Hub chuck, hub fixture and X-ray detecting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11292098-B2
Application number	US-202016812551-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2020
Priority date	Jul 30, 2019
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

A hub chuck, includes a clamping center shaft, a top cover plate, a middle step gear and a tapered bottom plate. In a three-layer structure of the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate of the chuck, the maximum outer ring diameter of the cover plate is smaller than that of the step gear, the minimum outer ring diameter of the step gear is smaller than that of the tapered bottom plate, the lower part of the step gear and the upper surface of the tapered bottom plate form a ring groove, a lower rim of a hub can be caught in the ring groove, and tapered teeth at the upper part of the step gear can be pressed to an inner wheel lip.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hub chuck, comprising a clamping center shaft, a top cover plate, a middle step gear and a tapered bottom plate, wherein a first central hole is formed in the center of the cover plate, and first positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the cover plate; a second central hole is formed in the center of the step gear, and second positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the step gear; a third central hole is formed in the center of the tapered bottom plate, and third positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the tapered bottom plate; the first central hole, the second central hole, and the third central hole correspond to each other; the first positioning holes, the second positioning holes, and the third positioning holes correspond to each other;
the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate are fixedly mounted on the clamping center shaft layer by layer, the clamping center shaft is fixedly connected to the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate through the first central hole, the second central hole and the third central hole, respectively, and the clamping center shaft is able to drive the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate to rotate;
the step gear has a large diameter at an upper part of the step gear and a small diameter at a lower part of the step gear, and a ring of tapered teeth is disposed at the upper part of the step gear; the tapered bottom plate has a small diameter at an upper part of the tapered bottom plate and a large diameter at a lower part of the tapered bottom plate, and an outer ring of the tapered bottom plate is a tapered surface; the maximum diameter of the cover plate is smaller than that of the step gear, the minimum diameter of the step gear is smaller than that of the tapered bottom plate, and the lower part of the step gear and an upper surface of the tapered bottom plate form a ring groove; a lower rim of a hub is able to be caught in the ring groove, and the tapered teeth at the upper part of the step gear is able to be pressed to an upper part of an inner wheel lip.

2. The hub chuck according to claim 1 , wherein the tapered surface is disposed as tapered teeth.

3. The hub chuck according to claim 1 , wherein a key groove is formed in the second central hole and the third central hole respectively, a corresponding key groove is formed in the clamping center shaft, and a key is provided to cooperate with the key grooves in the second central hole and the third central hole and the key groove of the clamping center shaft so as to prevent random rotation of the clamping center shaft.

4. The hub chuck according to claim 3 , wherein the cover plate is fixedly mounted to the upper end of the clamping center shaft through a screw passing through the first central hole.

5. The hub chuck according to claim 1 , wherein positioning pins or positioning screws are inserted into the first positioning holes, the second positioning holes and the third positioning holes, such that the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate do not rotate relative to each other.

6. The hub chuck according to claim 1 , wherein the cover plate has a large diameter at the upper part and a small diameter at the lower part, the upper end face of the cover plate is horizontal, and the diameter of the upper end face is smaller than the maximum outer ring diameter of the step gear.

7. The hub chuck according to claim 1 , wherein the cover plate is provided with weight reduction grooves, and the step gear and the tapered bottom plate are both provided with weight reduction grooves.

8. A hub fixture, comprising a fixture holder, wherein four hub chucks are disposed on the fixture holder,
each of the hub chuck comprises a clamping center shaft, a top cover plate, a middle step gear and a tapered bottom plate, wherein a first central hole is formed in the center of the cover plate, and first positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the cover plate; a second central hole is formed in the center of the step gear, and second positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the step gear; a third central hole is formed in the center of the tapered bottom plate, and third positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the tapered bottom plate; the first central hole, the second central hole, and the third central hole correspond to each other; the first positioning holes, the second positioning holes, and the third positioning holes correspond to each other;
the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate are fixedly mounted on the clamping center shaft layer by layer, the clamping center shaft is fixedly connected to the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate through the first central hole, the second central hole and the third central hole, respectively, and the clamping center shaft is able to drive the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate to rotate;
the step gear has a large diameter at an upper part of the step gear and a small diameter at a lower part of the step gear, and a ring of tapered teeth is disposed at the upper part of the step gear; the tapered bottom plate has a small diameter at an upper part of the tapered bottom plate and a large diameter at the a lower part of the tapered bottom plate, and the an outer ring of the tapered bottom plate is a tapered surface; the maximum outer ring diameter of the cover plate is smaller than that of the step gear, the minimum outer ring diameter of the step gear is smaller than that of the tapered bottom plate, and the lower part of the step gear and an upper surface of the tapered bottom plate form a ring groove; a lower rim of a hub is able to be caught in the ring groove, and the tapered teeth at the upper part of the step gear is able to be pressed to an upper part of an inner wheel lip,
the fixture holder is able to drive the hub chucks to clamp a hub, a lower rim of the hub is caught in the ring grooves, and the tapered teeth at the upper parts of the step gears are clamped to the upper part of the inner wheel lip.

9. The hub fixture according to claim 8 , wherein the clamping center shafts are connected to a rotation driving assembly, the rotation driving assembly is able to drive the clamping center shafts to rotate, the clamping center shafts rotate to drive the hub chucks to rotate, and the hub chucks drive the hub to rotate through the step gears.

10. An X-ray detecting apparatus, comprising a hub fixture mounted in the X-ray detecting apparatus, wherein the hub fixture comprises a fixture holder, four hub chucks are disposed on the fixture holder,
each of the hub chuck comprises a clamping center shaft, a top cover plate, a middle step gear and a tapered bottom plate, wherein a first central hole is formed in the center of the cover plate, and first positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the cover plate; a second central hole is formed in the center of the step gear, and second positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the step gear; a third central hole is formed in the center of the tapered bottom plate, and third positioning holes are formed in the circumference of the tapered bottom plate; the first central hole, the second central hole, and the third central hole correspond to each other; the first positioning holes, the second positioning holes, and the third positioning holes correspond to each other;
the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate are fixedly mounted on the clamping center shaft layer by layer, the clamping center shaft is fixedly connected to the cover plate, the step gear and the tapered bottom plate through the first central h

Assignees

• Citic Dicastal Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Xinghua
• Zhang Zhiliang
• Lu Zhiqiang
• Liu Rui
• Cao Di

Classifications

• G01N2223/1016

  X-ray · CPC title

• G01N2223/646

  flaws, defects · CPC title

• G01N23/02

  by transmitting the radiation through the material · CPC title

• G01N2223/309

  support of sample holder · CPC title

• B23Q3/186 Primary

  Aligning devices · CPC title