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FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a prior art roller linear slide with rollers loaded in a first rotary track;
FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 2A is a schematic view of a prior art roller linear slide covered with a cover plate;
FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2A;
FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a prior art roller linear slide with rollers loaded into a second rotary track;
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3A;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the first cover plate and the slider;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the second cover plate and another view of the first cover plate;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the present invention showing an alternative view of the second cover plate and the open end cap;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the present invention showing an alternative view of the open end cap and the outer end cap;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the first cover plate of the present invention mounted on the slider;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the second cover plate of the present invention installed outside the first cover plate;
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of an open end cap of the present invention covering the first cover plate and the second cover plate;
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 13-13 of FIG. 11;
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 14-14 of FIG. 11;
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 15-15 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a second cover plate, closed end cap, attached to the second end of the slider;
fig. 17 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, prior art:
first return pipe 91
First column mounting hole 911
First return portion 92
First channel 93
First rotary road R1
Second return pipe 97
Second reflux portion 98
Second rotary path R2
Cover plate J
Steering section J1
Turning part J2
Second column mounting hole J21
A roller W;
the invention comprises the following steps:
track 10
First rolling groove 11
Second rolling groove 12
Third rolling groove 13
Fourth rolling groove 14
Slider 20
First end 20A
Second end 20B
Non-load path 21
First non-load path 211
Second non-load path 212
Third non-load path 213
Fourth non-load path 214
First rolling surface 221
Second rolling surface 222
Third rolling surface 223
Fourth rolling surface 224
Cage 30
First cover plate 40
Body portion 41
First turning part 411
Inner side 41A
Outside 41B
Return pipe 42
First return pipe 421
Second return pipe 422
Third return pipe 423
Fourth return line 424
Second cover plate 50
Inner corresponding side 51
First surface of revolution 511
Outer corresponding side 52
Second turning part 521
Perforations 53
First through hole 531
Second through hole 532
Third through hole 533
Fourth through hole 534
Open end cap 60
First side 61
Second surface of revolution 611
Second side 62
Accommodation groove 621
Through hole 63
First through hole 631
Second through hole 632
Third through hole 633
Fourth through hole 634
Outer end cap 70
Shielding portion 71
First shielding portion 71A
Second shielding portion 71B
Guide surface 711
First guide surface 711A
Second guide surface 711B
Connection portion 72
Closed end cap 80
Inner side 81 of the closure
Curved portion 82
Closing convex portion 83
Fixing piece C
Sliding direction X
First rotation direction Y1
Second rotation direction Y2
Load path T
First load path T1
Second load path T2
Third load path T3
Fourth load path T4
Rolling element R
First rotary passage K1
Second rotary passage K2
Third rotary passage K3
Through hole H
And an end cap unit Q.
Detailed Description
Other advantages and effects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, which describes the embodiments of the present invention with reference to specific examples. The invention may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the specific details, and the details of the present description may be modified or varied from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
The present invention provides a roller type linear slide, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4-16, comprising:
each end cap unit Q is respectively installed at two ends of the slider 20, wherein one end cap unit Q comprises a first cover plate 40, a second cover plate 50, an open end cap 60, an outer end cap 70, and the other end cap unit Q comprises the first cover plate 40, the second cover plate 50 and a closed end cap 80, and the other end cap unit Q comprises:
the track 10 is an elongated member, and the outer peripheral surface of the track 10 is provided with a first rolling groove 11, a second rolling groove 12, a third rolling groove 13 and a fourth rolling groove 14;
the sliding block 20 is slidably sleeved on the track 10, the sliding block 20 is provided with four non-load channels 21 along a sliding direction X, the non-load channels 21 are defined as a first non-load channel 211, a second non-load channel 212, a third non-load channel 213 and a fourth non-load channel 214, the first non-load channel 211 is adjacent to the second non-load channel 212 and is located at one side of the sliding block 20, the third non-load channel 213 is adjacent to the fourth non-load channel 214 and is located at the other side of the sliding block 20, the sliding block 20 has a first rolling surface 221, a second rolling surface 222, a third rolling surface 223 and a fourth rolling surface 224 along the sliding direction X, and the sliding block 20 defines a first end 20A and a second end 20B along the sliding direction X.
The slider 20 and the track 10 together form four load channels T, which are defined as a first load channel T1, a second load channel T2, a third load channel T3, and a fourth load channel T4, the first rolling groove 11 and the first rolling surface 221 together form the first load channel T1, the second rolling groove 12 and the second rolling surface 222 together form the second load channel T2, the third rolling groove 13 and the third rolling surface 223 together form the third load channel T3, and the fourth rolling groove 14 and the fourth rolling surface 224 together form the fourth load channel T4.
Preferably, the sliding block 20 further comprises two retainers 30, wherein the two retainers 30 are mounted on the sliding block 20 for retaining the plurality of rolling elements R, one of the retainers 30 faces the first rolling surface 221 and the second rolling surface 222, and the other retainer 30 faces the third rolling surface 223 and the fourth rolling surface 224.
As shown in fig. 5-7, the first cover plates 40 have a body portion 41 and four return pipes 42 connected to the body portion 41, the return pipes 42 respectively penetrating through a through hole H penetrating through the body portion 41, one of the first cover plates 40 being disposed at the first end 20A of the slider 20, the other of the first cover plates 40 being disposed at the second end 20B of the slider 20, the body portion 41 having opposite first inner side 41A and first outer side 41B along the sliding direction X, the return pipes 42 being connected to the inner side 41A, the return pipes 42 defining first return pipes 421, first second return pipes 422, third return pipes 423 and first fourth return pipes 424, the first return pipe 421 of the first cover plate 40 at the first end 20A being inserted into the first non-load channel 211, the second return pipes 422 being inserted into the second non-load channel 212, the third return pipe 423 being inserted into the third non-load channel 213, the fourth return pipe 424 being inserted into the fourth non-load channel 214, the first return pipe 423 of the first cover plate 40 at the second end 20B being inserted into the second end of the non-load channel 40 being in abutment with the second cover plate 40, the other return pipe 422 being inserted into the second non-load channel 212, the second cover plate 40 being inserted into the second non-load channel 40 being abutted with the second cover plate 40 at the second end of the second cover plate 40B being inserted into the second non-load channel 40, the second return pipe 422 being inserted into the second end of the second cover plate 40 being abutted with the second return pipe 40 being inserted into the second return pipe 40, and the second return pipe 40 being inserted into the second return pipe communication with the second return pipe 40 being inserted into the second return pipe communication port, the through holes H are used for accommodating the rolling elements R.
The outer side 41B of each main body 41 has two first turning parts 411, and the two first turning parts 411 extend along a first turning direction Y1, wherein one of the first turning parts 411 is connected to the first return pipe 421, and the other first turning part 411 is connected to the fourth return pipe 424.
As shown in fig. 5 and 7, the second cover plates 50 are disposed on the outer side 41B of the first cover plate 40, the second cover plates 50 have an inner corresponding side 51 and an outer corresponding side 52 opposite to each other along the sliding direction X, the inner corresponding side 51 has two first rotation surfaces 511, the first rotation surfaces 511 are cambered surfaces, the first rotation surfaces 511 extend along the first rotation direction Y1, and the first rotation surfaces 511 face the first rotation portions 411 and jointly form a first rotation channel K1;
referring to fig. 10 and 15, one of the first rotary passages K1 at the first end 20A is in communication with the first non-load passage 211 and the second load passage T2, the other of the first rotary passages K1 is in communication with the fourth non-load passage 214 and the third load passage T3, one of the first rotary passages K1 at the second end 20B is in communication with the second non-load passage 212 and the first load passage T1, and the other of the first rotary passages K1 is in communication with the third non-load passage 213 and the fourth load passage T4.
Referring to fig. 7, the second cover 50 has four through holes 53, the through holes 53 are a first through hole 531, a second through hole 532, a third through hole 533 and a fourth through hole 534, the position of the first through hole 531 corresponds to the first non-load channel 211, the position of the second through hole 532 corresponds to the second non-load channel 212, the position of the third through hole 533 corresponds to the third non-load channel 213, the position of the fourth through hole 534 corresponds to the fourth non-load channel 214, referring to fig. 8, the outer corresponding side 52 has two second rotating parts 521, the two second rotating parts 521 extend along a second rotating direction Y2, an included angle is formed between the second rotating direction Y2 and the first rotating direction Y1, and preferably, the second rotating direction Y2 is perpendicular to the first rotating direction Y1.
As shown in fig. 5, 8 and 9, the open end cover 60 is covered outside the first cover 40 and the second cover 50, the open end cover 60 is located at the first end 20A of the slider 20, the open end cover 60 has a first side 61 and a second side 62 opposite to each other along the sliding direction X, the first side 61 faces the second cover 50, the second side 62 faces away from the second cover 50, the first side 61 has two second rotating surfaces 611, the second rotating surfaces 611 extend along the second rotating direction Y2, the second rotating surfaces 611 are cambered surfaces, the second rotating surfaces 611 face the second rotating portions 521 and form a second rotating channel K2 together, referring to fig. 15, the position of the second rotating channel K2 in the sliding direction X is different from the position of the first rotating channel K1 in the sliding direction X, the first rotating channel K1 is closer to the slider 20 than the second rotating channel K2, one of the second rotating channels K2 is in communication with the second non-load channel 212, the second load channel T1 and the third load channel T4 are in communication with the other load channel T2.
Referring to fig. 8 and 9, the open end cap 60 has four through holes 63, the through holes 63 are a first through hole 631, a second through hole 632, a third through hole 633 and a fourth through hole 634, the position of the first through hole 631 corresponds to the first through hole 531, the position of the second through hole 632 corresponds to the second through hole 532, the position of the third through hole 633 corresponds to the third through hole 533, the position of the fourth through hole 634 corresponds to the fourth through hole 534, and the second side 62 has a receiving slot 621.
As shown in fig. 9, the outer end cover 70 has four shielding portions 71, the shielding portions 71 respectively close the first through hole 631, the second through hole 632, the third through hole 633 and the fourth through hole 634, wherein a connecting portion 72 is connected between two of the shielding portions 71 and another two of the shielding portions 71, the connecting portion 72 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 621, in this embodiment, the shielding portions 71 are bumps, the shielding portions 71 extend along the sliding direction X, the shielding portions 71 respectively have a guiding surface 711, the guiding surfaces 711 are cambered surfaces, the guiding surfaces 711 are formed as side walls of the first rotating channel K1 or the second rotating channel K2, and the guiding surfaces 711 are used for guiding the rolling members R to rotate.
In a preferred embodiment, referring to fig. 9 and 15, the shielding portions 71 can be further divided into two first shielding portions 71A and two second shielding portions 71B, the two first shielding portions 71A close the first through hole 631 and the fourth through hole 634, the two second shielding portions 71B close the second through hole 632 and the three-way hole 633, the length of the first shielding portion 71A along the sliding direction X is greater than the length of the second shielding portion 71B along the sliding direction X, the guiding surface 711 of the two first shielding portions 71A is a first guiding surface 711A, the first guiding surface 711A is a sidewall of the first rotating channel K1, the guiding surface 711 of the two second shielding portions 71B is a second guiding surface 711B, and the second guiding surface 711B is a sidewall of the second rotating channel K2.
As shown in fig. 5 and 16, the closed end cover 80 is covered outside the first cover 40 and the second cover 50, the closed end cover 80 is located at the second end 20B of the sliding block 20, the closed end cover 80 has a closed inner side 81, the closed inner side 81 faces the second cover 50, the closed inner side 81 has two curved portions 82, the curved portions 82 extend along the second rotation direction Y2, the curved portions 82 face the second rotation portions 521 and form a third rotation channel K3 together with the second rotation portion 521, referring to fig. 15, the position of the third rotation channel K3 in the sliding direction X is different from the position of the first rotation channel K1 in the sliding direction X, the first rotation channel K1 is closer to the sliding block 20 than the third rotation channel K3, one of the third rotation channel K3 is in communication with the first non-load channel 211, the second load channel T2, the other third rotation channel K3 is in communication with the fourth non-load channel 214, the third load channel T3, the other third load channel T3 is in communication with the third load channel T3, the other third rotation channel K3 has another closure protrusion 83, the other closure protrusion 83 is close to the fourth closure protrusion 83, and the closure protrusion 83 is close to the closure protrusion 83.
Preferably, referring to fig. 5, there are two fixing members C, wherein one of the fixing members C is locked to the open end cap 60, so that the outer end cap 70 is located between the fixing member C and the open end cap 60 to fix the outer end cap 70, and the other fixing member C is locked to the closed end cap 80 to fix the closed end cap 80.
In another embodiment of the present invention, please refer to fig. 17, which includes:
a track 10, a slider 20, and two end cap units Q, each of the end cap units Q is respectively mounted at two ends of the slider 20, and the two end cap units Q respectively comprise a first cover 40, a second cover 50, an open end cap 60, and an outer end cap 70:
the sliding block 20 is slidably sleeved on the track 10 and provided with a plurality of non-load channels 21, and the sliding block 20 and the track 10 jointly form a plurality of load channels T, and the sliding block 20 defines the first end 20A and the second end 20B along the sliding direction X;
the first cover plates 40 are respectively installed at the first end 20A and the second end 20B of the slider 20, and the first cover plates 40 have a plurality of through holes H communicating with the non-load channels 21;
the second cover plates 50 are respectively arranged at the first end 20A and the second end 20B of the sliding block 20, the second cover plates 50 are respectively arranged at the other side of the first cover plate 40 facing the sliding block 20, the first rotary channel K1 is formed between the second cover plate 50 and the first cover plate 40, the first rotary channel K1 is communicated with the load channel T and the non-load channel 21, and the second cover plate 50 is provided with a plurality of through holes 53 respectively communicated with the through holes H of the first cover plate 40;
two open end caps 60 respectively mounted at the first end 20A and the second end 20B of the slider 20, wherein each open end cap 60 is located at the other side of one of the second cover plates 50 facing the first cover plate 40, the second rotary channel K2 is formed between the open end cap 60 and the second cover plate 50, an included angle is formed between the extending direction of the second rotary channel K2 and the extending direction of the first rotary channel K1, and the open end cap 60 has a plurality of through holes 63 respectively communicating with the through holes 53; and
and outer end caps 70 respectively installed on the open end caps 60 and closing the through holes 63.
The above description is a configuration of the main components of each embodiment of the present invention, and the operation mode and the efficacy of the present invention are as follows:
referring to fig. 10 and 15, when the rolling elements R roll, they can move from the first non-load channel 211 to the first end 20A, move to the second load channel T2 through the first rotating channel K1, move to the second end 20B, and then enter the first non-load channel 211 again through the third rotating channel K3; referring to fig. 11 and 15, the rolling element R located in the second non-load channel 212 moves to the first end 20A, moves to the first load channel T1 through the second rotating channel K2, moves to the second end 20B, and then enters the second non-load channel 212 again through the first rotating channel K1; the rolling elements R are circulated in the third load path T3, the fourth load path T4, the third non-load path 213, and the fourth non-load path 214 in the same manner as in the first load path T1, the second load path T2, the first non-load path 211, and the second non-load path 212, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.
Referring to fig. 12, the through holes 63 of the open end cover 60, the through holes 53 of the second cover 50, and the through holes H of the first cover 40 are communicated with the non-load channel 21, so that the rolling elements R can be directly poured into the non-load channel 21 through the through holes 63, the through holes 53, and the through holes H, and further four rows of rolling elements R can be simultaneously poured without turning or pouring the rolling elements R in batches, thereby greatly reducing assembly time and improving automation possibility.
In addition, the first cover plate 40 and the second cover plate 50 can be symmetrically arranged at the first end 20A and the second end 20B of the sliding block 20 in a same mode, so that compared with the prior art that the designs of the elements at the open end and the closed end are different, the die opening cost can be saved, and the automatic assembly efficiency can be improved.
It should be noted that, the illustrations provided in the present embodiment merely illustrate the basic concept of the present invention by way of illustration, and only the components related to the present invention are shown in the drawings and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation, and the form, number and proportion of the components in actual implementation may be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may be more complex.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention and its effectiveness, and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations may be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that all equivalent modifications and variations of the invention be covered by the claims, which are within the ordinary skill of the art, be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.