WO2005057029A1 - ピニオン軸支持用軸受装置およびピニオン軸支持装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pinion shaft support bearing device and a pinion shaft support device.
- the pinion gear side is in an open state in which no seal is mounted, and lubrication is performed using oil contained in the transfer differential. ing.
- the bearing device for supporting a pinion shaft of the present invention is a bearing device for supporting a body portion of a pinion shaft having a pinion gear at one end, and is a double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing.
- the ball is sealed in the bearing interior space sealed with a seal.
- the double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing has a lower rolling resistance than the tapered roller bearing, it is advantageous for lowering the torque.
- the double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing is sealed with a seal and lubricated with grease to prevent the oil in the target device of the pinion shaft from being introduced into the bearing.
- the double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing has a single outer ring that has two rows of raceways in the axial direction and has counterpores at both ends in the axial direction, and a single outer race that is paired with one raceway of this outer ring.
- a first inner ring having one raceway surface and having a counterpore at an axial inner end, a single raceway surface paired with the other raceway surface of the outer ring, and a counter at an axial inner end. It may be configured to include a second inner ring having a pore, and a plurality of balls interposed between the two raceways of the outer race and the raceways of the two inner races.
- the contact angle of the ball can be set to 30 degrees or more and 45 degrees or less.
- the radius of curvature of each raceway surface of the outer ring is 51.0% or more and 52% or less of the diameter of the ball, and the radius of curvature of the raceway surface of each inner ring is 50. It can be set to 2% or more and 51.2% or less.
- each of the seals has a shape in which an outer peripheral portion is attached to two counter bores of the outer ring, and is formed so as to be able to contact the shoulders of the two inner rings on the inner periphery and open toward the outside of the bearing. It can be configured to have a lip.
- the seal is a particularly good type to prevent foreign matter from entering the bearing from outside to inside. Therefore, it is advantageous in stabilizing the properties of grease sealed in the bearing.
- the seal disposed on the pinion gear side is such that its lip is forcibly pressed against the inner ring shoulder by a spring ring.
- the seal disposed on the side opposite to the pinion gear may be provided with a ventilation portion for communicating the inside and outside of the bearing.
- the inside and outside of the bearing are ventilated by the ventilation inside and outside of the bearing by the ventilation part provided in the seal on the anti-pinion gear side. Pressure difference can be eliminated. As a result, the phenomenon that the lip of the seal on the anti-pinion gear side is strongly pressed against the shoulder of the inner ring (so-called sucking phenomenon) can be prevented.
- the pinion shaft support device of the present invention includes: a pinion shaft having a pinion gear at one end and a screw shaft portion at the other end; a double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing exteriorly provided on the body of the pinion shaft; and a screw for the pinion shaft.
- the double row outward angular ball bearing has seals mounted at both axial ends thereof. Grease is sealed in the bearing interior space sealed with.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a pinion shaft support device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing the upper half of the double-row outward-facing angular bearing in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the tail-side jewel in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an application example of the head side seal in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an application example of the tail side seal in FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- the pinion shaft support device 1 shown in the figure is incorporated in a transfer or differential case 2 and includes a pinion shaft 5, a double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing 6, a coupling sleeve 7, a nut 8 It has. Note that the double-row outward-facing angular bearing 6 corresponds to a pinion shaft supporting bearing device.
- the pinion shaft 5 is provided with a pinion gear 5b at one axial end of a body portion 5a and a screw shaft portion 5c at the other axial end.
- a double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing 6 is mounted on the body 5 a of the pinion shaft 5, and a coupling sleeve 7 is spline-fitted.
- a nut 8 is screwed onto the screw shaft 5 c of the pinion shaft 5.
- the double row outward angular bearing ball bearing 6 is integrated with the pinion shaft 5 in a state in which preload is applied to the double row outward angular bearing ball bearing 6 by being mounted together, and the pinion shaft support device 1 is configured. .
- the coupling sleeve 7 is connected to, for example, a propeller shaft (not shown) of an automobile.
- the coupling sleeve 7 is generally called an output flange that outputs the rotational power of the pinion shaft 5 to the propeller shaft in the case of a transfer, and the coupling sleeve 7 in the case of a differential, the output flange of the propeller shaft. It is called a companion flange that inputs rotational power to the pinion shaft 5.
- the body 5a of the pinion shaft 5 is inserted into the through-hole 2a of the case 2 via a double row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing 6 with the pinion gear 5b disposed inside the case 2. It is rotatably supported, and the double-row outward-facing angular bearing 6 receives axial and radial loads acting on the pinion shaft 5.
- the double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing 6 will be described in detail.
- the double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing 6 includes a single outer ring 10, two inner rings 11, 12, a plurality of balls 13, and two cage rings 14, 15. .
- the outer ring 10 has two axial raceways 10 a, 10 b and both ends in the axial direction.
- the bore has a counter bore 10c and 10d, and a flange 10e extending radially outward is provided in the outer diameter portion.
- the outer ring 10 is fitted in the through hole 2 a of the case 2, and its flange 10 e is fixed to the case 2 by bolts 9.
- An O-ring 3 is interposed on a fitting surface between the outer ring 10 and the through hole 2a of the case 2.
- the first inner race 11 has a single raceway surface 11a that is paired with one raceway surface 10a of the outer race 10 and has a counter bore 11b at an axial inner end.
- the second inner ring 12 has a single raceway surface 12a that is paired with the other raceway surface 10b of the outer race 10 and has a counter bore 12b at the inner end in the axial direction. .
- These two inner rings 11 and 12 are fitted on the body 5 a of the pinion shaft 5.
- the ball 13 is interposed between the two raceways 10a, 10b of the outer race 10 and the raceways 11a, 12a of the two inner races 11, 12, respectively.
- the retainer rings 14, 15 are of a so-called crown type, in which the plurality of balls 13 arranged in the two rows are arranged at substantially equal circumferential intervals.
- the double row outward-facing anguilla ball bearings 6 are designed differently from general standard products in consideration of the conditions of use in transfer and differential. The details are described below.
- the nominal contact angle ⁇ of Ball 13 is set to 20 degrees or more and 25 degrees or less in the case of a general standard product double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing.
- the radius of curvature 11, R 2 of each raceway surface 10 a, 1013 of the outer ring 10 is set to 52.5% or more and 53% or less of the diameter r of the ball 13.
- the radius of curvature R3, R4 of the raceway surface 1 1a, 1 2a of each inner ring 1 1, 1 2 is set to 51.5% or more and 52.5% or less of the diameter r of the ball 13 .
- the nominal contact angle ⁇ of the ball 13 is set to 30 degrees or more, preferably 35 to 45 degrees.
- the radius of curvature R 1, R 2 of each raceway surface 10 a, 10 of the outer ring 10 is 51.0% or more and 52% or less of the diameter r of the ball 13, preferably 5 1.2% or more 5 1 . Set to 8% or less.
- the radius of curvature R3, R4 of the orbital surface 1 1a, 1 2a of each inner ring 1 1, 1 2 is 50.2% or more of the diameter r of the ball 13 3 51.2% or less, preferably 50. Set to 5% or more and 5 1% or less.
- the load capacity in the axial direction can be increased. If the curvature radii R 1 to R 4 are set smaller than the above general values, it is possible to make the outer ring 10 and the two inner rings 11 and 12 less prone to indentation due to the balls 13. As a result, the load resistance and durability of the double-row outward-facing angular ball bearing 6 can be improved.
- the outer diameter at the bottom center of the raceway surfaces 1 la and 12 a and the outer diameter at the shoulder are allowed after making the maximum thickness larger than that of general standard products. It is set as large as possible (relatively thicker than that of the outer ring 10), and the outer diameter of the counter bore lib, 12b is set as small as possible. By doing so, the pitch circle diameter (PCD) of the balls 13 can be made as large as possible, so that the number of balls 13 used can be increased and the load capacity can be increased.
- PCD pitch circle diameter
- step (or the amount of step drop) from the raceway surface 11a, 12a to the counter bore 11b, 12b increases, so that the outer ring 10 and the two inner rings 1 1, 1 2
- the opposing annular space between them can be made large, and the amount of darryse enclosed can be increased.
- the double-row outward-facing anguillar ball bearing 6 is not lubricated with the oil contained in the case 2 but is lubricated with grease, and will be described below.
- a slinger 40 having a U-shaped cross section is provided further outside the seal 30 on the tail side.
- the slinger 40 has an inner peripheral portion fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the coupling sleeve 7 by press-fitting, and the outer peripheral portion faces the inner peripheral surface of the outer end portion of the outer ring 10 via a minute gap. This forms a labyrinth seal (non-contact sealed part).
- the seal 20 disposed on the head side (pinion gear 5 b side) is generally of a type called an oil seal, and is disposed on the tail side (opposite pinion gear 5 b side).
- the seal 30 is a type called a bearing seal.
- the above two seals 20 and 30 are made of rubber or the like on the annular cores 21 and 31.
- the elastic bodies 22 and 32 are vulcanized and bonded.
- the annular metal cores 21 and 31 have a shape in which annular plate portions 21b and 31b extending radially inward are provided at one axial end of the cylindrical portions 21a and 31a.
- the elastic bodies 22 and 32 are provided with a cover covering from the outer periphery of the cylindrical portions 21a and 31a of the annular metal cores 21 and 31 to one side of the annular plate portions 21b and 31b. It has a skin portion (symbols omitted) and lips 23, 33 protruding from the inner periphery of the annular plate portion 2lb, 31b.
- the lips 23, 33 have a shape that can be opened toward the outside of the bearing, mainly to prevent foreign substances from entering from outside the bearing.
- Each of the seals 20 and 30 has a cylindrical portion 21 a and 3 la of the annular metal cores 21 and 31, and two counters of the outer ring 10 through the wrapping portions of the elastic bodies 22 and 32. It is fixed by being press-fitted into the pores 10c and 10d, respectively. With the seals 20 and 30 fixed in this way, the lips 23 and 33 are brought into contact with the shoulders of the two inner rings 11 and 12 on the inner circumference in a state having a predetermined binding force. You.
- the head side seal 20 is configured to forcibly press the lip 23 against the first inner ring 11 by the spring ring 24 so as to enhance the sealing performance as much as possible. Oil can be strongly prevented from entering the inside of the bearing.
- the tail-side seal 30 does not use a spring ring or the like, and simply sets the inner diameter of the lip 33 to be smaller than the outer diameter of the shoulder of the inner ring 12 by a predetermined amount.
- the inner ring 12 is brought into contact with the inner ring 12 in a state where 33 is elastically expanded.
- a ventilation groove 34 extending in the axial direction is provided as a ventilation portion for communicating between the inside and outside of the bearing at one circumferential position of the outer diameter portion of the tail side seal 30.
- the ventilation groove 34 is provided in the cylindrical portion 31a of the annular core 31.
- the envelope portion of the elastic body 32 attached to the cylindrical portion 31a is outside the cylindrical portion 31a. It is attached so as to follow the diameter shape. In this case, when the double-row outward-facing angular bearing 6 is cooled from a high-temperature state to a low-temperature state, the pressure inside the bearing falls below the external pressure.
- the tail side seal 30 Since the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the bearing can be eliminated by the ventilation action between the inside and outside of the bearing by the ventilation groove 3 4 provided in the tail, the lip 33 of the tail side seal 30 is strongly pressed against the shoulder of the inner ring 12 (so-called suction Phenomenon) can be prevented. Become so.
- the elastic bodies 22 and 32 of the seals 20 and 30 acrylic rubber, heat-resistant acrylic rubber, or the like is preferably used.
- the heat-resistant acrylic rubber is ethylene-acrylic rubber in which ethylene and acrylic acid ester are combined as main components of the copolymer composition.
- diurea-based grease or ester-based grease having good compatibility with gear oil is preferable in consideration of heat resistance.
- a product called KNG170 a product name of Nippon Grease Co., Ltd., or a product name, Martemp SRL, a product name of Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd., is suitably used as this dari.
- the KNG 170 described above uses poly- ⁇ -olefin mineral oil as the base oil and diurea as the thickener, and its operating temperature range is 130 ° C. to 150 ° C.
- the Multemp SRL is obtained by using a base oil as an ester and a thickening agent as a lithium soap, and has a working temperature range of ⁇ 40 ° C. to 130 ° C.
- the rolling resistance is lower than when a tapered roller bearing is used, which is advantageous in reducing torque.
- the nominal contact angle ⁇ , the radius of curvature R 1, R 2 of the raceway surface 10 a, 1 Ob of the outer ring 10, and the raceway of each inner ring 1 1, 1 2 Sufficient load capacity by specifying that the radius of curvature R 3, R 4 of surfaces 11 &, 12 a is different from that of general standard products to clear the conditions of use in transfer and differential And durability.
- the inside of the case 2 in which the pinion shaft 5 is used is Since it is not allowed to be introduced, problems related to oil, such as those pointed out in the conventional examples, are eliminated.
- the use of grease lubrication can suppress an increase in torque due to oil agitation resistance.
- there is no need to form an oil introduction path and a oil return path in Case 2, and transfer and differential In addition to reducing the size and weight of the bearing, it is not affected by foreign matter in the oil as in the case of oil lubrication, so that the life of the double-row outwardly directed angular contact ball bearing 6 can be improved and maintenance free. From these facts, in the pinion shaft support device 1 of this embodiment, the torque of the pinion shaft 5 can be reduced as compared with the conventional example, and it is possible to contribute to the improvement of transfer and differential efficiency.
- the pinion shaft 5 and the double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing 6 are unitized to constitute the pinion shaft support device 1, so that the transfer and differential to be used are The time and effort required for assembling in case 2 is reduced, and assemblability is improved.
- the seal 20 on the head side is provided with a wrapping portion of an elastic body 22 on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 21 a of the annular core bar 21. 1 cylindrical part
- the tail-side seal 30 can be combined with a slinger 50 to form a so-called pack seal.
- the lip 33 of the seal 30 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 51 of the slinger 50 with a predetermined binding force, and the foreskin portion covering the annular plate portion 3 1b of the seal 30 is provided.
- the slinger 50 is opposed to the annular plate 52 via a minute gap. In this case, even when water is applied from the outside, the effect of preventing water from entering the inside of the bearing is increased, and the presence of the slinger 50 prevents the seal 30 from directly touching the seal 30. Can be protected.
- the nut 8 is screwed into the screw shaft portion 5c of the pinion shaft 5.
- the following may be used. That is, the pinion shaft 5 is not provided with the screw shaft portion 5c, and the anti-pinion gear 5b side of the pinion shaft 5 is formed into a cylindrical shape, and rolling is swaged in such a form that the cylindrical portion is pushed radially outward.
- the pinion shaft 5 and the double-row outward-facing anguilla ball bearing 6 An integrated structure can be provided.
- the torque of the pinion shaft can be reduced as compared with the conventional example while reducing the size and weight.
- the present invention can be used for a pinion shaft supporting bearing device for rotatably supporting a pinion shaft incorporated in a transfer, a differential, or the like provided in an automobile.
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EP03780725A EP1693580A4 (en) | 2003-12-11 | 2003-12-11 | BEARING DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A SPROCKET SHAFT AND SPROCKET SUPPORT DEVICE |
PCT/JP2003/015853 WO2005057029A1 (ja) | 2003-12-11 | 2003-12-11 | ピニオン軸支持用軸受装置およびピニオン軸支持装置 |
US10/518,280 US20050238273A1 (en) | 2003-12-11 | 2003-12-11 | Bearing apparatus for supporting pinion shaft and pinion shaft support apparatus |
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