Modular actuator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9989133-B2
Application number	US-201615274166-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2016
Priority date	Aug 12, 2016
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A modular actuator ( 1 ) includes an actuation module ( 10 ), a gear module ( 20 ) and a telescoping module ( 30 ). The actuation module ( 10 ) includes a motor ( 11 ) and a drive worm ( 12 ) driven by the motor ( 11 ). The gear module ( 20 ) includes a gearbox ( 21 ) and a deceleration gear assembly ( 22 ) disposed in the gearbox ( 21 ). The deceleration gear assembly ( 22 ) includes a deceleration worm gear ( 221 ) engaged with the drive worm ( 12 ) and includes a deceleration worm ( 222 ) driven to rotate by the deceleration worm gear ( 221 ). The telescoping module ( 30 ) includes a drive worm gear ( 31 ), a lead screw ( 32 ) driven to rotate by the drive worm gear ( 31 ), and an extendable pipe ( 33 ) threadedly connected to the lead screw ( 32 ). The drive worm gear ( 31 ) is engaged with the deceleration worm ( 222 ), and the lead screw ( 32 ) is arranged parallel to the drive worm ( 13 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A modular actuator ( 1 ), comprising:
an actuation module ( 10 ) including a motor ( 11 ) and a drive worm ( 12 ) driven by the motor ( 11 );
a gear module ( 20 ) including a gearbox ( 21 ) and a deceleration gear assembly ( 22 ) disposed in the gearbox ( 21 ), the deceleration gear assembly ( 22 ) including a deceleration worm gear ( 221 ) engaged with the drive worm ( 12 ) and including a deceleration worm ( 222 ) driven to rotate by the deceleration worm gear ( 221 );
a telescoping module ( 30 ) including a drive worm gear ( 31 ), a lead screw ( 32 ) driven to rotate by the drive worm ( 31 ), and an extendable pipe ( 33 ) threadedly connected to the lead screw ( 32 ), the drive worm gear ( 31 ) being engaged with the deceleration worm ( 222 ), and the lead screw ( 32 ) being arranged parallel to the drive worm ( 12 ), and
a first housing ( 101 ) and a second housing ( 102 ), the first housing ( 101 ) and the second housing ( 102 ) being joined to each other along an extending direction of the lead screw ( 32 ), the gear module ( 20 ) being disposed between the first housing ( 101 ) and the second housing ( 102 ), and being fastened to one side of the second housing ( 102 ) by at least one screw ( 104 ).

2. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the gear module ( 20 ) includes a worm bushing ( 23 ), the worm bushing ( 23 ) is connected to one side of the gearbox ( 21 ), an end face of the worm bushing ( 23 ) includes a shaft hole ( 230 ), the drive worm ( 12 ) is inserted in the gearbox ( 21 ), and one end of the drive worm ( 12 ) is inserted through the shaft hole ( 230 ).

3. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 2 , wherein the worm bushing ( 23 ) includes a tube ( 231 ) and a support plate ( 232 ) covering an end face of the tube ( 231 ), and the shaft hole ( 230 ) is disposed on the support plate ( 232 ).

4. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 2 , wherein the gearbox ( 21 ) includes a sleeve ( 211 ) covering the drive worm ( 12 ) and includes a base housing ( 212 ) accommodating the deceleration gear assembly ( 22 ), and the worm bushing ( 23 ) is connected to an internal surface of the sleeve ( 211 ).

5. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 4 , wherein the sleeve ( 211 ) includes a notch ( 210 ), the worm bushing ( 23 ) includes a bump ( 233 ) corresponding to the notch ( 210 ), and the worm bushing ( 23 ) is connected to the sleeve ( 211 ) through engagement of the bump ( 233 ) with the notch ( 210 ).

6. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 4 , wherein the base housing ( 212 ) includes a second shaft hole ( 2120 ), and the deceleration worm ( 222 ) includes a wheel shaft ( 2220 ), and one end of the wheel shaft ( 2220 ) is inserted through the second shaft hole ( 2120 ).

7. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 6 , wherein the drive worm ( 12 ) has an axial direction ( 120 ), and a horizontal direction ( 121 ) and a vertical direction ( 122 ) perpendicular to the axial direction ( 120 ), an axis direction of the wheel shaft ( 2220 ) being inclined with respect to the horizontal direction ( 121 ) of the drive worm ( 12 ).

8. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the telescoping module ( 30 ) further includes an outer pipe ( 34 ), and the extendable pipe ( 33 ) is inserted in the outer pipe ( 34 ) to be movable with respect to the outer pipe ( 34 ).

9. The modular actuator ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the telescoping module ( 30 ) further includes a front abutment portion ( 35 ) and a rear abutment portion ( 36 ), the front abutment portion ( 35 ) is connected to an outer end of the extendable pipe ( 33 ), and the rear abutment portion ( 36 ) is coupled to a rear end of the drive worm gear ( 31 ).

Assignees

• Timotion Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Chou-Hsin

Classifications

• F16H2025/2084

  Perpendicular arrangement of drive motor to screw axis · CPC title

• F16H1/203

  with non-parallel axes (F16H1/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16H57/021

  Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings · CPC title

• F16H2025/2031

  Actuator casings · CPC title

• F16H57/039

  Gearboxes for accommodating worm gears · CPC title