Ball screw

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11105403-B2
Application number	US-201916561032-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2019
Priority date	Sep 5, 2019
Publication date	Aug 31, 2021
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021

Abstract

A ball screw adapted to detecting coolant liquid includes a screw, a nut, a plurality of sealing members, a sensor, a signal processing unit and a cover. The nut includes a main body and an end surface, and a through-hole and a flow channel are disposed on the main body. The nut is threadedly disposed on the screw via the through-hole. A plurality of openings are disposed on the end surface, and the openings communicate with the flow channel. The sealing members are disposed in the plurality of openings. The sensor is disposed on one of the sealing members to detect a pressure of the coolant liquid and output an original signal. The signal processing unit is electrically connected to the sensor to receive the original signal and convert the original signal to a digital signal. The cover is disposed on the sensor and fixed to the nut.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A ball screw adapted to detecting coolant liquid comprising:
a screw;
a nut comprising a main body and an end surface, wherein a through-hole and a flow channel are disposed on the main body, the nut is threadedly disposed on the screw via the through-hole, a plurality of openings are disposed on the end surface, and the plurality of openings communicate with the flow channel;
a plurality of sealing members disposed in the plurality of openings;
a sensor disposed on a sealing member of the plurality of sealing members to detect a pressure of the coolant liquid and output an original signal;
a signal processing unit electrically connected to the sensor to receive the original signal and convert the original signal to a digital signal; and
a cover disposed on the sensor and fixed to the nut.

2. The ball screw of claim 1 , wherein the sealing member further comprises a protruding portion, the sensor is disposed on the protruding portion.

3. The ball screw of claim 2 , wherein an orthogonal projected area of the protruding portion on the cover is 60% to 70% of an orthogonal projected area of the sensor on the cover.

4. The ball screw of claim 1 , further comprising a control unit and a memory unit, wherein the sensor, the signal processing unit, the control unit and the memory unit are electrically connected to each other, the signal processing unit outputs the digital signal to the control unit, and the memory unit stores the digital signal.

5. The ball screw of claim 4 , further comprising an indication unit, wherein the indication unit is electrically connected to the control unit, when an error between the digital signal and a predetermined signal does not exceed a ±20% threshold of the predetermined signal, the indication unit outputs a first indicating signal; wherein when the error is from the 20% threshold to a 40% threshold or from the −20% threshold to a −40% threshold of the predetermined signal, the indication unit outputs a second indicating signal; wherein when the error exceeds the ±40% threshold of the predetermined signal, the indication unit outputs a third indicating signal.

6. The ball screw of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a piezoresistive sensor.

7. The ball screw of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sealing members are symmetrically arranged along a circumstantial direction of the nut, and a surface of the cover is coplanar with the end surface.

Assignees

• Hiwin Tech Corp

Inventors

• Tsai Cheng-Yu
• Chuang Yu-Wei
• Wei Jhao-En

Classifications

• F16H25/20 Primary

  Screw mechanisms (with automatic reversal F16H25/12) · CPC title

• F16C29/0692

  the bearing body encircles a guide rail or track of non-circular cross-section, e.g. with grooves or protrusions, i.e. the linear bearing is suited to transmit torque (telescopic shafts with built-in bearings F16C3/035; yielding coupling allowing axial displacement by rolling elements F16D3/065) · CPC title

• F16H25/2418

  Screw seals, wipers, scrapers or the like · CPC title

• F16J15/3296

  Arrangements for monitoring the condition or operation of elastic sealings (F16J15/326 takes precedence); Arrangements for control of elastic sealings, e.g. of their geometry or stiffness · CPC title

• F16C41/00

  Other accessories, {e.g. devices integrated in the bearing not relating to the bearing function as such} · CPC title