WO2022102521A1 - Centrifugal brake - Google Patents

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WO2022102521A1
WO2022102521A1 PCT/JP2021/040712 JP2021040712W WO2022102521A1 WO 2022102521 A1 WO2022102521 A1 WO 2022102521A1 JP 2021040712 W JP2021040712 W JP 2021040712W WO 2022102521 A1 WO2022102521 A1 WO 2022102521A1
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汐里 池川
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/24Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; Slat blinds
    • E06B9/26Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds
    • E06B9/28Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable
    • E06B9/30Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds with horizontal lamellae, e.g. non-liftable liftable
    • E06B9/32Operating, guiding, or securing devices therefor
    • E06B9/322Details of operating devices, e.g. pulleys, brakes, spring drums, drives
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16DCOUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D59/00Self-acting brakes, e.g. coming into operation at a predetermined speed

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  • the present invention relates to a centrifugal brake, particularly a centrifugal brake in which the braking torque can be adjusted stepwise.
  • the centrifugal brake is incorporated in a blind arranged in a room or the like, and is used as a braking mechanism when a slats extending in the horizontal direction freely fall.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a cylindrical housing having an inner peripheral surface having a circular cross section and a rotating body that can rotate with respect to the housing.
  • a weight is arranged inside the housing, and the weight is rotatably supported by a support shaft extending in the axial direction parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body from the rotating body.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above facts, and its main technical problem is to provide a novel centrifugal brake in which the magnitude of braking torque can be adjusted.
  • the present inventor has arranged a plurality of weights in series in the axial direction inside the housing, and the retainer that rotates integrally with the rotating body rotates integrally with the retainer and the retainer. It has been found that the above-mentioned main technical problem can be solved by connecting an adjustable member that can move in the axial direction and can enter between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing.
  • a cylindrical housing having an inner peripheral surface having a circular cross section and a rotating body that can rotate with respect to the housing are provided. Inside the housing, a plurality of weights arranged in series in the axial direction and a retainer that rotates integrally with the rotating body are arranged, and the weight is from the rotating body or the retainer to the rotating body. It is rotatably supported by a support shaft that extends in the axial direction parallel to the rotating shaft.
  • An adjusting member that rotates integrally with the retainer and moves axially with respect to the retainer so as to be able to enter between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing is connected to the retainer.
  • a centrifugal brake characterized by that is provided.
  • the adjusting member has a cylindrical shape extending in the axial direction, and the adjusting member has a locking claw formed on the retainer and a locked hole that can be locked in the axial direction at an axially spaced distance. It is formed in multiples.
  • the adjusting member is formed with an auxiliary groove extending linearly in the axial direction and penetrating in the radial direction, and the locked hole is formed so as to straddle the auxiliary groove. ..
  • the adjusting member is formed with an engaging groove extending linearly in the axial direction, and the retainer is formed with an engaging projection that engages with the engaging groove in the circumferential direction.
  • the rotating body and the retainer each include a rotating plate and a retainer substrate perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and the weight is arranged between the rotating plate and the retainer substrate.
  • one side surface in the axial direction of the rotating plate is a shield plate fixed to the open end of the housing, and the other side surface in the axial direction of the rotating plate is an annular ridge formed on the inner peripheral surface of the housing. It is preferable to face each other.
  • the rotating body includes a shaft portion that extends linearly along the rotation axis, and it is preferable that the shaft portion engages with the retainer in the circumferential direction.
  • the weight is equipped with a replaceable sliding piece. It is preferable that the weight is provided with a return means for turning inward in the radial direction with the support shaft as an axis.
  • a plurality of weights are arranged in series in the axial direction inside the housing, and the retainer that rotates integrally with the rotating body rotates integrally with the retainer and becomes a retainer.
  • the adjusting member by moving the adjusting member in the axial direction with respect to the retainer due to the fact that the adjusting member that can move in the axial direction is connected between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing, the adjusting member can be moved in the axial direction.
  • the number of weights that come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the housing when the rotating body rotates can be increased or decreased, and the magnitude of the braking torque can be adjusted stepwise.
  • the figure for demonstrating the operation of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG.
  • the figure for demonstrating the operation of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG.
  • the centrifugal brake indicated by the number 2 as a whole includes a housing 4 and a rotating body 6 rotatable with respect to the housing 4, and the rotation axis of the rotating body 6 is set to o. show.
  • the housing 4 is a cylindrical member formed of a relatively hard synthetic resin and has an inner peripheral surface 7 having a circular cross section.
  • An annular groove 8 extending continuously in the circumferential direction is formed at one end of the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 in the axial direction.
  • the shield plate 10 is also made of synthetic resin, and a through hole 12 through which the rotating body 6 is inserted is formed in the center.
  • An annular ridge 14 extending continuously in the circumferential direction is formed on one side of the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 in the axial direction.
  • the centrifugal brake 2 is fixed to the external device by fitting a mounting protrusion (not shown) formed on the external device such as a blind into the fixing groove 16.
  • the rotating body 6 is made of synthetic resin and includes a circular rotating plate 18 perpendicular to the rotating axis o.
  • Two fixing holes 20 penetrating in the axial direction are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate 18 at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction.
  • a circular central hole 22 penetrating in the axial direction is formed in the center of the rotating plate 18.
  • One side wall 24 extending in the axial direction surrounding the outer peripheral edge of the central hole 22 is formed on one side surface of the rotary plate 18 in the axial direction, and an input gear which is an external gear is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the one side wall 24. 26 is formed.
  • the rotating body 6 is connected to a drive mechanism of an external device such as a blind via the input gear 26.
  • a cylindrical shaft portion 28 is formed on the other side surface of the rotating plate 18 in the axial direction so as to surround the outer peripheral edge of the central hole 22 and extend linearly along the rotating shaft o.
  • the shaft portion 28 has a longer axial length than the one side wall 24, and an engaging portion 30 capable of engaging with a retainer described later in the circumferential direction is formed at the extending end portion.
  • the engaging portion 30 is a notch formed by locally reducing the outer diameter of the shaft portion 28, and four of the engaging portions 30 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. There is.
  • the rotary plate 18 has a central hole 22, and both the side wall 24 and the shaft portion 28 have a cylindrical shape surrounding the outer peripheral edge of the central hole 22, but the central hole 22 is omitted. Both the one side wall 24 and the shaft portion 28 may have a cylindrical shape.
  • the weight 32 includes a main portion 36 made of metal and a sliding piece 38 made of a relatively soft synthetic resin. It is composed of.
  • the main portion 36 has an arc shape extending over an angle range somewhat smaller than 180 degrees in the circumferential direction in a plan view, and has a required axial width.
  • a support hole 40 is formed at one end of the main portion 36 in the circumferential direction so as to penetrate in the axial direction and open outward in the radial direction.
  • a mounting groove 42 extending linearly in the axial direction is formed at a required portion on the outer peripheral surface of the main portion 36, and the sliding piece 38 is replaceably mounted therein by an appropriate fixing method.
  • stepped portions 44 formed by reducing the outer diameter to some extent are continuously provided in the circumferential direction.
  • the retainer 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and the retainer 34 is made of synthetic resin and includes a retainer substrate 46 perpendicular to the rotation axis o.
  • the retainer substrate 46 is circular, and a through hole 48 through which the shaft portion 28 of the rotating body 6 penetrates is formed in the center thereof.
  • the through hole 48 is formed with an engaged portion 50 that engages with the engaging portion 30 formed on the shaft portion 28 of the rotating body 6 in the circumferential direction, and the engaged portion 30 and the engaged portion 50 are engaged with each other. By engagement, the retainer 34 rotates integrally with the rotating body 6.
  • the engaged portion 50 is a projecting piece that protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the retainer substrate 46 that defines the through hole 48, which is spaced at equal angles in the circumferential direction 4
  • Two support shafts 52 extending in the axial direction in parallel with the rotation axis o of the rotating body 6 are formed at an angular interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral edge portion of one side surface in the axial direction of the retainer substrate 46. ..
  • the cross section of the support shaft 52 is circular, and the tip portion thereof (the portion where the ridge portion 62 described later does not exist) is press-fitted into the fixing hole 20 formed in the rotating plate 18 of the rotating body 6 and is a retainer for the rotating body 6.
  • the axial position of 34 is fixed.
  • the support shaft 52 will be further described later.
  • Two extending pieces 54 having an arc-shaped cross section extending in the axial direction are formed at an angular interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral edge portion of the other side surface in the axial direction of the retainer substrate 46.
  • a locking claw 56 protruding outward in the radial direction is formed on the outer peripheral surface of each tip of the extending piece 54.
  • the locking claw 56 can be elastically displaced in the radial direction due to the presence of the extension piece 54.
  • Two engaging projections 58 projecting outward in the radial direction are also formed on the outer peripheral surface of the retainer substrate 46 at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction.
  • the engaging protrusion 58 and the locking claw 56 have an angular distance of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction.
  • the two support shafts 52 are respectively inserted into the support holes 40 of the weight 32 to rotatably support the weight 32.
  • a plurality of weights 32 are arranged in series in the axial direction.
  • the two support shafts 52 support a total of six weights 32 in three stages each in the axial direction, and each of the three stages of weights 32 is directed from one side in the axial direction to the other side. Number 32 is followed by a to c.
  • each of the two weights 32 in the same stage is arranged point-symmetrically about the rotation axis o to form a pair.
  • a ridge portion 62 extending linearly in the axial direction from the base end to the extending end portion is provided at the radial outer portion on the outer peripheral surface of the support shaft 52 (FIG. 6), the protrusion 62 is engaged with the weight 32 in the circumferential direction in the support hole 40, so that the weight 32 is prevented from excessively turning with respect to the support shaft 52.
  • the weight 32 is arranged between the rotating plate 18 of the rotating body 6 and the retainer substrate 46, and the weight 32 is prevented from moving in the axial direction.
  • the weight 32 swiveling outward in the radial direction around the support shaft 52 due to the rotation of the rotating body 6 swivels inward in the radial direction around the support shaft 52 when the rotation of the rotating body 6 is completed. It is preferable to return to the initial position shown in FIG. For this reason, in the illustrated embodiment, the weight 32 is provided with a return means 64 that tries to rotate inward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as an axis. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the return means 64 of the present embodiment is a spring member formed by winding a metal wire in an annular shape, and has an elastic restoring force against radial deformation. ing.
  • the weights 32 of the same stage supported by the two support shafts 52 are paired, and the returning means 64 is commonly fitted to the stage portions 44 formed on each of the pair of weights 32.
  • the weight 32 swivels radially outward around the support shaft 52 while expanding the diameter of the returning means 64 against the restoring force of the returning means 64, and the rotating body 6 rotates.
  • the weight 32 is returned to the initial position shown in the cross section BB of FIG. 1 by the restoring force provided by the returning means 64.
  • the retainer 34 rotates integrally with the retainer 34 and moves in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 so that the weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4
  • An adjustable member 66 that can enter is connected between them.
  • the adjusting member 66 is a cylindrical member made of synthetic resin, and its axial other end is with respect to the rotation axis o. It is closed by a vertical end plate 68, but one end in the axial direction is open.
  • a circular through hole 70 is formed in the center of the end plate 68. If desired, the through hole 70 may be omitted.
  • the adjusting member 66 is formed with two engaging grooves 72 penetrating in the radial direction and extending linearly in the axial direction at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, and the retaining groove 72 is engaged with the retainer 34.
  • the adjusting member 66 engages with the retainer 34 in the circumferential direction.
  • the adjusting member 66 further has a locked hole that can be locked axially with the locking claw 56 formed in the retainer 34. Are formed at a required interval in the axial direction.
  • three locked holes are formed at intervals in the axial direction, and these are indicated by numbers 74a to 74c from the other side in the axial direction toward one side.
  • the axial position of the adjusting member 66 with respect to the retainer 34 is adjusted depending on which of the locked holes 74a to 74c is used to lock the locking claw 56.
  • Each of the locked holes 74a to 74c extends in the circumferential direction and penetrates in the radial direction, and is formed so as to extend linearly in the axial direction and straddle the auxiliary groove 76 that penetrates in the radial direction.
  • Two auxiliary grooves 76 are formed at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, and locked holes 74a to 74c are formed in each of the two auxiliary grooves 76. Due to the presence of such an auxiliary groove 76, the locking between the locked holes 74a to 74c and the locking claw 56 can be easily released by a finger.
  • the auxiliary groove 76 is arranged with an angular distance of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction from the engaging groove 72.
  • flanges 78 for putting fingers when moving the adjusting member 66 in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 are spaced at equal angles in the circumferential direction. Four are formed.
  • FIG. 1 the locking claw 56 formed on the retainer 34 is locked to the locked hole 74a located on the other side in the axial direction among the three locked holes 74a to 74c formed on the adjusting member 66.
  • the adjusting member 66 is shown to be in a state of being inserted between the two-stage weights 32b and 32c located on the other side in the axial direction of the three-stage weights 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4. Further, in the state shown in FIG. 1, the rotating body 6 is not rotating, and the outer peripheral surfaces of the weights 32a to 32c are separated from the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 (initial position). ..
  • the housing 4 is made of a relatively hard synthetic resin and the sliding piece 38 of the weight 32 is made of a relatively soft synthetic resin, only the replaceable sliding piece 38 is biased. It is prevented that the inner peripheral surface of the housing 4 is worn due to wear.
  • the weight 32a is returned to the state shown in FIG. 1, that is, the initial position by the restoring force provided by the returning means 64.
  • a plurality of weights 32 are arranged in series in the axial direction inside the housing 4, and the retainer 34 that rotates integrally with the rotating body 6 is integrated with the retainer 34.
  • the adjusting member 66 is connected to the weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 so as to rotate and move in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34.
  • the adjusting member 66 In order to make the magnitude of the braking torque acting on the rotating body 6 when it rotates larger than the state shown in FIG. 8-1, the adjusting member 66 is moved to the other side in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34. Therefore, the number of weights 32 that can be swiveled outward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as an axis is increased. As shown in FIG. 8-2, the locking claw 56 formed in the retainer 34 is engaged with the locked hole 74b located in the middle in the axial direction among the three locked holes 74a to 74c formed in the adjusting member 66.
  • the adjusting member 66 When stopped, the adjusting member 66 enters only between the one-stage weight 32c located on the other side in the axial direction of the three-stage weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, and the weight 32a is caused by the centrifugal force. At the same time, the weight 32b can also turn outward in the radial direction about the support shaft 52, and the braking torque applied to the rotating body 6 is increased. As shown in FIG. 8-3, the locking claw 56 formed in the retainer 34 is engaged with the locked hole 74c located on one side in the axial direction among the three locked holes 74a to 74c formed in the adjusting member 66.
  • the adjusting member 66 When stopped, the adjusting member 66 completely retracts from between the weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, and the weight 32c as well as the weight 32a and the weight 32b are radially out of the support shaft 52 due to the centrifugal force. It becomes possible to turn in the direction, and the braking torque applied to the rotating body 6 is further increased.
  • the adjusting member 66 when increasing the braking torque applied to the rotating body 6, the adjusting member 66 can be moved to the other side in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 even while the rotating body 6 is rotating. ..
  • the adjusting member 66 cannot be moved to one side in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 while the rotating body 6 is rotating, and the rotating body 6 cannot be moved. It is necessary to move the adjusting member 66 with respect to the retainer 34 when the is stopped.
  • the weight 32 is provided with the returning means 64, so that when the rotating body 6 is stopped, the weight 32 is swiveled inward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as an axis. Since a gap is formed between the 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, the adjusting member 66 can move in the axial direction sufficiently easily.
  • the centrifugal brake configured according to the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the attached drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and appropriate modifications and modifications may be made without departing from the present invention. It can be changed.
  • the support shaft for supporting the weight is provided on the retainer, but the support shaft may be provided on the rotating body, and when the support shaft is provided on the rotating body, the support shaft may be provided on the rotating body.
  • the support shaft is fixed to the retainer by being press-fitted or the like.
  • the adjusting member does not necessarily have to be axially locked to the retainer, and the axially locking means between the adjusting member and the retainer is not limited to the type of the illustrated embodiment.
  • the number of weights arranged in series in the axial direction and the number of weights in the same stage can be appropriately increased or decreased depending on the intended use.
  • the weight 32 when the rotating body 6 rotates in the counterclockwise direction (viewed from the right side of the AA cross section of FIG. 8-1), the weight 32 is out of the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as the axis.
  • the weight 32 is turned upside down and turned into the support shaft 52, the weight turns outward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as the axis when the rotating body rotates in the opposite direction, that is, in the clockwise direction. It will be like.
  • the two weights in the same stage are arranged point-symmetrically about the rotation axis o, but if the two weights in the same stage are arranged line-symmetrically with respect to the radial direction, A braking torque can be applied to the rotating body regardless of whether the rotating body rotates in the forward or reverse direction.
  • the weight can be formed of synthetic resin.
  • the weight is formed of the same synthetic resin as the above-mentioned sliding piece, and the weight is formed with the main part of the weight. It is also possible that the sliding pieces are integrally molded.
  • Centrifugal brake 4 Housing 6: Rotating body 7: Inner peripheral surface (of housing) 32: Weight 34: Retainer 52: Support shaft 66: Adjusting member

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Provided is a centrifugal brake capable of adjusting the magnitude of brake torque. A plurality of weights 32 are disposed in series in an axial direction inside a housing 4, and an adjustment member 66, which rotates integrally with a retainer 34 rotating integrally with a rotor 6, moves in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34, and can thereby enter between the weights 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, is connected to the retainer 34.

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遠心ブレーキCentrifugal brake
 本発明は、遠心ブレーキ殊に制動トルクを段階的に調整可能な遠心ブレーキに関する。 The present invention relates to a centrifugal brake, particularly a centrifugal brake in which the braking torque can be adjusted stepwise.
 遠心ブレーキは、例えば室内等に配設されるブラインドに組み込まれて、水平方向に延びるスラットが自由落下する際のブレーキ機構として用いられる。遠心ブレーキの一例として、下記特許文献1には、断面円形の内周面を有する筒状のハウジング及びハウジングに対して回転可能な回転体を具備するものが開示されている。ハウジングの内側にはウェイトが配設されており、このウェイトは回転体から回転体の回転軸と平行に軸方向に延びる支持軸に旋回可能に支持されている。そして、ハウジングに対して回転体が回転すると、ウェイトは遠心力によって支持軸を軸として径方向外側に旋回し、ハウジングの内周面と当接してこれに対して摺動する。これにより、回転体にはウェイトとハウジングの内周面との間の摩擦による所要のブレーキ(制動トルク)が作用する。 The centrifugal brake is incorporated in a blind arranged in a room or the like, and is used as a braking mechanism when a slats extending in the horizontal direction freely fall. As an example of the centrifugal brake, Patent Document 1 below discloses a cylindrical housing having an inner peripheral surface having a circular cross section and a rotating body that can rotate with respect to the housing. A weight is arranged inside the housing, and the weight is rotatably supported by a support shaft extending in the axial direction parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body from the rotating body. Then, when the rotating body rotates with respect to the housing, the weight swivels radially outward around the support shaft due to centrifugal force, abuts on the inner peripheral surface of the housing, and slides against the inner peripheral surface of the housing. As a result, a required brake (braking torque) due to friction between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing acts on the rotating body.
実公平1-45353号公報Jitsufuku No. 1-43533
 而して、特許文献1に開示された遠心ブレーキにあっては制動トルクの大きさを調整することができず、従って、この遠心ブレーキが上述したブラインドのブレーキ機構として用いられた場合には、使用者の好みによってスラットの落下速度を調整することができない。また、スラットの重さによって制動トルクを変える場合には、予め制動トルクの異なる複数種類の遠心ブレーキを準備しておく必要があり、遠心ブレーキの在庫管理が煩雑である。 Therefore, in the centrifugal brake disclosed in Patent Document 1, the magnitude of the braking torque cannot be adjusted. Therefore, when this centrifugal brake is used as the above-mentioned blind braking mechanism, the centrifugal brake cannot be adjusted. The falling speed of the slats cannot be adjusted according to the user's preference. Further, when the braking torque is changed depending on the weight of the slats, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of types of centrifugal brakes having different braking torques in advance, which makes inventory management of the centrifugal brakes complicated.
 本発明は上記事実に鑑みてなされたものであり、その主たる技術的課題は、制動トルクの大きさを調整可能な新規の遠心ブレーキを提供することである。 The present invention has been made in view of the above facts, and its main technical problem is to provide a novel centrifugal brake in which the magnitude of braking torque can be adjusted.
 本発明者は、鋭意検討の結果、ハウジングの内側にウェイトを軸方向に直列に複数配置し、回転体と一体となって回転するリテーナにはリテーナと一体となって回転すると共にリテーナに対して軸方向に移動してウェイトとハウジングの内周面との間に進入可能な調整部材を接続することで、上記主たる技術的課題が解決されることを見出した。 As a result of diligent studies, the present inventor has arranged a plurality of weights in series in the axial direction inside the housing, and the retainer that rotates integrally with the rotating body rotates integrally with the retainer and the retainer. It has been found that the above-mentioned main technical problem can be solved by connecting an adjustable member that can move in the axial direction and can enter between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing.
 即ち、本発明によれば、上記主たる技術的課題を解決することができる遠心ブレーキとして、断面円形の内周面を有する筒状のハウジング及び前記ハウジングに対して回転可能な回転体を具備し、
 前記ハウジングの内側には、軸方向に直列に複数配置されたウェイトと、前記回転体と一体となって回転するリテーナとが配設され、前記ウェイトは前記回転体又は前記リテーナから前記回転体の回転軸と平行に軸方向に延びる支持軸に旋回可能に支持されており、
 前記リテーナには、前記リテーナと一体となって回転すると共に前記リテーナに対して軸方向に移動して前記ウェイトと前記ハウジングの前記内周面との間に進入可能な調整部材が接続されている、ことを特徴とする遠心ブレーキが提供される。
That is, according to the present invention, as a centrifugal brake that can solve the above-mentioned main technical problem, a cylindrical housing having an inner peripheral surface having a circular cross section and a rotating body that can rotate with respect to the housing are provided.
Inside the housing, a plurality of weights arranged in series in the axial direction and a retainer that rotates integrally with the rotating body are arranged, and the weight is from the rotating body or the retainer to the rotating body. It is rotatably supported by a support shaft that extends in the axial direction parallel to the rotating shaft.
An adjusting member that rotates integrally with the retainer and moves axially with respect to the retainer so as to be able to enter between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing is connected to the retainer. , A centrifugal brake characterized by that is provided.
 好ましくは、前記調整部材は軸方向に延びる円筒形状であって、前記調整部材には前記リテーナに形成された係止爪と軸方向に係止可能な被係止穴が軸方向に間隔をおいて複数形成されている。この場合には、前記調整部材には軸方向に直線状に延びると共に径方向に貫通する補助溝も形成されており、前記被係止穴は前記補助溝に跨って形成されているのがよい。前記調整部材には軸方向に直線状に延びる係合溝が形成されていると共に前記リテーナには前記係合溝と周方向に係合する係合突起が形成されているのが好ましい。好適には、前記回転体及び前記リテーナは夫々前記回転軸に対して垂直な回転板及びリテーナ基板を備えており、前記ウェイトは前記回転板と前記リテーナ基板との間に配置されている。この場合には、前記回転板の軸方向片側面は前記ハウジングの開放端に固定されたシールド板と、前記回転板の軸方向他側面は前記ハウジングの前記内周面に形成された環状突条と夫々対向するのが好ましい。前記回転体は前記回転軸に沿って直線状に延びる軸部を備えており、前記軸部が前記リテーナと周方向に係合するのが好適である。前記ウェイトには交換可能な摺動片が装着されているのがよい。前記ウェイトには前記支持軸を軸として径方向内側に旋回させようとする戻し手段が配設されているのが好ましい。 Preferably, the adjusting member has a cylindrical shape extending in the axial direction, and the adjusting member has a locking claw formed on the retainer and a locked hole that can be locked in the axial direction at an axially spaced distance. It is formed in multiples. In this case, it is preferable that the adjusting member is formed with an auxiliary groove extending linearly in the axial direction and penetrating in the radial direction, and the locked hole is formed so as to straddle the auxiliary groove. .. It is preferable that the adjusting member is formed with an engaging groove extending linearly in the axial direction, and the retainer is formed with an engaging projection that engages with the engaging groove in the circumferential direction. Preferably, the rotating body and the retainer each include a rotating plate and a retainer substrate perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and the weight is arranged between the rotating plate and the retainer substrate. In this case, one side surface in the axial direction of the rotating plate is a shield plate fixed to the open end of the housing, and the other side surface in the axial direction of the rotating plate is an annular ridge formed on the inner peripheral surface of the housing. It is preferable to face each other. The rotating body includes a shaft portion that extends linearly along the rotation axis, and it is preferable that the shaft portion engages with the retainer in the circumferential direction. It is preferable that the weight is equipped with a replaceable sliding piece. It is preferable that the weight is provided with a return means for turning inward in the radial direction with the support shaft as an axis.
 本発明の遠心ブレーキにあっては、ウェイトはハウジングの内側において軸方向に直列に複数配置されており、回転体と一体となって回転するリテーナにはリテーナと一体となって回転すると共にリテーナに対して軸方向に移動してウェイトとハウジングの内周面との間に進入可能な調整部材が接続されていることに起因して、調整部材をリテーナに対して軸方向に移動することで、回転体が回転した際にハウジングの内周面に当接するウェイトの数を増減することができ、制動トルクの大きさを段階的に調整することが可能となる。 In the centrifugal brake of the present invention, a plurality of weights are arranged in series in the axial direction inside the housing, and the retainer that rotates integrally with the rotating body rotates integrally with the retainer and becomes a retainer. On the other hand, by moving the adjusting member in the axial direction with respect to the retainer due to the fact that the adjusting member that can move in the axial direction is connected between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing, the adjusting member can be moved in the axial direction. The number of weights that come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the housing when the rotating body rotates can be increased or decreased, and the magnitude of the braking torque can be adjusted stepwise.
本発明に従って構成された遠心ブレーキの全体構成を示す図。The figure which shows the whole structure of the centrifugal brake configured according to this invention. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキを構成部品毎に分解して示す斜視図。The perspective view which shows the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 1 by disassembling each component. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキのハウジングを単体で示す図。The figure which shows the housing of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 1 by itself. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキの回転体を単体で示す図。The figure which shows the rotating body of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 1 by itself. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキのウェイトを単体で示す図。The figure which shows the weight of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 1 by itself. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキのリテーナを単体で示す図。The figure which shows the retainer of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 1 by itself. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキの調整部材を単体で示す図。The figure which shows the adjustment member of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 1 by itself. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキの作動を説明するための図。The figure for demonstrating the operation of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキの作動を説明するための図。The figure for demonstrating the operation of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG. 図1に示す遠心ブレーキの作動を説明するための図。The figure for demonstrating the operation of the centrifugal brake shown in FIG.
 以下、本発明に従って構成された遠心ブレーキの好適実施形態を図示している添付図面を参照して、更に詳細に説明する。なお、以下の説明における「軸方向片側」及び「軸方向他側」とは、特に指定しない限り、図1のA-A断面に示される状態を基準として、「軸方向片側」は同図において左側を、「軸方向他側」は同図において右側のことを言う。 Hereinafter, a more detailed description will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the centrifugal brake configured according to the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, "one side in the axial direction" and "the other side in the axial direction" in the following description are referred to in the same figure as "one side in the axial direction" with reference to the state shown in the AA cross section of FIG. The left side and the "other side in the axial direction" refer to the right side in the figure.
 図1及び図2を参照して説明すると、全体を番号2で示す遠心ブレーキは、ハウジング4及びこれに対して回転可能な回転体6を具備しており、回転体6の回転軸をoで示す。 Explaining with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the centrifugal brake indicated by the number 2 as a whole includes a housing 4 and a rotating body 6 rotatable with respect to the housing 4, and the rotation axis of the rotating body 6 is set to o. show.
 図1及び図2と共に図3を参照して説明すると、ハウジング4は比較的硬質の合成樹脂により成形された円筒形状部材であって断面円形の内周面7を有している。ハウジング4の内周面7の軸方向片側端部には周方向に連続して延在する環状溝8が形成されている。環状溝8に円板形状のシールド板10が圧入されることで、ハウジング4の軸方向片側端は閉鎖される。シールド板10も合成樹脂製であって、中央には回転体6が挿通する貫通穴12が形成されている。ハウジング4の内周面7の軸方向片側部には周方向に連続して延在する環状突条14が形成されている。ハウジング4の外周面には軸方向に直線状に延びる固定溝16が周方向に等角度間隔をおいて6個形成されている。固定溝16にブラインドの如き外部機器に形成された図示しない装着突条が嵌め合わされることで、遠心ブレーキ2は上記外部機器に固定される。 Explaining with reference to FIG. 3 together with FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 4 is a cylindrical member formed of a relatively hard synthetic resin and has an inner peripheral surface 7 having a circular cross section. An annular groove 8 extending continuously in the circumferential direction is formed at one end of the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 in the axial direction. By press-fitting the disk-shaped shield plate 10 into the annular groove 8, one end in the axial direction of the housing 4 is closed. The shield plate 10 is also made of synthetic resin, and a through hole 12 through which the rotating body 6 is inserted is formed in the center. An annular ridge 14 extending continuously in the circumferential direction is formed on one side of the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 in the axial direction. Six fixing grooves 16 extending linearly in the axial direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing 4 at equal angular intervals in the circumferential direction. The centrifugal brake 2 is fixed to the external device by fitting a mounting protrusion (not shown) formed on the external device such as a blind into the fixing groove 16.
 図1及び図2と共に図4を参照して説明すると、回転体6は合成樹脂製であって、回転軸oに対して垂直な円形の回転板18を備えている。回転板18の外周縁部には軸方向に貫通した固定穴20が周方向に180度の角度間隔をおいて2つ形成されている。回転板18の中央には軸方向に貫通した円形の中央穴22が形成されている。そして、回転板18の軸方向片側面には中央穴22の外周縁を囲繞して軸方向に延びる片側壁24が形成されており、片側壁24の外周面には外歯歯車である入力ギヤ26が形成されている。入力ギヤ26を介して回転体6はブラインドの如き外部機器の駆動機構に接続される。回転板18の軸方向他側面には中央穴22の外周縁を囲繞して回転軸oに沿って直線状に延びる円筒形状の軸部28が形成されている。軸部28は片側壁24よりも軸方向長さが長く、延出端部には後述するリテーナと周方向に係合可能な係合部30が形成されている。図示の実施形態においては、係合部30は軸部28の外径を局部的に低減させることで形成された切欠きであり、これは周方向に等角度間隔をおいて4つ設けられている。図示の実施形態においては、回転板18は中央穴22を備え、片側壁24及び軸部28は共に中央穴22の外周縁を囲繞する円筒形状であったが、中央穴22を省略して、片側壁24及び軸部28を共に円柱形状としてもよい。 Explaining with reference to FIG. 4 together with FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotating body 6 is made of synthetic resin and includes a circular rotating plate 18 perpendicular to the rotating axis o. Two fixing holes 20 penetrating in the axial direction are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate 18 at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction. A circular central hole 22 penetrating in the axial direction is formed in the center of the rotating plate 18. One side wall 24 extending in the axial direction surrounding the outer peripheral edge of the central hole 22 is formed on one side surface of the rotary plate 18 in the axial direction, and an input gear which is an external gear is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the one side wall 24. 26 is formed. The rotating body 6 is connected to a drive mechanism of an external device such as a blind via the input gear 26. A cylindrical shaft portion 28 is formed on the other side surface of the rotating plate 18 in the axial direction so as to surround the outer peripheral edge of the central hole 22 and extend linearly along the rotating shaft o. The shaft portion 28 has a longer axial length than the one side wall 24, and an engaging portion 30 capable of engaging with a retainer described later in the circumferential direction is formed at the extending end portion. In the illustrated embodiment, the engaging portion 30 is a notch formed by locally reducing the outer diameter of the shaft portion 28, and four of the engaging portions 30 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. There is. In the illustrated embodiment, the rotary plate 18 has a central hole 22, and both the side wall 24 and the shaft portion 28 have a cylindrical shape surrounding the outer peripheral edge of the central hole 22, but the central hole 22 is omitted. Both the one side wall 24 and the shaft portion 28 may have a cylindrical shape.
 図1に示すとおり、ハウジング4の内側には更に、ウェイト32(32a乃至32c)及びリテーナ34も配設されている。ウェイト32について、図1及び図2と共に図5を参照して説明すると、図示の実施形態においては、ウェイト32は金属製の主部36と、比較的軟質の合成樹脂からなる摺動片38とから構成されている。主部36は平面視において周方向に180度よりも幾分小さい角度範囲に亘って延在する円弧形状であって、所要軸方向幅を備えている。主部36の周方向片側端部には、軸方向に貫通すると共に径方向外側に向かって開放された支持穴40が形成されている。主部36の外周面の所要部位には軸方向に直線状に延びる装着溝42が形成されており、ここに摺動片38が適宜の固定方法によって交換可能に装着されている。主部36の外周面の軸方向片側端部には、外径を幾分低減させることによって形成される段部44が周方向に連続して設けられている。 As shown in FIG. 1, a weight 32 (32a to 32c) and a retainer 34 are further arranged inside the housing 4. Explaining the weight 32 with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the illustrated embodiment, the weight 32 includes a main portion 36 made of metal and a sliding piece 38 made of a relatively soft synthetic resin. It is composed of. The main portion 36 has an arc shape extending over an angle range somewhat smaller than 180 degrees in the circumferential direction in a plan view, and has a required axial width. A support hole 40 is formed at one end of the main portion 36 in the circumferential direction so as to penetrate in the axial direction and open outward in the radial direction. A mounting groove 42 extending linearly in the axial direction is formed at a required portion on the outer peripheral surface of the main portion 36, and the sliding piece 38 is replaceably mounted therein by an appropriate fixing method. At one end of the outer peripheral surface of the main portion 36 in the axial direction, stepped portions 44 formed by reducing the outer diameter to some extent are continuously provided in the circumferential direction.
 続いて、リテーナ34について、図1及び図2と共に図6を参照して説明すると、リテーナ34は合成樹脂製であって回転軸oに対して垂直なリテーナ基板46を備えている。リテーナ基板46は円形であってその中央には回転体6の軸部28が貫通する貫通穴48が形成されている。貫通穴48には回転体6の軸部28に形成された係合部30と周方向に係合する被係合部50が形成されており、係合部30と被係合部50との係合によりリテーナ34は回転体6と一体となって回転する。図示の実施形態においては、被係合部50は貫通穴48を規定するリテーナ基板46の内周面から径方向内側に突出する突出片であり、これは周方向に等角度間隔をおいて4つ設けられている。リテーナ基板46の軸方向片側面の外周縁部には、回転体6の回転軸oと平行に軸方向に延びる支持軸52が周方向に180度の角度間隔をおいて2つ形成されている。支持軸52の断面は円形であって、その先端部(後述する突条部62が存在しない部分)は回転体6の回転板18に形成された固定穴20に圧入されて回転体6に対するリテーナ34の軸方向位置は固定される。支持軸52については後に更に言及する。リテーナ基板46の軸方向他側面の外周縁部には、軸方向に延出した断面円弧形状の延出片54が周方向に180度の角度間隔をおいて2つ形成されており、2つの延出片54の夫々の先端部の外周面には径方向外方に突出した係止爪56が形成されている。係止爪56は延出片54の存在に起因して径方向に弾性変位可能である。リテーナ基板46の外周面には、径方向外方に突出する係合突起58も周方向に180度の角度間隔をおいて2つ形成されている。係合突起58と係止爪56とは周方向に90度の角度間隔を有する。 Subsequently, the retainer 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and the retainer 34 is made of synthetic resin and includes a retainer substrate 46 perpendicular to the rotation axis o. The retainer substrate 46 is circular, and a through hole 48 through which the shaft portion 28 of the rotating body 6 penetrates is formed in the center thereof. The through hole 48 is formed with an engaged portion 50 that engages with the engaging portion 30 formed on the shaft portion 28 of the rotating body 6 in the circumferential direction, and the engaged portion 30 and the engaged portion 50 are engaged with each other. By engagement, the retainer 34 rotates integrally with the rotating body 6. In the illustrated embodiment, the engaged portion 50 is a projecting piece that protrudes radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the retainer substrate 46 that defines the through hole 48, which is spaced at equal angles in the circumferential direction 4 There are two. Two support shafts 52 extending in the axial direction in parallel with the rotation axis o of the rotating body 6 are formed at an angular interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral edge portion of one side surface in the axial direction of the retainer substrate 46. .. The cross section of the support shaft 52 is circular, and the tip portion thereof (the portion where the ridge portion 62 described later does not exist) is press-fitted into the fixing hole 20 formed in the rotating plate 18 of the rotating body 6 and is a retainer for the rotating body 6. The axial position of 34 is fixed. The support shaft 52 will be further described later. Two extending pieces 54 having an arc-shaped cross section extending in the axial direction are formed at an angular interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral edge portion of the other side surface in the axial direction of the retainer substrate 46. A locking claw 56 protruding outward in the radial direction is formed on the outer peripheral surface of each tip of the extending piece 54. The locking claw 56 can be elastically displaced in the radial direction due to the presence of the extension piece 54. Two engaging projections 58 projecting outward in the radial direction are also formed on the outer peripheral surface of the retainer substrate 46 at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction. The engaging protrusion 58 and the locking claw 56 have an angular distance of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction.
 図1に示すとおり、2つの支持軸52は夫々ウェイト32の支持穴40に挿通されてウェイト32を旋回自在に支持している。本発明の遠心ブレーキ2にあっては、ウェイト32は軸方向に直列に複数配置されている。図示の実施形態においては、2つの支持軸52はウェイト32を軸方向に3段ずつ全部で6個支持しており、3段のウェイト32の夫々については、軸方向片側から他側に向かって番号32の後にa乃至cを付して示す。そして、図1のB-B断面乃至D-D断面に示されるとおり、同一段における2つのウェイト32の各々は回転軸oを中心として点対称に配置されて対をなす。支持軸52について更に言及すると、支持軸52の外周面における径方向外側部位には、基端から延出端部にかけて軸方向に直線状に延在する突条部62が設けられており(図6も参照されたい)、突条部62が支持穴40内においてウェイト32と周方向に係止することで、ウェイト32が支持軸52に対して過剰に旋回することは防止される。図示の実施形態においては、ウェイト32は回転体6の回転板18とリテーナ基板46との間に配置され、ウェイト32が軸方向に移動することは防止される。 As shown in FIG. 1, the two support shafts 52 are respectively inserted into the support holes 40 of the weight 32 to rotatably support the weight 32. In the centrifugal brake 2 of the present invention, a plurality of weights 32 are arranged in series in the axial direction. In the illustrated embodiment, the two support shafts 52 support a total of six weights 32 in three stages each in the axial direction, and each of the three stages of weights 32 is directed from one side in the axial direction to the other side. Number 32 is followed by a to c. Then, as shown in the BB cross section to the DD cross section of FIG. 1, each of the two weights 32 in the same stage is arranged point-symmetrically about the rotation axis o to form a pair. Further referring to the support shaft 52, a ridge portion 62 extending linearly in the axial direction from the base end to the extending end portion is provided at the radial outer portion on the outer peripheral surface of the support shaft 52 (FIG. 6), the protrusion 62 is engaged with the weight 32 in the circumferential direction in the support hole 40, so that the weight 32 is prevented from excessively turning with respect to the support shaft 52. In the illustrated embodiment, the weight 32 is arranged between the rotating plate 18 of the rotating body 6 and the retainer substrate 46, and the weight 32 is prevented from moving in the axial direction.
 後に更に言及するが、回転体6が回転することで支持軸52を軸として径方向外側に旋回したウェイト32は、回転体6の回転が終了すると支持軸52を軸として径方向内側に旋回して図1に示される初期位置に戻るのが好ましい。このことから、図示の実施形態においては、ウェイト32には支持軸52を軸として径方向内側に旋回させようとする戻し手段64が配設されている。図1及び図2に示すとおり、本実施形態の戻し手段64は金属製の線材を環状に巻回して形成されるばね部材であって、径方向の変形に対して弾性的な復元力を備えている。上述したとおり2つの支持軸52によって支持された同段のウェイト32は対をなしており、戻し手段64は一対のウェイト32の各々に形成された段部44に共通して嵌め合わされる。これにより、回転体6が回転した際には、ウェイト32は戻し手段64が備える復元力に抗して戻し手段64を拡径させながら支持軸52を軸として径方向外側に旋回し、回転体6の回転が停止すれば、ウェイト32は戻し手段64が備える復元力によって図1の断面B-Bに示す初期位置に戻される。 As will be further described later, the weight 32 swiveling outward in the radial direction around the support shaft 52 due to the rotation of the rotating body 6 swivels inward in the radial direction around the support shaft 52 when the rotation of the rotating body 6 is completed. It is preferable to return to the initial position shown in FIG. For this reason, in the illustrated embodiment, the weight 32 is provided with a return means 64 that tries to rotate inward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as an axis. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the return means 64 of the present embodiment is a spring member formed by winding a metal wire in an annular shape, and has an elastic restoring force against radial deformation. ing. As described above, the weights 32 of the same stage supported by the two support shafts 52 are paired, and the returning means 64 is commonly fitted to the stage portions 44 formed on each of the pair of weights 32. As a result, when the rotating body 6 rotates, the weight 32 swivels radially outward around the support shaft 52 while expanding the diameter of the returning means 64 against the restoring force of the returning means 64, and the rotating body 6 rotates. When the rotation of No. 6 is stopped, the weight 32 is returned to the initial position shown in the cross section BB of FIG. 1 by the restoring force provided by the returning means 64.
 図1及び図2を参照して説明を続けると、リテーナ34にはこれと一体となって回転すると共にリテーナ34に対して軸方向に移動してウェイト32とハウジング4の内周面7との間に進入可能な調整部材66が接続されている。図1及び図2と共に図7を参照して説明すると、図示の実施形態においては、調整部材66は合成樹脂製の円筒形状部材であって、その軸方向他側端は回転軸oに対して垂直な端板68によって閉鎖されているが軸方向片側端は開放されている。端板68の中央には円形の貫通穴70が形成されている。所望ならば、貫通穴70は省略してもよい。調整部材66には径方向に貫通して軸方向に直線状に延びる係合溝72が周方向に180度の角度間隔をおいて2つ形成されており、係合溝72にリテーナ34の係合突起58が進入することで調整部材66はリテーナ34と周方向に係合する。図8-1乃至図8-3も併せて参照することによって理解されるとおり、調整部材66には更に、リテーナ34に形成された係止爪56と軸方向に係止可能な被係止穴が軸方向に所要間隔をおいて複数形成されている。図示の実施形態においては、被係止穴は軸方向に間隔をおいて3つ形成されており、これらを軸方向他側から片側に向かって番号74a乃至74cで示す。被係止穴74a乃至74cのいずれに係止爪56を係止させるかによってリテーナ34に対する調整部材66の軸方向位置が調整される。被係止穴74a乃至74cはいずれも周方向に延在すると共に径方向に貫通しており、軸方向に直線状に延びると共に径方向に貫通する補助溝76に跨って形成されている。補助溝76は周方向に180度の角度間隔をおいて2つ形成されており、2つの補助溝76の夫々に被係止穴74a乃至74cは形成されている。かような補助溝76の存在に起因して、被係止穴74a乃至74cと係止爪56との係止を手指で容易に解除することができる。補助溝76は係合溝72と周方向に90度の角度間隔を有して配置されている。調整部材66の軸方向他側端部の外周面には、リテーナ34に対して調整部材66を軸方向に移動させる際に手指をかけるための鍔部78が周方向に等角度間隔をおいて4つ形成されている。 Continuing the description with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the retainer 34 rotates integrally with the retainer 34 and moves in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 so that the weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 An adjustable member 66 that can enter is connected between them. Explaining with reference to FIG. 7 together with FIGS. 1 and 2, in the illustrated embodiment, the adjusting member 66 is a cylindrical member made of synthetic resin, and its axial other end is with respect to the rotation axis o. It is closed by a vertical end plate 68, but one end in the axial direction is open. A circular through hole 70 is formed in the center of the end plate 68. If desired, the through hole 70 may be omitted. The adjusting member 66 is formed with two engaging grooves 72 penetrating in the radial direction and extending linearly in the axial direction at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, and the retaining groove 72 is engaged with the retainer 34. When the joint protrusion 58 enters, the adjusting member 66 engages with the retainer 34 in the circumferential direction. As will be understood by also referring to FIGS. 8-1 to 8-3, the adjusting member 66 further has a locked hole that can be locked axially with the locking claw 56 formed in the retainer 34. Are formed at a required interval in the axial direction. In the illustrated embodiment, three locked holes are formed at intervals in the axial direction, and these are indicated by numbers 74a to 74c from the other side in the axial direction toward one side. The axial position of the adjusting member 66 with respect to the retainer 34 is adjusted depending on which of the locked holes 74a to 74c is used to lock the locking claw 56. Each of the locked holes 74a to 74c extends in the circumferential direction and penetrates in the radial direction, and is formed so as to extend linearly in the axial direction and straddle the auxiliary groove 76 that penetrates in the radial direction. Two auxiliary grooves 76 are formed at an angle interval of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, and locked holes 74a to 74c are formed in each of the two auxiliary grooves 76. Due to the presence of such an auxiliary groove 76, the locking between the locked holes 74a to 74c and the locking claw 56 can be easily released by a finger. The auxiliary groove 76 is arranged with an angular distance of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction from the engaging groove 72. On the outer peripheral surface of the other end of the adjusting member 66 in the axial direction, flanges 78 for putting fingers when moving the adjusting member 66 in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 are spaced at equal angles in the circumferential direction. Four are formed.
 次に、図1と共に図8-1乃至図8―3を参照して、本発明に従って構成された遠心ブレーキ2の作動について説明する。
 図1には、リテーナ34に形成された係止爪56が調整部材66に形成された3つの被係止穴74a乃至74cのうち最も軸方向他側に位置する被係止穴74aに係止され、調整部材66は3段のウェイト32のうち軸方向他側に位置する2段のウェイト32b及び32cとハウジング4の内周面7との間に進入している状態が示されている。図1に示された状態にあっては更に、回転体6は回転しておらず、ウェイト32a乃至32cはいずれもその外周面がハウジング4の内周面7から離隔している(初期位置)。
Next, the operation of the centrifugal brake 2 configured according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8-1 to 8-3 together with FIG.
In FIG. 1, the locking claw 56 formed on the retainer 34 is locked to the locked hole 74a located on the other side in the axial direction among the three locked holes 74a to 74c formed on the adjusting member 66. The adjusting member 66 is shown to be in a state of being inserted between the two- stage weights 32b and 32c located on the other side in the axial direction of the three-stage weights 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4. Further, in the state shown in FIG. 1, the rotating body 6 is not rotating, and the outer peripheral surfaces of the weights 32a to 32c are separated from the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 (initial position). ..
 図1に示す状態から回転体6が反時計方向(A-A断面の右方向から見て)に回転すると、回転体6と共にリテーナ34及び調整部材66が一体となって回転し、リテーナ34に形成された支持軸52によって支持された全てのウェイト32は遠心力によって支持軸52を軸として径方向外側に旋回しようとする。図示の実施形態においては、ウェイト32には戻し手段64が設けられていることから、ウェイト32は戻し手段64が備える復元力に抗して旋回しようとする。然しながら、ウェイト32b及び32cとハウジング4の内周面7との間には調整部材66が進入していることから、ウェイト32b及び32cが上記遠心力によって支持軸52を軸として径方向外方に旋回することは規制され、図8-1に示すとおり、ハウジング4の内周面7との間に調整部材66が進入していないウェイト32aのみが上記遠心力によって支持軸52を軸として径方向外方に旋回する。ウェイト32aが旋回するとこれに装着された摺動片38がハウジング4の内周面7と当接し、摺動片38がハウジング4の内周面7に対して摺動する。これにより、回転体6にはウェイト32の摺動片38とハウジング4の内周面7との間の摩擦によるブレーキ(制動トルク)が作用する。図示の実施形態においては、ハウジング4は比較的硬質の合成樹脂製であると共にウェイト32の摺動片38は比較的軟質の合成樹脂製であることから、交換可能な摺動片38のみが偏摩耗してハウジング4の内周面が摩耗することは防止される。回転体6の回転が停止すると、ウェイト32aは戻し手段64が備える復元力によって図1に示す状態つまり初期位置に戻される。 When the rotating body 6 rotates counterclockwise (when viewed from the right side of the AA cross section) from the state shown in FIG. 1, the retainer 34 and the adjusting member 66 rotate together with the rotating body 6 and become the retainer 34. All the weights 32 supported by the formed support shaft 52 tend to rotate outward in the radial direction about the support shaft 52 by centrifugal force. In the illustrated embodiment, since the weight 32 is provided with the returning means 64, the weight 32 tries to turn against the restoring force of the returning means 64. However, since the adjusting member 66 has entered between the weights 32b and 32c and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, the weights 32b and 32c are radially outward with respect to the support shaft 52 due to the centrifugal force. Turning is restricted, and as shown in FIG. 8-1, only the weight 32a in which the adjusting member 66 does not enter between the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 and the weight 32a is radially about the support shaft 52 due to the centrifugal force. Turn outward. When the weight 32a turns, the sliding piece 38 attached to the weight 32a comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, and the sliding piece 38 slides with respect to the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4. As a result, a brake (braking torque) due to friction between the sliding piece 38 of the weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 acts on the rotating body 6. In the illustrated embodiment, since the housing 4 is made of a relatively hard synthetic resin and the sliding piece 38 of the weight 32 is made of a relatively soft synthetic resin, only the replaceable sliding piece 38 is biased. It is prevented that the inner peripheral surface of the housing 4 is worn due to wear. When the rotation of the rotating body 6 is stopped, the weight 32a is returned to the state shown in FIG. 1, that is, the initial position by the restoring force provided by the returning means 64.
 ここで、本発明の遠心ブレーキにあっては、ウェイト32はハウジング4の内側において軸方向に直列に複数配置されており、回転体6と一体となって回転するリテーナ34にはリテーナ34と一体となって回転すると共にリテーナ34に対して軸方向に移動してウェイト32とハウジング4の内周面7との間に進入可能な調整部材66が接続されていることに起因して、調整部材66をリテーナ34に対して軸方向に移動することで、回転体6が回転した際にハウジング4の内周面7に当接するウェイト32の数を増減することができ、制動トルクの大きさを段階的に調整することが可能となる。 Here, in the centrifugal brake of the present invention, a plurality of weights 32 are arranged in series in the axial direction inside the housing 4, and the retainer 34 that rotates integrally with the rotating body 6 is integrated with the retainer 34. The adjusting member 66 is connected to the weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 so as to rotate and move in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34. By moving 66 in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34, the number of weights 32 that abut on the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4 when the rotating body 6 rotates can be increased or decreased, and the magnitude of braking torque can be increased. It is possible to make adjustments in stages.
 回転体6が回転した際にこれに作用する制動トルクの大きさを図8-1に示された状態よりも大きくするには、リテーナ34に対して調整部材66を軸方向他側に移動させて、支持軸52を軸として径方向外方に旋回可能なウェイト32の数を増大させる。図8-2に示すとおり、リテーナ34に形成された係止爪56が調整部材66に形成された3つの被係止穴74a乃至74cのうち軸方向中間に位置する被係止穴74bに係止されれば、調整部材66は3段のウェイト32のうち軸方向他側に位置する1段のウェイト32cとハウジング4の内周面7との間にのみ進入し、上記遠心力によってウェイト32aと共にウェイト32bも支持軸52を軸として径方向外方に旋回可能となり、回転体6にかかる制動トルクは増大される。図8-3に示すとおり、リテーナ34に形成された係止爪56が調整部材66に形成された3つの被係止穴74a乃至74cのうち軸方向片側に位置する被係止穴74cに係止されれば、調整部材66はウェイト32とハウジング4の内周面7との間から完全に退去し、上記遠心力によってウェイト32a及びウェイト32bと共にウェイト32cも支持軸52を軸として径方向外方に旋回可能となり、回転体6にかかる制動トルクはより一層増大される。 In order to make the magnitude of the braking torque acting on the rotating body 6 when it rotates larger than the state shown in FIG. 8-1, the adjusting member 66 is moved to the other side in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34. Therefore, the number of weights 32 that can be swiveled outward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as an axis is increased. As shown in FIG. 8-2, the locking claw 56 formed in the retainer 34 is engaged with the locked hole 74b located in the middle in the axial direction among the three locked holes 74a to 74c formed in the adjusting member 66. When stopped, the adjusting member 66 enters only between the one-stage weight 32c located on the other side in the axial direction of the three-stage weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, and the weight 32a is caused by the centrifugal force. At the same time, the weight 32b can also turn outward in the radial direction about the support shaft 52, and the braking torque applied to the rotating body 6 is increased. As shown in FIG. 8-3, the locking claw 56 formed in the retainer 34 is engaged with the locked hole 74c located on one side in the axial direction among the three locked holes 74a to 74c formed in the adjusting member 66. When stopped, the adjusting member 66 completely retracts from between the weight 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, and the weight 32c as well as the weight 32a and the weight 32b are radially out of the support shaft 52 due to the centrifugal force. It becomes possible to turn in the direction, and the braking torque applied to the rotating body 6 is further increased.
 ここで、回転体6にかかる制動トルクを増大させる場合には、回転体6が回転している最中であってもリテーナ34に対して調整部材66を軸方向他側に移動させることができる。然しながら、回転体6にかかる制動トルクを減少させる場合には、回転体6が回転している最中にリテーナ34に対して調整部材66を軸方向片側に移動させることはできず、回転体6が停止している時にリテーナ34に対して調整部材66を移動させる必要がある。図示の実施形態においては、ウェイト32には戻し手段64が配設されていることに起因して、回転体6が停止するとウェイト32は支持軸52を軸として径方向内側に旋回させられてウェイト32とハウジング4の内周面7との間には隙間が形成されることから、調整部材66は充分容易に軸方向に移動することができる。 Here, when increasing the braking torque applied to the rotating body 6, the adjusting member 66 can be moved to the other side in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 even while the rotating body 6 is rotating. .. However, when reducing the braking torque applied to the rotating body 6, the adjusting member 66 cannot be moved to one side in the axial direction with respect to the retainer 34 while the rotating body 6 is rotating, and the rotating body 6 cannot be moved. It is necessary to move the adjusting member 66 with respect to the retainer 34 when the is stopped. In the illustrated embodiment, the weight 32 is provided with the returning means 64, so that when the rotating body 6 is stopped, the weight 32 is swiveled inward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as an axis. Since a gap is formed between the 32 and the inner peripheral surface 7 of the housing 4, the adjusting member 66 can move in the axial direction sufficiently easily.
 以上、本発明に従って構成された遠心ブレーキについて添付した図面を参照して詳述したが、本発明は上述した実施形態に限定されるものではなく、本発明を逸脱しない範囲内において適宜の修正や変更が可能である。例えば、図示の実施形態においては、ウェイトを支持する支持軸はリテーナに設けられていたが、支持軸は回転体に設けられていてもよく、支持軸が回転体に設けられた場合には、支持軸はリテーナに圧入等されることによってこれに固定される。調整部材はリテーナに対して必ずしも軸方向に係止されている必要はなく、また、調整部材とリテーナとの軸方向係止手段は図示の実施形態の形式に限定されるものでもない。 Although the centrifugal brake configured according to the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the attached drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and appropriate modifications and modifications may be made without departing from the present invention. It can be changed. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the support shaft for supporting the weight is provided on the retainer, but the support shaft may be provided on the rotating body, and when the support shaft is provided on the rotating body, the support shaft may be provided on the rotating body. The support shaft is fixed to the retainer by being press-fitted or the like. The adjusting member does not necessarily have to be axially locked to the retainer, and the axially locking means between the adjusting member and the retainer is not limited to the type of the illustrated embodiment.
 更に、軸方向に直列に配置されるウェイトの数及び同一段におけるウェイトの数を使用用途に応じて適宜増減することができることは明らかである。また、図示の実施形態においては、回転体6が反時計方向(図8-1のA-A断面の右方向から見て)に回転した際にウェイト32が支持軸52を軸として径方向外方に旋回したが、ウェイト32が表裏反転した状態で支持軸52にされれば、回転体が反対方向つまり時計方向に回転した際にウェイトが支持軸52を軸として径方向外方に旋回するようになる。更に、図示の実施形態においては、同一段における2つのウェイトは回転軸oを中心として点対称に配置されているが、同一段における2つのウェイトを直径方向に対して線対称に配置すれば、回転体が正逆いずれの方向に回転した場合であっても回転体に制動トルクを作用させることができる。この場合には、回転体の回転方向に応じて上記2つのウェイトのいずれか一方のみがハウジングの内周面に対して摺動する。更に、必要な制動トルクが小さい場合には、ウェイトを合成樹脂により成形することも可能であり、この場合には、ウェイトを上述した摺動片と同じ合成樹脂で成形し、ウェイトの主部と摺動片を一体成形することもあり得る。 Furthermore, it is clear that the number of weights arranged in series in the axial direction and the number of weights in the same stage can be appropriately increased or decreased depending on the intended use. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, when the rotating body 6 rotates in the counterclockwise direction (viewed from the right side of the AA cross section of FIG. 8-1), the weight 32 is out of the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as the axis. However, if the weight 32 is turned upside down and turned into the support shaft 52, the weight turns outward in the radial direction with the support shaft 52 as the axis when the rotating body rotates in the opposite direction, that is, in the clockwise direction. It will be like. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the two weights in the same stage are arranged point-symmetrically about the rotation axis o, but if the two weights in the same stage are arranged line-symmetrically with respect to the radial direction, A braking torque can be applied to the rotating body regardless of whether the rotating body rotates in the forward or reverse direction. In this case, only one of the above two weights slides with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the housing depending on the rotation direction of the rotating body. Further, when the required braking torque is small, the weight can be formed of synthetic resin. In this case, the weight is formed of the same synthetic resin as the above-mentioned sliding piece, and the weight is formed with the main part of the weight. It is also possible that the sliding pieces are integrally molded.
 2:遠心ブレーキ
 4:ハウジング
 6:回転体
 7:(ハウジングの)内周面
 32:ウェイト
 34:リテーナ
 52:支持軸
 66:調整部材
2: Centrifugal brake 4: Housing 6: Rotating body 7: Inner peripheral surface (of housing) 32: Weight 34: Retainer 52: Support shaft 66: Adjusting member

Claims (9)

  1.  断面円形の内周面を有する筒状のハウジング及び前記ハウジングに対して回転可能な回転体を具備し、
     前記ハウジングの内側には、軸方向に直列に複数配置されたウェイトと、前記回転体と一体となって回転するリテーナとが配設され、前記ウェイトは前記回転体又は前記リテーナから前記回転体の回転軸と平行に軸方向に延びる支持軸に旋回可能に支持されており、
     前記リテーナには、前記リテーナと一体となって回転すると共に前記リテーナに対して軸方向に移動して前記ウェイトと前記ハウジングの前記内周面との間に進入可能な調整部材が接続されている、ことを特徴とする遠心ブレーキ。
    It is provided with a cylindrical housing having an inner peripheral surface having a circular cross section and a rotating body that can rotate with respect to the housing.
    Inside the housing, a plurality of weights arranged in series in the axial direction and a retainer that rotates integrally with the rotating body are arranged, and the weight is from the rotating body or the retainer to the rotating body. It is rotatably supported by a support shaft that extends in the axial direction parallel to the rotating shaft.
    An adjusting member that rotates integrally with the retainer and moves axially with respect to the retainer so as to be able to enter between the weight and the inner peripheral surface of the housing is connected to the retainer. , A centrifugal brake that features.
  2.  前記調整部材は軸方向に延びる円筒形状であって、前記調整部材には前記リテーナに形成された係止爪と軸方向に係止可能な被係止穴が軸方向に間隔をおいて複数形成されている、請求項1に記載の遠心ブレーキ。 The adjusting member has a cylindrical shape extending in the axial direction, and the adjusting member has a plurality of locking claws formed in the retainer and a plurality of locked holes that can be locked in the axial direction at intervals in the axial direction. The centrifugal brake according to claim 1.
  3.  前記調整部材には軸方向に直線状に延びると共に径方向に貫通する補助溝も形成されており、前記被係止穴は前記補助溝に跨って形成されている、請求項2に記載の遠心ブレーキ。 The centrifuge according to claim 2, wherein the adjusting member is formed with an auxiliary groove extending linearly in the axial direction and penetrating in the radial direction, and the locked hole is formed straddling the auxiliary groove. break.
  4.  前記調整部材には軸方向に直線状に延びる係合溝が形成されていると共に前記リテーナには前記係合溝と周方向に係合する係合突起が形成されている、請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の遠心ブレーキ。 The adjusting member is formed with an engaging groove extending linearly in the axial direction, and the retainer is formed with an engaging projection that engages with the engaging groove in the circumferential direction. Centrifugal brake described in any of.
  5.  前記回転体及び前記リテーナは夫々前記回転軸に対して垂直な回転板及びリテーナ基板を備えており、前記ウェイトは前記回転板と前記リテーナ基板との間に配置されている、請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の遠心ブレーキ。 Claims 1 to 4, wherein the rotating body and the retainer each include a rotating plate and a retainer substrate perpendicular to the rotating axis, and the weights are arranged between the rotating plate and the retainer substrate. Centrifugal brake described in any of.
  6.  前記回転板の軸方向片側面は前記ハウジングの開放端に固定されたシールド板と、前記回転板の軸方向他側面は前記ハウジングの前記内周面に形成された環状突条と夫々対向する、請求項5に記載の遠心ブレーキ。 One side surface of the rotating plate in the axial direction faces a shield plate fixed to the open end of the housing, and the other side surface in the axial direction of the rotating plate faces an annular ridge formed on the inner peripheral surface of the housing. The centrifugal brake according to claim 5.
  7.  前記回転体は前記回転軸に沿って直線状に延びる軸部を備えており、前記軸部が前記リテーナと周方向に係合する、請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載の遠心ブレーキ。 The centrifugal brake according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the rotating body includes a shaft portion extending linearly along the rotating shaft, and the shaft portion engages with the retainer in the circumferential direction.
  8.  前記ウェイトには交換可能な摺動片が装着されている、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の遠心ブレーキ。 The centrifugal brake according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a replaceable sliding piece is attached to the weight.
  9.  前記ウェイトには前記支持軸を軸として径方向内側に旋回させようとする戻し手段が配設されている、請求項1乃至8のいずれかに記載の遠心ブレーキ。 The centrifugal brake according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the weight is provided with a return means for turning inward in the radial direction with the support shaft as an axis.
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