JP5573668B2 - Threaded tool - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a screw-like tool for forming a tooth shape of a work gear by forming a screw-like portion with abrasive grains fixed to the outer peripheral portion of a base metal.

  As a tool for processing a gear tooth profile, for example, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, a screw-like portion is formed on the outer peripheral portion of a base metal having a substantially cylindrical outer shape, and superabrasive grains such as diamond and cBN are electroplated on the surface. An attached threaded electrodeposition tool is described. In such a screw-shaped electrodeposition tool, as shown in FIG. 5, the tooth surface is made of superabrasive grains by meshing the threaded portion 2 with the work gear W while rotating the base metal 1 around its central axis O. It is ground and formed into a tooth profile with a predetermined accuracy.

JP 2003-266241 A JP 2007-98527 A

  Incidentally, FIG. 6 shows a state in which the electrodeposition layer 4 in which abrasive grains are electrodeposited by a metal plating layer is coated on the thread 3 of the screw-like portion 2 in the base 1 of such a screw-like electrodeposition tool. As shown in FIG. 6, the electrodeposition layer 4 is thicker in the vicinity of the top 5 of the thread 3 where the current during electrodeposition tends to concentrate, and the center axis O direction is shown. The layer thickness also tends to increase at the bottom of the valley 6 between the adjacent threads 3 (in the left-right direction in FIG. 6).

  However, among these, in the vicinity of the top portion 5 of the thread 3, as shown in FIG. 5, the tooth base portion that is not significantly involved in the meshing of the work gear W is ground, so that the layer thickness of the electrodeposition layer 4 is increased. However, there is little influence on the meshing accuracy of the work gear W, but the layer thickness of the electrodeposition layer 4 is increased at the valley portion 6 of the thread 3 so that the diameter with respect to the central axis O as shown in FIG. Electrodeposition on the trough 6 side even within the range of the cutting depth D of the slope 7 of the thread 3 cut into the tooth surface of the work gear W from the top 5 of the thread 3 in the direction (vertical direction in FIG. 6). When the layer thickness of the layer 4 increases, the apparent tool pressure angle increases, and the tooth tip of the work gear W is scraped off more than necessary, so-called sagging of the tooth tip occurs.

  Therefore, in such a gear with the tooth tip being scraped off more than necessary, the meshing length of the tooth surface is shortened, making it impossible to achieve efficient and stable power transmission. Otherwise, vibration and noise may occur, and the life of the gear may be shortened.

  The present invention has been made under such a background, and provides a threaded tool capable of reliably securing the meshing length of the tooth surface by suppressing the sagging of the tooth tip of the work gear. It is an object.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve such an object, according to the present invention, a screw-like portion spirally twisted around the central axis is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the base metal rotated around the central axis. A screw-like tool in which abrasive grains are fixed to the surface of the screw-like portion by a metal plating layer to form an abrasive grain layer, between the adjacent threads in the central axis direction of the screw-like portion. In the valley portion, the slope of the screw thread in the base metal is located on the bottom side of the valley portion from the top of the abrasive layer formed on the top of the screw thread to the cutting tooth height range of the screw portion. An extended surface is formed, and a radial width of the extended surface with respect to the central axis is 0.6 mm or more.

  In this way, in the trough between the threads of the screw-like part, when forming an extended surface extending the slope of the screw thread in the base metal from the cutting tooth length of the screw-like part to the work gear, The portion where the thickness of the abrasive layer becomes thicker in the valley is limited to a smaller range on the bottom side of the valley, and the layer thickness of the abrasive layer is made uniform within the range of the cutting depth on the slope of the thread. It is possible to prevent the tooth tip of the cutting gear from being cut off too much.

  And, as a result of repeated studies by the inventors of the present invention, as shown in the examples described later, if the radial width of this extended surface is 0.6 mm or more, it is within the range of the incision tooth height. The inventors have come to the knowledge that the sagging amount of the tooth tip of the gear to be cut can be suppressed to an extremely small range by ensuring uniform thickness of the abrasive layer. Therefore, according to the screw-shaped tool formed with the extended surface having a width of 0.6 mm or more in this way, it is possible to suppress the sagging of the tooth tip of the gear to be cut and sufficiently ensure the meshing length of the tooth surface, and efficiently. It is possible to provide a long-life gear capable of stably transmitting power and reducing vibration and noise.

  Furthermore, after the extension surface having a radial width of 0.6 mm or more is ensured in this way, between the extension surfaces facing each other of the threads adjacent to each other in the central axis direction in the valley portion, The surface of the abrasive grain layer formed on the wall surface of the recess is formed on the extension surface by forming a recess having a wall surface that is recessed with respect to the virtual extension surface of the extension surface toward the valley bottom. Since the surface of the formed abrasive grain layer is formed so as to recede to the extended surface on the valley side, even if the layer thickness of the abrasive grain layer becomes thicker at the valley bottom part, it is within the range of the incision tooth height. It is possible to prevent the increase in the layer thickness more reliably.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the thickness of the abrasive layer is prevented from becoming too thick within the range of the thread cutting depth of the threaded portion, and the tooth tip of the work gear is more than necessary. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the tooth tip from sagging and to prevent the tooth tip from sagging, thereby ensuring the meshing length of the tooth surface of the gear to be cut and transmitting the power efficiently and stably. In addition, it is possible to manufacture a gear having a long life that can reduce vibration and noise by grinding.

It is the schematic which shows the cross section along the central axis O of the thread of a screw-shaped part in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the cross section along the central axis O of the thread of a screw-shaped part in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the width | variety of the radial direction of the extended surface in Example 1-6 based on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and Comparative Examples 1-6, and the amount of tooth tip sagging of a to-be-cut gear. It is a figure explaining the case where the amount of sag of the tooth tip of a work gear is measured. It is a figure explaining the case where a to-be-cut gear is ground with a screw-shaped electrodeposition tool. It is the schematic which shows the cross section along the central axis O of the thread of a screw-shaped part in the screw-shaped electrodeposition tool shown in FIG.

  The screw-like tool in the first embodiment of the present invention has one or a plurality of threads on the outer peripheral portion of the base metal 1 whose outer shape made of a steel material or the like is substantially a multistage cylindrical shape, as shown in FIG. 3 is formed so as to be spirally twisted around the central axis O of the base metal 1, and a screw-like portion 2 is provided. On the surface of the screw-like portion 2, an abrasive made of superabrasive grains such as cBN or diamond. 1 is a screw-shaped electrodeposition tool in which an electrodeposition layer 4 as shown in FIG. 1 is formed as an abrasive grain layer by electrodepositing and fixing to a substantially single layer by a metal plating layer such as Ni. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later, the same reference numerals are used for parts common to the screw-shaped electrodeposition tool shown in FIGS. It is arranged.

  Here, the screw thread 3 in the base metal 1 is near the top 5 on the radial outer peripheral side (upper side in FIG. 1) of the base metal 1 with respect to the central axis O as shown in FIG. 1 in a cross section along the central axis O. While forming a convex curve shape such as a convex arc, the pair of inclined surfaces 7 of the thread 3 are in smooth contact with the convex curve formed by the apex 5 and are radially inward with respect to the central axis O (lower side in FIG. 1). As they move toward each other, they are separated from each other by a fixed inclination angle. Note that the inclination angles of the pair of inclined surfaces 7 may be different from each other, or the inclination angle may be changed by one inclined surface 7.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the thread 3 is formed in the valley 6 between the threads 3 adjacent to each other in the direction of the central axis O of the screw 2. An extension surface 11 is formed by extending the slope 7 of the screw thread 3 in the base metal 1 from the top 5 to the valley bottom side of the valley 6 rather than the cutting tooth height D into the work gear of the screw-like part 2 at the same inclination angle. The width e of the extended surface 11 in the radial direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1) with respect to the central axis O is 0.6 mm or more. Note that the cutting tooth height D at this time is the length from the apex of the apex 5 of the screw thread 3 in a state where the electrodeposition layer 4 is formed as shown in FIG.

  Here, in the first embodiment, a concave curve such as a concave arc in which the valley bottom of the valley portion 6 of the screw-like portion 2 smoothly contacts the extended surface 11 as shown in FIG. 1 in a cross section along the central axis O. The contact P between the concave curve formed by the valley portion 6 and the straight line formed by the extended surface 11 extending straight from the slope 7 in the same cross section is the above-mentioned notch from the top portion 5 of the screw thread 3. It is located on the radially inner peripheral side with a width e of 0.6 mm or more than the range of the tooth height D.

  Therefore, when the electrodeposition layer 4 is formed by electrodeposition as described above on the surface of the screw thread 3 of the screw-shaped part 2 configured in this way, the layer thickness of the electrodeposition layer 4 near the top part 5 of the screw thread 3. In addition, the thickness of the electrodeposition layer 4 is also thicker on the bottom side of the valley 6, but the portion where the thickness of the electrodeposition layer 4 is thicker in the valley 6 is a smaller range on the bottom of the valley 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the electrodeposition layer 4 is formed with a substantially uniform layer thickness on the inclined surface 7 of the screw thread 3 beyond the cut tooth height D to the extended surface 11.

  For this reason, in the work gear ground by such a screw-shaped electrodeposition tool, the tooth tip of the tooth surface ground by the electrodeposition layer 4 at the boundary portion with the extended surface 11 in the range of the cutting tooth height D. Since the portion is not scraped off more than necessary, the occurrence of sagging at the tooth tip can be suppressed. Therefore, since the meshing length of the tooth surface can be ensured reliably, the screw-shaped electrodeposition tool having the above-described configuration can achieve efficient and stable power transmission while suppressing vibration and noise. A gear having a long life can be manufactured.

  Here, when the radial width e of the extended surface 11 is less than 0.6 mm, the portion of the electrodeposited layer 4 that starts to thicken at the bottom of the valley 6 is surely cut from the range of the tooth height D. However, it cannot be positioned on the extended surface 11 side, and there is a possibility that the sagging amount of the tooth tip of the work gear cannot be suppressed to a sufficiently small range as shown in an example described later. However, even if the width e is increased more than necessary, the amount of sagging of the tooth tip is not reduced according to the size of the width e according to the results of Examples described later. Therefore, it is desirable that the radial width e of the extended surface 11 be 1.0 mm or less.

  By the way, in the first embodiment, as described above, the slope 7 of the screw thread 3 is extended from the top 5 to the valley bottom side of the valley 6 with respect to the cut height D from the top 5 to form the extended surface 11. The extended surface 11 is smoothly in contact with the concave curve formed by the valley bottom of the valley portion 6 at the contact point P, and the radial width e from the range of the cutting tooth height D of the contact point P is 0.6 mm or more. However, if the extended surface 11 having a width e of 0.6 mm or more is ensured in this way, the central axis O in the valley portion 6 is obtained as in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. A recess 22 having a wall surface 21 receding from a virtual extension surface Q of the extension surface 11 further toward the bottom of the valley is formed between the extension surfaces 11 of the screw threads 3 adjacent to each other. Also good.

  That is, in the second embodiment, the cross section along the central axis O is at the bottom of the valley 6 between the adjacent threads 3 in the direction of the central axis O of the screw-like portion 2 with respect to the central axis O. The concave portion 22 in the shape of a “U” that opens to the radially outer peripheral side (upper side in FIG. 2) is formed to be twisted around the central axis O in the same manner as the screw thread 3. And the said wall surface 21 which faces the central-axis line O direction of this recessed part 22 cross | intersects the obtuse angle with respect to the extended surface 11 at the intersection R in the said cross section, and is on the valley bottom side (bottom face 23 side of the recessed part 22) of the valley part 6. The extension surface 11 is formed so as to recede with respect to the virtual extension surface Q further toward the bottom of the valley as it goes toward the extension surface 11 from the range of the incision tooth height D to the intersection point R of 0.6 mm or more. A radial width e is ensured.

  Accordingly, in such a second embodiment, when the electrodeposition layer 4 is formed on the surface of the screw-like portion 2, an extended surface having a width e of 0.6 mm or more is formed on the valley portion 6 side of the slope 7 of the screw thread 3. 11 is secured, the electrodeposition layer 4 is formed on the inclined surface 7 of the screw thread 3 in the substantially uniform layer thickness from the cut tooth height D to the extended surface 11 as in the first embodiment. In addition, since the wall surface 21 which is retreated with respect to the virtual extension surface Q toward the valley bottom side of the extension surface 11 can be formed, the surface of the electrodeposition layer 4 on the wall surface 21 is an extension surface. 11 is formed so as to recede from the virtual extension surface on the bottom side of the valley. For this reason, even if the layer thickness of the electrodeposition layer 4 is increased on the valley bottom side of the valley portion 6, the layer thickness of the electrodeposition layer 4 within the range of the cutting tooth height D can be maintained more reliably and uniformly. It becomes.

  In the second embodiment, the concave portion 22 is formed in a cross-sectional “U” shape that opens to the radially outer peripheral side, and the pair of wall surfaces 21 facing each other with respect to the virtual extension surface Q. However, if the wall surface that is retreated with respect to the virtual extension surface Q further toward the bottom of the valley is formed in this way, the cross-sectional shape of the recess 22 is U-shaped or V-shaped. A letter shape, a semicircle shape, etc. may be sufficient.

  Hereinafter, the width e of the extended surface 11 will be verified with examples of the present invention. In this example, based on the first embodiment, a threaded electrodeposition tool for grinding a work gear W having various modules, pressure angles, the number of teeth, and the torsion angles is made of abrasive grains (diamond superabrasives). 12 types were produced by changing the grain size of the grains) and the radial width e of the extended surface 11. Of these, the radial width e of the extended surface 11 is 0.6 mm or more as Examples 1 to 6 and those of less than 0.6 mm are Comparative Examples 1 to 6, and the radial width of the extended surface It is shown in the following Table 1 together with e (mm), grain size of abrasive grains (#), module of work gear, pressure angle (°), number of teeth, and twist angle (°).

  Then, the work gear was ground with the threaded electrodeposition tools of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 6, and the sagging amount (μm) of the tooth tip of the tooth surface in the work gear at that time was measured. . The results are also shown in Table 1, and FIG. 3 also shows the example as a circle and the comparative example as a cross. The grinding conditions in Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 6 were common in that the grinding speed was 3000 m / min, the feed speed was 1 mm / rev, and the cutting depth was 0.05 mm / time.

  Further, the amount of sagging of the tooth tip is measured by measuring the tooth surface of the work gear with a tooth profile measuring machine (model number CLP-35 manufactured by Osaka Seimitsu Co., Ltd.). A chart is formed, and this measurement tooth profile error B is further linearly approximated, and a tooth profile inspection from the tooth root side (left side in FIG. 4) to the tooth tip side (right side in FIG. 4) is performed on the approximate straight line C indicated by a broken line in FIG. In the range E, as shown in FIG. 4, the difference F between the approximate straight line C and the ideal tooth profile A on the tooth tip side was measured.

  From the results of Table 1 and FIG. 3, it is clear from the results shown in FIG. 3 in particular, in Comparative Examples 1 to 6 where the width e of the extended surface 11 is less than 0.6 mm, the sagging amount of the tooth tip is as large as 4 μm or more. That is, while the tooth tip is excessively scraped off by the screw-shaped electrodeposition tool, the sagging amount of the tooth tip is approximately 2 μm in Examples 1 to 6 in which the width e of the extended surface 11 is secured as large as 0.6 mm or more. It can be seen that the meshing length of the tooth surface of the gear is sufficiently secured.

1 Base metal 2 Threaded part 3 Thread 4 Electrodeposition layer (abrasive layer)
5 Top part of the thread 4 6 Valley part of the thread 4 7 Slope of the thread 4 11 Extension surface 21 Wall 22 Recess O Center axis of the base metal 1 D Cutting tooth length e Radial width of the extension surface 11

Claims (2)

  A screw-like portion spirally twisted around the central axis is formed on the outer periphery of the base metal that is rotated around the central axis, and abrasive grains are fixed to the surface of the screw-like portion by a metal plating layer. A thread-shaped tool in which a layer is formed, wherein a trough between the threads adjacent to each other in the central axis direction of the thread-shaped portion is a slope of the thread in the base metal and a top of the thread An extension surface extending from the top of the abrasive layer formed on the bottom side of the trough to the cut tooth height range of the thread-like portion is formed, and the radial direction of the extension surface relative to the central axis A screw-shaped tool characterized by having a width of 0.6 mm or more.   In the valley, a recess having a wall receding from the extension surface of the extension surface toward the bottom of the valley is formed between the extension surfaces facing each other of the threads adjacent to each other in the central axis direction. The screw-shaped tool according to claim 1, wherein the screw-shaped tool is provided.

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