阅读说明：本技术 减速装置和减速器 (Reduction gear and reduction gear ) 是由 牧添义昭 约翰·韦泽尼克斯 岛田英史 于 2019-08-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供能够吸收或缓和作用的冲击的减速装置和减速器。本申请包括减速器、用于收纳该减速器的壳体以及用于使该减速器能够相对于该壳体在该减速器的旋转轴线方向上移动的缓冲部件。(The invention provides a speed reducer and a speed reducer capable of absorbing or mitigating impact. The present application includes a speed reducer, a case for housing the speed reducer, and a buffer member for enabling the speed reducer to move in a rotational axis direction of the speed reducer with respect to the case.)

1. A speed reducer is characterized in that a speed reducer is provided,

the reduction gear includes:

a speed reducer;

a housing for housing the speed reducer; and

and a damping member for enabling the speed reducer to move relative to the case in a rotational axis direction of the speed reducer.

2. The reduction gear according to claim 1,

the buffer member is an elastic member disposed between the reduction gear and the housing.

3. The reduction gear according to claim 2,

the elastic member is formed in a spherical shape.

4. The reduction gear according to claim 2,

the elastic member has a spherical portion formed in a spherical shape.

5. Deceleration device according to any one of claims 2 to 4,

the elastic member is formed of rubber.

6. A reduction gear according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

the speed reducer is configured to be movable relative to the housing in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis of the speed reducer.

7. A speed reducer is characterized in that a speed reducer is provided,

the reduction gear device includes a reduction gear, a case for housing the reduction gear, and an elastic member disposed between the reduction gear and the case, the elastic member including a spherical portion formed in a spherical shape, the reduction gear being configured to be movable relative to the case in a rotation axis direction of the reduction gear and a circumferential direction of a rotation axis of the reduction gear.

8. Deceleration device according to claim 7,

the speed reducer has a concave portion for receiving the elastic member or a convex portion receivable in the elastic body.

9. A speed reducer, wherein,

the reduction gear is housed in a case, and has a concave portion for housing an elastic member or a convex portion capable of being housed in an elastic body, the elastic member being disposed between the reduction gear and the case.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a reduction gear capable of absorbing or mitigating an impact.

Background

Conventionally, various reduction gears are known, which are indispensable technical elements for the operation of industrial robots. In such a reduction gear, a small backlash is required. For example, as a reduction gear having a small backlash, a planetary gear type reduction gear, an eccentric oscillating type reduction gear, a wave gear type reduction gear, and the like are known. In particular, a wave gear type reduction gear is widely used in the field of industrial robots because it has a small backlash, a high reduction ratio, and is lightweight and compact.

Patent document 1 discloses a wave gear type reduction gear.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In a wave gear type reduction gear as disclosed in patent document 1, a flexible gear (japanese: フレクスプライン) is bent into an elliptical shape by a wave generator, and the internal teeth of an outer ring mesh with teeth in a part of a long axis. Therefore, when an external impact is applied to the wave gear type reduction gear, a phenomenon (step-out) occurs in which the teeth are misaligned.

Impacts from various directions are unexpectedly applied to the industrial robot. Such an impact easily causes step-out in the wave gear type reduction gear. Further, such impact is likely to cause gear damage.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a reduction gear capable of absorbing or mitigating an acting impact.

Means for solving the problems

A reduction gear according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a speed reducer; a housing for housing the speed reducer; and a deforming member for enabling the speed reducer to move in a rotational axis direction of the speed reducer with respect to the case.

In the reduction gear device according to the aspect of the invention, the deformation member is an elastic member disposed between the reduction gear and the housing. In the reduction gear device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member is formed of rubber.

In the reduction gear device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member is formed in a spherical shape. In the reduction gear device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member has a spherical portion formed in a spherical shape.

In the reduction gear according to the aspect of the invention, the reduction gear is configured to be movable relative to the housing in a circumferential direction of a rotation axis of the reduction gear.

A reduction gear device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reduction gear, a case for housing the reduction gear, and an elastic member disposed between the reduction gear and the case, the elastic member including a spherical portion formed in a spherical shape, the reduction gear being configured to be movable relative to the case in a rotation axis direction of the reduction gear and a circumferential direction of the rotation axis of the reduction gear.

In the reduction gear device according to the aspect of the present invention, the reduction gear device includes a concave portion for accommodating the elastic member or a convex portion capable of being accommodated in the elastic member. Further, the reduction gear according to an embodiment of the present invention is housed in a case, and is configured to have a concave portion for housing an elastic member disposed between the reduction gear and the case or a convex portion capable of being housed in an elastic body.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

The reduction gear according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide a reduction gear comprising: the structure for absorbing or relieving the impact is adopted, so that the step loss and the gear damage are avoided, and the device can be safely and safely used.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a reduction gear transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating details of a cushion member of a reduction gear transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a view of the elastic member of the reduction gear according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the top-bottom direction of the reduction gear.

Fig. 4 is a view of the elastic member of the reduction gear according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed in the cross section a-a of fig. 3.

Description of the reference numerals

1. A reduction gear; 2. a speed reducer (speed reduction unit); 3. a housing; 4. a buffer member (elastic member); 4A, a spherical elastic member; 4B, a sheet-shaped elastic member; 5. a housing; 6. a groove; 7. a groove; 15. an outer peripheral surface; 13. an inner peripheral surface; r, radial direction; t, torque direction; m, torque direction; sa, thrust direction; sb, the thrust direction.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a reduction gear 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A reduction gear 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reduction gear (also referred to as a "reduction portion") 2, a case 3 for housing the reduction gear 2, and a buffer member 4 provided between the case 3 and the reduction gear 2. In the illustrated example, for convenience of explanation of the cushion member 4, a part of the case 3 for housing the reduction gear 2 is omitted.

The speed reducer 2 reduces the rotation speed of the output with respect to the input between the input rotation shaft and the output rotation shaft. The damper 4 absorbs an excessive load on the rotating shaft 12 of the reduction gear 2, and prevents damage to each component such as a gear constituting the reduction gear 2.

A reduction gear 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reduction gear 2 and a case 3 for housing the reduction gear 2, and the reduction gear 2 is configured to be movable in a rotation axis direction of the reduction gear 2 (i.e., a direction along the rotation axis) with respect to the case 3. As described above, the reduction gear 1 may include the cushioning member 4. The speed reducer 2 is configured to be movable in the rotation axis direction of the speed reducer 2 with respect to the case 3.

Thus, when an impact acts on the housing 3, the housing moves in the rotation axis direction, and the impact can be alleviated.

As the speed reducer, for example, an eccentric oscillation type speed reducer can be used. In the eccentric rocking type reduction gear, an input rotating shaft is connected to a crank, and the crank is connected to a planetary gear. By the rotation of the input rotary shaft, the planetary gear revolves in the direction opposite to the rotation direction while rotating (rotating) by contacting the teeth of the planetary gear with the teeth of the corrugated shape thereof with the metallic internal gear having the contact surface of the corrugated shape. The rotation is output by 6 inner pins. The input rotation shaft and the output rotation shaft can be made concentric by arranging 6 inner pins on a circle concentric with the center of the input rotation shaft.

The housing 3 is fixed to, for example, a base side or an arm side of a joint of the robot. The input rotary shaft is a rotary shaft to which power of a motor or the like is transmitted, and the output rotary shaft is a rotary shaft for outputting a rotary motion reduced in accordance with an input rotation speed. The illustrated rotary shaft 12 is an example of an output rotary shaft. For example, an industrial robot includes a plurality of speed reducers and a pair of arms connected to each other through the speed reducers, and one arm is configured to be rotatable relative to the other arm.

The housing 3 is fixed to either the base side or the arm side, and the other side can be moved relatively. For example, when the reduction gear 1 is used for a joint of an industrial robot, the housing 3 is fixed to the upper arm side which is the input rotation axis side, whereby the lower base side which is the output rotation axis side can be moved relative to the upper side.

As shown in fig. 1, the buffer member 4 is disposed so as to surround a side region of the reduction gear 2 (to be described later, more precisely, a housing 5 of the reduction gear 2). The case 3 is configured to further surround the cushion member 4 and house the reduction gear 2 and the cushion member 4. By disposing the cushion member 4 in this manner, for example, even when the reduction gear 1 receives an impact from the outside, it is possible to avoid the reduction gear 2 from colliding with the housing 3, and it is possible to reduce step-out of the reduction gear 2 and damage to the gears.

A reduction gear 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured such that an elastic member (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "elastic member 4") is disposed as a buffer member 4 between a reduction gear 2 and a housing 3. The buffer member 4 is not limited to an elastic member. When the buffer member 4 is an elastic member, the elastic member 4 between the reduction gear 2 and the case 3 can alleviate the impact from the outside to the reduction gear 2. Here, the elastic member 4 can be formed so as to be hardly bent at the time of normal driving of the reduction gear transmission 1. The elastic member 4 can be formed so as to be bent when the reduction gear 1 receives a sudden impact or the like from the outside. Thus, the elastic member 4 can absorb the impact from the outside without interfering with the normal operation of the reduction gear transmission 1.

Next, a more detailed description of the buffer member 4 will be described with reference to fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along a plane passing through the rotation axis of the speed reducer 2 in fig. 1. As shown in the drawings, a part of the elastic member 4 of the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed in a spherical shape. In the illustrated example, two spherical elastic members 4A are fitted into a groove 6 provided in an outer peripheral surface 15 of a housing 5 of the reduction gear 2 and a groove 7 provided in an inner peripheral surface 13 of the case 3 in the left-right direction of the drawing sheet.

As shown in fig. 2, the elastic member 4 of the reduction gear transmission 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a spherical elastic member 4A and a sheet-like elastic member 4B provided between an outer peripheral surface 15 of the housing 5 of the reduction gear transmission 2 and an inner peripheral surface 13 of the housing 3. The elastic member 4 of the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be constituted by only the spherical elastic member 4A or only the sheet-like elastic member 4B.

A plurality of spherical elastic members 4A are formed between the reduction gear 2 and the housing 3.

By forming a part of the elastic member 4 as the spherical elastic member 4A, the elastic member 4 can be made compact.

The elastic member 4 of the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be formed of rubber, but other conventionally known materials may be suitably used.

In the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the reduction gear 2 is configured to be movable in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis of the reduction gear with respect to the case 3. This can alleviate the impact in the circumferential direction.

A reduction gear 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reduction gear 2, a case 3 for housing the reduction gear 2, and an elastic member 4 disposed between the reduction gear 2 and the case 3, wherein the elastic member 4 includes an elastic member 4A formed in a spherical shape, and the reduction gear 2 is configured to be movable relative to the case 3 in a direction of a rotation axis of the reduction gear 2 and in a circumferential direction of the rotation axis of the reduction gear.

The elastic member 4 of the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be formed in a spherical shape as a whole, or may include a spherical elastic member 4A formed in a spherical shape. In this way, by forming at least a part of the elastic member 4 in a spherical shape, it is possible to alleviate the impact from any one of the radial direction (R), the torque direction (T), the moment direction (M), and the thrust direction (Sa, Sb) shown in fig. 1 and 2.

Next, the elastic member 4 of the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the top-bottom direction of the reduction gear 1 will be described with reference to fig. 3. In fig. 3, the housing 3 is omitted.

As shown in the drawing, the reduction gear 1 includes a reduction gear 2 located at a central portion (details of the reduction gear are omitted), and an elastic member 4 provided around the reduction gear 2. The elastic member 4 has a sheet-like elastic member 4B and a plurality of spherical elastic members 4A. The illustrated reduction gear 1 includes 18 spherical elastic members 4A arranged along the circumferential direction of the reduction gear 2. As shown in fig. 4, since the 18 spherical elastic members 4A arranged along the circumferential direction are provided in two rows, the reduction gear 1 has a total of 36 spherical elastic members 4A.

Fig. 4 shows a cross section a-a of the reduction gear 1 of fig. 3. The housing 3 is also omitted in fig. 4.

As described above, in the example shown in fig. 3 and 4, the elastic member 4 of the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the sheet-shaped elastic member 4B and the total of 36 spherical elastic members 4A. The number, size, and shape of the spherical elastic members 4A are not limited at all, and can be changed as appropriate. It is to be understood that the size and shape of the sheet-like elastic member 4B may be appropriately changed.

As described above, the elastic member 4 of the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention can also alleviate the impact from any one of the radial direction (R), the torque direction (T), the moment direction (M), and the thrust direction (Sa, Sb) shown in fig. 1 and 2.

In the reduction gear 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shock acting on the reduction gear 1 can be absorbed or relaxed by the buffer member 4 (elastic member 4). Therefore, when the reduction gear 1 is a wave gear type reduction gear, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of step-out and gear damage.

The above is a description of exemplary embodiments of the invention. The above embodiments are not limited to the above description, and can be applied to various reduction gears. Some of the features described in connection with one of the above embodiments may be applied to the reduction gear described in connection with another embodiment.