Linear motion guide device and method for manufacturing linear motion guide device
11268600 · 2022-03-08
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
F16C29/004
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16H25/20
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16H25/2214
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16H2025/204
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16C29/005
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16H2025/2075
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16C29/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F16C29/0604
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
Abstract
The method for manufacturing a linear motion guide device includes a step of forming a long member (8) having a pair of side wall parts (51) and a bottom wall part (52), a step of attaching a track body (4) to the pair of side wall parts (51) of the long member (8), and a step of cutting away a base member (5) to which the track body (4) is attached by cutting the long member (8) together with the track body (4) into a desired length.
Claims
1. A linear motion guide device comprising: a screw shaft; a moving body provided to be relatively movable along the screw shaft; a track body which guides the moving body in a longitudinal direction of the screw shaft; a base member including a pair of side wall parts to which the track body is attached and a bottom wall part connecting the pair of side wall parts, and extending in the longitudinal direction; and a bearing support part attached to each end of the bottom wall part of the base member in a vertical direction and supporting each end of the screw shaft via a bearing, wherein the track body is attached to the pair of side wall parts over an entire length in the longitudinal direction of the base member, the bearing support part has a facing region facing the track body in a range of the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the base member and is attached to the bottom wall part so that movement of the moving body is restricted in the facing region, wherein the bottom wall part includes: a first planar part; and a second planar part which is formed at a position lower than that of the first planar part and to which the bearing support part is attached.
2. The linear motion guide device according to claim 1, wherein a groove part having a substantially T-shaped cross section is formed in the bottom wall part in the longitudinal direction, the linear motion guide device further comprising: a nut member inserted into the groove part; and a bolt member screwed into the nut member and attaching the bearing support part to the bottom wall part in the vertical direction.
3. The linear motion guide device according to claim 2, wherein the bearing support part includes a cover part extending outward from an end surface in the longitudinal direction of the base member and covering an opening end of the groove part formed in the end surface.
4. A method for manufacturing a linear motion guide device that includes: a screw shaft; a moving body provided to be relatively movable along the screw shaft; a track body which guides the moving body in a longitudinal direction of the screw shaft; a base member including a pair of side wall parts to which the track body is attached and a bottom wall part connecting the pair of side wall parts, and extending in the longitudinal direction; and a bearing support part attached to each end of the bottom wall part of the base member in a vertical direction and supporting each end of the screw shaft via a bearing, the method for manufacturing the linear motion guide device comprising the steps of: forming a long member including the pair of side wall parts and the bottom wall part; attaching the track body to the pair of side wall parts of the long member; cutting away the base member to which the track body is attached by cutting the long member together with the track body into a desired length; flattening an attachment region for the bearing support part in the bottom wall part at opposite ends of the bottom wall part after the cutting; and attaching the bearing support part to the attachment region in the bottom wall part at axial ends of the base member in the longitudinal direction to provide non-movable terminal ends for movement of the moving body along the screw shaft.
5. The method for manufacturing a linear motion guide device according to claim 4, wherein the attaching of the bearing support part to the attachment region in bottom wall part of the base member is in a vertical direction.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(16) Hereinafter, a linear motion guide device and a method for manufacturing the linear motion guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
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(18) As illustrated in
(19) As illustrated in
(20) The nut main body 31b includes a rolling element circulation component (not illustrated) such as a return pipe and endlessly circulates rolling elements (balls or the like) (not illustrated) interposed between the rolling element rolling groove 21 and the rolling element load rolling groove. As illustrated in
(21) As illustrated in
(22) The track body 4 is a rail body that guides the moving body 3 in the longitudinal direction of the screw shaft 2. The track body 4 is formed of a hard metal such as a steel. A rolling element rolling groove 41 is formed in the track body 4 in the longitudinal direction of the screw shaft 2. The guide member 33 includes a first member 36 in which a rolling element load rolling groove 36a facing the rolling element rolling groove 41 of the track body 4 is formed, a second member 37 in which an unloaded rolling element rolling path L2 is formed, and a frame-shaped cover member 38 which prevents a rolling element 10 from falling from the rolling element load rolling groove 36a.
(23) The rolling element load rolling groove 36a faces the rolling element rolling groove 41 of the track body 4 and forms a loaded rolling element rolling path L1 which allows the rolling element 10 to roll in state in which a load is applied. An inner diameter of the unloaded rolling element rolling path L2 is larger than an outer diameter of the rolling element 10 so that a load is not applied to the rolling element 10. The guide member 33 includes a rolling element direction changing path L3 connecting both ends of the loaded rolling element rolling path L1 and the unloaded rolling element rolling path L2 and forms an endless circulation path L of the rolling element 10.
(24) The base member 5 includes a pair of side wall parts 51 to which the track body 4 is attached and a bottom wall part 52 connecting the pair of side wall parts 51. The base member 5 is formed of a member lighter than the track body 4 (steel) such as, for example, an aluminum alloy. The pair of side wall parts 51 face each other in a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the screw shaft 2. An attachment groove 51a of the track body 4 is formed on inner wall surfaces of the pair of side wall parts 51 facing each other. Further, a groove part 51b having a substantially T-shaped cross section (so-called T slot) is formed on outer wall surfaces of the pair of side wall parts 51.
(25) The pair of side wall parts 51 are provided upright in a vertical direction from both end edges in the width direction of the bottom wall part 52. Therefore, the base member 5 is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section. The base member 5 extends in the longitudinal direction along the screw shaft 2. That is, the pair of side wall parts 51 and the bottom wall part 52 extend in the longitudinal direction along the screw shaft 2. In the following description, of the bottom wall part 52, a surface on which the pair of side wall parts 51 are provided upright is referred to as an upper surface 52a, and a surface on a side opposite to the upper surface 52a is referred to as a bottom surface 52b. As illustrated in
(26) The bearing support part 6 includes a main body part 61 that is vertically attached to the upper surface 52a of the bottom wall part 52 via a plurality of bolt members 12, and a cover part 62 formed integrally with the main body part 61 and extending outward from an end surface 5a in the longitudinal direction of the base member 5 as illustrated in
(27) As illustrated in
(28) A stopper 65 capable of being in contact with the moving body 3 is attached to the main body part 61. As illustrated in
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(31) Second planar parts 52a3 serving as attachment surfaces of the bearing support part 6 are formed at both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the first planar part 52a2. The second planar parts 52a3 are each formed at a position lower than that of the first planar part 52a2. The screw hole 54 is formed in the second planar part 52a3. As for a height relationship, the first planar part 52a2 is the highest, the second planar part 52a3 is the next highest, and the lowest is the bottom surface of the recess 52a1.
(32) Further, as illustrated in
(33) The main body part 61 of the bearing support part 6 faces the track body 4 in the width direction in a state of being attached to the bottom wall part 52 via the bolt member 12. Although there is a gap between the main body part 61 and the track body 4, it can be said that the main body part 61 blocks a part of the track body 4 so that a part of a stroke of the track body 4 does not function, that is movement of the moving body 3 is restricted in a part of a stroke of the track body 4.
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(35) Next, a method for manufacturing the linear motion guide device 1 having the above described configuration (hereinafter referred to as the present method in some cases) will be described.
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(37) The linear motion guide device 1 is manufactured schematically according to the flow shown in
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(39) In the present method, the long member 8 illustrated in
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(41) In the present method, in step S2 described below, the track body 4 is attached to the pair of side wall parts 51 of the long member 8. The track body 4 has been subjected to a heat treatment such as quenching in advance and has substantially the same length as the long member 8. As illustrated in
(42) When the adhesive is solidified, next, in the present method, the bottom surface 52b (the planar part 52b2) of the bottom wall part 52 of the base member 5 is flattened as illustrated in
(43) Next, in the present method, the long member 8 is fixed to a groove grinder (not illustrated), and groove grinding processing of the track body 4 is performed with the planar part 52b2 as a reference. When the groove grinding processing of the track body 4 is performed using the groove grinder with the planar part 52b2 as a reference, the rolling element rolling groove 41 is formed.
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(45) In the present method, in step S3 described below, the long member 8 is cut into a desired length together with the track body 4, and the base member 5 to which the track body 4 is attached is cut away. Reference sign C denoted in
(46) In the present method, in step S4 described below, as illustrated in
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(48) In the present method, in step S5 described below, the bearing support part 6 is attached to the bottom wall part 52 (the second planar part 52a3) of the base member 5 in the vertical direction. Specifically, first, the slider 32 is assembled to the base member 5 to which the track body 4 is attached in the longitudinal direction. Next, the main body part. 61 of the first bearing support part 6A is vertically attached to the bottom wall part 52 at one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the base member 5. Attachment of the first bearing support part 6A is performed by vertically screwing the bolt member 12 into the screw hole 54 formed in the second planar part 52a3.
(49) Next, one end of the screw shaft 2 is made to be supported by the first bearing support part 6A through the through hole 32a of the slider 32, and the nut 31 assembled to the screw shaft 2 is fixed to the slider 32. Next, the second bearing support part 6B is assembled to the other end portion of the screw shaft 2 in the longitudinal direction, and the main body part 61 of the second bearing support part 6B is vertically attached to the bottom wall part 52 at the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the base member 5. Attachment of the second bearing support part 6B is performed by vertically screwing the bolt member 12 into the screw hole 54 formed in the second planar part 52a3.
(50) Finally, as illustrated in
(51) As described above, according to the present method described above, even when a length in the axial direction of the linear motion guide device 1 is changed, since the long member 8 can be cut into a desired length together with the track body 4 and the base member 5 to which the track body 4 is attached can be cut away, time and effort are not required for design work of changing lengths of the track body 4 and the base member 5. Thereby, manufacturing costs can be reduced, and productivity of the linear motion guide device 1 can be improved. Also, even when design change is frequently made, since it is sufficient if one long member 8 to which the track body 4 is attached is prepared as a component, a length in the axial direction of the linear motion guide device 1 can be easily changed, for example, without having kept large numbers of track bodies 4 and base members 5 of different types having different lengths in stock beforehand.
(52) In the linear motion guide device 1 manufactured by the present method, as illustrated in
(53) Also, the present method includes a step (step S5) of attaching the bearing support part 6 to the bottom wall part 52 of the base member 5 in a vertical direction after the base member 5 is cut away. According to the present method, as illustrated in
(54) Also, in the present method, after the base member 5 is cut away in step S3 and before the bearing support part 6 is attached in step S5, as illustrated in
Second Embodiment
(55) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, configurations the same as or equivalent to those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference signs, and description thereof will be simplified or omitted.
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(57) As illustrated in
(58) The groove part 55 is formed on an upper surface 52a of the bottom wall part 52. The groove part 55 extends over the entire length of the bottom wall part 52 in the longitudinal direction. The groove part 55 is formed at a position corresponding to the screw hole 54 of the above-described embodiment in place of it, and a nut member 13 into which a bolt member 12 is screwed can be inserted thereto. Also, in the second embodiment, in place of the attachment hole 53 of the above-described embodiment, a groove part 56 having a substantially T-shaped cross section is formed also on a bottom surface 52b of the bottom wall part 52.
(59) According to the second embodiment having the above-described configuration, as illustrated in
(60) According to such a configuration, since the bearing support part 6 can be vertically attached to a desired position in the longitudinal direction of the base member 5 using the groove part 55, tapping of the screw hole 54 in step S4 shown in
(61) Also, as illustrated in
(62) The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Shapes, combinations, or the like of the respective constituent members illustrated in the above-described embodiments are merely examples, and various changes can be made on the basis of design requirements or the like without departing from the scope of the present invention.
(63) For example, the rolling, element is not limited to a ball. The rolling element may be, for example, a cylindrical roller, a barrel shape, a skew shape, or the like.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
(64) According to the linear motion guide device and the method for manufacturing the linear motion guide device described above, manufacturing costs can be reduced and productivity of the device can be improved by significantly reducing time and effort required for design work when a length in an axial direction of the linear motion guide device is changed.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
(65) 1, 1A Linear motion guide device
(66) 2 Screw shaft
(67) 3 Moving body
(68) 4 Track body
(69) 5 Base member
(70) 5a End surface
(71) 6 Bearing support part
(72) 8 Long member
(73) 12 Bolt member
(74) 13 Nut member
(75) 51 Side wall part
(76) 52 Bottom wall part
(77) 52a2 First planar part
(78) 52a3 Second planar part
(79) 55 Groove part
(80) 55a Opening end
(81) 62 Cover part
(82) 63 Bearing
(83) C Cut portion
(84) X1 Facing region
(85) X2 Facing region