Bearing screw transferring apparatus

Abstract

A bearing screw transfer device which converts a rotational motion of a screw shaft into a linear motion by the medium of a bearing is disclosed. The bearing screw transfer device has a first driving bearing and a second bearing which run along a screw groove of a rotating screw shaft, thereby converting a rotational force of the screw shaft into a translational force of an operating plate disposed on an upper portion of the screw shaft, wherein a two-surface screw groove is formed on the screw shaft, and an outer ring of the first driving bearing runs in contact with one surface of the two-surface screw groove, and an outer ring of the second driving bearing runs in contact with the other surface of the screw groove.

Claims

1. A bearing screw transfer device which has a first driving bearing and a second driving bearing which run along a two-surface screw groove of a rotating screw shaft, thereby converting a rotational force of the screw shaft into a translational force of an operating plate disposed on an upper portion of the screw shaft, wherein the two-surface screw groove is formed on the screw shaft, and an outer race of the first driving bearing runs in contact with one surface of the two-surface screw groove, and an outer race of the second driving bearing runs in contact with the other surface of the screw groove, wherein the first driving bearing and the second driving bearing are coupled to the operating plate symmetrically in forward and backward directions to be inclined, and all of the outer race of the driving bearings are exposed in the forward and backward directions of the operating plate, wherein guide blocks which extend in parallel to the screw shaft, and rod-like guide rails which are inserted into inner surface of the guide blocks at least in part along a longitudinal direction are further provided on both sides of the screw shaft, and guide bearings are further coupled to the operating plate to run along the guide rails when the first driving bearing and the second driving bearing run in contact with both surfaces of the screw groove of the screw shaft, wherein the guide bearings include two upper guide bearings and two lower guide bearings, the two upper guide bearings are arranged obliquely on a left and a right with reference to the operating plate, respectively, and in contact with upper portions of the guide rails, respectively, and the two lower guide bearing are arranged obliquely on the left and the right with reference to the operating plate, respectively, and in contact with lower portions of the guide rails, respectively.

2. The bearing screw transfer device of claim 1, wherein support bearings are provided on a lower portion of the screw shaft in contact with the screw shaft to prevent deflection of the screw shaft, and the support bearings are fixed on predetermined positions along an extending direction of the screw shaft, wherein the support bearings comprise a first support bearing which is eccentric in one direction with respect to the extending direction of the screw shaft, and a second support bearing which is eccentric in the other direction.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure;

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an operating plate of the bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure;

(3) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an elastic plate of the bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure;

(4) FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating an arrangement relationship between a screw shaft and driving bearings of the bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure;

(5) FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a self-adjustment plate of the bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure;

(6) FIG. 6 is a perspective illustrating a support bearing and a support bracket of the bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure;

(7) FIG. 7 is a top view illustrating the support bearing and the support bracket shown in FIG. 6; and

(8) FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the bearing screw transfer device shown in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) Hereinafter, specific embodiments of a bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(10) The bearing screw transfer device according to the present disclosure includes one pair of driving bearings 311, 312 which run along a screw groove of a screw shaft 1 to convert a rotational force of the screw shaft 1 into a translational force.

(11) As shown in FIG. 1, the screw shaft 1 may be installed to have a journal supported by two shaft supporters 651, 652 which are spaced apart from each other inside a channel type frame 67. Although not shown, a driving means such as a motor, a geared motor, a geared motor may be coupled to one end of the screw shaft 1 by means of a shaft.

(12) Both side ends of the channel type frame 67 may be extended in a horizontal direction and guide blocks 61 may be installed on the extended surfaces along a channel longitudinal direction as long as a screw forming length of the screw shaft 1, and rod-like guide rails 63 may be press-fitted into inner surfaces of the guide blocks 61 to have parts thereof inserted thereinto.

(13) Due to this configuration, the first driving bearing 311 and the second driving bearing 312 run along the screw groove of the rotating screw shaft 1, thereby converting a rotational force of the screw shaft 1 into a translational force of an operating plate 3 disposed on an upper portion of the screw shaft 1.

(14) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one of the features of the present disclosure is that a cylinder or a cylindrically-arranged rods is not used as a position maintaining means for the driving bearings 311, 312, and instead, the operating plate 3 disposed on the upper portion of the screw shaft 1 is used as such a position maintaining means.

(15) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, another feature of the present disclosure is that only one pair of bearings are used as the driving bearings 311, 312. Still another feature of the present disclosure is that a two-surface screw groove 33 the flanks of which have about 90° is formed on the screw shaft, and an outer ring of the first driving bearing 311 runs in contact with one surface 331 of the two-surface screw groove 33, and an outer ring of the second driving bearing 312 runs in contact with the other surface 332 of the screw groove. That is, one driving bearing runs along one screw groove surface.

(16) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, yet another feature of the present disclosure is that the first driving bearing 311 and the second driving bearing 312 are coupled to the operating plate 3 to be symmetric in forward and backward directions and to be inclined, such that all of the outer rings of the driving bearings are exposed in the forward and backward directions of the operating plate 3. Further feature of the present disclosure is that the first driving bearing 311 and the second driving bearing 312 are installed to elastically come into contact with the screw groove 33 of the screw shaft 1.

(17) To achieve this, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a first upward bending wing 51 which is bent upwardly from the front of a body 9 of the operating plate to be inclined is formed on a front portion of the operating plate 3, and a first elastic plate 211 is fixed to a lower surface of the first upward bending wing 51. The first elastic plate 211 is bent according to the shape of the first upward bending wing 51 and has a more extended area in the inclination direction and in parallel direction than the first upward bending wing 51. The first driving bearing 311 is installed on the first elastic plate 211. In addition, a second upward bending wing 52 which is bent upwardly from the rear of the body 9 of the operating plate to be inclined is formed on a rear portion of the operating plate 3, and a second elastic plate 212 is fixed to a lower surface of the second upward bending wing 52. The second elastic plate 212 is bent according to the shape of the second upward bending wing 52 and has a more extended area in the inclination direction and in parallel direction than the second upward bending wing 52. The second driving bearing 312 is installed on the second elastic plate 212. In this case, the first upward bending wing 51 and the second upward bending wing 52 are formed to be inclined symmetrically. In this case, an angle of inclination may be about 45°, and the inclination extends outward toward the upper side. Due to this configuration, all of the driving bearings 311, 312 are exposed, and the screw groove 33 contacting the driving bearings 311, 312 is also exposed. In addition, the outer rings of the driving bearings 311, 312 elastically come into contact with the screw groove 33 by the elastic plates 211, 212 with all of the driving bearings 311, 312 and the screw groove 33 being exposed. In this case, in fixing the upward bending wings 51, 52 and the elastic plates 211, 212, only the body 9 of the operating plate and horizontal planes 23 of the elastic plates 211, 212 are fixed, and penetrating taps 71, 72 are formed on the upward bending wings 51, 52, and preload adjustment bolts 69 are secured to the penetrating taps 71, 72, such that the inclination of the elastic plates 211, 212 can be adjusted by the preload adjustment bolts 69. By doing so, a preload between the screw shaft 1 and the outer ring of the driving bearing 311, 312 can be easily adjusted when the device is initially assembled or when the preload is out of a normal range by use of the device.

(18) Still further feature of the present disclosure is that all of a weight of the operating plate 3, a weight of a carrier or an operating block mounted on the operating plate 3, or a weight of a load loaded in the carrier or operating block is not added to the screw shaft 1, and is distributed to the guide rails 63 disposed in parallel with the screw shaft 1. Accordingly, deformation of the shaft, such as deflection of the screw shaft or shaking of the screw shaft, can be minimized during operation, and thus, contact between the screw shaft 1 and the outer ring of the driving bearing 311, 312 can be continuously maintained under constant pressure. To achieve this, the guide blocks 61 are formed on both sides of the screw shaft 1 in parallel with the screw shaft 1, and the rod-like guide rails 63 are formed on inner surfaces of the guide blocks 61 in the longitudinal direction to have parts thereof inserted thereinto. Guide bearings 41 are further coupled to side surfaces of the operating plate 3 to run along the guide rails 63 when the first driving bearing 311 and the second driving bearing 312 run in contact with both surfaces of the screw groove 33 of the screw shaft.

(19) As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 8, to prevent contact between the screw shaft 1 and the driving bearings 311, 312 from being released due to downward deflection of the screw shaft 1 or pitching (vertically shaking in the longitudinal direction of the screw shaft), a first double bending wing 151 which is bent to be inclined downwardly and outwardly from the body 9 of the operating plate and then is bent downwardly and inwardly is formed on one side of the operating plate 3, and a first upper self-adjustment plate 351 is pivotably coupled to an upper surface 11 of the first double bending wing 151, and a first lower self-adjustment plate 352 is pivotably coupled to a lower surface 13 of the first double bending wing 151. The first upper self-adjustment plate 351 and the first lower self-adjustment plate 352 are rotated about a rotary shaft 43 at the center portion, and one guide bearing 41 is provided on each of both ends of each of the first upper self-adjustment plate 351 and the first lower self-adjustment plate 352 to run in contact with the guide rail 63. In addition, a second double bending wing 152 which is bent to be inclined downwardly and outwardly from the body 9 of the operating plate and then is bent downwardly and inwardly is formed on the other side of the operating plate 3, and a second upper self-adjustment plate 353 is pivotably coupled to an upper surface 11 of the second double bending wing 152, and a second lower self-adjustment plate 354 is pivotably coupled to a lower surface 13 of the second double bending wing 152. The second upper self-adjustment plate 353 and the second lower self-adjustment plate 354 are rotated about a rotary shaft 43 at the center portion, and one guide bearing 41 is provided on each of both ends of each of the second upper self-adjustment plate 353 and the second lower self-adjustment plate 354 to run in contact with the guide rail 63. Accordingly, two guide bearings 41 run in contact with an upper portion of each of the guide rails 63 in an inclined position on each of the left and the right with reference to the body 9 of the operating plate, and two guide bearings run in contact with a lower portion of each the guide rails 63 in an inclined position. When pitching of the screw shaft 1 occurs during operation, the respective self-adjustment plates 351-354 rotate with reference to the rotary shafts 43, and adjust the height of the guide bearings 41 coupled to both ends of each self-adjustment plate according to the pitching of the screw shaft 1, thereby maintaining contact between the screw shaft 1 and the driving bearings 311, 312 under constant pressure, and thus achieving smooth power conversion.

(20) Yet further feature of the present disclosure is that a contact preload between the screw shaft 1 and the driving bearings 311, 312 is constantly maintained by preventing lateral deflection of the screw shaft 1 or yawing (horizontally shaking in the longitudinal direction of the screw shaft). To achieve this, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, support bearings 451, 452 are provided on a lower portion of the screw shaft 1 to roll in a direction orthogonal to the shaft in contact with the screw shaft 1 and to prevent deflection of the shaft.

(21) As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the support bearings 451, 452 include the first support bearing 451 which is eccentric in one direction with respect to an advancing direction of the screw shaft, and the second support bearing 452 which is eccentric in the other direction, and each of elastic members 571, 572) is coupled to a bearing shaft 511 of the first support bearing 451 and a bearing shaft 512 of the second support bearing 452 to elastically push the respective support bearings toward the center. A first support bracket 471 and a second support bracket 472 may be used to maintain the first support bearing 451 and the second support bearing 452 in contact with the screw shaft 1. Slot holes 49 which are long and narrow are formed on the respective support brackets 471, 472 to receive both ends of the bearing shaft 511 of the first support bearing 451 and both ends of the bearing shaft 512 of the second support bearing 452 to allow the bearing shafts to be moved within a predetermined range in the horizontal direction. In addition, coupling parts 531, 532 extended in the lateral directions and formed in a horseshoe shape are coupled to the bearing shaft 511 of the first support bearing 451 and the bearing shaft 512 of the second support bearing 452. Penetrating taps 551, 552 are formed on sidewalls of the support brackets 471, 472 to face the coupling parts 531, 532, and the coil springs 571, 572 which are elastic members are inserted into the penetrating taps 551, 552, and may be compressed toward the coupling parts 531, 532 by set screws 591, 592. Instead of the coil springs 571, 572, plate springs may be provided on the sidewalls of the support brackets 471, 472 in contact with the coupling parts 531, 532.

(22) According to the present disclosure, the operating plate 3 disposed on the upper portion of the screw shaft 1 is used as a means for supporting the driving bearings, and the first driving bearings 311 and the second driving bearings 312 are coupled to the operating plate 1 symmetrically in the forward and backward directions to be inclined, and each driving bearing 311, 312 is installed to run along only one surface of two surfaces of the screw groove 312 of the screw shaft. Therefore, each of the driving bearings 311, 312 is not influenced by a preload of the other driving bearing, and the preload is independently maintained, such that contact between the surface of the outer ring of the driving bearing 311, 312 and the screw groove 33 of the screw shaft can be constantly maintained. In addition, according to the present disclosure, since all of the outer rings of the driving bearings 311, 312 and the screw groove 33 of the screw shaft are exposed in the forward and backward directions of the operating plate 3, a preload between the surface of the outer ring of the driving bearing 311, 312 and the screw groove 33 of the screw shaft can be easily adjusted when the preload is out of an appropriate range, as well as when the device is initially assembled. In particular, since the preload adjustment bolts 69 are secured into the penetrating taps 71, 72 of the upward bending wings 51, 52 of the operating plate 3 to adjust a preload, it is very easy to adjust the preload. Once the preload is appropriately adjusted, factors causing a change in the preload are all absorbed within a predetermined range by the first elastic plate 211 and the second elastic plate 212 during use of the bearing screw transfer device. Therefore, the preload between the surface of the outer ring of the bearing and the screw groove of the screw shaft is maintained with a predetermined range and smooth power conversion is achieved. In addition, according to the present disclosure, since the weight of the operating plate 3 and the weight of the carrier or operating block or the weight of the load loaded on the operating plate are distributed to the guide rails 63 through the double bending wings 151, 152 of the operating plate 3 and the guide bearing 41, a load exerted to the screw shaft 1 in the gravity direction can be greatly reduced, and accordingly, deflection of the screw shaft or shaking of the screw shaft can be prevented. Stable and secure power conversion can be achieved by minimizing a change in the preload between the screw shaft 1 and the outer ring of the driving bearing 311, 312 during operation. In particular, the guide bearings 41 are coupled to the self-adjustment plates 351-354 turning around the rotary shafts 43. Therefore, even when parallel between the screw shaft 1 and the guide rails 63 is temporarily broken due to displacement of the screw shaft 1 and pitching occurs during operation, a great change in the preload resulting therefrom is mostly absorbed by the rotation of the self-adjustment plates 351-352. Accordingly, the preload between the screw shaft 1 and the outer ring of the driving bearing 311, 312 is maintained with a predetermined range, and stable power conversion is achieved. In addition, according to the present disclosure, one pair of support bearings 451, 452 are installed under the screw shaft 1 in the orthogonal direction, and are provided to be subjected to elastic force in the direction toward the screw shaft 1. Therefore, deflection of the screw shaft 1 can be prevented, and when yawing of the screw shaft 1 temporarily occurs during operation, the screw shaft 1 is automatically restored to its original position, such that the preload between the screw shaft 1 and the outer ring of the driving bearing 311, 312 is maintained within a predetermined range, and stable power conversion can be achieved.