JP6280345B2 - Rotation fluctuation absorbing damper - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotational fluctuation absorbing damper that is provided in a rotating device such as an internal combustion engine and transmits torque and absorbs rotational fluctuation to smooth belt drive.

  Conventionally, for example, a rotation fluctuation absorbing damper as shown in FIG. 3 is known. The rotational fluctuation absorbing damper is used as a crank pulley provided on a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine of an automobile, and is attached to a crankshaft (not shown) and rotates integrally with the crankshaft. A dynamic damper portion 110 and a coupling portion 120 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the hub 100.

  The dynamic damper portion 110 has a structure in which the outer cylinder portion 101 of the hub 100 and an annular mass body 111 disposed on the outer periphery thereof are elastically connected via a first elastic body 112.

  On the other hand, the coupling portion 120 includes a pulley 121 that is rotatably supported by the outer cylinder portion 101 of the hub 100 via a radial bearing 125 and extends from one end in the axial direction of the pulley 121 toward the inner diameter direction. It has a structure in which the orientation flange portion 121a and the coupling supporter 122 fitted to the inner cylinder portion 102 of the hub 100 are elastically connected via a second elastic body 123 vulcanized and bonded. A thrust bearing 126 is interposed between the thrust supporter 124 fitted to the inner cylinder portion 102 of the hub 100 and the inward flange portion 121 a of the pulley 121.

  The rotational fluctuation absorbing damper has a dynamic damping effect caused by the dynamic damper portion 110 including the first elastic body 112 and the annular mass body 111 resonating in the circumferential direction in a predetermined frequency range. While reducing the torsional vibration peak of the shaft, the driving torque input from the crankshaft to the hub 100 absorbs rotational fluctuations by the circumferential shear deformation action of the second elastic body 123 in the coupling part 120, and the pulley 121, the drive of the belt wound around the pulley 121 is smoothed.

JP 2012-202471 A JP 2007-107637 A

  Here, the belt wound around the pulley 121 is called a V-ribbed belt, and obtains a large frictional force necessary for driving force transmission by being pressed against a plurality of parallel V-grooves 121b formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pulley 121. A plurality of ribs are formed in parallel with each other in the belt driving direction. In the case of a crank pulley, an end surface 103a on the back surface side (internal combustion engine side) of the boss portion 103 of the hub 100 that abuts with a crankshaft (not shown) in the axial direction serves as a reference surface for dimensional accuracy. The axial distance to the V groove 121b is defined with high accuracy.

  However, when the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper is adopted for the crank pulley, the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper has many components, and the shaft of the V groove 121b of the pulley 121 with respect to the end surface 103a of the boss portion 103 of the hub 100 is accumulated by stacking the dimensional tolerance of each part. There is a problem that it is difficult to ensure the directional position accuracy. That is, for example, in the case of the conventional rotational fluctuation absorbing damper having the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the thrust supporter 124 and the thrust bearing 126 are interposed between the boss portion 103 of the hub 100 and the pulley 121. When the shaft is assembled to the hub 100, in addition to the fitting position tolerance, the dimensional tolerance of the boss 103 of the hub 100, the dimensional tolerance of the thrust bearing 126, the dimensional tolerance of the inward flange portion 121a of the pulley 121, and the like overlap. As a result, the axial position accuracy of the 121 V-groove 121b is deteriorated.

  Then, due to the axial positional accuracy of the V groove 121b of the pulley 121, as shown in FIG. 4, if there is a misalignment δ with respect to the axial direction between the pulley 121 and the belt 200, the rotation of the pulley 121 and the accompanying movement. During the travel of the belt 200, in the process in which the rib 200a of the belt 200 is bitten into the V-groove 121b, the rib 200a continuously rubs against the inner surface of the V-groove 121b to generate stick-slip, and the belt driving force There is a problem that it causes a decrease and abnormal noise.

  In addition, in this type of rotational fluctuation absorbing damper, when the axial position accuracy failure of the V groove 121b of the pulley 121 is caused by an insufficient push-in amount when the thrust supporter 124 is pressed into the boss portion 103 of the hub 100, It is possible to correct the axial position accuracy of the V-groove 121b by further pushing the thrust supporter 124, but the axial position accuracy failure due to excessive pushing cannot be corrected structurally.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the technical problem thereof is a rotational fluctuation absorbing damper that can easily correct the axial positional accuracy of the V groove of the pulley after assembly. Is to provide.

As a means for effectively solving the technical problem mentioned above, the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to a first aspect of the invention, the first elastic member between the hub and the annular mass body disposed on the outer peripheral side Are integrally bonded, and axial displacement is restricted by a thrust bearing supported by a thrust supporter provided on the annular mass body, and is rotatably supported by the annular mass body, and has a plurality of V grooves on the outer peripheral surface. a pulley, the second elastic member is bonded together between said annular mass body, between the annular mass body side and the hub side, the axial direction of the V-groove of the pulley with respect to the reference plane of the hub In order to be able to correct the position, the annular mass body side and the hub side have a press-fit fitting surface that can be moved relative to each other in the axial direction.

  The rotational fluctuation absorbing damper with the above configuration has an axial positional accuracy of the V-groove of the pulley with respect to the hub due to the fitting tolerance between the thrust supporter and the thrust bearing and the dimensional tolerances of the thrust supporter, thrust bearing, pulley, and hub. When there is a defect, the axial position of the V-groove can be corrected by appropriately moving the annular mass body side and the hub side relative to each other in the axial direction with the press-fitting fitting surface located between them.

  The rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to a second aspect of the present invention is the structure according to the first aspect, wherein the hub is press-fitted and fitted into a sleeve bonded to the inner peripheral side of the first elastic body. The press-fitting fitting surface which consists of a hub main body and can move relative to both sides in the axial direction is a press-fitting fitting surface between the sleeve and the hub main body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to the first aspect, wherein the annular mass body and the thrust supporter are press-fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve bonded to the outer peripheral side of the first elastic body. The press-fit surface that can be moved relative to both sides in the axial direction is a press-fit surface between the sleeve, the annular mass body, and the thrust supporter.

  According to the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to the present invention, even if there is a poor axial positional accuracy of the V-groove of the pulley relative to the hub, this can be corrected, so an error in the axial direction between the pulley and the belt can be corrected. It is possible to effectively prevent stick-slip caused by alignment, belt driving force reduction and abnormal noise due to this.

1 is a half sectional view showing a first preferred embodiment of a rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to the present invention by cutting along a plane passing through an axis O. FIG. FIG. 6 is a half sectional view showing a second preferred embodiment of the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to the present invention by cutting along a plane passing through an axis O; FIG. 6 is a half sectional view showing an example of a rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to a conventional technique by cutting along a plane passing through an axis O; It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which has produced the axial misalignment between a pulley and a belt.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, the “front side” is the left side in the figure and is the front side of the vehicle, and the “back side” is the right side in each figure and the side on which an internal combustion engine (not shown) exists. That is.

  First, FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 in the figure is a hub attached to a crankshaft of an automobile internal combustion engine (not shown). The hub 1 is manufactured by casting a metal material, and includes a boss portion 11 into which the shaft end of the crankshaft is inserted, and an intermediate portion extending from the front end portion of the boss portion 11 to the outer diameter side. 12 and an outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 extending concentrically with the boss portion 11 from the outer periphery toward the front side. Reference numeral 11 a denotes a key groove formed on the inner peripheral surface of the boss portion 11.

  A metal sleeve 14 is press-fitted into the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 of the hub 1. The sleeve 14 is formed in a simple cylindrical shape, and both ends in the axial direction of the sleeve 14 and both ends in the axial direction of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 of the hub 1 are open to both sides in the axial direction (front side and back side). In this embodiment, the press-fitting surface 10 of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 and the sleeve 14 is moved relative to the both sides of the annular mass body side and the hub side in the claims. This corresponds to a “press-fit surface that can be made”.

  An annular mass body 2 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the sleeve 14, and the annular mass body 2 and the sleeve 14 are elastically coupled via a first elastic body 3 so as to be capable of relative displacement in the circumferential direction, Thus, the dynamic damper portion D is configured.

  Specifically, the annular mass body 2 includes a pulley support ring 21 having a large inertial mass, and a coupling supporter 22 and a thrust supporter 23 that are press-fitted into the pulley support ring 21.

  Of these, the pulley support ring 21 is made of metal, and has an inner circumferential cylindrical portion 21a having an axial length substantially equal to that of the sleeve 14, and a disk portion 21b developed from the position closer to the front to the outer diameter side. Further, the outer cylinder portion 21c extending from the outer diameter end portion of the disk portion 21b to the back surface side, and a shape (cross-sectional shape shown in the figure) cut along a plane passing through the axis O forms a substantially U-shape.

  The coupling supporter 22 is manufactured by a metal plate punching press or the like, and is press-fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 21a of the pulley support ring 21 that is closer to the front surface (closer to the disk portion 21b). It consists of the mounting cylinder part 22a and the outward flange part 22b developed in the shape of a conical surface that falls from the front end to the front side.

  Further, the thrust supporter 23 is manufactured by a metal plate punching press or the like, and includes an attachment cylinder portion 23a press-fitted to an outer peripheral surface near the back surface of the inner peripheral cylinder portion 21a of the pulley support ring 21; It has a substantially L-shaped cross section consisting of a support flange portion 23b developed in a disk shape from the end on the back side.

  The first elastic body 3 is made of a rubber-like elastic material (rubber material or synthetic resin material having rubber-like elasticity) such as EPDM (ethylene propylene rubber), and has an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 14 on the hub 1 side. The annular mass body 2 is integrally vulcanized and bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 21a of the pulley support ring 21. That is, the first elastic body 3 has a sleeve 14 and a pulley support ring 21 set concentrically on a mold (not shown), and the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 14 and the inner peripheral surface of the pulley support ring 21 are clamped. A rubber material for molding is filled in the annular cavity defined between the two and heated and pressurized to vulcanize the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 14 and the inner peripheral surface of the pulley support ring 21 simultaneously with the vulcanization molding. It is glued.

  The torsional direction natural frequency of the dynamic damper portion D depends on the spring constant of the first elastic body 3 and the inertial mass of the annular mass body 2 including the pulley support ring 21, the coupling supporter 22, and the thrust supporter 23. It is tuned to match a predetermined frequency range where the torsion angle is maximum, in other words, the torsional direction natural frequency of the crankshaft.

  Reference numeral 4 is a pulley. The pulley 4 is made of metal, and is supported on the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 21c of the pulley support ring 21 in the annular mass body 2 via a radial bearing 5 formed in a cylindrical shape with a low friction material having excellent wear resistance. The pulley main body 41 and an inward flange portion 42 extending from the end on the back surface side to the inner diameter side of the front side of the support flange portion 23b of the thrust supporter 23 in the annular mass body 2. A plurality of parallel V-grooves 41a are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pulley body 41, and an endless belt (not shown) is wound around the pulley body 41.

  The outward flange portion 22b of the coupling supporter 22 in the annular mass body 2 and the inward flange portion 42 of the pulley 4 facing in the axial direction from the back surface side thereof are interposed through a second elastic body 6 extending in a substantially cylindrical shape. These are coupled elastically so as to be capable of relative displacement in the circumferential direction, whereby a coupling part C is configured.

  The second elastic body 6 is made of a rubber-like elastic material such as EPDM, and is integrally vulcanized and bonded to the outward flange portion 22b of the coupling supporter 22 and the inward flange portion 42 of the pulley 4. ing. That is, the second elastic body 6 has the coupling supporter 22 and the pulley 4 concentrically set in a mold (not shown), and the outward flange portion 22b of the coupling supporter 22 and the inward direction of the pulley 4 by clamping. A cavity formed between the flange portion 42 is filled with a rubber material for molding, heated and pressurized, and vulcanized and bonded to the outward flange portion 22b and the inward flange portion 42 simultaneously with vulcanization molding. It is a thing.

  The second elastic body 6 transmits the driving torque input from the crankshaft to the annular mass body 2 via the hub 1 and the first elastic body 3 to the pulley 4 while being smoothed by circumferential shear deformation. To do. Since the torque fluctuation of the crankshaft increases in a low rotation region below idling, the second elastic body 6 reduces the spring constant as much as possible and increases the allowable deformation amount in the torsion direction as much as possible. In order to ensure the torque transmission force, the axial and radial thicknesses are sufficiently large. Further, since the outward flange portion 22b of the coupling supporter 22 has a conical surface shape, the axial thickness of the second elastic body 6 increases toward the outer peripheral side. Therefore, the annular mass body 2 and the pulley 4 are increased. When subjected to a circumferential shear deformation, the strain stress is substantially uniform on the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side.

  A thrust bearing 7 is interposed between the support flange portion 23 b of the thrust supporter 23 in the annular mass body 2 and the inward flange portion 42 of the pulley 4. The thrust bearing 7 is made of a synthetic resin material having a low friction coefficient and excellent wear resistance like the radial bearing 5 and is formed into a flat washer shape.

  Further, in the process of assembling the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper, the second elastic body 6 includes an inward flange portion 42 of the pulley 4 pressed through the thrust bearing 7 and an outward flange portion 22b of the coupling supporter 22. In between, a suitable axial pre-compression is provided.

  The rotational fluctuation absorbing damper having the above-described configuration is rotated integrally with the crankshaft by mounting the boss portion 11 of the hub 1 at the shaft end of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine for an automobile, and its driving torque is reduced. Then, the rotation is transmitted to the rotation shaft of the auxiliary machine through a belt (not shown) wound around the pulley body 41 of the pulley 4.

  The rotational fluctuation (rotational speed fluctuation) that is noticeably generated in the crankshaft in the low rotation range is transmitted from the hub 1 to the annular mass body 2 via the first elastic body 3. The second elastic body 6 connecting the outward flange portion 22b of the coupling supporter 22 and the inward flange portion 42 of the pulley 4 is sheared in the circumferential direction as compared with the first elastic body 3. Since the spring constant is remarkably low, it is repeatedly sheared and deformed in the circumferential direction according to the inputted rotational fluctuation, and this rotational fluctuation is absorbed. For this reason, the slip with the belt wound around the pulley main body 41 of the pulley 4 is prevented.

  Further, the dynamic damper portion D resonates in the circumferential direction in the frequency range where the torsion angle is maximized by the resonance of the crankshaft, and the direction of the torque resulting from the resonance is opposite to that of the input vibration. Such dynamic vibration absorbing action can effectively reduce the peak of torsional angle due to crankshaft resonance.

  Here, the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper having the above-described configuration includes the sleeve 14, the first elastic body 3, the pulley support ring 21, the thrust supporter 23, and the thrust bearing 7 between the hub 1 and the pulley 4. Depending on the dimensional tolerance of the member and the tolerance of the fitting position, the accuracy of the axial position of the V-groove 41a of the pulley 4 may be deteriorated. 1 by pressing the sleeve 14 toward the front or back side in the axial direction and appropriately moving relative thereto, or by appropriately moving the hub 1 toward the front side or the back side in the axial direction relative to the sleeve 14. Since all the members from the sleeve 14 to the pulley 4 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the press-fitting fitting surface 10 move relative to the hub 1 in the axial direction front side or back side, the hub 1 Against can be corrected the axial position of the V groove 41a of the pulley 4.

  Accordingly, it is possible to effectively prevent stick-slip caused by axial misalignment between the pulley 4 and a belt (not shown) wound around the pulley 4 and belt drive force reduction and noise due to this. be able to.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to the present invention. In the second embodiment, the difference from the first embodiment described above is that “the press-fitting that allows the annular mass body side and the hub side to move relative to each other in the axial direction” described in the claims. The “mating surface” is provided on the outer peripheral side of the first elastic body 3.

  Specifically, a metal sleeve 24 is concentrically disposed on the outer peripheral side of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 of the hub 1. The sleeve 24 is formed in a simple cylindrical shape and has an axial length substantially equal to that of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 of the hub 1.

  A first elastic body 3 made of rubber-like elastic material (rubber material or synthetic resin material having rubber-like elasticity) such as EPDM (ethylene propylene rubber) is integrated between the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 and the sleeve 24 of the hub 1. Vulcanized and bonded. That is, the first elastic body 3 is configured such that the hub 1 and the sleeve 24 are set concentrically to a mold (not shown), and the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 of the hub 1 and the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve 24 are clamped. A rubber material for molding is filled in a ring-shaped cavity defined between and heated and pressurized, so that the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 and the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve 24 are added simultaneously with vulcanization molding. Sulfur-bonded.

  The annular mass body 2 includes a sleeve 24, a pulley support ring 21 and a thrust supporter 23 having a large inertia mass that are press-fitted to the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a coupling supporter 22 that is press-fitted to the pulley support ring 21. The annular mass body 2 is elastically connected to the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 13 of the hub 1 via the first elastic body 3 so as to be capable of relative displacement in the circumferential direction, thereby forming a dynamic damper portion D.

  The pulley support ring 21 is made of metal, and has an inner peripheral cylindrical portion 21a that is press-fitted into a position near the front surface on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 24, and a disk portion that is expanded from the position near the front surface toward the outer diameter side. 21b and an outer peripheral cylindrical portion 21c extending from the outer diameter end portion of the disk portion 21b to the back side, and a shape (cross-sectional shape shown in the figure) cut along a plane passing through the axis O forms a substantially U-shape.

  The coupling supporter 22 is manufactured by a metal plate punching press or the like. The coupling supporter 22 is press-fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 21a of the pulley support ring 21, and the front side thereof. It consists of the outward flange part 22b developed in the shape of a conical surface that has fallen from the end of the front to the front side.

  The thrust supporter 23 is manufactured by a metal plate punching press or the like. The thrust supporter 23 is press-fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 24 close to the back surface, and a disc-like shape is formed from the end on the back surface side. A substantially L-shaped cross section is formed by the support flange portion 23b developed in the section. Further, the front end portion of the mounting cylinder portion 23 a abuts with the rear end portion of the inner peripheral cylinder portion 21 a of the pulley support ring 21.

  The front end of the sleeve 24 and the front end of the pulley support ring 21 are open to the front side, and the back end of the sleeve 24 and the back end of the thrust supporter 23 are the back side. The press-fitting surface 20 of the sleeve 24, the pulley support ring 21 and the thrust supporter 23 is relatively moved to the both sides in the axial direction of the annular mass body side and the hub side. This corresponds to a “press-fit surface that can be made”.

  Other parts can be configured basically in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  The rotational fluctuation absorbing damper of the second embodiment having the above configuration also achieves the same effect as that of the first embodiment.

  That is, the rotational fluctuation absorbing damper having the above-described configuration includes the first elastic body 3, the sleeve 24, the thrust supporter 23, and the thrust bearing 7 between the hub 1 and the pulley 4. There is a possibility that the axial position accuracy of the V-groove 41a of the pulley 4 may be deteriorated due to the tolerance of the alignment position. In such a case, the sleeve 24, the thrust supporter 23, The pulley support ring 21 that abuts the shaft in the axial direction is pressed toward the front side or the back side in the axial direction to be appropriately moved relative thereto, or the sleeve 24 is moved to the front side in the axial direction with respect to the thrust supporter 23 and the pulley support ring 21. The thrust supporter 23 and the pulley support ring 21 arranged on the outer peripheral side of the press-fitting fitting surface 20 by pressing toward the rear side or the rear side and appropriately moving relative to each other. All members to Luo pulley 4, to move relative to the hub 1 in the axial direction front side or back side, it is possible to modify the axial position of the V groove 41a of the pulley 4 relative to the hub 1.

  Accordingly, it is possible to effectively prevent stick-slip caused by axial misalignment between the pulley 4 and a belt (not shown) wound around the pulley 4 and belt drive force reduction and noise due to this. be able to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hub 10, 20 Press-fit fitting surface 14, 24 Sleeve 2 Annular mass 21 Pulley support ring 22 Coupling supporter 23 Thrust supporter 3 First elastic body 4 Pulley 5 Radial bearing 6 Second elastic body 7 Thrust bearing

Claims (3)

A hub, a first elastic member is bonded together between the annular mass body disposed on the outer peripheral side thereof,
A pulley whose axial displacement is restricted by a thrust bearing supported by a thrust supporter provided in the annular mass body and which is rotatably supported by the annular mass body and has a plurality of V grooves on the outer circumferential surface, and the annular mass second elastic body is bonded together between the body,
Between the annular mass side and the hub side, the annular mass side and the hub side are arranged on both axial sides so that the axial position of the V-groove of the pulley relative to the reference plane of the hub can be corrected. A rotational fluctuation absorbing damper, characterized by having a press-fitting fitting surface that can be moved relative to each other.   The hub includes a sleeve bonded to the inner peripheral side of the first elastic body, and a hub body press-fitted to the sleeve, and a press-fitting fitting surface that is relatively movable in both axial directions includes the sleeve and the sleeve The rotation fluctuation absorbing damper according to claim 1, comprising a press-fitting fitting surface with a hub body. An annular mass body and a thrust supporter are press-fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve bonded to the outer peripheral side of the first elastic body, and the press-fitting fitting surface that is relatively movable in the axial direction is provided between the sleeve and the annular mass. The rotational fluctuation absorbing damper according to claim 1, comprising a press-fit fitting surface between a body main body and the thrust supporter.

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