Threaded nut of a ball screw drive, and method for producing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12072005-B2
Application number	US-202118265986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2021
Priority date	Dec 9, 2020
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a threaded nut of a ball screw drive. The threaded nut includes an inner sleeve made of sheet metal and an outer sleeve made of sheet metal. The inner and outer sleeves are nested axially in one another to form a nut sleeve. A thread of the nut sleeve is helically wound about a longitudinal axis of the threaded nut and forms a ball groove on the inner circumference of the inner sleeve. The outer sleeve is provided along the thread with at least one outer hole into which material of the inner sleeve is molded.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A threaded nut of a ball screw drive, the threaded nut comprising:
an inner sleeve constructed of sheet metal, and
an outer sleeve constructed of sheet metal, the inner sleeve and outer sleeve nested axially in one another to form a nut sleeve having a thread, the thread helically wound about a longitudinal axis of the threaded nut and forming a ball groove on an inner circumference of the inner sleeve, and
the outer sleeve having at least one outer hole along the thread, and a material of the inner sleeve is molded into the at least one outer hole.

2. The threaded nut of a ball screw drive according to claim 1 configured with a ball return, wherein the nut sleeve further comprises at least one through-hole configured for a return of balls along the thread, the at least one through-hole formed by the at least one outer hole of the outer sleeve and an inner hole of the inner sleeve, and a deformed edge section of the inner hole is molded into the outer hole.

3. The threaded nut according to claim 2 , wherein the nut sleeve further comprises a ball inlet ramp formed by the deformed edge section at a transition from the ball groove to the through-hole.

4. The threaded nut according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one outer hole on the outer sleeve is larger than inner hole on the inner sleeve.

5. The threaded nut according to claim 1 , wherein the nut sleeve further comprises a connecting component arranged on at least one axial end.

6. The threaded nut according to claim 5 , wherein the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve include sleeve parts arranged to be axially adjacent, and one of the sleeve parts is produced in one piece with the connecting component.

7. A method for producing the threaded nut according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
providing the outer sleeve with the at least one outer hole,
nesting the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve as a nut sleeve,
inserting the nut sleeve into a die, an inner circumference of the die formed with a groove helically wound with a pitch about an axis of the die,
moving a forming tool into the nut sleeve and forming the thread helically wound about the longitudinal axis in the nut sleeve, the thread forming the ball groove of the threaded nut on the inner circumference of the inner sleeve,
molding, with the forming tool, material of the inner sleeve into the at least one outer hole of the outer sleeve.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising after forming the thread:
punching or cutting at least one inner hole into the inner sleeve such that the at least one outer hole of the outer sleeve and the at least one inner hole of the inner sleeve form at least one through-hole.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a deformed edge section of the at least one inner hole forms a ball inlet ramp.

10. A threaded nut of a ball screw drive, the threaded nut comprising:
an inner sleeve constructed of sheet metal, and
an outer sleeve constructed of sheet metal, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve nested axially in one another to form a nut sleeve having a thread, the thread helically wound about a longitudinal axis of the threaded nut and forming a ball groove on an inner circumference of the inner sleeve, and
the outer sleeve having an outer hole along the thread, and a material of the inner sleeve extends into the outer hole.

11. The threaded nut according to claim 10 , wherein the inner sleeve further comprises an inner hole, and a portion of the inner hole extends into the outer hole.

12. The threaded nut according to claim 11 , wherein the inner hole and the outer hole form a through-hole.

13. The threaded nut according to claim 10 , wherein the nut sleeve further comprises:
a helically wound inner ridge arranged on an outer circumference of the inner sleeve, and
a helically wound groove arranged on an inner circumference of the outer sleeve, and
the helically wound inner ridge engages the helically wound groove engages the helically wound inner ridge.

14. A method for producing a threaded nut, the method comprising:
providing an outer sleeve constructed of sheet metal, the outer sleeve having an outer hole,
providing an inner sleeve constructed of sheet metal,
inserting the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve to form a nut sleeve,
inserting the nut sleeve into a die,
moving a forming tool into the nut sleeve so as to simultaneously form: i) a helically wound ball groove on an inner circumference of the inner sleeve, ii) a helically wound inner ridge on an outer circumference of the inner sleeve, the helically wound inner ridge formed within the outer hole of the outer sleeve, and iii) a helically wound groove on an inner circumference of the outer sleeve, the helically wound groove engaged with the helically wound inner ridge.

15. The method for producing the threaded nut according to claim 14 , wherein moving the forming tool into the nut sleeve also simultaneously forms a helically wound outer ridge on an outer circumference of the outer sleeve, the outer ridge formed via grooves arranged on the die.

16. The method for producing the threaded nut according to claim 14 , further comprising after simultaneously forming the helically wound ball groove, the helically wound inner ridge, and the helically wound groove:
punching or cutting an inner hole into the inner sleeve so that the inner hole and the outer hole form a through-hole.

17. The method for producing the threaded nut according to claim 16 , wherein a deformed edge section of the inner hole forms a ball inlet ramp.

18. The method for producing the threaded nut according to claim 16 , wherein the inner hole is smaller than the outer hole.

19. The method for producing the threaded nut according to claim 16 , wherein one of the inner sleeve or the outer sleeve includes a bearing ring.

20. The method for producing the threaded nut according to claim 19 , wherein a remaining one of the inner sleeve or the outer sleeve includes an integrally formed support ring configured to radially support the bearing ring.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Kreutzer Mario
• Baier Richard
• Pfeffer Claus
• Kandler Thomas
• Kettler Bastian

Classifications

• F16H2025/249

  Materials or coatings for screws or nuts · CPC title

• F16H2025/2481

  Special features for facilitating the manufacturing of spindles, nuts, or sleeves of screw devices · CPC title

• F16H25/2214

  with elements for guiding the circulating balls · CPC title

• B21H3/08

  internal screw-threads · CPC title

• B21D53/24

  nuts or like thread-engaging members · CPC title