Moving device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9931916-B2
Application number	US-201615337258-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2016
Priority date	Oct 29, 2015
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A moving device includes: a moving body; guide rails extending in a moving direction of the moving body on both sides in one direction orthogonal to the moving direction and each of which has first and second guides mutually symmetrical in the one direction, and a third guide interposed between the first and second guides; connecting portions provided at both-side end portions of the moving body in the one direction and mutually symmetrical in the one direction; first and second shoes respectively mounted on the connecting portions, sliding the first and third guides and the second and third guides, and having the same shape; first and second drive belts respectively connected to the first and second shoes in the first and second guides to be integrally moved and moving and driving the first and second shoes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A moving device comprising:
a moving body;
a first guide rail and a second guide rail extending in a moving direction of the moving body and being spaced apart from one another in one direction orthogonal to the moving direction, each of the guide rails having a first guide and a second guide which are mutually symmetrical in the one direction, and a third guide interposed between the first guide and the second guide in the one direction;
a pair of connecting portions that are provided at opposing side end portions of the moving body in the one direction and are mutually symmetrical in the one direction;
a first shoe that is mounted on one of the two connecting portions in an engagement state and slides with respect to the first guide and the third guide of the first guide rail;
a second shoe that is mounted on the other of the two connecting portions in an engagement state, slides with respect to the second guide and the third guide of the second guide rail, and has the same shape as that of the first shoe;
a first drive belt that is connected to the first shoe in the first guide and moves and drives the first shoe; and
a second drive belt that is connected to the second shoe in the second guide and moves and drives the second shoe,
wherein each of the first shoe and the second shoe has a plurality of flexure portions positioned within the third guide and elastically coming into contact with the third guide.

2. The moving device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an electric drive source that is connected to the first and second drive belts, and drives the first and second drive belts such that they move,
wherein the first guide and the second guide of the guide rail on the first side respectively configure a first belt guide that guides a part extending on a first shoe side to the electric drive source and a second remaining belt guide that guides a part extending on a side opposite to the second shoe to the electric drive source, and
wherein the second guide and the first guide of the guide rail on the second side respectively configure a second belt guide that guides a part extending on a second shoe side to the electric drive source and a first remaining belt guide that guides a part extending on a side opposite to the first shoe to the electric drive source.

3. A moving device comprising:
a moving body;
a first guide rail and a second guide rail extending in a moving direction of the moving body and being spaced apart from one another in one direction orthogonal to the moving direction, each of the guide rails having a first guide and a second guide which are mutually symmetrical in the one direction, and a third guide interposed between the first guide and the second guide in the one direction;
a pair of connecting portions that are provided at opposing side end portions of the moving body in the one direction and are mutually symmetrical in the one direction;
a first shoe that is mounted on one of the two connecting portions in an engagement state and slides with respect to the first guide and the third guide of the first guide rail;
a second shoe that is mounted on the other of the two connecting portions in an engagement state, slides with respect to the second guide and the third guide of the second guide rail, and has the same shape as that of the first shoe;
a first drive belt that is connected to the first shoe in the first guide and moves and drives the first shoe; and
a second drive belt that is connected to the second shoe in the second guide and moves and drives the second shoe,
wherein each of the first shoe and the second shoe includes a support portion supporting the connecting portion with respect to the third guide; wherein each of the first shoe and the second shoe has a plurality of flexure portions positioned within the third guide and elastically coming into contact with the third guide.

4. The moving device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
an electric drive source that is connected to the first and second drive belts, and drives the first and second drive belts such that they move,
wherein the first guide and the second guide of the guide rail on the first side respectively configure a first belt guide that guides a part extending on a first shoe side to the electric drive source and a second remaining belt guide that guides a part extending on a side opposite to the second shoe to the electric drive source, and
wherein the second guide and the first guide of the guide rail on the second side respectively configure a second belt guide that guides a part extending on a second shoe side to the electric drive source and a first remaining belt guide that guides a part extending on a side opposite to the first shoe to the electric drive source.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki Kabushisiki Kaisha
• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Ide Yoshitaka
• Yoshizawa Kazuhiko

Classifications

• B60J7/067

  sliding and winding up · CPC title

• B60J7/0015 Primary

  roller blind · CPC title

• B60J7/02 Primary

  of sliding type {, e.g. comprising guide shoes} · CPC title