TWI760287B - Combined lubrication structure and lubrication module - Google Patents

Abstract

A combined lubrication structure and a lubrication module, and the mentioned combined lubrication structure includes two lubrication modules, in which the lubrication modules are laterally staggered and buckled with each other, so that the lubrication modules respectively provide lubrication to the rolling grooves on both sides of a sliding rail. Each lubrication module includes a base, an arm, and a lubricating sheet, wherein the base contains the lubricating sheet, and the lubricating sheet protrudes outside the base to lubricate the rolling groove accordingly. The base protrudes with an insert block, the arm is connected to the base, and one end of the arm forms an insert groove. Each of the inserts is respectively embedded in each of the insert grooves, and the notches of each of the inserts on the end side of the arm portion form a stop for each of the inserts to leave each of the inserts. It can be repaired or replaced without passing through both ends of the slide rail, which improves the convenience of replacement and maintenance.

Description

Combined lubrication structure and lubrication module

The present invention relates to a lubricating component of a linear slide rail; in particular, it refers to an innovative structural type disclosure of an assembled lubricating structure and a lubricating module.

Linear slide rail is a kind of linear motion guiding structure widely used in various equipments. Relatively reciprocating linear motion along the axial direction of the sliding rail, rolling grooves are formed on both sides of the sliding rail, and several rolling elements are arranged inside the slider, and each rolling element rolls relative to the sliding rail in each rolling groove , to improve the precision and smoothness of the relative movement of the slider and the slide rail.

Sufficient lubrication must be provided between the sliding rail and the rolling element to reduce the friction between the rolling element and the sliding rail, so that the linear sliding rail can run smoothly and prolong its service life. A lubricating oil tank is provided. The lubricating oil tank includes a main body. The main body is axially sleeved on the slide rail. The main body is mainly composed of a middle part extending downward from both ends and two side parts to form a box-shaped structure similar to the shape of a door frame. The shape of the side facing the slide rail is matched with each of the rolling grooves, and each of the side portions respectively forms a plurality of through holes corresponding to each of the rolling grooves, and the interior of the main body accommodates lubricating grease and several oilings Each of the oil-applying parts is respectively arranged adjacent to each of the rolling grooves, and each of the oil-applied parts is respectively extended to each of the through holes, so that each of the oil-applied parts applies the lubricating grease to the rolling grooves respectively.

When the sliding block and the sliding rail are axially assembled, when the lubricating oil tank is arranged on the sliding block, the lubricating oil tank must be pivoted to the sliding rail from one end of the sliding rail and move toward the sliding block along the sliding rail. When the lubricating oil tank is unloaded from the sliding block, it is also necessary to move the lubricating oil tank toward one end of the sliding rail along the sliding rail until it is out of the range of the sliding rail, so that the lubricating oil tank is often repaired or replaced. The linear slide rail needs to be unloaded or at least partially unloaded from the machine and equipment provided with the linear slide rail, which makes the maintenance or replacement of the lubricating oil tank inconvenient.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an assembled lubricating structure, and the technical problem to be solved is to think and innovate how to develop a more ideal and practical new type of lubricating component for linear slide rails. breakthrough.

Based on the aforementioned purpose, the technical feature of the present invention to solve the problem lies mainly in that the assembled lubricating structure includes two lubricating modules, wherein the lubricating modules are laterally staggered and fastened to each other, so that the lubricating modules are respectively aligned with each other. A rolling groove of a slide rail provides lubrication, and each of the lubricating modules has a first side, a second side and a working direction side, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite, and the working direction side is located on the first side. Between one side and the second side, the working direction side faces the direction of the rolling groove; each of the lubricating modules further comprises:

a base part, the interior of the base part forms a chamber, the base part faces the working direction side and cooperates with the rolling groove to form two through holes, each of the through holes is respectively connected to the chamber, the base part protrudes toward the working direction side with an insert block, and the insert is adjacent to the second side;

An elongated arm portion is connected to the base portion, the arm portion extends toward the working direction side, and the arm portion is adjacent to the first side, the arm portion and the insert block pass through the first side and the second side along the The direction of the side is adjacent, and the arm portion forms an insert groove at one end of the working direction side, defining an imaginary plane orthogonal to the first side and the second side, and the plane is parallel to the elongated extension direction of the arm portion. , and the plane passes through the insert and the insert groove, the arm has a surface opposite to the first side, and the insert groove extends from the surface; and

a lubricating sheet, the lubricating sheet is arranged in the chamber, and the lubricating sheet protrudes from the outside of the chamber through each of the through holes, so as to lubricate the rolling groove;

The arms of each of the lubricating modules are parallel to each other and abut against each other, each of the inserts is respectively embedded in each of the inserting grooves, and the notch of each of the inserting grooves on the working direction side is away from each of the inserting blocks. The groove forms a stop.

The main effect and advantage of the present invention is that it is not necessary to carry out maintenance or replacement through both ends of the slide rail, thereby improving the convenience of replacement and maintenance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lubricating module for the above-mentioned assembled lubricating structure.

Based on the aforementioned other object, the lubricating module has a first side, a second side and a working direction side, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite to each other, and the working direction side is located on the first side and the second side Between the two sides; the lubrication module further includes:

A base part, the interior of the base part forms a chamber, the base part faces the working direction side is formed with two through holes, each of the through holes is respectively connected to the chamber, the base part protrudes toward the working direction side with an insert block, and the insert block adjacent to the second side;

An elongated arm portion is connected to the base portion, the arm portion extends toward the working direction side, and the arm portion is adjacent to the first side, and one end of the arm portion on the working direction side forms a slot to define a virtual The plane is orthogonal to the first side and the second side, the plane is parallel to the elongated extension direction of the arm, and the plane passes through the insert and the insert groove, the arm has a surface, the surface and The first side is opposite, the grommet extends from the surface; and

a lubricating sheet, the lubricating sheet is arranged in the accommodating chamber, and the lubricating sheet protrudes out of the accommodating chamber through each of the through holes.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , which are used to illustrate the preferred embodiments of the assembled lubrication structure of the present invention, but these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, and are not limited by this structure in the patent application .

A preferred embodiment of the assembled lubricating structure includes two lubricating modules 10, wherein the lubricating modules 10 are laterally staggered and buckled with each other, so that the lubricating modules 10 are respectively aligned with a sliding rail 012. The rolling grooves 014 provide lubrication, and each of the lubricating modules 10 has a first side 12, a second side 14 and a working direction side 16, wherein the first side 12 and the second side 14 are opposite, and the working direction side 16 is located between the first side 12 and the second side 14 , and the working direction side 16 faces the direction of the rolling groove 014 .

Each of the lubricating modules 10 further includes a base 20 , an elongated arm 30 and a plurality of lubricating sheets 40 , wherein a chamber (not shown) is formed inside the base 20 , and the base 20 faces the work. The direction side 16 cooperates with the rolling groove 014 to form two through holes 24, and each of the through holes 24 is respectively connected to the chamber. 14 adjacent, the arm portion 30 extends toward the working direction side 16, and the arm portion 30 is adjacent to the first side 12, the arm portion 30 forms an insert groove 32 at one end of the working direction side 16, defining a The virtual plane 50 is orthogonal to the first side 12 and the second side 14 , the plane 50 is parallel to the elongated direction of the arm portion 30 , and the plane 50 passes through the insert 26 and the insert groove 32 , the The arm portion 30 has a surface 34, the surface 34 is opposite to the first side 12, the insert groove 32 extends from the surface 34, the lubricating sheet 40 is disposed in the chamber, and the lubricating sheet 40 passes through the through holes respectively 24 protrudes from the outside of the chamber, and lubricates the rolling groove 014 accordingly. The number of the lubricating sheets 40 can be increased or decreased as required, which is not limited to the drawings, and the number of the lubricating sheets 40 is also can be at least one.

The arms 30 of the lubricating modules 10 are parallel to each other and abut against each other. The insert block 26 forms a stop from each insert groove 32 .

The preferred embodiment is set in the operation of a linear slide rail 01. First, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lubrication modules 10 are separated from each other and not combined, the lubrication modules 10 are placed sideways on the slide. On both sides of the rail 012 , and the lubricating modules 10 are opposite to each other along the axial direction of the sliding rail 012 , the lubricating sheets 40 of the lubricating modules 10 are respectively in contact with the rolling grooves 014 on both sides of the sliding rail 012 , and then as shown in FIG. 5, each of the lubricating modules 10 is relatively close along the axial direction of the slide rail 012, and each of the inserts 26 is slid into the corresponding inserting grooves 32, and the arms The parts 30 abut each other, and the lubricating modules 10 are staggered laterally and buckled to each other to form a preferred embodiment, and then the preferred embodiment is pushed to one end of a slider 016 along the axial direction of the slide rail 012 to make the preferred embodiment The slider 016 is combined with the preferred embodiment (as shown in FIG. 6 ) to complete the operation of the preferred embodiment disposed on the linear slide rail 01 .

In addition, in the preferred embodiment, one of the lubricating modules 10 can be firstly disposed on the sliding rail 012 and combined with the sliding block 016, and then the other lubricating module 10 can be disposed on the sliding rail 012 and combined with the first When the lubricating module 10 combined with the slider 016 is combined, the slider 016 is connected together to complete the operation of the preferred embodiment disposed on the linear slide rail 01 .

In the preferred embodiment, when setting or dismounting the linear slide rail 01, it does not need to pass through the two ends of the slide rail 012, but can be operated close to the slider 016 or other suitable spaces, and the work of setting or dismounting There is no need to dismount the preferred embodiment from the equipment provided by the linear slide rail 01 , which improves the convenience of maintenance or replacement, and the operation of the preferred embodiment for dismounting or dismounting is easy.

Further, the base portion 20 forms a first notch 28 on the first side 12 and the second side 14 respectively, and the arm portion 30 forms two second notches 38 on the second side 14 . When the preferred embodiment is set on the linear slide rail 01, the plurality of protruding posts 018 at one end of the slider 016 are respectively inserted into the first recesses 28 and the second recesses 38 facing the slider 016, and are positioned accordingly. Each of the lubricating modules 10 .

Specifically, the insert 26 and the insert groove 32 are symmetrical according to the plane 50, respectively. The dovetail shape of the insert block 26 and the insert groove 32 shown in the drawings is only an implementation option, and cannot be used as an explanation for the insert block. 26 and the shape constraints of the insert groove 32.

The insert 26 and the arm portion 30 abut in a direction through the first side 12 and the second side 14 .

Further, a dust removal sheet 60 can be optionally provided in the chamber according to requirements. The dust removal sheet 60 protrudes from the outside of the chamber through the through hole 24 to apply a scraping action to the rolling groove 014 to remove the sticking. fine dust or foreign matter in the rolling groove 014 .

01: Linear slide 012: Rails 014: Rolling Groove 016: Slider 018: Column 10: Lubrication module 12: First side 14: Second side 16: Working direction side 20: Base 24: Through hole 26: Inserts 28: First Notch 30: Arm 32: Groove 34: Surface 36: Notch 38: Second notch 40: Lubrication sheet 50: Flat 60: Duster

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention from the rear side. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram (1) of the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention disposed on the linear slide rail. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram (2) of the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention disposed on the linear slide rail. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention disposed on a linear slide rail.

10: Lubrication module

12: First side

14: Second side

16: Working direction side

20: Base

24: Through hole

26: Inserts

28: First Notch

30: Arm

32: Groove

38: Second notch

40: Lubrication sheet

Claims (6)

An assembled lubricating structure includes two lubricating modules, wherein the lubricating modules are staggered laterally and buckled with each other, so that the lubricating modules respectively provide lubrication to the rolling grooves of a slide rail, and the lubricating modules are respectively have a first side, a second side and a working direction side, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite, the working direction side is located between the first side and the second side, the working direction side in the direction of the rolling groove; Each of the lubricating modules further includes: a base part, the interior of the base part forms a chamber, the base part faces the working direction side and cooperates with the rolling groove to form two through holes, each of the through holes is respectively connected to the chamber, the base part protrudes toward the working direction side with an insert block, and the insert is adjacent to the second side; An elongated arm portion is connected to the base portion, the arm portion extends toward the working direction side, and the arm portion is adjacent to the first side, the arm portion and the insert block pass through the first side and the second side along the The direction of the side is adjacent, and the arm portion forms an insert groove at one end of the working direction side, defining an imaginary plane orthogonal to the first side and the second side, and the plane is parallel to the elongated extension direction of the arm portion. , and the plane passes through the insert and the insert groove, the arm has a surface opposite to the first side, and the insert groove extends from the surface; and a lubricating sheet, the lubricating sheet is arranged in the chamber, and the lubricating sheet protrudes from the outside of the chamber through each of the through holes, so as to lubricate the rolling groove; The arms of each of the lubricating modules are parallel to each other and abut against each other, each of the inserts is respectively embedded in each of the inserting grooves, and the notch of each of the inserting grooves on the working direction side is away from each of the inserting blocks. The groove forms a stop. The assembled lubricating structure according to claim 1, wherein the base portion forms a first notch on the first side and the second side respectively, and the arm portion forms two second notch on the second side. The assembled lubricating structure according to claim 1, wherein the insert block and the insert groove are symmetrical according to the plane, respectively. A lubricating module has a first side, a second side and a working direction side, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite, and the working direction side is located between the first side and the second side; The lubrication module further includes: A base part, the interior of the base part forms a chamber, the base part faces the working direction side is formed with two through holes, each of the through holes is respectively connected to the chamber, the base part protrudes toward the working direction side with an insert block, and the insert block adjacent to the second side; An elongated arm portion is connected to the base portion, the arm portion extends toward the working direction side, and the arm portion is adjacent to the first side, the arm portion and the insert block pass along the first side and the second side The direction of the side is adjacent, and the arm portion forms an insert groove at one end of the working direction side, defining an imaginary plane orthogonal to the first side and the second side, and the plane is parallel to the elongated extension direction of the arm portion. , and the plane passes through the insert and the insert groove, the arm has a surface opposite to the first side, and the insert groove extends from the surface; and a lubricating sheet, the lubricating sheet is arranged in the accommodating chamber, and the lubricating sheet protrudes out of the accommodating chamber through each of the through holes. The lubricating module of claim 4, wherein the base portion forms a first recess on the first side and the second side respectively, and the arm portion forms two second recesses on the second side. The lubricating module according to claim 4, wherein the insert block and the insert groove are symmetrical according to the plane, respectively.

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