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • an offset quantity of the one injection port array 43 a is equal to an offset quantity of the other injection port array 43 b .
  • the offset quantity of the one injection port array 43 a may be different from the offset quantity of the other injection port array 43 b .
  • a configuration in which the injection ports 41 a and 41 a that constitute the injection port array 43 a or the injection port array 43 b of any one of the pair of injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b and that face a position on the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a may be employed.
  • the injection port 41 a of one end (the first injection port 41 a disposed at a left end in FIG. 6 ) of the injection ports 41 a and 41 a that constitute the one injection port array 43 a (the injection port array 43 a in a first row disposed at an upper side in FIG. 6 ) of the injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 a is matched with one edge (a left edge in FIG. 6 ) of the grinding stone 12 a in the axial direction.
  • the injection port 41 a of the other end (the third injection port 41 a disposed at a right end in FIG. 6 ) of the injection ports 41 a and 41 a that constitute the other injection port array 43 b (the injection port array 43 a in a second row disposed at a lower side in FIG. 6 ) of the injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 a is matched with the other edge (a right edge in FIG. 6 ) of the grinding stone 12 a in the axial direction.
  • the internal oil passages 39 a and 39 a and the inlet port 40 a are installed at each of the injection port arrays 43 a and 43 b . Accordingly, in the case of the embodiment, a downstream end of the fifth downstream side oil passage 37 (see FIG. 4 ) is divided into two passages, and downstream ends of the passages are connected to the inlet port 40 a.
  • the structure of the above-mentioned embodiment is employed, for example, when a distance between the central axes of the neighboring injection ports in the axial direction is smaller than the inner diameter of the injection ports or when the injection ports cannot be formed in a row in the axial direction like the first embodiment due to a difficulty or the like in the processing.
  • a configuration in which one internal oil passage having a cross-sectional area larger than that of the internal oil passage 39 a of the embodiment is formed and one to a plurality of rows of injection port arrays are installed in the internal oil passage may be employed.
  • disposition of the injection ports that constitute each of the injection port arrays may be not only such zigzag disposition of the embodiment but also disposition in which positions in the axial direction of the injection ports that constitute each of the injection port arrays are matched.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when the third embodiment is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the grinding apparatus of the embodiment is used for grinding when the outer ring track 5 of the outer ring 2 that constitutes the radial ball bearing 1 (see FIG. 14 ) is formed on an inner circumferential surface of a workpiece that is a ring-shaped member.
  • structures of a grinding stone 12 b and a fluid injection nozzle 38 b of the fluid injection apparatus 16 a that constitute the grinding apparatus are different from the structures of the above-mentioned first embodiment.
  • structures of the grinding stone 12 b and the fluid injection nozzle 38 b will be described.
  • the grinding stone 12 b that constitutes the grinding apparatus of the embodiment is made in a short cylindrical shape and formed in a curved surface shape in which an outer circumferential surface has an outer diameter that is reduced as it goes toward both end sides in the axial direction (an upward/downward direction in FIG. 7 ).
  • a generating line shape of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b is a convex arc shape in which an outer diameter is maximized at a central section in the axial direction and the outer diameter is reduced toward both end sides in the axial direction.
  • the grinding stone 12 b is fitted and fixed onto an outer circumferential surface of one end portion (a lower end portion in FIG. 7 ) of the spindle shaft section 28 in the axial direction. Structures of the other parts of the grinding stone 12 b are similar to these of the grinding stone 12 a (see FIGS. 1 and 3 ) of the above-mentioned first embodiment.
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 b of the fluid injection apparatus 16 a is a substantially rectangular plate shape, and has an internal oil passage 39 , an inlet port 40 , and a plurality of injection ports 41 b and 41 b.
  • a concave section 44 having a concave arc cross-sectional shape (a radius of curvature is larger than that of the generating line shape of the grinding stone 12 b ) along the generating line shape of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b is formed at one position on one side surface (a left side surface in FIG. 7 ) of the fluid injection nozzle 38 b in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b throughout the length in the widthwise direction (a front-back direction in FIG. 7 ). Then, the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are formed on a central section of the concave section 44 in the widthwise direction while being separated from each other in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b at equal intervals.
  • the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are formed on the central section of the concave section 44 in the widthwise direction at a row in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b . Further, in the case of the embodiment, in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b , the injection port 41 b of one end side (a lower end side in FIG. 7 ) of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b is matched with one edge of the grinding stone 12 b in the axial direction. Meanwhile, in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b , the injection port 41 b of the other end side (an upper end side in FIG. 7 ) of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b is matched with the other edge of the grinding stone 12 b in the axial direction.
  • a direction of the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 b and 41 b coincides with the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 b .
  • a direction of the central axes of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b coincides with the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 b.
  • the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are formed on the central section of the concave section 44 in the widthwise direction formed in a state along the generating line shape of the grinding stone 12 b while being arranged in a row in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b .
  • a distance between the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b and the injection ports 41 b and 41 b is equal (or substantially equal) in all of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b .
  • grinding wastes stuck (welded) to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b can be removed uniformly.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when the fourth embodiment is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • formation directions of injection ports 41 c and 41 c installed while being opened in a concave section 44 of a fluid injection nozzle 38 c of the fluid injection apparatus 16 b is different from the case of the third embodiment.
  • directions of the grinding oil injected from each injection ports 41 c and 41 c coincide with directions perpendicular to a tangential line (a normal direction) of the generating line shape of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b that is disposed at positions each injection ports 41 c and 41 c are facing.
  • the injection ports 41 c and 41 c are formed so that a tangential plane, including a point at which each central axis of the injection ports 41 c and 41 c meet with the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a , and the central axes of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are perpendicular to each other.
  • the grinding apparatus of the embodiment like the grinding stone 12 b , even in the case of the grinding stone in which the generating line shape of the outer circumferential surface is a curved surface shape, a state in which the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 c and 41 c collides with the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b can be uniformized (or substantially uniformized) in all of the injection ports 41 c and 41 c . As a result, the grinding wastes stuck (welded) to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b can be removed more uniformly.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when the fifth embodiment is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a grinding apparatus of the embodiment is used for grinding when an inner ring track 46 of an inner ring 45 that constitutes a radial conical roller bearing (not shown) is formed on an inner circumferential surface of a ring-shaped workpiece. That is, the grinding apparatus of the embodiment is provided to process an inner circumferential surface of a workpiece in a conical surface shape.
  • a direction of central axes O 2 of the grinding stone spindle 13 a and the grinding stone 12 a with respect to the above-mentioned first embodiment is inclined with respect to the central axes O 1 of the grinding stone spindle 13 a and the grinding stone 12 a of the first embodiment by an inclined angle ⁇ of the inner ring track (a conical surface section) 46 with respect to the central axis O 1 .
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 that constitutes the fluid injection apparatus 16 c is also inclined with respect to the central axis O 1 by an angle ⁇ .
  • the injection ports 41 and 41 of the fluid injection nozzle 38 face the processing point 21 on the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece at a position opposite to the grinding stone 12 a in the radial direction.
  • the central axes of the injection ports 41 and 41 coincide with the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 a . Accordingly, the grinding oil is injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 in a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a .
  • Structures of the other parts of the fluid injection nozzle 38 and the fluid injection apparatus 16 c are similar to the structures of the above-mentioned embodiment.
  • the grinding stone 12 a is reciprocated (oscillated) in a direction of the central axis of the grinding stone 12 a during processing.
  • a length dimension L 12a of the grinding stone 12 a in the axial direction is larger than a length dimension L 46 of a generating line of the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece (the inner ring track 46 of the inner ring 45 ) (L 46 ⁇ L 12a ).
  • the grinding stone 12 a abuts the inner circumferential surface of the workpiece (a position matched with the processing point 21 in the circumferential direction) throughout the length in the axial direction within a range of a stroke of the reciprocation (the oscillation).
  • a portion of the fluid injection nozzle 38 is fixed to the grinding stone spindle 13 a .
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 is reciprocated (oscillated) in the direction of the central axis of the grinding stone 12 a together with the grinding stone 12 a .
  • a blasting range of the fluid injection nozzle 38 (the distance L 41 between the injection port 41 formed at one end of the injection ports 41 and 41 and the injection port 41 formed at the other end) is smaller than the dimension L 12a of the grinding stone 12 a in the axial direction.
  • the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 is blasted to the grinding stone 12 a throughout the length of the outer circumferential surface in the axial direction within a range from a state in which the grinding stone 12 a is at one end of a stroke of the reciprocation (an advance end) to a state in which the grinding stone 12 a is at the other end (a retreat end) by increasing the distance L 41 to be larger than a sum of the length dimension L 46 and the swing stroke of the reciprocation.
  • the grinding wastes stuck to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a can be removed from the grinding stone 12 a.
  • the grinding oil is injected from the injection ports 41 and 41 to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a from the direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface. For this reason, for example, in comparison with the case of a spray nozzle 50 shown in FIG. 10 , in the grinding wastes generated during the grinding, the grinding wastes stuck to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a can be efficiently removed from the grinding stone 12 a .
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 when a structure of a comparative example is employed instead of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 .
  • the grinding apparatus of the embodiment is used for grinding when the inner ring track 6 of the inner ring 3 that constitutes the radial ball bearing 1 (see FIG. 14 ) is formed on an outer circumferential surface of a workpiece that is a ring-shaped member.
  • structures of a grinding stone 12 b and a fluid injection nozzle 38 h of the fluid injection apparatus 16 a that constitute the grinding apparatus are disposed outside of the outer circumferential surface of the workpiece, and the inner ring track 6 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the workpiece by operating the grinding oil supply apparatus and the fluid injection apparatus 16 a together with rotating and driving the grinding spindle 28 (the grinding stone) and the drive plate (the workpiece) in a state the grinding stone 12 b is abutting the outer circumferential surface of the workpiece.
  • a grinding process of the outer circumferential surface of the workpiece can be performed by using the grinding stone 12 b and the fluid injection nozzle 38 b having configuration described in the third embodiment.
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 b is arranged so that the fluid injection nozzle 38 b faces the grinding stone 12 b at a position deviated 90 degrees along the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b from the processing point 21 .
  • the arrangement position of the fluid injection nozzle 38 b is not limited thereto.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view showing another example of the grinding apparatus of the present embodiment, and the fluid injection apparatus 38 b may be arranged at a position opposite to the processing point 21 in the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 b.
  • the grinding stone 12 b that constitutes the grinding apparatus of the embodiment is made in a short cylindrical shape and formed in a curved surface shape in which an outer circumferential surface has an outer diameter that is reduced as it goes toward both end sides in the axial direction (an upward/downward direction in FIG. 12 ).
  • a generating line shape of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b is a convex arc shape in which an outer diameter is maximized at a central section in the axial direction and the outer diameter is reduced toward both end sides in the axial direction.
  • the grinding stone 12 b is fitted and fixed onto an outer circumferential surface of one end portion (a lower end portion in FIG. 12 ) of the spindle shaft section 28 in the axial direction. Structures of the other parts of the grinding stone 12 b are similar to these of the grinding stone 12 a (see FIGS. 1 and 3 ) of the above-mentioned first embodiment.
  • the fluid injection nozzle 38 b of the fluid injection apparatus 16 a is a substantially rectangular plate shape, and has an internal oil passage 39 , an inlet port 40 , and a plurality of injection ports 41 b and 41 b.
  • a concave section 44 having a concave arc cross-sectional shape (a radius of curvature is larger than that of the generating line shape of the grinding stone 12 b ) along the generating line shape of the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b is formed at one position on one side surface (a right side surface in FIG. 12 ) of the fluid injection nozzle 38 b in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b throughout the length in the widthwise direction (a front-back direction in FIG. 12 ). Then, the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are formed on a central section of the concave section 44 in the widthwise direction while being separated from each other in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b at equal intervals.
  • the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are formed on the central section of the concave section 44 in the widthwise direction at a row in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b . Further, in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b , the injection port 41 b of one end side (a lower end side in FIG. 12 ) of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b is matched with one edge of the grinding stone 12 b in the axial direction. Meanwhile, in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b , the injection port 41 b of the other end side (an upper end side in FIG. 12 ) of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b is matched with the other edge of the grinding stone 12 b in the axial direction.
  • a direction of the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 b and 41 b coincides with the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 b .
  • a direction of the central axes of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b coincides with the radial direction of the grinding stone 12 b.
  • the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are formed on the central section of the concave section 44 in the widthwise direction formed in a state along the generating line shape of the grinding stone 12 b while being arranged in a row in the axial direction of the grinding stone 12 b .
  • a distance between the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b and the injection ports 41 b and 41 b is equal (or substantially equal) in all of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b .
  • grinding wastes stuck (welded) to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b can be removed uniformly.
  • the fluid injection nozzle in the present embodiment it is possible to adopt the fluid injection nozzle 38 c in which the injection ports 41 c and 41 c are formed so that a tangential plane, including a point at which each central axis of the injection ports 41 c and 41 c meet with the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 a , and the central axes of the injection ports 41 b and 41 b are perpendicular to each other.
  • the grinding apparatus of the embodiment like the grinding stone 12 b , even in the case of the grinding stone in which the generating line shape of the outer circumferential surface is a curved surface shape, a state in which the grinding oil injected from the injection ports 41 c and 41 c collides with the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b can be uniformized (or substantially uniformized) in all of the injection ports 41 c and 41 c . As a result, the grinding wastes stuck (welded) to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone 12 b can be removed more uniformly.
  • the number, shape, or the like, of the injection ports that forms the nozzle are not limited to example of the above-mentioned embodiments.
  • injection port arrays of two rows are formed, three or more rows may be provided.
  • the grinding apparatus of the present invention may be applied to not only a bearing ring that constitutes a rolling bearing but also various members formed by performing grinding on an inner circumferential surface of a ring-shaped member.
  • the fluid injection nozzle of the present invention in the fluid injection nozzle of the present invention described in the above mentioned embodiments, it is preferable that the fluid injection nozzle is arranged at a position different from the processing point of the grinding stone and the workpiece in the radial direction of the grinding stone. Therefore, the arrangement position of the fluid injection nozzle is not limited to a position opposite to the processing point in the radial direction of the grinding stone, and it is possible to arrange the fluid injection nozzle at arbitrary position.
  • the grinding apparatus described in the above mentioned embodiments are used, for example, in a method of manufacturing parts including mechanical parts, electrical parts and the like.
  • the grinding apparatus described in the above mentioned embodiments may be used in a method of manufacturing a rolling bearing.
  • the grinding apparatus described in the above mentioned embodiments may be used in a method of manufacturing vehicle or machine.
  • the grinding apparatus described in the above mentioned embodiments may be used in a method of manufacturing vehicle or machine that includes the rolling bearing.
  • the vehicle or machine which is a manufacturing object do not depend on the kind of power source, and the power source for operating the vehicle or the machine may be a human power or a power different from the human power (for example, electric power, water power, wind power and the like).

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