WO2022230976A1 - 屈曲構造体及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a bending structure provided for joint function parts such as robots and manipulators, and a manufacturing method thereof.
- Patent Document 1 As a conventional bending structure, there is known one in which an end member is attached to an end in the axial direction of an elastically bendable bending portion, as in Patent Document 1.
- the bent portion is formed by stacking multiple wave washers and holding the stacked state by laser welding between the wave washers.
- An end member is further laminated and attached to this bent portion. At the time of this attachment, laser welding could not be adopted because a laser beam could not be applied from the stacking direction between the end of the bent portion and the end member.
- the problem to be solved was that the end member could not be attached to the axial end of the bent portion by laser welding.
- the present invention provides a bending portion that can be elastically bent in an axial direction, an end member attached to the axial end portion of the bending portion, and a thin portion that is thin in the axial direction, an exposed portion that is provided in the end member and exposes the thin portion so that the thin portion can be irradiated with a laser beam for laser welding in the axial direction, and is formed in the thin portion by the laser welding. and a weld that joins the thinned portion to the bent portion.
- the present invention is a method for manufacturing a bending structure, wherein the bending structure is manufactured by attaching an end member to an end portion in the axial direction of a bending portion that is elastically bendable in the axial direction by laser welding. a thin portion thinner in the axial direction than the end member is formed in the end member, the exposed portion of the end member is exposed so as to be irradiated with the laser beam of the laser welding, and the end member is Provided is a method of manufacturing a bent structure, wherein the thin portion is positioned on the bent portion side by being positioned with respect to the bent portion, and the thin portion is joined to the bent portion by the laser welding via the exposed portion. .
- the bent structure of the present invention it is possible to realize a structure in which the end member is attached to the axial end of the bent portion by laser welding.
- the bending structure can be manufactured by attaching the end member to the axial end of the bending portion by laser welding.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bending structure according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- 2 is a side view of the bending structure of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a main portion of the bending structure of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a main part of the bending structure of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the bending structure of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing a welded portion between a movable portion and a flat washer of the bending structure of FIG. 1.
- FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a movable portion of a bending structure according to a modification.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a movable portion of a bending structure according to another modification.
- FIG. 9 is a side view showing a method of manufacturing a bending structure according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- 10A and 10B are side views showing a method for manufacturing a bending structure according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- 11A and 11B are side views showing a method of manufacturing a bending structure according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- 12A and 12B are side views showing a method of manufacturing a bending structure according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a bending structure according to Example 2 of the present invention.
- 14 is a side view of the bending structure of FIG. 13;
- FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a main part of a bending structure according to Example 3 of the present invention.
- the purpose of enabling the end member to be attached to the axial end of the bent portion by laser welding is realized by providing a thin portion that can be welded to the bent portion by irradiating the end member with a laser beam. did.
- the bent structure (1) includes bent portions (11, 35, 37), end members (3, 5), thin portions (14), exposed portions (15), and welded portions (18). and
- the bending portions (11, 35, 37) are members that are elastically bendable in the axial direction.
- the end members (3,5) are attached to the axial ends of the bends (11,35,37).
- the thin portion (14) is formed in the end member (3, 5) and is thinner in the axial direction than the end member (3, 5).
- the exposed portion (15) is provided on the end members (3, 5), and exposes the thin portion (14) in the axial direction so that the laser beam for laser welding can be irradiated.
- a weld (18) is formed in the thinned portion (14) by laser welding to join the thinned portion (14) to the bends (11, 35, 37).
- the exposed portion (15) may be a notch portion that exposes the thin portion (14) to the outside of the end members (3, 5).
- the thin portion (14) may be composed of a plate material laminated and joined to the end members (3, 5).
- the bent portions (11, 35, 37) comprise a plurality of wave washers (27) that are axially laminated and held in a laminated state by laser welding, and the thin portions (14) are formed by the end members (3, 5) and may be a wave washer (27) laminated to and joined by laser welding.
- the thin portion (14) is connected to the wave washer (27) located at the end of the plurality of wave washers (27) by the weld (18) to form the ends of the bent portions (11, 35, 37). configure.
- bent portions (11, 35, 37) may be provided with flat washers (29) that are axially stacked and held in a stacked state by laser welding at the ends of a plurality of wave washers (27).
- the thinned portion (14) is joined by laser welding to a flat washer (29) located at the end of a plurality of wave washers (27).
- a thin portion (14) thinner in the axial direction than the end members (3, 5) is formed in the end members (3, 5), and the end member (3 , 5) are exposed to the laser beam for laser welding by the exposed portion (15).
- the end members (3, 5) are positioned with respect to the bent portions (11, 35, 37), and the thin portion (14) is positioned on the bent portion (11, 35, 37) side.
- the thin portion (14) is laser welded to the bent portions (11, 35, 37) by laser irradiation through the exposed portion (15).
- the bent portion (11, 35, 37) is composed of a plurality of wave washers (27), the bent portion ( 11, 35, 37).
- the thin portion (14) is formed by laminating the wave washer (27) on the end members (3, 5) and joining them by laser welding. . Then, the thin portion (14) is joined by laser welding to a wave washer (27) positioned at the end of a plurality of wave washers (27) to form the ends of the bends (11, 35, 37).
- the bent portion (11, 35, 37) is laminated with a flat washer (29) at the end of multiple wave washers (27), the thin portion (14) is at the end of multiple wave washers (27). It is joined by laser welding to the located flat washer (29).
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bending structure according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the bending structure of FIG.
- Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing a main part of the bending structure of Fig. 1. Figs.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing the essential part of the bending structure of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the bending structure of FIG.
- Fig. 6 is a bottom view showing the welded part between the movable part and the flat washer of the bending structure in Fig. 1. Figs.
- the bending structure 1 is applied to joint function parts of various devices such as manipulators, robots, and actuators for medical and industrial purposes.
- a joint function part is an apparatus, a mechanism, a device, or the like that functions as a joint that bends and extends.
- the bending structure 1 of this embodiment includes a base portion 3 , a movable portion 5 and a bending portion 11 .
- the base 3 is a columnar body made of metal, resin, or the like, for example, a columnar body. This base 3 is attached to the end of the shaft of the manipulator or the like. Note that the base 3 is not limited to a columnar body, and may be formed in an appropriate form according to the equipment to which the bending structure 1 is applied.
- the movable part 5 is supported by the base part 3 by the bending part 11 so as to be displaceable in the axial direction.
- An end effector or the like corresponding to the equipment to which the bending structure 1 is applied is attached to the movable portion 5 .
- the axial direction means a direction along the axis of the bending structure 1, and includes a direction slightly inclined with respect to the axis.
- the movable portion 5 constitutes an end member attached to the axial end portion of the bent portion 11, and includes a body portion 13, a thin portion 14, a notch portion 15 as an exposed portion, and a weld portion 18.
- the main body part 13 is made of metal, resin, or the like and formed into a columnar body as a whole. As with the base portion 3, the main body portion 13 has an appropriate shape according to the equipment to which the bending structure 1 is applied, and is not limited to a columnar body made of metal, resin, or the like.
- the body portion 13 of the present embodiment has a shape in which a portion of the cylindrical body facing in the radial direction is removed by the notch portion 15 in the circumferential direction. As a result, the body portion 13 has a configuration in which fan-shaped side portions 19 facing in the radial direction are integrally provided with respect to the cylindrical central portion 17 .
- the movable portion 5 is coupled to a flat washer 29 (hereinafter referred to as an end flat washer 29) that constitutes the end portion of the bending portion 11, which will be described later.
- the connection in this embodiment is made by a weld 31 by laser welding.
- the welded portions 31 are formed at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the flat end washer 29 .
- the end flat washer 29 and the movable portion 5 may be joined by other methods such as adhesion.
- an arc-shaped concave portion 21 is provided in plan view.
- This concave portion 21 communicates in the axial direction with an insertion hole 11a of the bent portion 11, which will be described later.
- the central portion 17 is provided with a communicating hole 17a along the axial direction.
- the communication hole 17a communicates with the inner circumference of the inner member 25 of the bent portion 11, which will be described later, in the axial direction.
- the thin portion 14 is formed in the movable portion 5 and is thinner than the movable portion 5 in the axial direction.
- the thin-walled portion 14 of this embodiment consists of a circumferential portion of the flat end washer 29 exposed by the notch portion 15 .
- the end flat washer 29 is an annular member that axially overlaps the body portion 13 of the movable portion 5 . Details of the end flat washer 29 (flat washer 29) will be described later.
- the thin portion 14 may be a simple plate material or a plate material partially attached only at a position corresponding to the notch portion 15 as long as the plate material is laminated and joined to the movable portion 5 . be. Also, the thin portion 14 can be formed by partially thinning the movable portion 5 . Also, the thin portion 14 may be configured by a wave washer 27 instead of the flat washer 29 .
- the planar shape of the thin portion 14 is set according to the shape of the notch portion 15, and is arcuate in this embodiment.
- the planar shape of the thin portion 14 is not particularly limited as long as it can be irradiated with laser light for laser welding.
- the notch portion 15 is provided in the movable portion 5 and exposes the thin portion 14 in the axial direction so that the laser beam for laser welding can be irradiated. Being exposed in the axial direction means that the thin portion 14 is exposed to the outside in the axial direction so that laser welding from the axial direction is possible.
- Axial laser welding is welding performed by irradiating the axial surface of the thin portion 14 with a laser beam, and the laser beam does not need to be along the axial direction. Therefore, in the axial direction exposure, in addition to exposing the thin portion 14 to the outside so that the laser beam can be irradiated along the axial direction, the surface of the thin portion 14 is exposed from the direction in which the laser beam is inclined with respect to the axial direction. It also includes exposing the thin portion 14 to the outside as long as the light can be irradiated.
- the notch portion 15 of this embodiment is formed along the axial direction of the body portion 13, and a part of the circumferential direction of the end flat washer 29 on which the body portion 13 overlaps is formed as the thin portion 14 along the axial direction.
- the movable part 5 is opened to the outside so that the laser beam can be irradiated.
- FIG. 7 shows a modification of the notch 15.
- the notch 15 is provided from the side of the main body 13 of the movable part 5 .
- the notch 15 opens the thin portion 14 to the outside in the axial direction to the extent that the surface of the thin portion 14 can be irradiated with laser light in a direction inclined with respect to the axial direction.
- the notch portion 15 is provided as the exposed portion, but the exposed portion is limited to the notch portion 15 because the thin portion 14 may be exposed so that the laser beam for laser welding can be irradiated. is not.
- the exposed portion can be a hole or a transmissive material through which laser light can pass.
- the exposed part When the exposed part is a hole, it is formed in the movable part 5 along the irradiation direction of the laser beam.
- the welded portion 18, which will be described later, is formed by only a single welded spot, the exposed portion can be a hole of any shape such as a cone or a cylinder depending on the laser beam.
- the exposed portion is made of a transparent material
- the movable portion 5 itself may be made of a transparent material, and the portion corresponding to the thin portion 14 may be used as the exposed portion.
- the planar shape of the notch portion 15 of the present embodiment is arcuate according to the shape of a portion of the flat end washer 29, which is the thin portion 14, in the circumferential direction.
- the planar shape of the notch portion 15 can be arbitrarily set within a range in which the thin portion 14 is exposed so as to be irradiated with the laser beam for laser welding.
- FIG. 8 shows another modification of the notch 15.
- FIG. The modification of FIG. 8 is obtained by changing the planar shape of the notch 15 and reducing the dimension in the circumferential direction.
- the welded portion 18 is formed on the thin portion 14 by laser welding and joins the thin portion 14 to the bent portion 11 .
- the size and shape of the welded portion 18 can be set arbitrarily, for example, it is large enough to be located in the intermediate portion in the radial direction and the circumferential direction of the thin portion 14, and has an appropriate shape such as a V shape or a linear shape. It is possible to
- the bent portion 11 is composed of an outer member 23 and an inner member 25 . Note that the inner member 25 may be omitted.
- the outer member 23 includes multiple wave washers 27 and multiple flat washers 29 . Note that the outer member 23 may adopt other forms such as a double coil structure, a coil spring, or a bellows, which will be described later.
- a plurality of wave washers 27 are laminated in the axial direction and held in a laminated state by laser welding. Elastic deformation of the wave washer 27 makes it elastically bendable.
- Each wave washer 27 is a plate material formed of metal or the like in a closed or open ring shape.
- the wave washer 27 of this embodiment is an annular plate member made of stainless steel, and has a constant radial width and plate thickness between the inner and outer circumferences.
- This wave washer 27 is joined to the adjacent wave washer 27 by a welded portion 31 by laser welding at the contact portion.
- the wave washer 27 has a plurality of peaks 27a in the circumferential direction, and valleys 27b between adjacent peaks 27a. Between the wave washers 27 adjacent in the axial direction, the crests 27a of one wave washer 27 are in contact with the troughs 27b of the other wave washer. These abutting peaks 27a and valleys 27b are joined by welds 31 formed by laser welding.
- the peaks 27a and the valleys 27b may not contact each other, and may, for example, contact the slopes 27c while being slightly displaced from each other in the circumferential direction. Further, the shape, material, etc. of the wave washer 27 can be changed as appropriate according to the required characteristics.
- a plurality of flat washers 29 are laminated in the axial direction on both ends of the plurality of wave washers 27, and the laminated state is maintained by laser welding.
- three flat washers 29 are laminated.
- Each flat washer 29 is a plate member formed of metal or the like in a closed or open ring shape, is made of the same material as the wave washer 27, has the same inner and outer diameters and plate thickness, and is formed flat. Therefore, when the outer member 23 is bent, the flat washer 29 deforms together with the wave washer 27 so as to open the space between them, but the amount of deformation is smaller than that of the wave washer 27 .
- the flat washer 29 may be formed using a material different from that of the wave washer 27 .
- connection between the flat washer 29 and the wave washer 27 is performed by connecting the abutting portions of the flat washer 29 and the wave washer 27 with a welded portion 31 by laser welding.
- connection between the flat washers 29 and the connection between the flat washers 29 and the base portion 3 and the movable portion 5 are connected by welding portions 31 at positions sequentially displaced in the circumferential direction following the mutual connection of the wave washers 27 .
- the flat washer 29 may be provided only at one end or the other end of the plurality of wave washers 27 . Also, the flat washer 29 can be omitted.
- the outer member 23 having such a configuration is formed with an insertion hole 11a penetrating in the axial direction.
- a driving wire (not shown) is inserted through the insertion hole 11a, and the outer member 23 of the bent portion 11 also functions as a guide for the driving wire.
- One end of the drive wire is connected to the movable portion 5, and the other end of the drive wire is positioned on the base portion 3 side to enable pulling. This pulling causes the bending portion 11 to bend.
- the inner member 25 is composed of a coil spring such as a contact spring made of metal, resin, or the like, or a spring with a double coil structure.
- the inner member 25 can be formed in various forms, and may be configured by a flexible cylindrical body or the like.
- the inner member 25 as a whole is configured to be bendable and extendable in the axial direction and to suppress compression in the axial direction. Further, in the case of the inner member 25 having a double coil structure, the length of the axial center is substantially constant before and after bending and during bending. Therefore, the path length of the member inserted through the inner member 25 can be made constant.
- FIG. 9 to 12 are perspective views showing the method of manufacturing the bending structure 1.
- the movable part 5 is attached to the axial end of the bending part 11 by laser welding, as shown in Figs.
- laser welding an appropriate technique such as a carbon dioxide laser, a YAG (Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) laser, or a fiber laser may be adopted.
- the thin portion 14 of the movable portion 5 is joined to the bent portion 11 by laser welding.
- the order of forming the bent portion 11 and forming the thin portion 14 with respect to the movable portion 5 may be reversed.
- a plurality of flat washers 29 of the outer member 23 are laminated on the base portion 3 in the axial direction, and the laminated state is maintained by laser welding from the axial direction.
- Laser welding is performed by irradiating the contact portion of the flat washers 29 with the base 3 and the contact portions between the flat washers 29 from above each time the flat washers 29 are stacked in the axial direction. As a result, a welded portion 31 is formed, and the abutment portion between the base portion 3 and the flat washer 29 and the abutment portion between the flat washers 29 are joined.
- the laser beam irradiation portion is a part of the contact portion in the circumferential direction. These laser light irradiation portions are displaced in the circumferential direction following the contact portions between the wave washers 27 .
- a plurality of wave washers 27 are axially laminated on the laminated flat washers 29, and the laminated state is maintained by laser welding from the axial direction.
- Laser welding is performed by irradiating a laser beam to the contact portion between the flat washer 29 and the wave washer 27 and the contact portion between the wave washers 27 each time the wave washer 27 is stacked in the axial direction.
- welded portions 31 are formed to connect the flat washer 29 and the wave washer 27 and the wave washers 27 to each other.
- the contact portion between the flat washer 29 and the wave washer 27 is the portion where the trough portion 27b of the wave washer 27 contacts the flat washer 29, and the contact portion between the wave washers 27 is the adjacent wave. This is a portion where the peak portion 27a and the valley portion 27b of the washer 27 abut.
- flat washers 29 are axially stacked on the plurality of stacked wave washers 27, and the stacked state is maintained by laser welding from the axial direction.
- the number of flat washers 29 to be laminated is two, excluding the end flat washers 29 that constitute the thin portion 14 .
- the wave washer 27 and the flat washer 29 excluding the end flat washer 29 are laminated and the laminated state is maintained to form the outer member 23 of the bent portion 11 .
- the inner member 25 is arranged inside the outer member 23 .
- the flat washer 29 and the wave washer 27 may be laminated by placing the inner member 25 before forming the outer member 23 and inserting the inner member 25 therethrough.
- the flat end washer 29 is laminated on the movable part 5 in the axial direction and joined by laser welding to form the thin part 14 .
- the stacking of the end flat washers 29 is performed by stacking the end flat washers 29 on the bottom surface of the movable part 5 .
- Laser welding is performed by irradiating the contact portion of the flat end washer 29 with respect to the movable portion 5 with a laser beam from the axial direction. Thereby, a weld 31 is formed to join the flat end washer 29 to the movable part 5 .
- a part of the end flat washer 29 coupled to the movable part 5 faces the notch 15 in the circumferential direction, and the surface thereof is exposed to the outside through the notch 15 . Thereby, the thin portion 14 is formed.
- the movable part 5 is attached to the bent part 11 in a state in which the thin part 14 is formed with respect to the bent part 11 and the movable part 5 .
- the thin part 14 is joined to the bending part 11 by laser welding through the notch 15 as shown in FIG.
- the movable part 5 When installing, first, the movable part 5 is positioned with respect to the bending part 11 . By this positioning, the end wave washer 27 is positioned between the bending portion 11 and the movable portion 5 on the side of the bending portion 11, and the thin portion 14 is aligned with the crest portion 27a of the wave washer 27 to which it is coupled in the circumferential direction. match.
- the thin portion 14 comes into contact with the crest portion 27a of the wave washer 27 to which it is coupled.
- Laser welding is performed by irradiating a laser beam through the notch 15 to the contact portion of the thin portion 14 with respect to the wave washer 27 .
- a welded portion 18 is formed in the thin portion 14, and the thin portion 14 and the wave washer 27 positioned at the end are joined together.
- the movable portion 5 is coupled to the bent portion 11, and the end wave washer 27 coupled to the movable portion 5 constitutes the end portion of the bent portion 11 (outer member 23).
- the flat washer 29, the wave washer 27, and the movable portion 5 can be laminated in the axial direction and laser-welded. .
- the bending structure 1 of this embodiment includes the bending portion 11 that is elastically bendable in the axial direction, the movable portion 5 attached to the axial end of the bending portion 11, and the movable A thin portion 14 which is formed in the portion 5 and is thinner in the axial direction than the movable portion 5, and a notch portion 15 which is provided in the movable portion 5 and exposes the thin portion 14 in the axial direction so that the laser beam for laser welding can be irradiated. and a weld 18 formed in the thinned portion 14 by laser welding and joining the thinned portion 14 to the bent portion 11 .
- the bending structure 1 of this embodiment can realize a structure in which the movable portion 5 is attached to the axial end portion of the bending portion 11 by laser welding.
- the thin portion 14, which is thinner in the axial direction than the movable portion 5, is formed in the movable portion 5, and the notch portion 15 provided in the movable portion 5 allows irradiation of the laser beam for laser welding.
- the movable portion 5 is positioned with respect to the bent portion 11
- the thin portion 14 is positioned on the bent portion 11 side
- the thin portion 14 is joined to the bent portion 11 by laser welding via the notch portion 15 .
- the cutout portion 15 allows the thin portion 14 to be exposed to the outside of the movable portion 5, so that the thin portion 14 can be easily irradiated with laser light.
- the thin portion 14 is composed of the flat washer 29 which is a plate material laminated and joined to the movable portion 5, it can be easily formed.
- the bent portion 11 is formed by laminating a plurality of wave washers 27 and flat washers 29 at the ends thereof in the axial direction, and the laminated state is maintained by laser welding, and the thin portion 14 constitutes the end portion of the bent portion 11. It is formed using a flat washer 29 that
- the thin portion 14 can be easily formed without using a dedicated member. Moreover, from the formation of the bent portion 11 to the attachment of the movable portion 5 to the bent portion 11, the lamination of the flat washer 29, wave washer 27, and movable portion 5 from the axial direction and laser welding can be performed easily. can.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a bending structure according to Example 2 of the present invention.
- 14 is a side view of the bending structure of FIG. 13; FIG.
- the same reference numerals are given to the configurations corresponding to those in the first embodiment, and redundant explanations are omitted.
- the bending structure 1 of this embodiment has a multi-joint structure. That is, the bending structure 1 has an articulated portion 33 between the base portion 3 and the movable portion 5 .
- the articulated portion 33 is configured by attaching a first bent portion 35 and a second bent portion 37 to both axial sides of a cylindrical intermediate portion 39 .
- the first bent portion 35 and the second bent portion 37 have the same configuration as the bent portion 11 of Example 1 except for the length in the axial direction.
- the movable portion 5 and the base portion 3 are attached to the ends of the first bent portion 35 and the second bent portion 37, respectively.
- the base portion 3 of this embodiment has the same configuration as the movable portion 5 and constitutes an end member like the movable portion 5 .
- a plurality of flat washers 29 and a plurality of wave washers 27 are laminated on both sides of the intermediate portion 39 in the axial direction to form the outer member 23 of the first bending portion 35 and the second bending portion 37.
- the movable portion 5 and the base portion 3 are attached to the ends of the outer members 23 by laser welding.
- the base portion 3 may be configured similarly to the first embodiment, and the intermediate portion 39 may be configured similarly to the movable portion 5 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a main part of a bending structure according to Example 3 of the present invention.
- the same reference numerals are given to the configurations corresponding to those in the first embodiment, and redundant explanations are omitted.
- the bending structure 1 of this embodiment is obtained by omitting the flat washer 29 from the outer member 23 .
- the thinned portion 14 consists of a wave washer 27 coupled to the movable portion 5 .
- Others are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- the thin portion 14 may be composed of a flat washer coupled to the movable portion 5 as in the first embodiment.
- the flat washer 29 on the base 3 side can be omitted.
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図1は、本発明の実施例1に係る屈曲構造体を示す斜視図である。
図9~図12は、屈曲構造体1の製造方法を示す斜視図である。
以上説明したように、本実施例の屈曲構造体1は、軸方向に対して弾性的に屈曲可能な屈曲部11と、屈曲部11の軸方向の端部に取り付けられる可動部5と、可動部5に形成されて可動部5よりも軸方向で薄肉の薄肉部14と、可動部5に設けられ、薄肉部14を軸方向でレーザー溶接のレーザー光を照射可能に露出させる切欠部15と、レーザー溶接によって薄肉部14に形成され、薄肉部14を屈曲部11に結合する溶接部18と、を備えている。
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- 軸方向に対して弾性的に屈曲可能な屈曲部と、
該屈曲部の前記軸方向の端部に取り付けられる端部部材と、
前記端部部材に形成されて前記端部部材よりも前記軸方向で薄肉の薄肉部と、
前記端部部材に設けられ前記薄肉部を前記軸方向でレーザー溶接のレーザー光を照射可能に露出させる露出部と、
前記レーザー溶接によって前記薄肉部に形成され前記薄肉部を前記屈曲部に結合する溶接部と、
を備えた屈曲構造体。 - 請求項1記載の屈曲構造体であって、
前記露出部は、前記薄肉部を前記端部部材外に開放する切欠き部である、
屈曲構造体。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の屈曲構造体であって、
前記薄肉部は、前記端部部材に積層されて結合された板材からなる、
屈曲構造体。 - 請求項1~3の何れか一項に記載の屈曲構造体であって、
前記屈曲部は、前記軸方向に積層されると共に前記レーザー溶接によって積層状態が保持された複数のウェーブワッシャーを備え、
前記薄肉部は、前記端部部材に積層されて前記レーザー溶接によって結合された端部ウェーブワッシャーからなり、前記複数のウェーブワッシャーの端部に位置する端部ウェーブワッシャーに前記溶接部により結合されて前記薄肉部を形成する前記端部ウェーブワッシャーにより前記屈曲部の端部を構成する、
屈曲構造体。 - 請求項1~3の何れか一項に記載の屈曲構造体であって、
前記屈曲部は、前記複数のウェーブワッシャーの端部に前記軸方向で積層して前記レーザー溶接によって積層状態が保持された平ワッシャーを備え、
前記薄肉部は、前記複数のウェーブワッシャーの端部に位置する前記平ワッシャーに前記レーザー溶接により結合された、
屈曲構造体。 - 軸方向に対して弾性的に屈曲可能な屈曲部の前記軸方向の端部に端部部材をレーザー溶接によって取り付けて屈曲構造体を製造する屈曲構造体の製造方法であって、
前記端部部材よりも前記軸方向で薄肉の薄肉部を前記端部部材に形成し前記端部部材に設けられた露出部により前記レーザー溶接のレーザー光を照射可能に露出させ、
前記端部部材を前記屈曲部に対して位置決めて前記薄肉部を前記屈曲部側に位置させ、
前記露出部を介した前記レーザー溶接により前記薄肉部を前記屈曲部に結合する、
屈曲構造体の製造方法。 - 請求項6記載の屈曲構造体の製造方法であって、
前記露出部は、前記薄肉部を前記本体部外に開放する切欠き部又は穴部である、
屈曲構造体の製造方法。 - 請求項6又は7に記載の屈曲構造体の製造方法であって、
前記薄肉部は、前記端部部材に板材を積層して結合することで形成される、
屈曲構造体の製造方法。 - 請求項6~8の何れか一項に記載の屈曲構造体の製造方法であって、
複数のウェーブワッシャーを前記軸方向に積層して前記レーザー溶接によって積層状態を保持することで前記屈曲部を形成し、
前記端部部材に端部ウェーブワッシャーを積層して前記レーザー溶接により結合することで前記薄肉部を形成し、
前記薄肉部を前記複数のウェーブワッシャーの端部に位置する端部ウェーブワッシャーに前記レーザー溶接により結合し前記薄肉部を形成する前記端部ウェーブワッシャーにより前記屈曲部の端部を構成する、
屈曲構造体の製造方法。 - 請求項9記載の屈曲構造体の製造方法であって、
前記屈曲部は、前記複数のウェーブワッシャーの端部に平ワッシャーを前記軸方向に積層して前記レーザー溶接によって積層状態が保持され、
前記薄肉部は、前記複数のウェーブワッシャーの端部に位置する前記平ワッシャーに前記レーザー溶接により結合された、
屈曲構造体の製造方法。
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