Door opening/closing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10113614-B2
Application number	US-201414770817-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2014
Priority date	May 14, 2014
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A door opening/closing device includes: a motor; and an output shaft arranged on a line extending from an axial center of the motor, power of the motor being transmitted to the output shaft via a deceleration mechanism, the door opening/closing device opening and closing a door via the output shaft by driving the motor. Positional deviation on both end surfaces of the output shaft is set to equal to or higher than ϕ0.01 and equal to or lower than ϕ0.1.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door opening/closing device comprising:
a motor; and
an output shaft arranged on a line extending from an axial center of the motor, power of the motor being transmitted to the output shaft via a gear train for deceleration, the door opening/closing device opening and closing a door via the output shaft by driving the motor, wherein
an eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the motor, the gear train, and the output shaft are assembled and an axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than two-tenths of a diameter of the output shaft.

2. The door opening/closing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the gear train comprises a planetary gear train including a sun gear arranged on a line extending from the axial center of the output shaft, and
positional deviation or coaxiality of an axial center on at least one of end surfaces of the sun gear with respect to an axial center on a datum plane orthogonal to an axial center of the sun gear is set to equal to or higher than ϕ0.01 and equal to or lower than ϕ0.1.

3. The door opening/closing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an arm configured to connect the door and the door opening/closing device, wherein
an eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the motor, the gear train, the output shaft, and the arm are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than two-tenths of the diameter of the output shaft.

4. The door opening/closing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the gear train comprises a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, and a third planetary gear mechanism that are configured to decelerate the power of the motor gradually and rotate the output shaft,
an eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the motor and the first planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft, and
another eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the second planetary gear mechanism and the third planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft.

5. The door opening/closing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the gear train comprises a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, and a third planetary gear mechanism that are configured to decelerate the power of the motor gradually and rotate the output shaft,
an eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the motor and the first planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft, and
another eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the second planetary gear mechanism and the third planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft.

6. The door opening/closing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an arm configured to connect the door and the door opening/closing device, wherein
an eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the motor, the gear train, the output shaft, and the arm are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than two-tenths of the diameter of the output shaft.

7. The door opening/closing device according to claim 6 , wherein
the gear train comprises a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, and a third planetary gear mechanism that are configured to decelerate the power of the motor gradually and rotate the output shaft,
an eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the motor and the first planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft, and
another eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the second planetary gear mechanism and the third planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft.

8. The door opening/closing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the gear train comprises a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, and a third planetary gear mechanism that are configured to decelerate the power of the motor gradually and rotate the output shaft,
an eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the motor and the first planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft, and
another eccentric distance between a position of center of gravity when the second planetary gear mechanism and the third planetary gear mechanism are assembled and the axial center of the output shaft is set smaller than one-tenth of the diameter of the output shaft.

Assignees

• Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corp

Inventors

• Sasaki Kazuyuki

Classifications

• E05Y2201/72

  Planetary gearing · CPC title

• F16H21/40

  for interconverting rotary motion and oscillating motion · CPC title

• F16H1/46 Primary

  Systems consisting of a plurality of gear trains each with orbital gears, {i.e. systems having three or more central gears} · CPC title

• B60J5/106

  comprising door or part of door being moveable by a linkage system to open/close position · CPC title

• E05Y2900/546

  Tailboards, tailgates or sideboards opening upwards · CPC title