Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanism for converting rotary motion into linear motion
- Patent Title (中): 将旋转运动转换成直线运动的机构
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Application No.: US11269628Application Date: 2005-11-09
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Publication No.: US08011264B2Publication Date: 2011-09-06
- Inventor: Isamu Tsubono , Junichi Tamamoto , Makoto Yamakado , Tooru Takahashi , Yukio Sudo
- Applicant: Isamu Tsubono , Junichi Tamamoto , Makoto Yamakado , Tooru Takahashi , Yukio Sudo
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP.
- Priority: JP2004-139914 20040510; JP2005-151147 20050524
- Main IPC: F16H55/02
- IPC: F16H55/02 ; F16H55/18

Abstract:
Revolving rollers, each provided on an outer peripheral surface thereof with revolving roller grooves extending therearound, are caused to mesh with a rack rod thread of a central rack rod with an axial angle over a lead angle of the rack rod thread and arranged for rotation on a holder member to be twisted. The holder member is rotated round the rack rod by a motor to translate the rack rod. A large thrust can be generated while ensuring a high reliability since a high efficiency is achieved by realizing rolling contact in set points of mesh of the rack rod thread and the revolving roller grooves, points of mesh are made planar, and interference in other points than the points of mesh can be suppressed. Also, play can be restricted by assembling the revolving rollers to the rack rod thread while applying torque in a direction, in which the axial angle is increased.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060117888A1 Mechanism for converting rotary motion into linear motion Public/Granted day:2006-06-08
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