WO2010122893A1 - トリポード型等速自在継手およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- 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
- F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
- F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
- F16D3/16—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts
- F16D3/20—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members
- F16D3/202—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members one coupling part having radially projecting pins, e.g. tripod joints
- F16D2003/2026—Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts one coupling part entering a sleeve of the other coupling part and connected thereto by sliding or rolling members one coupling part having radially projecting pins, e.g. tripod joints with trunnion rings, i.e. with tripod joints having rollers supported by a ring on the trunnion
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
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- the present invention is used in power transmission systems such as automobiles, airplanes, ships, and various industrial machines, and is incorporated in drive shafts and propeller shafts used in, for example, 4WD vehicles and FR vehicles.
- the present invention relates to a tripod type constant velocity universal joint, which is a kind of sliding type constant velocity universal joint that allows axial displacement and angular displacement between two axes, and a method of manufacturing the same.
- a tripod type constant velocity universal joint is one of constant velocity universal joints used as a means for transmitting rotational force from an automobile engine to wheels at a constant speed.
- This tripod type constant velocity universal joint connects two shafts on the drive side and the driven side, transmits rotational torque at a constant speed even if the two shafts take an operating angle, and also allows relative displacement in the axial direction. It has a structure that can
- tripod type constant velocity universal joint there are known a single roller type having one roller as a torque transmission member and a double roller type capable of reducing vibration during operation with two rollers.
- . 9 to 11 illustrate a double roller type tripod type constant velocity universal joint (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- the tripod type constant velocity universal joint includes an outer ring 110 as an outer joint member, a tripod member 120 as an inner joint member, and a roller unit 130 as a torque transmission member. It is configured.
- One of the two shafts on the driving side and the driven side is connected to the outer ring 110, and the other is connected to the tripod member 120.
- the outer ring 110 has a cup shape with one end opened, and three linear track grooves 112 extending in the axial direction on the inner peripheral surface are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and extend in the axial direction on both sides of each track groove 112.
- a roller guide surface 114 is provided inside the outer ring 110.
- the tripod member 120 has three leg shafts 122 projecting in the radial direction, and a shaft 140 is press-fitted into the center hole 128 thereof and is spline-fitted. The shaft 140 is prevented from coming out of the central hole 128 of the tripod member 120 by an annular snap ring 142.
- the roller unit 130 includes an outer roller 132, an inner roller 134 that is disposed inside the outer roller 132 and is fitted onto the leg shaft 122, and a needle roller 136 that is interposed between the outer roller 132 and the inner roller 134.
- the roller unit 130 is accommodated in the track groove 112 of the outer ring 110.
- the inner peripheral surface of the inner roller 134 has a convex arc shape.
- the needle roller 136 is prevented from coming off from the roller unit 130 to the shaft 140 side or the inner surface side of the outer ring 110 by ring-shaped washers 135 and 137.
- each leg shaft 122 of the tripod member 120 has a straight shape perpendicular to the axis of the joint in a longitudinal section with respect to the axis of the leg shaft 122.
- the cross section with respect to the axis of the leg shaft 122 has a substantially elliptical shape in contact with the inner roller 134 in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the joint, and there is a gap m between the inner roller 134 in the axial direction of the joint. Is formed.
- the roller unit 130 is rotatably supported on the leg shaft 122 having such a shape.
- the leg shaft 122 of the tripod member 120 and the roller guide surface 114 of the outer ring 110 are engaged with each other in the rotational direction of the two shafts via the roller unit 130, so that the rotational torque from the drive side to the driven side. Is transmitted at a constant speed. Further, the roller unit 130 rolls on the roller guide surface 114 while rotating with respect to the leg shaft 122, so that the relative axial displacement and angular displacement between the outer ring 110 and the tripod member 120 are absorbed. .
- the leg shaft 122 of the tripod member 120 is formed by forging, and then the leg shaft 122 is centered. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the base material 152 of the leg shaft 122 is forged into a leg shaft shape by plastic flow while being restrained by the mold 160.
- the leg shaft 122 has a gentle tip corner portion 122a as shown by a broken line in FIG. It becomes a curved surface shape.
- the tip portion (broken line portion shown in FIG. 13) of the leg shaft 122 is removed by turning to form an edge portion 122b serving as a centering reference at the tip corner portion.
- the burrs are removed by appropriate means such as tumbler or shot blasting.
- the edge portion 122b of the leg shaft 122 is formed in the recess 176 of the centering jig 170 and is expanded from the top surface 172 in the axial direction of the leg shaft 122.
- a pressing force is applied to the centering jig 170 from the direction indicated by the white arrow D in the figure.
- the axial center ⁇ of the leg shaft 122 is corrected so as to be orthogonal to the axis O of the joint in the radial direction, so that the leg shaft 122 can be centered.
- the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to reduce the number of manufacturing steps without increasing the weight of the shaped material, and to forge the leg shaft.
- a tripod type constant velocity universal joint that can be easily processed and a method for manufacturing the same.
- the present invention has three track grooves extending in the axial direction on the inner peripheral surface, and has roller guide surfaces extending in the axial direction on both sides of each track groove.
- An outer joint member, a tripod member having three leg shafts projecting in the radial direction, and a torque that is rotatably supported by the leg shaft of the tripod member and is rotatably inserted into the track groove of the outer joint member A tripod type constant velocity universal joint including a transmission member and a method of manufacturing the same are characterized by the following points.
- a relief portion is provided on the tip side of the mold shape material.
- the outer peripheral surface of the base material is convex R with the narrowed surface formed on the molding surface that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the base material and the concave R surface formed between the molding surface and the narrowing surface. It is formed into a shape.
- the tripod type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention is characterized in that a convex R-shaped corner portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft so as to reduce the cross-sectional area toward the tip side.
- the plastic flow of the shape material is smoothly performed by the relief portion provided on the tip end side of the leg shaft,
- the shaped material can be securely adhered to the molding surface of the mold, the narrowing surface formed on the tip side thereof, and the concave R surface formed between the molding surface and the narrowing surface.
- the outer peripheral surface of the base material is formed into a shape that matches the molding surface, the concave R surface, and the narrowing surface of the mold, that is, the convex R shape.
- shaft is obtained.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft can be used as an edge portion as a centering reference in centering after forging.
- turning after forging and removal of burrs as in the prior art become unnecessary, and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced without increasing the weight of the shaped material in consideration of the amount of turning.
- the mold part for forming the convex R-shaped corner part as the edge part as the centering reference that is, the concave R surface is formed between the molding surface and the narrowing surface of the mold, the molding surface and the narrowing down Compared to the case where the pin angle is between the surfaces, it is possible to suppress the early wear of the mold due to the plastic flow of the shaped material at that portion during forging, and the life of the mold can be improved.
- the molding surface of the mold is a surface parallel to the axial direction of the leg shaft, and the narrowing surface is a tapered surface inclined with respect to the axial direction of the leg shaft. It is desirable that Further, the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft in the tripod type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention is formed with a tapered surface inclined toward the axial direction of the leg shaft on the tip side of the convex R-shaped corner. desirable. If it does in this way, at the time of forging, a shape material can be smoothly plastically flowed, and a shape material becomes easy to stick to the taper surface.
- the concave R surface may be provided at one place in the circumferential direction of the molding surface of the mold. Moreover, it is desirable that the convex R-shaped corner in the tripod type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention is provided at one place in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft. In this way, when the leg shaft is centered, the convex R-shaped corner formed by the concave R surface of the mold is brought into contact with the centering jig, so that the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft is reduced. By centering only at the location, centering can be easily performed.
- the concave R surface is provided at two locations facing each other in the circumferential direction of the molding surface of the mold.
- the convex R-shaped corners in the tripod type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention are provided at two locations facing each other in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft.
- the convex R surface formed between the narrowing surface and the relief surface of the relief portion is formed with a concave R on the tip side of the convex R-shaped corner portion of the shaped material. It is desirable to form the corner portion.
- the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft in the tripod type constant velocity universal joint according to the present invention has a concave R-shaped corner on the tip side of the convex R-shaped corner.
- the torque transmission member includes an outer roller inserted into the track groove of the outer joint member, and an inner roller that is externally fitted to the leg shaft and disposed on the inner peripheral side of the outer roller.
- the surface has a convex arc shape
- the leg shaft has a straight shape perpendicular to the axis of the joint in the longitudinal section, contacts the inner peripheral surface of the inner roller in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the joint in the transverse section, and It is desirable to apply to a tripod type constant velocity universal joint in which a gap is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the inner roller in the axial direction, that is, a tripod type constant velocity universal joint called a double roller type.
- the present invention can also be applied to other tripod type constant velocity universal joints such as a single roller type other than the double roller type.
- the cross section of the molding surface of the mold has a substantially elliptical shape, and the concave R surface is disposed at a portion including the ellipse major axis side.
- the cross section of the leg shaft has a substantially elliptical shape, and the convex R-shaped corner of the leg shaft is disposed at a portion including the ellipse major axis side.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion arranged at the portion including the ellipse major axis side is brought into contact with the centering jig, so that the centering jig is in contact with the leg shaft. Therefore, the centering accuracy can be improved.
- the plastic flow of the shape material is smoothly performed by the relief portion provided on the tip end side of the leg shaft,
- the shaped material can be securely brought into close contact with the molding surface of the mold, the narrowing surface formed on the tip side thereof, and the concave R surface formed between the molding surface and the narrowing surface.
- the outer peripheral surface of the base material is formed into a shape that matches the molding surface, the concave R surface, and the narrowing surface of the mold, that is, the convex R shape.
- shaft is obtained.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the leg shaft can be used as an edge portion as a centering reference in centering after forging.
- turning after forging and removal of burrs as in the prior art become unnecessary, and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced without increasing the weight of the shaped material in consideration of the amount of turning.
- the mold portion for forming the convex R-shaped corner portion serving as the edge portion as the centering reference that is, the concave R surface is formed between the molding surface and the narrowing surface of the mold, the molding surface and the narrowing are reduced. Compared to the case where the pin angle is between the surfaces, it is possible to suppress the early wear of the mold due to the plastic flow of the shaped material at that portion during forging, and the life of the mold can be improved.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a centering jig in a state where the leg shaft is in contact with the leg shaft in order to explain a centering process of the leg shaft in the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4B is a plan view of the leg shaft in FIG. 4A as viewed from above, for explaining a centering forging step of the leg shaft in another embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overall configuration of a tripod type constant velocity universal joint in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the leg axis
- FIG. 5 took the operating angle. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the whole structure of the conventional tripod type constant velocity universal joint.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 9. It is a cross-sectional view of the roller unit shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the forge process of the leg axis
- the tripod type constant velocity universal joint according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 includes an outer ring 10 as an outer joint member, a tripod member 20 as an inner joint member, and a roller unit 30 as a torque transmission member. It is configured. One of the two shafts on the driving side and the driven side is connected to the outer ring 10, and the other is connected to the tripod member 20.
- the outer ring 10 has a cup shape with one end opened, and three linear track grooves 12 extending in the axial direction on the inner peripheral surface are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and extend in the axial direction on both sides of each track groove 12.
- a roller guide surface 14 is provided.
- a tripod member 20 and a roller unit 30 are accommodated in the outer ring 10.
- the tripod member 20 has three leg shafts 22 projecting in the radial direction, and a shaft 40 is press-fitted into the center hole 28 and is spline-fitted. The shaft 40 is prevented from coming off from the tripod member 20 by an annular snap ring 42.
- the roller unit 30 is mainly composed of an outer roller 32, an inner roller 34 disposed on the inner side of the outer roller 32 and fitted on the leg shaft 22, and a needle roller 36 interposed between the outer roller 32 and the inner roller 34.
- the portion is configured and is accommodated in the track groove 12 of the outer ring 10.
- the inner peripheral surface of the inner roller 34 has a convex arc shape.
- a plurality of needle rollers 36 are disposed between the inner roller 34 and the outer roller 32 in a so-called single row full roller state without a cage.
- the inner roller 34 and the needle roller 36 are fitted with ring-shaped washers 35, 37 in annular concave grooves 31, 33 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer roller 32. Has been.
- the leg shaft 22 of the tripod member 20 has a straight shape perpendicular to the axis of the joint in a longitudinal section with respect to the axis of the leg shaft 22. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, an elliptical shape is formed in contact with the inner roller 34 in a direction orthogonal to the joint axis in a cross section with respect to the axis of the leg shaft 22, and a gap n is formed between the inner roller 34 in the joint axial direction.
- the roller unit 30 is rotatably supported on the leg shaft 22 having such a shape.
- a gap n is formed between the leg shaft 22 and the inner roller 34 in the axial direction of the joint, and the leg shaft 22 is tiltable with respect to the roller unit 30 that rolls on the roller guide surface 14. Therefore, even if the joint takes an operating angle, the roller unit 30 does not tilt with respect to the roller guide surface 14 as shown in FIG. In this way, the roller unit 30 and the roller guide surface 14 are prevented from being obliquely crossed with the inclination of the leg shaft 22, thereby reducing induced thrust and slide resistance.
- the tripod member 20 in the constant velocity universal joint of this embodiment is manufactured by centering the leg shaft 22 after the leg shaft 22 is formed by forging. That is, as shown in FIG. 1A, the outer peripheral surface 54 of the base material 52 of the leg shaft 22 that is a part of the base material of the tripod member 20 is forged into a leg shaft shape by plastic flow while being restrained by the mold 60.
- the mold 60 for restraining the outer peripheral surface 54 of the shaped member 52 of the leg shaft 22 is provided with a relief portion 62 on the distal end side of the shaped member 52.
- a relief surface 68 of the relief portion 62 parallel to the direction, and a concave R surface 61 is formed between the molding surface 64 and the taper surface 66, and a convexity is provided between the taper surface 66 and the relief surface 68.
- An R surface 63 is formed.
- the concave R surface 61, the tapered surface 66, and the convex R surface 63 are in contact with two locations facing each other in the circumferential direction of the molding surface 64 of the mold 60 as shown in FIG. 1C, that is, after the molding, contact with the inner circumferential surface of the inner roller 34. It is formed at two locations on the ellipse major axis side.
- the base material 52 is smoothly plastically flowed by the relief portion 62 provided on the distal end side of the leg shaft 22, and the molding surface 64, the concave R surface 61, and the tapered surface of the mold 60 are formed. 66, the shaped member 52 can be securely adhered to the convex R surface 63 and the flank surface 68. As a result, the outer peripheral surface 54 of the base material 52 is molded into a shape that matches the molding surface 64, the concave R surface 61, the tapered surface 66, the convex R surface 63, and the relief surface 68 of the mold 60.
- the escape portion 62 is provided in the mold 60 so as not to restrain the front end portion of the shaped material 52, the number of places where the shaped material 52 is restrained in the mold 60 is smaller than in the prior art. Therefore, the load applied to the mold 60 can be reduced and the life of the mold 60 can be extended. Further, when the base material 52 is forged, the gap p (see FIG. 12) formed between the inner wall corner 162 of the mold 160 and the front end corner 152a of the base material 152 as in the prior art is eliminated. Since it is not necessary to strictly regulate the forging conditions such as the size of the raw material and the setting conditions of the forging machine, the forging is facilitated.
- 2A to 2C are formed by forging the outer peripheral surface 54 of the shaped member 52 into a shape matching the molding surface 64, the concave R surface 61, the tapered surface 66, the convex R surface 63 and the flank 68 of the mold 60.
- a convex R-shaped corner portion 21 that reduces the cross-sectional area toward the distal end side, and a tapered straight portion 26 that extends to the distal end side of the convex R-shaped corner portion 21;
- a concave R-shaped corner portion 23 located on the distal end side of the straight portion 26 is formed.
- the leg shaft 22 is centered.
- a centering jig 70 as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B is used.
- the centering jig 70 has a recess 76 formed by a flat top surface 72 and a tapered surface 74 extending from the top surface 72 in the axial direction of the leg shaft 22.
- the centering of the leg shaft 22 is performed by bringing the convex R-shaped corner 21 of the leg shaft 22 into contact with the tapered surface 74 of the centering jig 70 as shown in FIG. It is performed by applying a pressing force from the direction indicated by.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion 21 of the leg shaft 22 is a portion that is formed in close contact with the concave R surface 61 of the mold 60 by forging the base material 52 as described above, It can be an edge as a centering reference.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion 21 which is an edge portion as a centering reference to the tapered surface 74 of the centering jig 70, the convexity of the leg shaft 22 with respect to the tapered surface 74 of the centering jig 70 is obtained.
- the R-shaped corner portion 21 can be stably brought into contact, and the leg shaft 22 can be reliably centered.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion 21 of the leg shaft 22 is brought into contact with the centering jig 70. As shown in FIG. Since it is provided at the location, the contact state of the centering jig 70 with respect to the leg shaft 22 can be stabilized, and the centering accuracy can be improved.
- the leg shaft 22 by forging the leg shaft 22 so as to form the convex R-shaped corner 21 on the outer peripheral surface 24 of the leg shaft 22 using the mold 60 provided with the relief portion 62 on the tip side,
- the convex R-shaped corner portion 21 of the leg shaft 22 can be used as an edge portion as a centering reference in centering after forging.
- the conventional turning process and the deburring process for forming the centering reference by turning and removing the tip part are not required after forging, so the shape material 52 is enlarged in advance in consideration of the amount of turning. Since it is no longer necessary, the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced and the product cost can be easily reduced without increasing the weight of the shaped member 52.
- a mold portion for forming the convex R-shaped corner portion 21 serving as an edge portion as a centering reference that is, a concave R surface 61 between the molding surface 64 and the tapered surface 66 of the mold 60 is used to form a convex R shape. Since the mold portion for molding the concave R-shaped corner portion 23 formed on the tip side of the corner portion 21, that is, between the taper surface 66 and the relief surface 68 is a convex R surface 63, the molding surface 64 Compared with the case where the pin angle is between the taper surface 66 and between the taper surface 66 and the clearance surface 68, the die 60 is worn at an early stage due to the plastic flow of the shaped material 52 at that portion during forging. Thus, the life of the mold 60 can be improved.
- the concave R surface 61, the tapered surface 66, and the convex R surface 63 of the mold 60 used for forging are arranged at two locations facing each other in the circumferential direction of the molding surface 64 of the mold 60, that is, the inner roller after molding. It is formed in two places on the ellipse major axis side that comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of 34. After this forging, centering accuracy can be improved by centering at two locations in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface 24 of the leg shaft 22.
- a concave R surface 61, a tapered surface 66, and a convex R surface 63 may be formed on any one of them.
- the tapered surface 26 and the concave R-shaped corner 23 are formed at one place in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface 24 of the leg shaft 22.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion 21 of the leg shaft 22 is brought into contact with the tapered surface 74 of the centering jig 70 ′, and the elastic force by the spring acts as shown by the white arrow in the figure. This makes it possible to center.
- centering can be easily performed by centering at only one place in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface 24 of the leg shaft 22.
- the convex R-shaped corner portion 21 and the concave R-shaped corner portion 23 are connected by the tapered surface 26, but the outer peripheral surface 22 of the leg shaft 22 after forging becomes a centering reference. If the convex R-shaped corner 21 can be formed as an edge, the tapered surface 26 may be omitted and the convex R-shaped corner 21 and the concave R-shaped corner 23 may be continuously connected. .
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- 内周面に軸方向に延びる三本のトラック溝が形成され、各トラック溝の両側でそれぞれ軸方向に延びるローラ案内面を有する外側継手部材と、径方向に突出した三本の脚軸を有するトリポード部材と、前記トリポード部材の脚軸に回転自在に支持されると共に前記外側継手部材のトラック溝に転動自在に挿入されたトルク伝達部材とを備えたトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法であって、
前記脚軸の素形材を金型の成形面で脚軸形状に鍛造するに際し、前記金型の素形材先端側に逃げ部を設けた状態で、前記素形材の外周面が接する成形面に形成された絞り込み面と、前記成形面と絞り込み面との間に形成された凹R面とで、前記素形材の外周面を凸R状に成形することを特徴とするトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法。 - 前記金型の成形面は脚軸の軸方向に対して平行な面であり、前記絞り込み面は脚軸の軸方向に対して傾斜するテーパ面である請求項1に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法。
- 前記凹R面は、金型の成形面の周方向の一箇所に設けられている請求項1又は2に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法。
- 前記凹R面は、金型の成形面の周方向で対向する二箇所に設けられている請求項1又は2に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法。
- 前記絞り込み面とその先端側に設けられた前記逃げ部の逃げ面との間に形成された凸R面で、前記素形材の外周面を凹R状に成形する請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法。
- 前記トルク伝達部材は、前記外側継手部材のトラック溝に挿入されたアウタローラと、前記脚軸に外嵌されて前記アウタローラの内周側に配置されるインナローラとで構成され、前記インナローラの内周面は凸円弧状をなし、前記脚軸は、縦断面において継手の軸線と直交するストレート形状をなし、横断面において継手の軸線と直交する方向で前記インナローラの内周面と接触し、かつ、継手の軸線方向で前記インナローラの内周面との間に隙間が形成されている請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法。
- 前記金型の成形面の横断面は楕円形状をなし、前記凹R面は略楕円長径側を含む部位に配置されている請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手の製造方法。
- 内周面に軸方向に延びる三本のトラック溝が形成され、各トラック溝の両側でそれぞれ軸方向に延びるローラ案内面を有する外側継手部材と、径方向に突出した三本の脚軸を有するトリポード部材と、前記トリポード部材の脚軸に回転自在に支持されると共に前記外側継手部材のトラック溝に転動自在に挿入されたトルク伝達部材とを備えたトリポード型等速自在継手であって、
前記脚軸の外周面に、その先端側に向けて横断面積を小さくする凸R状角部を形成したことを特徴とするトリポード型等速自在継手。 - 前記脚軸の外周面は、前記凸R状角部よりも先端側に、脚軸の軸方向に対して傾斜するテーパ面が形成されている請求項8に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手。
- 前記凸R状角部は、脚軸の外周面の周方向の一箇所に設けられている請求項8又は9に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手。
- 前記凸R状角部は、脚軸の外周面の周方向で対向する二箇所に設けられている請求項8又は9に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手。
- 前記脚軸の外周面は、前記凸R状角部よりも先端側に凹R状角部が形成されている請求項8~11のいずれか一項に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手。
- 前記トルク伝達部材は、前記外側継手部材のトラック溝に挿入されたアウタローラと、前記脚軸に外嵌されて前記アウタローラの内周側に配置されるインナローラとで構成され、前記インナローラの内周面は凸円弧状をなし、前記脚軸は、縦断面において継手の軸線と直交するストレート形状をなし、横断面において継手の軸線と直交する方向で前記インナローラの内周面と接触し、かつ、継手の軸線方向で前記インナローラの内周面との間に隙間が形成されている請求項8~12のいずれか一項に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手。
- 前記脚軸の横断面は略楕円形状をなし、その脚軸の凸R状角部は楕円長径側を含む部位に配置されている請求項8~13のいずれか一項に記載のトリポード型等速自在継手。
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