Insert molded article, manufacturing method for protective cover having sensor holder part, and manufacturing method for bearing device including the protective cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016244040-A1
Application number	US-201615045593-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 17, 2016
Priority date	Feb 23, 2015
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

There is provided a manufacturing method for a protective cover having a sensor holder part that maintains high reliability over the long term by increasing fixing strength between a cup-shaped main part and a synthetic resin through insert molding.
A cup-shaped main part 1 A is positioned at one axial end of a bearing, press-fitted into an outer ring, and has a through hole 6 A, in a bottom 6 . The manufacturing method includes: a press working step of forming the cup-shaped main part 1 A by press working; and an injection molding step of performing injection molding with a nut 10 and the cup-shaped main part 1 A as insert articles for attachment of a magnetic sensor A to form a wrap-around portion 8 B extending radially outward on an inner side of the bottom 6 through the through hole 6 A at a sensor holder part 8 integrated with the nut 10 and the cup-shaped main part 1 A.

First claim

1 . An insert molded article in which an insert article and a synthetic resin are integrated, wherein
a through hole is formed in a joint surface of the insert article relative to the synthetic resin, and the synthetic resin has a wrap-around portion extending radially outward from the joint surface through the through hole.

2 . An insert molded article in which an insert article and a synthetic resin are integrated, wherein
the insert article is formed in a cup shape, the cup shape has a side portion of the bottom smaller in diameter than a side portion of the cup shape to form a step connecting to a bottommost part, the side portion with the smaller-diameter has a concave or a convex, and the synthetic resin has a step covering portion that covers the step portion.

3 . A manufacturing method for a protective cover having a sensor holder part for use in a bearing device including: an inner ring with an inner ring track surface on an outer periphery; an outer ring with an outer ring track surface on an inner periphery; a bearing having a rolling element rolling between the inner ring track surface and the outer ring track surface; a magnetic encoder that is positioned at one axial end of the bearing fixed to the inner ring, and has N and S poles alternately arranged at regular intervals in an circumferential direction; and a magnetic sensor that is opposed to the magnetic poles of the magnetic encoder to detect rotation of the magnetic encoder, wherein
the protective cover has: a cup-shaped main part that is formed in a cup shape from a non-magnetic steel plate, positioned at the one axial end of the bearing, and press-fitted into the outer ring; and a synthetic resin sensor holder part that is integrally joined to the cup-shaped main part while holding a nut for attaching the magnetic sensor, the cup-shaped main part having a through hole in a bottom, and the manufacturing method comprises: a press working step of forming the cup-shaped main part by press working; and an injection molding step of setting the nut and the cup-shaped main part as insert articles into a metal mold, tightening the mold, charging molten plastic into a cavity to perform injection molding to form a wrap-around portion extending radially outward on an inner side of the bottom through the through hole at the sensor holder part integrated with the nut and the cup-shaped main part.

4 . The manufacturing method for a protective cover having a sensor holder part according to claim 3 , comprising at least one of a vulcanization and adhesion step of vulcanizing and adhering an endless seal body to a periphery of the through hole in the cup-shaped main part, and an adhesive application step of applying a thermoset adhesive to the periphery.

5 . The manufacturing method for a protective cover having a sensor holder part according to claim 3 , wherein
the bottom of the cup-shaped main part has a disc portion as a bottommost portion, a cylindrical portion extending axially from an outer edge of the disc portion, and an annular portion extending radially outward from an axial end edge of the cylindrical portion, and the sensor holder part has a portion covering the disc portion and the cylindrical portion.

6 . A manufacturing method for a protective cover having a sensor holder part for use in a bearing device including; an inner ring with an inner ring track surface on an outer periphery; an outer ring with an outer ring track surface on an inner periphery; a bearing having a rolling element rolling between the inner ring track surface and the outer ring track surface; a magnetic encoder that is positioned at one axial end of the bearing, fixed to the inner ring, and has N and S poles alternately arranged at regular intervals in an circumferential direction; and a magnetic sensor that is opposed to the magnetic poles of the magnetic encoder to detect rotation of the magnetic encoder, wherein
the protective cover has: a cup-shaped main part that is formed in a cup shape from a non-magnetic steel plate, positioned at the one axial end of the bearing, and press-fitted into the outer ring; and a synthetic resin sensor holder part that is integrally joined to the cup-shaped main part while holding a nut for attaching the magnetic sensor, the bottom of the cup-shaped main part has a disc portion as a bottommost portion, a cylindrical portion extending axially from an outer edge of the disc portion, and an annular portion extending radially outward from an axial end edge of the cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a concave or a convex, and the manufacturing method comprises: a press working step of forming the cup-shaped main part by press working; and an injection molding step of setting the nut and the cup-shaped main part as insert articles into a metal mold, tightening the mold, charging molten plastic into a cavity to perform injection molding to form a step covering portion covering a step formed by the disc portion and the cylindrical portion at the sensor holder part integrated with the nut and the cup-shaped main part.

7 . A manufacturing method for a bearing device including: an inner ring with an inner ring track surface on an outer periphery; an outer ring with an outer ring track surface on an inner periphery; a bearing having a rolling element rolling between the inner ring track surface and the outer ring track surface; a magnetic encoder that is positioned at one axial end of the bearing, fixed to the inner ring, and has N and S poles alternately arranged at regular intervals in an circumferential direction; and a magnetic sensor that is opposed to the magnetic poles of the magnetic encoder to detect rotation of the magnetic encoder,
the manufacturing method comprising a step of press-fitting the protective cover manufactured by the manufacturing method for the protective cover having the sensor holder part according to any one of claims 3 to 6 into the outer ring.

Assignees

• Nakanishi Metal Works Co

Inventors

• Kamiji Michiyuki
• Nakamura Masayoshi
• Komai Toshinari

Classifications

• B60T8/329 Primary

  Systems characterised by their speed sensor arrangements · CPC title

• B29C2045/14245

  using deforming or preforming means outside the mould cavity · CPC title

• B60B2310/206

  by stamping · CPC title

• B29L2031/3055

  Cars · CPC title

• B60B27/0068

  the element being a sensor · CPC title