阅读说明：本技术 鼓形筒和具备该鼓形筒的轮子 (Drum-shaped cylinder and wheel with drum-shaped cylinder ) 是由 成瀬隆 于 2019-08-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种鼓形筒和具备该鼓形筒的轮子。本公开的目的在于使轮子所使用的鼓形筒高承载能力化。本发明的一实施方式的轮子具备：轮体,其具有一对支承构件；多个筒轴,其配置到所述一对支承构件之间；以及鼓形筒构件,其是配置到所述多个筒轴各自的外方的鼓形筒构件,该鼓形筒构件在所述筒轴的轴向上的端部区域处的厚度比中央区域处的厚度厚。(The invention provides a drum and a wheel with the drum. The purpose of the present disclosure is to increase the load bearing capacity of a drum used for a wheel. A wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a wheel body having a pair of support members; a plurality of cylindrical shafts disposed between the pair of support members; and a drum member disposed outward of each of the plurality of cylindrical shafts, the drum member having a thickness at an end region in an axial direction of the cylindrical shaft that is thicker than a thickness at a central region.)

1. A drum-shaped cylinder, wherein,

the drum-shaped cylinder is provided with:

a plurality of cylindrical shafts disposed between the pair of support members; and

and a drum member disposed outward of each of the plurality of cylindrical shafts, the drum member having a thickness greater at an end region than at a central region in an axial direction of the cylindrical shafts.

2. A wheel, wherein,

the wheel is provided with:

a wheel body having a pair of support members;

a plurality of cylindrical shafts disposed between the pair of support members; and

and a drum member disposed outward of each of the plurality of cylindrical shafts, the drum member having a thickness greater at an end region than at a central region in an axial direction of the cylindrical shafts.

3. A wheel according to claim 2,

the drum member is formed of a flexible material.

4. A wheel, wherein,

the wheel is provided with:

a wheel body having a pair of support members; and

a drum having: a cylindrical shaft disposed between the pair of support members and subjected to quenching treatment; and a drum core that is disposed outside the drum shaft so as to be rotatable about the drum shaft, and that is subjected to quenching treatment.

5. A wheel according to claim 4,

the drum core is ground.

6. A wheel, wherein,

the wheel is provided with:

a wheel body having a pair of support members; and

a drum having: a cylindrical shaft disposed between the pair of support members; and a drum core held to the drum shaft by a bearing in a manner rotatable about the drum shaft.

7. A wheel according to any of claims 4 to 6,

the drum core is formed in a barrel shape.

8. A wheel, comprising:

a wheel body having a pair of support members;

a cylindrical shaft disposed between the pair of support members; and

a drum member disposed on the drum shaft and rotatable around the drum shaft, the wheel being characterized in that,

the weight of the wheel body is 80% of the weight of the wheel.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a drum and a wheel provided with the drum.

Background

As a conventional wheel for a mobile vehicle, a mecanum wheel is known. The mecanum wheel has a plurality of drum cylinders and a driven wheel body. The wheel body has two support members formed in a substantially disk shape. Each of the plurality of drums has a drum shaft and a flexible drum member disposed outside the drum shaft. The drum member has a convex (drum or barrel-shaped) shape in its surface. The plurality of drums are rotatably provided between the two support members via the drum shafts, respectively.

The conventional mecanum wheel is described in, for example, japanese patent application laid-open No. 2009-504465 (patent document 1). Patent document 1 discloses the following: the ratio of the outer diameter of the wheel to the maximum radius of the roller body is in the range of 1.08 to 1.13, particularly in the range of 1.09 to 1.12.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

For wheels, it is desirable to have a greater load bearing capacity. The conventional wheel has the following problems: the drum is not very load bearing because it is prone to breakage. It is necessary to thicken the drum shaft or to make the drum member thick for higher load bearing capacity.

One object of the present invention is to increase the load-bearing capacity of a drum used for a wheel. Another object of the present invention is to increase the load bearing capacity of a wheel having a drum.

Means for solving the problems

A drum according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of cylindrical shafts disposed between the pair of support members; and a drum member disposed outward of each of the plurality of cylindrical shafts, the drum member having a thickness at an end region in an axial direction of the cylindrical shaft that is thicker than a thickness at a central region. The drum may also be provided to the wheel.

A wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a wheel body having a pair of support members; a plurality of cylindrical shafts disposed between the pair of support members; and a drum member disposed outward of each of the plurality of cylindrical shafts, the drum member having a thickness at an end region in an axial direction of the cylindrical shaft that is thicker than a thickness at a central region. Alternatively, the drum member may be formed of a flexible material.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the drum may include: a cylindrical shaft disposed between the pair of support members and subjected to quenching treatment; and a drum core that is disposed outside the drum shaft so as to be rotatable about the drum shaft, and that is subjected to quenching treatment.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the drum may include: a cylindrical shaft disposed between the pair of support members; and a drum core held to the drum shaft by a bearing in a manner rotatable about the drum shaft.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the drum core may be ground. In one embodiment of the present invention, the drum core may be formed in a barrel shape.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the weight of the wheel body may be 80% of the weight of the wheel.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the drum used for the wheel can have a high load-bearing capacity. Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the wheel having the drum can be made high in bearing capacity.

Drawings

Figure 1a is a perspective view of a wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1b is a top view of the wheel of figure 1 a.

Figure 1c is a front view of the wheel of figure 1 a.

Fig. 2 is a view showing a drum provided to the wheel of fig. 1 a.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a drum provided in a wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a drum provided in a wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

1. A wheel; 2. a wheel body; 3. a support member; 5. 105, 205, a drum; 5a, 105a, 205a, a drum member; 5b, 105b, drum core; 5c, a cylinder shaft; 6. a thrust bearing; 7. a retainer ring; 8. a threaded member; 10. a recess; 12. the rotation axis of the wheel body; 13. a radial bearing; 14. a liner; 15. the axis of rotation of the drum; 16. and (4) a hole.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1a to 1c and fig. 2. Fig. 1a to 1c schematically show a wheel 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 schematically shows a section of a drum provided to the wheel 1.

The wheel 1 shown in these figures is provided with: a wheel body 2 having a pair of support members 3; and a plurality of drums 5 arranged between the pair of support members 3. The pair of support members 3 has a substantially disc-like shape. A plurality of recesses 10 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of each of the pair of support members 3.

The drum 5 has a drum shaft 5c extending along the rotation axis 15. The cylindrical shaft 5c is fixed at both end portions thereof to the recesses 10 of the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of support members 3. The drum 5 is supported by the pair of support members 3 so as to be rotatable about a drum axis 5 c. Thus, the drum 5 is rotatable about the axis of rotation 15 shown in fig. 1 c. The pair of support members 3 are driven by a driving device not shown. The pair of support members 3 are fixed to each other. The wheel body 2 is rotatable in both directions about the rotation axis 12.

The illustrated wheel 1 has 8 drum cylinders 5, the number of drum cylinders 5 provided in the wheel 1 is not limited to 8, and can be appropriately changed, and in the illustrated embodiment, the drum cylinders 5 have a convex (drum or barrel-shaped) outer profile, the rotation axis 15 of the drum cylinders 5 is at an angle α with respect to the rotation axis 12 of the wheel body 2, the angle α is, for example, 45 °, the angle α is not limited to 45 °, and can be appropriately changed.

As shown in fig. 1b, the drum 5 is attached to the support members 3 so that a part thereof slightly protrudes outward in the radial direction with respect to the outer peripheries of the pair of support members 3. The drum 5 is in contact with the ground or floor surface at a portion projecting radially outward from the outer periphery of the support member 3.

In one embodiment, the ratio of the outer diameter of the wheel 1 to the maximum radius of the drum is 1.107. Thereby, the best roller characteristics of the wheel 1 can be obtained regardless of the outer diameter of the wheel 1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the weight of the wheel body 2 is set to 80% of the weight of the entire wheel 1. The weight of the wheel body 2 is 80% of the weight of the whole wheel 1, which means that: this includes the case where the weight of the wheel body 2 is exactly 80% of the weight of the entire wheel 1, and also includes the case where the weight of the wheel body 2 is about 80% of the weight of the entire wheel 1. For example, when the weight of the wheel body 2 is in the range of 75% to 85%, 76% to 84%, 77% to 83%, 78% to 82%, or 79% to 81% of the total weight of the wheel 1, the weight of the wheel body 2 can be said to be about 80% of the total weight of the wheel 1. By setting the weight of the wheel body 2 to 80% of the weight of the entire wheel 1, the change in the speed of the wheel 1 when the pair of support members 3 are driven can be reduced, and as a result, the change in the load acting on the drum 5 can be reduced. In this way, by preventing a large load from being temporarily applied to the drum 5, it is possible to suppress breakage of the drum 5. This makes it possible to increase the bearing capacity of the drum 5 and the wheel 1 provided with the drum 5.

Next, the drum 5 is further described with reference to fig. 2. Fig. 2 schematically shows a section of the drum 5 along the axis of rotation 15. As shown in the drawing, the drum 5 includes: a drum member 5a, a drum core 5b, and a drum shaft 5 c. The drum member 5a has a convex outer profile. The drum member 5a has a through hole extending from one end to the other end along the rotation axis 15, and a drum core 5b is provided in the through hole. The outer circumferential surface of the drum core 5b extends in parallel with the rotation axis 15. The drum core 5b also has a through hole extending from one end to the other end along the rotation axis 15, and the drum shaft 5c is inserted into the through hole. The cylindrical shaft 5c is a rod-shaped member extending from one end 5c1 to the other end 5c2 along the rotation axis 15.

The drum member 5a is formed of a resin material such as a urethane elastomer. The drum member 5a may be formed of a material having flexibility other than a resin material. The drum core 5b and the drum shaft 5c are formed of a metal material. The drum core 5b and the drum shaft 5c are subjected to quenching treatment. In this way, by quenching the drum core 5b and the drum shaft 5c, the strength of the drum core 5b and the drum shaft 5c can be improved. Therefore, the drum core 5b and the cylinder shaft 5c can be made small in diameter. Further, the thickness of the drum member 5a can be increased by making the drum core 5b and the drum shaft 5c small in diameter. This makes it possible to increase the bearing capacity of the drum 5 and the wheel 1 provided with the drum 5.

When the drum core 5b is subjected to the quenching treatment, the drum core 5b may be deformed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the drum core 5b may also be ground on its outer surface after the quenching treatment. In this way, by polishing the outer surface of the drum core 5b, it is possible to suppress the generation of an offset load on the inner circumferential surface of the drum member 5a due to the deformation of the drum core 5 b. This can suppress breakage of the drum member 5 a. This makes it possible to increase the bearing capacity of the drum 5 and the wheel 1 provided with the drum 5.

As shown in fig. 2, the drum core 5b is mounted to the drum shaft 5c via two bearings 6 and two bearings 13. The two bearings 6 may be provided at positions symmetrical to each other with respect to the center C in the rotational axis direction of the cylindrical shaft 5C. The center C in the rotational axis direction of the cylindrical shaft 5C is a midpoint between the one end 5C1 and the other end 5C 2. The two bearings 13 may be provided at positions symmetrical to each other with respect to the center C in the rotational axis direction of the cylindrical shaft 5C. In the illustrated embodiment, the bearing 6 is a thrust bearing and the bearing 13 is a radial bearing. At least one of the bearing 6 and the bearing 13 may be an angular contact bearing, a tapered bearing, or a known bearing other than these. The position of the drum core 5b with respect to the drum shaft 5c in the axial direction along the rotation axis 15 (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as "rotation axis direction") is determined by the bearing 6.

The drum core 5b has a recess 5b1 recessed from the end in the direction D1 of the rotation axis thereof toward the center C of the drum shaft 5C, and further has a recess 5b2 recessed from the end in the direction D2 of the rotation axis toward the center C of the drum shaft 5C. The two bearings 6 are housed in the recess 5b1 and the recess 5b2, respectively. The bearing 6 has: a 1 st race 6a, a 2 nd race 6b, and a plurality of rolling elements 6c disposed between the 1 st race 6a and the 2 nd race 6 b. The 1 st ferrule 6a is mounted to the drum shaft 5c, and the 2 nd ferrule 6b is mounted to the drum core 5 b. The 1 st ferrule 6a may be formed integrally with the cylindrical shaft 5 c. That is, the 1 st ferrule 6a and the barrel shaft 5c may also be an integral one-piece member. The 1 st ferrule 6a may be subjected to quenching treatment. The 2 nd ferrule 6b may be formed integrally with the drum core 5 b. That is, the 2 nd ferrule 6b and the drum core 5b may also be a unitary, one-piece member. The 2 nd ferrule 6b may be subjected to quenching treatment

The cylindrical shaft 5c has two grooves extending along the circumferential direction thereof, and the restricting members are provided in the two grooves, respectively. In the illustrated embodiment, a retainer ring 7 is used as the restricting member. The retainer ring 7 is fitted into the groove. Therefore, the movement of the retainer ring 7 in the rotational axis direction is restricted. A packing 14 is provided between the retainer ring 7 and the cylindrical member 5 b. In the illustrated embodiment, the gasket 14 is provided between the retainer ring 7 and the bearing 6. The retainer ring 7 has a through hole penetrating the center thereof, and the cylindrical shaft 5c is inserted into the through hole. Likewise, the gasket 14 has an annular shape. The spacer 14 has a through hole penetrating the center thereof, and the cylindrical shaft 5c is inserted into the through hole. A gasket, not shown, may be provided between the gasket 14 and the retainer 7. A spacer may also be provided between the pad 14 and the bearing 6. The position of the packing 14 in the direction of the rotation axis and the position of the retainer ring 7 may be switched. For example, the spacer 14 may be provided between the bearing 6 and the cylindrical member 5 b. Screws may also be used as limiting members.

Holes 16 extending in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis 15 are provided at both ends of the cylindrical shaft 5 c. A screw 8 is inserted into the hole 16. A screw hole for receiving the screw 8 is provided in the recess 10 of the support member 3. The cylindrical shaft 5c is fixed to the support member 3 by screwing the screw 8 into the screw hole of the recess 10. In this way, the cylindrical shaft 5c is attached to the support member 3 by the screw 8. In an embodiment, the inner diameter of the hole 16 is larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the screw 8. Therefore, a gap is present between the shaft portion of the screw 8 and the inner peripheral surface of the hole 16. Therefore, the mounting position of the cylindrical shaft 5c to the support member 3 can be adjusted by the gap. The cylindrical shaft 5c may be fixed to the recess 10 by a known method other than fastening by the screw 8.

Next, a drum of a wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 3. The drum 105 shown in fig. 3 is different from the drum 5 shown in fig. 2 in that it includes a drum member 105a instead of the drum member 5a and a drum core 105b instead of the drum core 5 b. Of the components of the drum 105 shown in fig. 3, the same or similar components as those of the drum 5 shown in fig. 1 are given the same or similar reference numerals as those of fig. 1, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The drum core 105b is formed in a barrel shape. That is, drum core 105b has a shape in which its outer surface is convex (crowned or barrel-shaped). In other words, the drum core 105b bulges radially outward in the vicinity of the center C in the rotational axis direction of the drum shaft 5C. Therefore, the drum core 105b is configured to have a larger wall thickness near the center C in the rotation axis direction of the drum shaft 5C than near the end in the rotation axis direction.

The drum member 105a is provided so as to cover the outer surface of the drum core 105 b. The drum member 105a may be provided on the outer surface of the drum core 105b with a substantially uniform thickness. Since the drum core 105b has a barrel shape, the drum member 105a bulges radially outward in the vicinity of the center C in the rotational axis direction of the drum shaft 5C.

Next, a drum of a wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 4. The drum 205 shown in fig. 4 is different from the drum 105 shown in fig. 3 in that a drum member 205a is provided instead of the drum member 105 a. Of the components of the drum 205 shown in fig. 4, the same or similar components as those of the drum 105 shown in fig. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in fig. 3, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The drum member 205a is formed to have a thickness thicker than a central region at an end region of the drum member 205a as viewed in the axial direction of the cylinder shaft 5 c. The thickness of the central region of the drum member 205a may be the thickness t1 of the drum member 205a located at the center C in the rotational axis direction of the drum shaft 5C. The thickness at the end region of the drum member 205a may also be the thickness t2 of a region between one end 5c1 of the drum shaft 5c and a rolling element 6c of a bearing 6 in the rotational axis direction of the drum shaft 5c, the bearing 6 being the bearing adjacent to the one end 5c1 of the two bearings 6. The drum-shaped cylindrical member 205a is configured such that a thickness t1 in the vicinity of the center C in the rotational axis direction of the cylindrical shaft 5C is smaller than a thickness t2 in the vicinity of the end in the rotational axis direction of the cylindrical shaft 5C.

The drum member 205a is configured such that the thickness at the end regions thereof is thicker than the thickness at the central region, and therefore, the difference between the amount of compression at the central region and the amount of compression at the end regions can be reduced as compared with a drum member having a uniform thickness. Accordingly, stress is not concentrated on a part of the drum member 205a, and therefore, the drum member 205a and the wheel 1 including the drum member 205a can be made high in load-bearing capacity.

The dimensions, materials, and arrangements of the respective components described in the present specification are not limited to those clearly described in the embodiments, and the respective components can be modified to have any dimensions, materials, and arrangements included in the scope of the present invention. Further, components not explicitly described in the present specification may be added to the embodiments described above, and a part of the components described in each embodiment may be omitted. The features described in connection with 1 of the above-described various embodiments can be applied to other embodiments.