JP6322988B2 - Torque clutch mechanism for tightening tools - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a torque clutch mechanism for a tightening tool.

  Conventionally, in a tightening tool such as an electric drill driver, a torque clutch mechanism is provided in order to prevent one or more rotational torques from being applied to an output shaft to which a tip tool is attached. That is, the output shaft is rotationally driven when the load torque applied to the output shaft is small, but the output shaft is not rotationally driven when a load torque exceeding a predetermined value set for the output shaft is applied.

  The torque clutch mechanism is attached to the ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism, and has a locking body that abuts the end surface of the ring gear in the axial direction. The locking body is composed of, for example, a ball or a pin, and is biased by a spring toward the ring gear. The ring gear is formed with a plurality of locking projections protruding toward the locking body. And when the load torque concerning a ring gear is small, the said latching body latches to a latching convex part, and prevents reverse rotation of a ring gear. In addition, as the load torque is applied to the ring gear, the locking body passes over the locking projection and slides against the sliding surface, so that the ring gear idles and transmits power to the output shaft. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-84794 A

  By the way, the torque clutch mechanism of the tightening tool as described above has a plurality of, for example, a plurality of engagements when the engagement protrusions formed on the end surface (sliding surface) of the ring gear and the engagement body come into contact with rotation of the ring gear. If the parts touch at the same time, the ring gear is biased only in the rotational direction.

  However, for example, the locking body and the locking projection may be displaced in the radial direction with respect to the center axis of the ring gear, and may not be simultaneously contacted. As a result, the urging force of the ring gear acts not only in the rotation direction but also in the translational direction of the rotation shaft with respect to the rotation shaft, so that a stable rotation urging force cannot be generated. As a result, the clutch torque is not stable, and there is a possibility that the torque cannot be interrupted with high accuracy.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a torque clutch mechanism of a tightening tool that can stabilize the rotational biasing force to the ring gear.

Reference Example torque clutch mechanism Tightening tool, along with a plurality of locations into contact with the sliding surface of the end face of the biased freely idle annular ring gear of the locking body in the clutch spring, the locking member And a locking projection that has a mountain shape that can be locked to the ring gear and protrudes on the sliding surface of the ring gear, and when the load torque applied to the ring gear is small, the locking body is locked to the locking projection. The ring gear is prevented from rotating, and the ring gear slides with respect to the sliding surface by overcoming the locking projection as the load torque applied to the ring gear increases. A torque clutch mechanism of a tightening tool configured to shut off power transmission to an output shaft by idling, wherein a height of the engagement protrusion in a biasing direction of the clutch spring is a center of the ring gear Constant in the radial direction from the axis, The height of the line along the radial direction which form each face of convexed latch portion Ru constant der radially.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a torque clutch mechanism of a tightening tool abuts a plurality of engaging members biased by a clutch spring on a sliding surface of an end surface of an annular ring gear that can freely rotate, and A mountain-shaped locking projection that can be locked by the locking body protrudes from the sliding surface of the ring gear, and when the load torque applied to the ring gear is small, the locking body engages with the locking projection. To stop the ring gear from rotating, and as the load torque applied to the ring gear increases, the locking body climbs over the locking projection and slides on the sliding surface. A torque clutch mechanism of a tightening tool configured to interrupt power transmission to an output shaft when the ring gear idles, wherein the sliding surface of the ring gear has a uniform depth in the urging direction. Annular recesses along the direction of rotation of the ring gear Is formed, the height in the biasing direction of the clutch spring of the engaging convexed latch portion is a portion other than the recess, Ru constant der in the radial direction from the center axis of the ring gear.

  According to the torque clutch mechanism of the tightening tool of the present invention, the rotational biasing force to the ring gear can be stabilized.

It is a partially cutaway sectional view of a tightening tool in an embodiment. It is a front view of a ring gear. It is a partially expanded front view of a ring gear. It is sectional drawing of a ring gear.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a torque clutch mechanism of a tightening tool will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the tightening tool has a three-stage reduction mechanism for obtaining a low-speed and high-torque output in a gear case 11 mounted on the rotating shaft 10 a side (front) of the motor 10. The speed reduction mechanism is composed of a planetary gear mechanism.

  A first sun gear 21 of the first speed reduction mechanism in the first stage is provided on the rotation shaft 10a of the motor 10 so as to be integrally rotatable. The first speed reduction mechanism is supported by the carrier 22 a and arranged around the first sun gear 21 and meshed therewith, and a first ring gear 23 meshed with the first planetary gear 22. And have. The first ring gear 23 is fixed to the gear case 11, and is not rotatable around the axis of the rotation shaft 10 a and is restricted from moving in the axial direction. The first planetary gear 22 orbits around the first sun gear 21 relatively while rotating itself with the rotation of the rotating shaft 10a.

  A second sun gear 31 of the second stage second reduction mechanism is integrally provided on the front surface of the carrier 22a. The second speed reduction mechanism is supported by the carrier 32 a and arranged around the second sun gear 31 and meshed therewith, and a second ring gear 33 meshed with the second planetary gear 32. And have.

  A third sun gear 41 of a third speed reduction mechanism is integrally provided on the front surface of the carrier 32a. A plurality of third planetary gears 43 are engaged with the third sun gear 41 between a third ring gear 42 provided in the gear case 11 so as to be freely rotatable. The third planetary gear 43 is rotatably supported by the carrier 43a.

  The carrier 43a is connected to the output shaft 51 via a lock plate 50 in the lock mechanism. A tip tool such as a drill bit or a driver bit can be fixed to the output shaft 51 with a chuck or the like. The second ring gear 33 of the second reduction mechanism is slidable in the axial direction. In the state shown in the upper part of FIG. 1, the second ring gear 33 is engaged with the carrier 32a and the second ring gear 33 is engaged. Is configured to rotate integrally with the carrier 32a. Further, in the state shown in the lower part of FIG. 1, the second ring gear 33 is engaged with the gear case 11 so that the rotation of the second ring gear 33 is locked. It has become. The locking mechanism performs automatic locking of the output shaft 51 during manual tightening work, but a description thereof is omitted here.

  The torque clutch mechanism that prevents power from being transmitted to the output shaft when a load torque greater than the torque set by adjusting the tightening torque by the output shaft 51 is applied is free to rotate in the third stage planetary gear mechanism. The third ring gear 42 is used. Specifically, it is configured as follows.

  The axial end surface 61 of the third ring gear 42 has a sliding surface 62 on which the tip of the locking body 71 slides. On the sliding surface 62, locking projections 63 that can be locked by the distal ends of the locking bodies 71 are provided at a plurality of intervals at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction (three locations in the present embodiment).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the locking protrusion 63 has a mountain shape having a vertex plane portion 63 a extending from the base surface of the sliding surface 62, and the base surface and the vertex plane portion 63 a. Have two curved surface portions 63b and 63c and a slope portion 63d connecting the curved surface portions 63b and 63c. The surface portions 63a to 63d of the locking convex portion 63 have a constant height (axial length) on a straight line passing through the center O of the third ring gear 42 and extending in the radial direction (radial direction). Formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the sliding surface 62 including the locking convex portion 63 is formed with a concave portion 62 a having a concave shape in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the locking convex portion 63 along the circumferential direction. To be annular. Further, the recess 62a formed in an annular shape has a uniform depth continuous in the circumferential direction in the urging direction of the clutch spring 72.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a guide hole 11 a is formed in the gear case 11 so as to be orthogonal to the sliding surface 62 at a position facing the sliding surface 62, and the locking body 71 is formed in the guide hole 11 a. Is arranged to be freely put in and out. In the present embodiment, a pin is slidably provided as the locking body 71, and the tip of the pin is hemispherical.

A coil spring-like clutch spring 72 is housed in the guide hole 11 a and is urged by the elastic force of the clutch spring 72 so that the tip of the locking body 71 protrudes toward the sliding surface 62.
A clutch plate 52 is disposed at the bottom of the guide hole 11a, and when the torque adjustment handle 53 is rotated, the clutch plate 52 moves in the axial direction of the guide hole 11a via the cam to change the compression amount of the clutch spring 72. Thus, it is possible to change the load for urging the locking body 71.

  When the load torque applied to the output shaft 51 is small, the tip of the locking body 71 is locked to the locking projection 63 by the urging force of the clutch spring 72, so that the third ring gear 42 is prevented from rotating freely. Power is transmitted. Further, when a load torque exceeding a predetermined value set on the output shaft 51 is applied, the locking body 71 moves backward against the urging force of the clutch spring 72 and the locking body 71 passes over the locking projection 63 and slides. The moving surface 62 is slid. For this reason, the third ring gear 42 is idled to interrupt the transmission of power to the output shaft 51.

  As described above, the clutch mechanism is activated when a load torque exceeding the set value is applied. The clutch torque for performing this operation changes depending on the force for urging the locking body 71 by the clutch spring 72. It is. As a result, the torque adjustment handle 53 can be rotated to change the load from the clutch spring 72 to set an arbitrary torque.

Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.
(1) The locking protrusion 63 has a constant height (axial length) on a straight line extending in the radial direction through the center O in each of the surface portions 63a to 63d. For this reason, even if the guide holes 11a of the gear case 11 are not accurately arranged evenly, the urging force received from the clutch spring 72 is always in the rotational direction of the third ring gear 42. That is, when a load torque exceeding a predetermined value is applied, the operating force of the third ring gear 42 against the urging force of the clutch spring 72 is only in the rotational direction. Thereby, the rotational urging force to the third ring gear 42 can be stabilized.

  (2) Since the recess 62a having a uniform depth in the urging direction is formed in the sliding surface 62 in an annular shape along the rotation direction of the third ring gear 42, the locking body 71 and the third ring gear 42 is slidable in the circumferential direction, and sliding in the radial direction can be suppressed.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
In the above embodiment, a three-stage planetary gear mechanism is adopted, but the number of stages may be changed as appropriate.

  -In above-mentioned embodiment, although the latching body 71 comprised with the pin, a ball | bowl may be sufficient.

  42 ... third ring gear (ring gear), 51 ... output shaft, 62 ... sliding surface, 62a ... concave portion, 63 ... locking convex portion, 71 ... locking body, 72 ... clutch spring.

Claims (1)

The engaging body biased by the clutch spring comes into contact with the sliding surface of the end surface of the ring-shaped ring gear that can freely rotate, and has a mountain-shaped engaging projection that can be engaged with the engaging body. Projecting on the sliding surface of the ring gear,
When the load torque applied to the ring gear is small, the locking body is locked to the locking projection to prevent the ring gear from rotating,
As the load torque applied to the ring gear increases, the locking body moves over the locking projection and slides on the sliding surface, so that the ring gear idles and transmits power to the output shaft. A torque clutch mechanism of a tightening tool configured to shut off,
On the sliding surface of the ring gear, a recess having a uniform depth in the urging direction is formed annularly along the rotation direction of the ring gear,
A torque clutch mechanism for a tightening tool, wherein a height of the latching convex portion in a biasing direction of the clutch spring is constant in a radial direction from a central axis of the ring gear at a portion other than the concave portion.