Motion guide device and actuator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10415640-B2
Application number	US-201615774693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A track member or a movable member constituting a motion guide device includes a rolling part formed of a metal material contacting with a plurality of rolling bodies and forming a rolling body rolling surface a, a mounting part formed of a metal material having a mounting hole for mounting an external member, and a track body or a movable body formed of FRP jointed with the rolling part and the mounting part and forming the track member or the movable member, and the mounting part and the track body or the movable body have joint holes, opened in a direction orthogonal to a lamination direction of FRP reinforced fiber sheets S forming the track body or the movable body at a time of the joint, and can be jointed using jointing means. An external member can be securely mounted to the motion guide device formed of FRP.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motion guide device comprising:
a track member; and
a movable member mounted on the track member so as to freely move via a plurality of rolling bodies, wherein
the track member or the movable member comprises:
a rolling part formed of a metal material contacting with the plurality of rolling bodies and forming a rolling body rolling surface;
a mounting part formed of a metal material having a mounting hole for mounting an external member; and
a track body or a movable body formed of FRP (fiber reinforced plastics) jointed with the rolling part and the mounting part to form the track member or the movable member, and
the mounting part and the track body or the movable body each have a joint hole opened in a direction orthogonal to a lamination direction of FRP reinforced fiber sheets forming the track body or the movable body, and are jointed using jointing means placed in the joint holes.

2. The motion guide device according to claim 1 , wherein the track body or the movable body has a stepped portion formed along a shape of the mounting part at a portion where the mounting part is to be jointed.

3. The motion guide device according to claim 1 , wherein the jointing means is any one of or a combination of a bolt, a rivet, and an adhesive.

4. The motion guide device according to claim 1 , wherein
the track member is formed as a member having a substantially U-shaped section, and
a plurality of the joint holes is formed so as to be opened in at least two directions, the at least two directions including a first direction facing a bottom surface side of the substantially U-shaped section, and a second direction facing a left and right surface sides of the substantially U-shaped section and orthogonal to the first direction.

5. An actuator incorporating the motion guide device according to claim 1 .

6. A motion guide device comprising:
a track member; and
a movable member mounted on the track member so as to freely move via a plurality of rolling bodies, wherein
the track member or the movable member comprises:
a rolling part formed of a metal material contacting with the plurality of rolling bodies and forming a rolling body rolling surface;
a mounting part formed of a metal material having a mounting hole for mounting an external member; and
a track body or a movable body formed of FRP (fiber reinforced plastics) jointed with the rolling part and the mounting part to form the track member or the movable member, and
the mounting part and the track body or the movable body each have a joint surface extending in a direction parallel to a lamination direction of FRP reinforced fiber sheets forming the track body or the movable body, and are jointed using jointing means applied to the joint surfaces.

Assignees

• Thk Co Ltd

Inventors

• Homma Kazuto
• Yoshida Akimasa
• Yatsushiro Daisuke
• Iguchi Takuya

Classifications

• F16H25/2238 Primary

  using ball spacers, i.e. spacers separating the balls, e.g. by forming a chain supporting the balls · CPC title

• F16C29/063 Primary

  with a bearing body, e.g. a carriage or part thereof, provided between the legs of a U-shaped guide rail or track · CPC title

• F16H2025/2031

  Actuator casings · CPC title

• F16H25/22

  with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members · CPC title

• F16C2226/60

  with threaded parts, e.g. bolt and nut connections · CPC title