WO2014057653A1 - 直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造及び直動案内装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a lubricant supply structure and a linear motion guide device in a linear motion guide device.
- a linear motion guide device such as a linear guide device or a ball screw device needs to supply a lubricant to a position where parts slide and contact each other. For this reason, the moving member that reciprocates relatively along the linearly extending guide member employs a structure for storing the lubricant or supplying the stored lubricant to the contact portion of the component. Yes.
- the lubricant supply structure there is a conventional one disclosed in Patent Document 1. This is a lubricant supply structure of a linear guide device which is a specific example of a linear motion guide device.
- This linear guide device has a guide rail as a guide member and a slider as a moving member that relatively reciprocates along the guide rail.
- a lubricant receiving port is provided on the end surface of the slider in the moving direction, and a container filled with the lubricant is disposed on the same end surface of the slider, and the container filled with the lubricant serves as a lubricant for the slider. It is structured to be connected to the receiving port.
- Patent Document 1 In the device described in Patent Document 1, a container is arranged on the end surface of the slider in the moving direction, and the container and the lubricant inlet of the slider are connected by a connector, and the lubricant is supplied from the container to the slider. It has a structure.
- Patent Document 1 only describes the structure and the structure and operation for exchanging the container, and controls the amount of lubricant when supplying the lubricant in the container to the slider. The timing for supplying the means and the lubricant is not disclosed. Therefore, further improvement is necessary for supplying the lubricant efficiently.
- An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to efficiently lubricate the linear motion guide device.
- a lubricant supply structure in a linear motion guide device includes a guide member extending linearly and a moving member that reciprocally moves along the guide member.
- the moving member is provided with a lubricant inlet
- the end surface in the moving direction of the moving member is filled with the lubricant and the volume is reduced by the external pressing force.
- the lubricant supply structure in the linear motion guide device may further include a pipe joint that can supply the lubricant to the container.
- the container may be made of a flexible material and may be crushed by an external pressing force to reduce its volume. Further, the container is made of a flexible material and is crushed by an external pressing force so that the volume is reduced.
- the container has a surface farther from the moving member than the container.
- a pressure receiving portion having a plate shape with high rigidity may be provided, and the container may be crushed by the movement of the pressure receiving portion toward the moving member to reduce the volume.
- the linear motion guide device includes a guide member extending linearly and a moving member that relatively reciprocates along the guide member, and the moving member includes a lubricant. In the linear motion guide device provided with the receiving port, a lubricant supply structure in the linear motion guide device is provided.
- the container on the end face of the moving member is pressed by the pushing jig, and the lubricant inside the container is pushed and supplied toward the moving member, so that the supply amount and supply of the lubricant can be reduced. Timing can be controlled. Therefore, the lubricant can be supplied efficiently.
- FIG. 1st modification of 1st embodiment It is a figure which shows the 2nd modification of 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 3rd modification of 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 4th modification of 1st embodiment.
- a spear is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that it begins to extrude a lubricant in embodiment of FIG. 12,
- a spear is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a lubricant is supplied to a moving member in the embodiment of FIG.
- FIG. 12 It is a figure which shows the 1st modification of 2nd embodiment.
- FIG. 12 it is explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd modification which attached the pipe joint for supplying a lubricant to a moving member on the front surface.
- FIG. 12 it is explanatory drawing which shows the 3rd modification which attached the pipe joint for supplying a lubricant to a moving member to the container.
- FIG. 20 It is a figure of the container in FIG. 20, (a) is a side view inside a container, (b) is a side view outside a container, (c) is a top view inside a container.
- the present invention is applied to a linear guide device. Therefore, the linearly extending guide rail 10 corresponds to the guide member of the present invention, and the slider 20 attached to the guide rail 10 and relatively reciprocating along the guide rail 10 corresponds to the moving member of the present invention.
- the guide rail 10 is fixed horizontally on the upper surface of the machine base 1.
- the slider 20 includes a slider main body 21 attached to the guide rail 10 via rolling elements made of balls and rollers, and end caps 22 arranged on both sides in the moving direction, and moves forward and backward along the guide rail 10. It is like that.
- a side seal (not shown) that seals between the end cap 22 and the guide rail 10 is installed on the end cap 22 on the side far from the slider body 21. Since the above configuration is the same as that of a commonly used linear guide device, further detailed description of the linear guide device is omitted.
- the linear guide device is an example in which the guide rail 10 is horizontal in the longitudinal direction and the left-right direction, and the slider 20 is attached to the upper surface, which is the back surface, with the moving direction being the same as the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 10. Many. For this reason, also in this embodiment, the longitudinal direction, the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction will be described along this example. Therefore, when changes such as the inclination of the guide rail 10 and the slider 20 in the longitudinal direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction are made, the direction and inclination of each part are interpreted according to the posture.
- both end caps 22 only the left end cap 22 in FIG. 1 is illustrated, but a receiving port 22 a for the lubricant G is opened on the end face far from the slider body 21.
- the receiving port 22 a is connected to a lubricant reservoir (not shown) in the end cap 22.
- FIG. 1 only the left side of the slider 20 is shown on both end faces of the slider 20 in the moving direction, but the inside is filled with the lubricant G, and the volume is reduced by the external pressing force.
- a container 30 to be pushed out is mounted.
- the container 30 is a so-called oil tank, oil reservoir, or grease reservoir, and stores a predetermined amount of lubricant G (lubricating oil, grease, etc.).
- lubricant G used in the linear guide device includes lubricating oil and grease.
- the lubricating oil include mineral oil, diester, polyvalent ester, silicon oil, fluorine oil, and synthetic hydrocarbon oil.
- the grease include greases based on mineral oil, diester, polyvalent ester, silicon oil, fluorine oil, synthetic hydrocarbon oil and the like.
- the container 30 has a gate shape so as to straddle the guide rail 10, and the entire container 30 body can be compressed in the moving direction of the slider 20 and the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 10. It is molded from a material that has properties. In other words, the container 30 is easily crushed in the moving direction, and the internal pressure increases due to a decrease in volume when crushed.
- the container 30 is provided with a lubricant supply port 31 projecting from the lubricant G receiving port 22 a formed in the end cap 22 of the slider 20. Therefore, the lubricant in the container 30 is pushed out of the container 30 from the supply port 31 due to an increase in internal pressure.
- the back surface of the container 30 main body that is, the surface far from the slider 20 is provided with a pressure receiving portion 32 having a higher rigidity and a plate shape than the container 30 main body, and the pressure receiving portion 32 is moved toward the slider 20 side.
- the volume of the container 30 body decreases on average in the thickness direction (left and right direction in FIGS. 1 and 2).
- the raw material of the container 30 is not specifically limited, What has softness, solvent resistance, and oil resistance is preferable. Examples thereof include resin materials such as vinyl chloride, polyamide, polyurethane, chloroprene rubber, vinyl chloride elastomer and polyurethane elastomer. In consideration of heat resistance, a resin composition in which the resin material contains glass fibers coated with aluminum or silicon is preferable.
- the material of the pressure receiving portion 32 is not particularly limited, but metal and resin are preferable.
- metals include general structural rolled steel, mechanical structural carbon steel, mechanical structural alloy steel, carbon tool steel, high speed tool steel, alloy tool steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, copper alloy, and titanium alloy. It is done.
- the resin include polyacetal, polyether ether ketone, and phenol resin that are excellent in oil resistance.
- the pressure receiving portion 32 preferably has rigidity because it collides with the front surface 41, and polyacetal is more preferable among the resins in consideration of rigidity.
- the container 30 is detachably supported by the end cap 22.
- the container 30 may be detachably bonded, or the container 30 may be engaged with the end cap 22 by an engagement mechanism (not shown) such as a hook-and-loop fastener.
- an engagement mechanism such as a hook-and-loop fastener.
- the container 30 since the container 30 is supported by the end cap 22, it does not contact the guide rail 10. However, if the friction resistance between the container 30 and the guide rail 10 is designed to be small, the container 30 is contacted. It does not matter.
- a pushing jig 40 is fixed across the guide rail 10 at the end of the guide rail 10.
- the pressing jig 40 presses the container 30 by the front surface 41 using the moving force.
- the front surface 41 has a gate shape similar to the container 30 and effectively presses the pressure receiving portion 32 of the container 30.
- the pressing jig 40 may be fixed to the guide rail 10 or may be fixed to the machine base 1 to which the guide rail 10 is fixed as long as it is in a position where the container 30 can be pressed as described above. Further, the position of the pushing jig 40 is specifically outside the reciprocating movement range during the normal operation of the slider 20 like the end portion of the guide rail 10 described above. Thus, the position of the pushing jig 40 is set in a region where the slider 20 moves only when maintenance is necessary, such as supplying lubricant from the container 30 into the slider 20.
- the pressing jig 40 is similarly installed at the right end (not shown) of the guide rail 10 shown in FIG. 1 in order to press the right container 30 (not shown in FIG. 1).
- the timing of pushing out the lubricant from the container 30 is an appropriate time such as a time when the lubricant G in the lubricant pool in the end cap 22 decreases or a time when the lubricant G is supplied to the lubricant path in the end cap 22. Therefore, it may be supplied periodically for every driving time or every driving frequency, or may be supplied at other timing.
- the extrusion of the lubricant G is illustrated in FIG.
- the container 30 hits the front surface 41 of the pushing jig 40 and the pressure receiving part 32 of the container 30 approaches the slider 20 like a piston.
- the internal pressure of the container 30, that is, the pressure of the lubricant (here, grease) G increases, and the lubricant G is pushed out from the supply port 31 of the container 30 into the receiving port 22a of the end cap 22 (arrow B).
- the lubricant G is supplied from a receiving port 22a to a lubricant pool or a lubricant path (not shown) in the end cap 22 and used for lubricating the slider 20, particularly, a circulation path of a rolling element.
- the amount of the lubricant G in the container 30 and the amount of the lubricant G supplied by one extrusion are appropriately determined. Then, after a predetermined amount of the lubricant G is supplied into the end cap 22, the operation returns to the normal operation, but a new container filled with the lubricant G as necessary according to the amount of residual lubricant in the container 30. It shall be exchanged for 30. Therefore, it is assumed that a new spare container 30 is always prepared near the linear guide device. Thus, since the lubricant G in the container 30 can be replenished into the slider 20, the lubrication state of the linear guide device can be stably maintained.
- 1st embodiment shows an example of this invention and this invention is not limited to this embodiment.
- the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 may be configured as the first modification shown in FIG. That is, in the first modification, the container 30 has a shape such that the entire container 30 is positioned on the guide rail 10 as in the second embodiment described later.
- the lubricant receiving port 22a, the pushing jig 40, the container 30, the pressure receiving portion 32, and the lubricant as in the first embodiment.
- the supply ports 31 may be provided on both sides of the slider 20 in the moving direction (left and right sides in FIG. 6).
- the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 may be configured as a second modification shown in FIG. That is, even if the lubricant G in the container 30 exists vertically below the supply port 31 as shown in FIG. 7A, the container 30 is moved by the pushing jig 40 as shown in FIG. When crushed, the lubricant G moves vertically upward along the inner side surface (side surface facing the slider body 21) of the container 30 and reaches the supply port 31, so that the lubricant G is supplied to the supply port 31. .
- the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 may be configured as a third modification shown in FIG. That is, when the linear guide device is installed such that the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 10 is along the vertical direction with respect to a vertical surface such as a wall surface, the lubricant deriving member 35 that can absorb the lubricant G is placed in the container 30. It is good to install.
- the lubricant deriving member 35 is in close contact with the side surface facing the slider body 21 among the inner side surfaces of the container 30 and is disposed at least in the vicinity of the supply port 31 among the side surfaces. Is impregnated with a lubricant G.
- the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 may be configured as a fourth modification shown in FIGS. That is, the container 30 may have a syringe-like structure. As shown in FIG. 9, the lubricant G is accommodated in the container 30, but when the slider 20 moves and the pressure receiving portion 32 hits the front surface 41 of the pushing jig 40 as shown in FIG. The part 32 moves in the container 30 in a direction approaching the slider main body 21. Then, the volume of the portion surrounded by the container 30 and the pressure receiving part 32 decreases, and the lubricant G in the container 30 is pushed out to the pressure receiving part 32 and supplied to the supply port 31.
- the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 may be configured as in the fifth modification shown in FIG. That is, the container 30 may be a syringe.
- the syringe includes a cylindrical body that stores the lubricant G, and a plunger that is accommodated in the cylindrical body so as to be able to advance and retreat, and an opening for discharging the lubricant G is formed in the cylindrical body.
- the syringe is installed so that the opening is connected to the supply port 31 and the tail of the plunger faces the front surface 41 of the pushing jig 40.
- a pushing jig 40 is fixed across the guide rail 10 at the end of the guide rail 10.
- the pressing jig 40 presses the container 30 by the front surface 41 using the moving force.
- the front surface 41 is substantially rectangular like the container 30 and effectively presses the pressure receiving portion 32 of the container 30.
- FIGS. 16 (a) to 16 (b) The extrusion of the lubricant G is illustrated in FIGS. 16 (a) to 16 (b).
- FIG. 16A when the slider 20 is moved to the end of the guide rail 10 (arrow A), the container 30 hits the front surface 41 of the pushing jig 40 and the pressure receiving part 32 of the container 30 is moved to the slider 20. Moves relative to the direction like a piston.
- FIG. 16B the internal pressure of the container 30, that is, the pressure of the lubricant G (here, grease) increases, and the lubricant G flows from the supply port 31 of the container 30 to the receiving port of the end cap 22. It is pushed into 22a (arrow B).
- the lubricant G is supplied from a receiving port 22a to a lubricant reservoir or a lubricant path (not shown) in the end cap 22 and used for lubricating the slider 20, particularly a rolling path of a rolling element.
- 2nd embodiment shows an example of this invention and this invention is not limited to 2nd embodiment.
- the second embodiment shown in FIG. 12 may be configured as a first modification shown in FIG. That is, in this first modification, the container 30 has a portal shape so as to straddle the guide rail 10 as in the first embodiment.
- the lubricant receiving port 22a, the pushing jig 40, the container 30, the pressure receiving portion 32, and the lubricant are provided as in the second embodiment.
- the supply ports 31 may be provided on both sides of the slider 20 in the moving direction (left and right sides in FIG. 12).
- the linear guide device is a pipe joint so that the lubricant G can be supplied into the container 30.
- 50 may be provided.
- the pipe joint 50 may be provided on the front surface 41.
- the pipe joint 50 may be provided in the container 30 as shown in the third modification of FIG. Thereby, since the lubricant in the container 30 can be replenished into the slider 20, the lubrication state of the linear guide device can be stably maintained.
- Examples of the pipe joint 50 include a nipple.
- the linear guide device of the third embodiment is provided with a lubricant supply member 60 inside the container 30.
- the lubricant supply member 60 is provided on the end face of the end cap 22 in the moving direction of the slider 20.
- the lubricant supply member 60 is formed from a flexible material that can be compressed (expandable) in the moving direction of the slider 20 and the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 10. In other words, the lubricant supply member 60 is easily crushed in the longitudinal direction. The internal pressure of the lubricant supply member 60 increases due to the decrease in volume when crushed.
- the lubricant supply member 60 is provided with a lubricant G supply port 61 protruding from the lubricant G receiving port 22 a formed in the end cap 22 of the slider 20. Yes. Therefore, the lubricant G in the container 30 is pushed out of the container 30 from the supply port 61 due to an increase in the internal pressure of the lubricant supply member 60. Further, a pressure receiving portion 32 having a high rigidity and a plate shape is provided via a container 30 on the back surface of the lubricant supply member 60, that is, the surface far from the slider 20. As the pressure receiving portion 32 moves toward the slider 20, the volume of the lubricant supply member 60 decreases on average in the longitudinal direction.
- the slider 20 is moved to the end of the guide rail 10 outside the normal operating range.
- the timing at which the lubricant G is pushed out from the lubricant supply member 60 is the time when the lubricant G in the lubricant reservoir in the end cap 22 decreases, or the time when the lubricant G is supplied to the lubricant path in the end cap 22. It is timely. Therefore, it may be supplied periodically for every driving time or every driving frequency, or may be supplied at other timing.
- the lubricant supply member 60 is moved through the container 30.
- the pressure receiving part 32 of the container 30 hits the front surface 41 of the pressing jig 40 and starts to crush the lubricant supply member 60 by moving relative to the moving direction of the slider 20.
- the internal pressure of the lubricant supply member 60 that is, the pressure of the lubricant G (here, grease) increases, and the lubricant G is pushed out from the supply port 61 of the lubricant supply member 60 into the receiving port 22 a of the end cap 22.
- the lubricant G is supplied from a receiving port 22a to a lubricant pool or a lubricant path (not shown) in the end cap 22, and is used for lubricating the slider 20, particularly a rolling element circulation path.
- a bellows-like lubricant supply member 60 is detachably provided inside the container 30.
- a hole 62 is provided in the container 30 so that the remaining amount of the lubricant G filled in the lubricant supply member 60 can be confirmed from the outside of the container 30.
- the lid 63 is opened and the lubricant supply member 60 is filled with the lubricant G.
- the lid 63 is provided on the upper surface of the container 30. Regardless of the embodiment, the lid 63 may be provided on the left and right side surfaces of the container 30 or the end surface in the moving direction. Furthermore, as shown in FIG.
- the number of lubricant supply members 60 is not limited to one, and a plurality (two in the figure) are provided in parallel in the width direction (left-right direction) of the lubricant supply member 60. be able to.
- examples of the lubrication supply member 60 include a pump and a dropper.
- the present invention can also be applied to a ball screw device and other linear motion guide devices.
- the screw shaft corresponds to the guide member of the present invention
- the nut screwed to the ball shaft device corresponds to the moving member of the present invention.
- the viscosity of the lubricant G (grease, lubricating oil) used in the present invention is as follows. Although the slider 20 collides with the front surface 41 of the pushing jig 40, the moving direction of the slider 20 changes before and after the collision, so that the slider 20 stops at the time of the collision.
- the grease or the lubricating oil When the grease is soft or the lubricating oil has a low viscosity, an inertial force is generated in the grease or the lubricating oil when the grease is stationary. Therefore, grease or lubricating oil is not stable, and there is a possibility that supply of grease or lubricating oil to the supply port 31 is not sufficiently performed. Further, when the grease is hard or the lubricating oil has a high viscosity, the pressure receiving portion 32 may collide with the grease or the lubricating oil and be damaged. In order to avoid these problems, the penetration of grease is preferably 180 or more and 295 or less, and the viscosity of the lubricating oil is preferably 1 mm 2 or more and 200 mm 2 or less.
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その潤滑剤供給構造としては、従来より、特許文献1に記載のものがある。これは、直動案内装置の具体例であるリニアガイド装置の潤滑剤供給構造である。このリニアガイド装置は、ガイド部材である案内レールと、これに沿って相対的に往復移動する移動部材であるスライダとを有している。スライダの移動方向の端面には潤滑剤の受入口が設けられている一方、スライダの同端面には潤滑剤を充填した容器が配置されて、この潤滑剤を充填した容器がスライダの潤滑剤の受入口に接続される構造になっている。
しかしながら、特許文献1では、上記構造及び容器を交換するための構造と動作の説明が記載されているのみで、容器内の潤滑剤をスライダに供給する場合の潤滑剤の量を制御するための手段や潤滑剤を供給するタイミングについては開示されていない。そのため、効率的に潤滑剤を供給することについては、更なる改善が必要である。
本発明は、上記課題を解決し、直動案内装置を効率的に潤滑できるようにすることを目的とする。
この直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造は、前記容器に潤滑剤を供給することができる管継手をさらに備えていてもよい。
さらに、前記容器は、可撓性のある材料により構成されて外部からの押圧力により潰れて容積が減少するようになっていて、前記容器における前記移動部材より遠い側の面に、前記容器よりも剛性が高く且つ板状をなす受圧部を備え、前記受圧部の前記移動部材側への移動により前記容器が潰れて容積が減少するようになっていてもよい。
さらに、本発明の他の態様に係る直動案内装置は、直線状に延びているガイド部材と、前記ガイド部材に沿って相対的に往復移動する移動部材とを備え、前記移動部材に潤滑剤の受入口が設けられた直動案内装置において、前記直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造を備えたものである。
以下に本実施形態について図面に基づいて説明する。本実施形態は、本発明をリニアガイド装置に適用したものである。したがって、直線状に延びている案内レール10が本発明のガイド部材に相当し、案内レール10に取り付けられて案内レール10に沿って相対的に往復移動するスライダ20が本発明の移動部材に相当する。
本実施形態では、案内レール10は機台1の上面に水平に固定されている。また、スライダ20は、ボールやころからなる転動体を介して案内レール10に取り付けられるスライダ本体21とその移動方向の両側に配置されるエンドキャップ22とからなり、案内レール10に沿って進退するようになっている。エンドキャップ22におけるスライダ本体21から遠い側には、エンドキャップ22と案内レール10との間をシールするサイドシール(図示しない)が設置される。以上の構成は、慣用されているリニアガイド装置と同様であるから、リニアガイド装置として更なる詳細な説明は省略する。
なお、容器30の素材は特に限定されるものではないが、軟質、耐溶剤性、耐油性を有するものが好ましい。例えば、塩化ビニル、ポリアミド、ポリウレタン、クロロプレンゴム、塩化ビニル系エラストマ、ポリウレタン系エラストマ等の樹脂材料があげられる。耐熱性を考慮すると、前記樹脂材料に、アルミニウム又はシリコンをコーティングしたガラス繊維を含有させた樹脂組成物が好ましい。
案内レール10が固定されている機台1上には、案内レール10の端部において案内レール10を跨いで押し治具40が固定されている。押し治具40は、案内レール10に対する所定位置にスライダ20が移動したときに、その移動力を利用して前面41により容器30を押圧するものである。前面41は容器30と同様に門型をなして、容器30の受圧部32を効果的に押圧するようになっている。
例えば、図1ではスライダ20の左側のみ図示されており、右側は図示されていないが、右側も左側と同様に、潤滑剤の受入口22a、押し治具40、容器30、受圧部32、及び潤滑剤の供給口31が設けられていてもよい。
また、図1に示す第一実施形態を、図6に示す第一変形例のような構成としてもよい。すなわち、第一変形例においては、容器30は、後述する第二実施形態と同様に、その全体が案内レール10の上に位置するような形状をなしている。なお、この第一変形例においては、図6には示されていないが、第一実施形態と同様に、潤滑剤の受入口22a、押し治具40、容器30、受圧部32、及び潤滑剤の供給口31はスライダ20の移動方向両側(図6の左右両側)に設けてもよい。
以下に第二実施形態について図面に基づいて説明する。ただし、第二実施形態のリニアガイド装置の構成及び作用効果は、第一実施形態とほぼ同様であるので、異なる部分のみ説明し、同様の部分の説明は省略する。また、図12~19においては、図1~11と同一又は相当する部分には、図1~11と同一の符号を付してある。
スライダ20の移動方向両側の端面には、図12ではスライダ20の左側のみ図示されているが、内部に潤滑剤Gが充填され且つ外部からの押圧力により容積が減少して潤滑剤Gが押し出される容器30が装着される。この容器30は、図12~14に示すように、その全体が案内レール10の上に位置するような形状をなしている。
例えば、図12に示す第二実施形態を、図17に示す第一変形例のような構成としてもよい。すなわち、この第一変形例においては、容器30は、前述の第一実施形態と同様に、案内レール10を跨ぐように門型をなしている。なお、この第一変形例においては、図17には示されていないが、第二実施形態と同様に、潤滑剤の受入口22a、押し治具40、容器30、受圧部32、及び潤滑剤の供給口31はスライダ20の移動方向両側(図12の左右両側)に設けてもよい。
以下に第三実施形態について図面に基づいて説明する。ただし、第三実施形態のリニアガイド装置の構成及び作用効果は、第一実施形態とほぼ同様であるので、異なる部分のみ説明し、同様の部分の説明は省略する。また、図20,21においては、図1~11と同一又は相当する部分には、図1~11と同一の符号を付してある。
第三実施形態のリニアガイド装置は、図20(a)に示すように、容器30の内部に潤滑剤供給部材60を設けている。潤滑剤供給部材60は、エンドキャップ22におけるスライダ20の移動方向端面に設けられている。潤滑剤供給部材60は、スライダ20の移動方向や案内レール10の長手方向に圧縮可能(伸縮可能)な可撓性のある材料から成形されている。換言すれば、潤滑剤供給部材60は前記長手方向に潰れやすくなっている。潰れたときの容積の減少により、潤滑剤供給部材60の内圧が増加するようになっている。
また、潤滑剤供給部材60の背面、すなわちスライダ20から遠い側の面には、容器30を介して、剛性が高く且つ板状をなす受圧部32を備えている。そして、この受圧部32のスライダ20側への移動により、潤滑剤供給部材60の容積が長手方向に平均して減少するようになる。
また、本発明において使用する潤滑剤G(グリース、潤滑油)の粘度については、以下の通りである。スライダ20が押し治具40の前面41に衝突するが、スライダ20は衝突前後で移動方向が変わるため、衝突時に静止する。グリースが柔らかい場合又は潤滑油が低粘度である場合は、この静止時にグリース又は潤滑油に慣性力が発生する。そのため、グリース又は潤滑油は安定せず、供給口31へのグリース又は潤滑油の供給が十分に行われないおそれがある。また、グリースが硬い場合又は潤滑油が高粘度である場合は、受圧部32がグリース又は潤滑油に衝突して破損するおそれがある。これらの問題を回避するためには、グリースの混和ちょう度は180以上295以下であることが好ましく、潤滑油の粘度は1mm2 以上200mm2 以下であることが好ましい。
20 スライダ(移動部材)
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22a 潤滑剤の受入口
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- 直線状に延びているガイド部材と、前記ガイド部材に沿って相対的に往復移動する移動部材とを備え、前記移動部材に潤滑剤の受入口が設けられた直動案内装置において、
前記移動部材の移動方向の端面に、内部に潤滑剤が充填され且つ外部からの押圧力により容積が減少して前記潤滑剤が押し出される容器を装着するとともに、前記容器と前記潤滑剤の受入口とを連通させ、さらに、前記ガイド部材に、前記移動部材の移動により前記容器を押圧する押し治具を備えたことを特徴とする直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造。 - 前記容器に潤滑剤を供給することができる管継手をさらに備えたことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造。
- 前記容器は、可撓性のある材料により構成されて外部からの押圧力により潰れて容積が減少するようになっていることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載の直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造。
- 前記容器は、可撓性のある材料により構成されて外部からの押圧力により潰れて容積が減少するようになっていて、前記容器における前記移動部材より遠い側の面に、前記容器よりも剛性が高く且つ板状をなす受圧部を備え、前記受圧部の前記移動部材側への移動により前記容器が潰れて容積が減少するようになっていることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載の直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造。
- 直線状に延びているガイド部材と、前記ガイド部材に沿って相対的に往復移動する移動部材とを備え、前記移動部材に潤滑剤の受入口が設けられた直動案内装置において、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の直動案内装置における潤滑剤供給構造を備えることを特徴とする直動案内装置。
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