JP2004263769A - Thrust sliding bearing - Google Patents

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JP2004263769A
JP2004263769A JP2003054157A JP2003054157A JP2004263769A JP 2004263769 A JP2004263769 A JP 2004263769A JP 2003054157 A JP2003054157 A JP 2003054157A JP 2003054157 A JP2003054157 A JP 2003054157A JP 2004263769 A JP2004263769 A JP 2004263769A
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Kazuyuki Miyata
和幸 宮田
Ryohei Kaneko
亮平 金子
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C17/00Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement
    • F16C17/04Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for axial load only
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C17/00Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement
    • F16C17/12Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement characterised by features not related to the direction of the load
    • F16C17/18Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement characterised by features not related to the direction of the load with floating brasses or brushing, rotatable at a reduced speed
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C33/00Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
    • F16C33/02Parts of sliding-contact bearings
    • F16C33/04Brasses; Bushes; Linings
    • F16C33/06Sliding surface mainly made of metal
    • F16C33/10Construction relative to lubrication
    • F16C33/102Construction relative to lubrication with grease as lubricant
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2326/00Articles relating to transporting
    • F16C2326/01Parts of vehicles in general
    • F16C2326/05Vehicle suspensions, e.g. bearings, pivots or connecting rods used therein
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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    • F16C33/74Sealings of sliding-contact bearings

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Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thrust sliding bearing utilizing lubricant such as grease laid between sliding surfaces for a long time for receiving a thrust load, securing as smooth steering operation as that of a rolling bearing when incorporated in a strut type suspension, and improving ride comfort. <P>SOLUTION: The thrust sliding bearing 1 comprises an upper case 3 having an annular face 2, a lower case 5 having an annular face 4 facing the annular face 2 of the upper face 3, and an annular thrust sliding bearing piece 6 and a volume variable chamber forming means 7 laid between both annular faces 2, 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、スラスト滑り軸受、特に四輪自動車におけるストラット型サスペンション(マクファーソン式)の滑り軸受として組込まれて好適なスラスト滑り軸受に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
一般に、ストラット型サスペンションは、主として四輪自動車の前輪に用いられ、主軸と一体となった外筒の中に油圧式ショックアブソーバを内蔵したストラットアッセンブリにコイルばねを組合せたものである。斯かるサスペンションは、ストラットの軸線に対してコイルばねの軸線を積極的にオフセットさせ、該ストラットに内蔵されたショックアブソーバのピストンロッドの摺動を円滑に行わせる構造のものと、ストラットの軸線に対してコイルばねの軸線を一致させて配置させる構造のものとがある。いずれの構造においても、ステアリング操作によりストラットアッセンブリがコイルばねと共に回転する際、当該回転を円滑に行わせるべく車体の取付部材とコイルばねの上部ばね座との間にスラスト軸受が配されている。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
特開平11−303873号公報
【特許文献2】
特開2002−257146号公報
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
このスラスト軸受には、ボール若しくはニードルを使用したころがり軸受又は合成樹脂製の滑り軸受が使用されている。しかしながら、ころがり軸受は、微少揺動及び振動荷重等によりボール若しくはニードルに疲労破壊を生ずる虞があり、円滑なステアリング操作を維持し難いという問題がある。滑り軸受は、ころがり軸受に比べて摩擦トルクが高いので、スラスト荷重が大きくなると摩擦トルクが大きくなり、ステアリング操作を重くする上に、合成樹脂の組合せによっては、スティックスリップ現象を生じ、往々にして当該スティックスリップ現象に起因する摩擦音を発生するという問題がある。
【0005】
また滑り軸受にはグリース等の潤滑剤が適用されるのであるが、斯かる潤滑剤が摺動面に所望に介在する限りにおいては、上記のような摩擦音は殆ど生じないのであるが、長期の使用による潤滑剤の消失等で摩擦音が生じ始める場合もあり得る。
【0006】
なお、上記の問題は、ストラット型サスペンションに組込まれるスラスト滑り軸受に限って生じるものではなく、一般のスラスト滑り軸受においても同様に生じ得るのである。
【0007】
本発明は前記諸点に鑑みてなされたものであって、その目的とするところは、グリース等の潤滑剤を長期に亘って摺動面に介在させることができる上に、斯かる潤滑剤をスラスト荷重受けにも利用でき、而して、スラスト荷重が大きくなっても摩擦トルクはほとんど変わらず、低い摩擦トルクをもって摺動面を構成できて、長期の使用でも斯かる低い摩擦係数を維持できる上に、摺動面での摩擦音の発生がなく、しかも、ストラット型サスペンションにスラスト滑り軸受として組込んでもころがり軸受と同等の滑らかなステアリング操作を確保し得る上に乗り心地を向上できるスラスト滑り軸受を提供することにある。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の第一の態様のスラスト滑り軸受は、環状面を有した第一の軸受体と、この第一の軸受体に当該第一の軸受体の軸心の回りで回転自在となるように重ね合わされると共に第一の軸受体の環状面に対面した環状面を有する第二の軸受体と、両環状面間に介在されている環状のスラスト滑り軸受片及び容積可変室形成手段とを具備しており、ここで、スラスト滑り軸受片は、環状板部と、この環状板部の一方の面に一体的に形成されていると共に第一の軸受体の環状面に当該環状面に対して摺動自在であって当該環状面と協働して環状空間を形成するように接触する少なくとも二つの環状突起部と、環状板部に設けられた少なくとも一つの貫通孔とを具備しており、容積可変室形成手段は、環状板部の他方の面と協働して容積可変室を形成するようにスラスト荷重下で弾性変形可能であって環状板部の他方の面と第二の軸受体の環状面との間に介在されており、貫通孔は、一端では環状空間に開口する一方、他端では容積可変室に開口して環状空間と容積可変室とを互いに連通させており、環状空間、容積可変室及び貫通孔には潤滑剤が充填されている。
【0009】
第一の態様のスラスト滑り軸受によれば、二つの環状突起部により形成された環状空間に潤滑剤が充填されているために、潤滑剤を二つの環状突起部と第一の軸受体の環状面との間の摺動面に必要微小量だけ供給でき、しかも、環状空間の潤滑剤でもってもスラスト荷重を受けることができるために、第一の軸受体の環状面に接する潤滑剤の面もまた第一の軸受体に対する第二の軸受体の回転での摺動面となる上に、スラスト荷重下での容積可変室形成手段の弾性変形による容積可変室の縮小に伴う容積可変室の潤滑剤の内圧上昇が貫通孔を介して環状空間の潤滑剤に伝達されるために、環状空間の潤滑剤によるスラスト荷重受けを確実に行わせることができ、而して、更に低い摩擦トルクをもって摺動面を構成できて、摺動面での摩擦音の発生がなく、ころがり軸受と同等の滑らかなステアリング操作を確保できる。
【0010】
容積可変室形成手段は、本発明の第二の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、環状板部の他方の面に一体的であって弾性変形可能に形成されていると共に第二の軸受体の環状面と協働して容積可変室を形成するように第二の軸受体の環状面に接触する環状突起を具備していても、本発明の第三の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、環状板部の他方の面と第二の軸受体の環状面との間に介在されている容積可変室形成部材を具備していてもよく、斯かる容積可変室形成部材は、環状基板と、この環状基板の一方の面に一体的であって弾性変形可能に形成されていると共に環状板部の他方の面と協働して容積可変室を形成するように環状板部の他方の面に接触する環状突起とを具備している。
【0011】
スラスト滑り軸受片は、本発明の第四の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、環状板部の他方の面に一体的に形成されている二つの他の環状突起部を更に具備しており、この場合、容積可変室形成部材は、径方向において二つの他の環状突起部間に配されているとよい。斯かる態様のスラスト滑り軸受によれば、スラスト滑り軸受片と別体に設けられた容積可変室形成部材を二つの他の環状突起部でもってスラスト滑り軸受片に対して常時正常な位置に位置決めでき、スラスト滑り軸受片と容積可変室形成部材との互いの正常な重ね合わせを維持できる。
【0012】
容積可変室形成部材は、好ましくは本発明の第五の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、天然ゴム、合成ゴム又は熱可塑性エラストマーからなっている。
【0013】
本発明では、スラスト滑り軸受片は、その第六の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、径方向においてその二つの環状突起部間であって環状板部の一方の面に一体的に形成されていると共に第一の軸受体の環状面に当該環状面に対して摺動自在であって環状空間を分割して当該環状面及び二つの環状突起部と協働して複数の互いに分離された分割環状空間を形成するように接触する少なくとも一つの中間環状突起部を具備していてもよく、斯かる中間環状突起部でもスラスト荷重を分散して受けることになる結果、二つの環状突起部の撓み変形の生起を更に確実に回避できる上に、複数の分割環状空間のうちの一つの分割環状空間に充填された潤滑剤が多量に漏出したとしても、この漏出が他の分割環状空間に影響することを阻止して、残る他の分割環状空間で上記の作用を行わせることができる結果、フェールセーフなものとなる。
【0014】
潤滑剤は、好ましくは本発明の第七の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、スラスト荷重下で環状空間、容積可変室及び貫通孔を隙間なしに満たしており、場合により、本発明の第八の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、スラスト無荷重下で環状空間、容積可変室及び貫通孔を隙間なしに満たしていてもよい。
【0015】
潤滑剤は、本発明の第九の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、グリース及び潤滑油のうちの少なくとも一つを含んでおり、好ましくは本発明の第十の態様のスラスト滑り軸受のように、シリコーン系グリースからなる。
【0016】
本発明のスラスト滑り軸受では、両軸受体及びスラスト滑り軸受片は合成樹脂製であることが好ましく、両軸受体間に収容されるスラスト滑り軸受片を構成する合成樹脂は、特に自己潤滑性を有することが好ましく、両軸受体を構成する合成樹脂は、耐摩耗性、耐衝撃性、耐クリープ性等の摺動特性及び剛性等の機械的特性に優れていることが好ましく、具体的には、本発明の第十一の態様の滑り軸受のように、両軸受体は、ポリアセタール樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂、熱可塑性ポリエステル樹脂、ポリオレフィン樹脂、ポリカーボネート樹脂及びフッ素樹脂のうちの少なくとも一つを含む合成樹脂からなっているとよく、また、スラスト滑り軸受片は、本発明の第十二の態様の滑り軸受のように、ポリアセタール樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂、熱可塑性ポリエステル樹脂、ポリオレフィン樹脂及びフッ素樹脂のうちの少なくとも一つを含む合成樹脂からなっているとよい。少なくとも第一の軸受体には、スラスト滑り軸受片を構成する合成樹脂と同様の合成樹脂が使用され得るが、特にスラスト滑り軸受片に使用される合成樹脂と摩擦特性の良好な組合わせの合成樹脂が使用され、その望ましい組合わせについて例示すると、スラスト滑り軸受片と第一の軸受体とに対して、ポリアセタール樹脂とポリアミド樹脂との組合わせ、ポリオレフィン樹脂、特にポリエチレン樹脂とポリアセタール樹脂との組合わせ、ポリアセタール樹脂と熱可塑性ポリエステル樹脂、特にポリブチレンテレフタレート樹脂との組合わせ及びポリアセタール樹脂とポリアセタール樹脂との組合わせがある。
【0017】
本発明のスラスト滑り軸受では、好ましくはその第十三の態様の滑り軸受のように、第一の軸受体は、その径方向の外周縁部で第二の軸受体に当該第二の軸受体の径方向の外周縁部において弾性嵌着されるようになっており、また、本発明の第十四の態様の滑り軸受のように、両軸受体のその径方向の外周縁部及び内周縁部のうちの少なくとも一方における両軸受体間にはラビリンスが形成されるようになっており、スラスト滑り軸受片を装着した第一及び第二の軸受体間の空間への塵埃、泥水等の侵入を斯かるラビリンスにより好ましく阻止できるようになる。
【0018】
本発明の第十五の態様の滑り軸受では、第二の軸受体は、その環状面に一体的に形成された大径及び小径の環状突起を有しており、スラスト滑り軸受片及び容積可変室形成手段は、大径の環状突起よりも径方向の内側に配されていると共に小径の環状突起よりも径方向の外側に配されており、斯かる一対の環状突起により少なくともスラスト滑り軸受片を径方向に関して位置決めできる上に、スラスト滑り軸受片を本発明の第十六の態様の滑り軸受のように径方向の外周面及び内周面で第二の軸受体の大径及び小径の環状突起の夫々に摺動自在に接触させることにより、スラスト荷重下でのスラスト滑り軸受片の撓みを防止できる。
【0019】
次に本発明及びその実施の形態を、図に示す好ましい例を参照して説明する。なお、本発明はこれら例に何等限定されないのである。
【0020】
【発明の実施の形態】
図1から図4において、本例の四輪自動車におけるストラット型サスペンションに用いるためのスラスト滑り軸受1は、環状面2を有すると共に合成樹脂製、例えばポリアセタール樹脂製の第一の軸受体としての上ケース3と、上ケース3に当該上ケース3の軸心Oの回りでR方向に回転自在となるように重ね合わされると共に上ケース3の環状面2に対面した環状面4を有する合成樹脂製、例えばポリアセタール樹脂製の第二の軸受体としての環状の下ケース5と、両環状面2及び4間に介在されている環状のスラスト滑り軸受片6及び容積可変室形成手段7とを具備している。
【0021】
内周面11によって規定された貫通孔12を有する環状の上ケース3は、環状面2を有した円環状の上ケース本体部13と、上ケース本体部13の環状面2に一体に形成されていると共に下ケース5に向かって垂下した最内周側円筒状垂下部14と、最内周側円筒状垂下部14の径方向の外側に配されていると共に環状面2に一体に形成されており、しかも、下ケース5に向かって垂下した内周側円筒状垂下部15と、上ケース本体部13の径方向の外周縁に一体に形成された円筒状垂下係合部16と、円筒状垂下係合部16の径方向の内側であって内周側円筒状垂下部15の径方向の外側に配されていると共に環状面2に一体に形成されており、しかも、下ケース5に向かって垂下した外周側円筒状垂下部17と、円筒状垂下係合部16の径方向の内周面に形成された係合フック部18と、上ケース本体部13の径方向の内周側において当該上ケース本体部13の外面19に一体に形成されている円筒部20とを備えて、一体形成されている。
【0022】
貫通孔12と同心、同径であって内周面21によって規定された貫通孔22を有した環状の下ケース5は、環状面4を有した円環状の下ケース本体部23と、下ケース本体部23の径方向の内周縁に一体に形成されていると共に最内周側円筒状垂下部14の径方向の内側に配されるように上ケース3に向かって突出した最内周側円筒状突出部24と、最内周側円筒状突出部24の径方向の外側に配されていると共に環状面4に一体に形成されており、しかも、最内周側円筒状垂下部14及び内周側円筒状垂下部15間に配されるように上ケース3に向かって突出した内周側円筒状突出部25と、内周側円筒状突出部25の径方向の外側に配されていると共に環状面4に一体に形成されており、しかも、内周側円筒状垂下部15の径方向の外側に配されるように上ケース3に向かって突出した小径の環状突起26と、下ケース本体部23の径方向の外周縁に一体に形成されていると共に、円筒状垂下係合部16及び外周側円筒状垂下部17間に配されるように上ケース3に向かって突出した円筒状突出係合部27と、円筒状突出係合部27の径方向の内側であって環状突起26の径方向の外側に配されていると共に環状面4に一体に形成されており、しかも、外周側円筒状垂下部17の径方向の内側に配されるように上ケース3に向かって突出していると共に環状突起26よりも大径の環状突起28と、円筒状突出係合部27の径方向の外周面に形成されていると共に係合フック部18に係合する係合フック部29とを備えて、一体形成されている。
【0023】
上ケース3は、その径方向の外周縁部の円筒状垂下係合部16の係合フック部18で下ケース5における径方向の外周縁部の円筒状突出係合部27の係合フック部29にスナップフィット式に弾性係合して下ケース5に弾性嵌着されるようになっている。
【0024】
上ケース3及び下ケース5のその径方向の外周縁部及び内周縁部のうちの少なくとも一方、本例では両縁部において、上ケース3及び下ケース5間には、上ケース本体部13、最内周側円筒状垂下部14及び内周側円筒状垂下部15と下ケース本体部23、最内周側円筒状突出部24、内周側円筒状突出部25及び環状突起26とによりラビリンス(迷路)31が、上ケース本体部13、円筒状垂下係合部16及び外周側円筒状垂下部17と下ケース本体部23、円筒状突出係合部27及び環状突起28とによりラビリンス32が夫々形成されるようになっており、斯かる内周縁部のラビリンス31及び外周縁部のラビリンス32により上ケース本体部13と下ケース本体部23との間のスラスト滑り軸受片6を装着した環状空間33への外部からの塵埃、泥水等の侵入が防止されている。
【0025】
合成樹脂製、例えばポリアセタール樹脂製のスラスト滑り軸受片6は、その径方向の環状の内周面41及び外周面42で環状突起26及び28の夫々に摺動自在に接触して、環状突起28よりも径方向の内側に配されていると共に環状突起26よりも径方向の外側に配されている。
【0026】
スラスト滑り軸受片6は、環状板部45と、環状板部45の一方の環状の面46に径方向において離間して一体的に形成されていると共に上ケース3の環状面2に当該環状面2に対して摺動自在であって当該環状面2と協働して環状空間47を形成するように接触する同心の小径及び大径の環状突起部48及び49と、環状板部45に円周方向に等間隔に設けられた複数の貫通孔50とを具備している。
【0027】
環状板部45の他方の環状の面55と協働して環状の容積可変室56を形成するようにスラスト荷重下で弾性変形可能であって環状板部45の面55と下ケース5の環状面4との間に介在されている容積可変室形成手段7は、環状板部45の面55に一体的であって弾性変形可能に形成されていると共に下ケース5の環状面4と協働して容積可変室56を形成するように下ケース5の環状面4に接触する二つの環状突起57及び58を具備しており、環状突起57及び58により環状板部45の面55は、下ケース5の環状面4から離間して環状面4に非接触となっている。
【0028】
環状突起28よりも径方向の内側に配されていると共に環状突起26よりも径方向の外側に配されている容積可変室形成手段7の環状突起57及び58の夫々は、環状板部45と一体形成されている結果、環状板部45と同様にポリアセタール樹脂製であって、スラスト荷重下で環状突起部48及び49の変形に先立って弾性変形するように環状突起部48及び49の径方向幅よりも狭い径方向幅を有して形成されており、斯かるスラスト荷重による弾性変形で容積可変室56の容積を小さくするようになっている。
【0029】
各貫通孔50は、一端では環状空間47に開口する一方、他端では容積可変室56に開口して、環状空間47と容積可変室56とを互いに連通させている。
【0030】
環状空間47、貫通孔50及び容積可変室56にはスラスト無荷重下でこれら環状空間47、貫通孔50及び容積可変室56を隙間なしに満たす量のシリコーン系グリースからなる潤滑剤59が充填されており、斯かる量の潤滑剤59は、スラスト荷重下でも環状空間47、貫通孔50及び容積可変室56を隙間なしに満たす量となり、環状空間47、貫通孔50及び容積可変室56に隙間なしに満たされた潤滑剤59は、環状突起部48及び49並びに環状突起57及び58と共に環状面2及び4に接触してスラスト荷重を受けるようになっている。
【0031】
以上のスラスト滑り軸受1は、図5に示すようなストラット型サスペンションアセンブリにおけるコイルばね61の上部ばね座62と、油圧ダンパのピストンロッド63が固着される車体側の取付部材64との間に装着されて用いられる。この場合、貫通孔12及び22にピストンロッド63の上部が上ケース3及び下ケース5に対して軸心Oの回りでR方向に回転自在になるようにして挿通される。
【0032】
図5に示すようにスラスト滑り軸受1を介して装着されたストラット型サスペンションアセンブリでは、ステアリング操作に際してはコイルばね61を介する上部ばね座62の軸心Oの回りでの相対的なR方向の回転は、上ケース3の環状面2と環状突起部48及び49並びに潤滑剤59との間の摺動面での同方向の相対的な回転で滑らかに行われる。
【0033】
スラスト滑り軸受1によれば、環状突起部48及び49により形成された環状空間47に潤滑剤59が充填されているために、潤滑剤59を環状突起部48及び49と上ケース3の環状面2との間の摺動面に必要微小量だけ供給でき、しかも、環状空間47の潤滑剤59でもってもスラスト荷重を受けることができるために、上ケース3の環状面2に接する潤滑剤59の面もまた上ケース3に対する下ケース5の回転での摺動面となる上に、スラスト荷重下での容積可変室形成手段7の弾性変形による容積可変室56の縮小に伴う容積可変室56の潤滑剤59の内圧上昇が貫通孔50を介して環状空間47の潤滑剤に伝達されるために、環状空間47の潤滑剤59によるスラスト荷重受けを確実に行わせることができ、而して、低い摩擦トルクをもって摺動面を構成できて、摺動面での摩擦音の発生がなく、ころがり軸受と同等の滑らかなステアリング操作を確保できる。
【0034】
またスラスト滑り軸受1によれば、スラスト滑り軸受片6を環状突起26よりも径方向の外側であって環状突起28よりも径方向の内側に配しているため、斯かる一対の環状突起26及び28によりスラスト滑り軸受片6を径方向に関して位置決めできる上に、スラスト滑り軸受片6を径方向の内周面41及び外周面42で環状突起26及び28の夫々に摺動自在に接触させているために、スラスト荷重下でのスラスト滑り軸受片6の撓みを防止できる。
【0035】
前記のスラスト滑り軸受1では、環状板部45の面55に一体的に形成された環状突起57及び58を具備して容積可変室形成手段7を構成したが、これに代えて、図6及び図7に示すように、スラスト滑り軸受片6とは別体であって、環状板部45の面55と下ケース5の環状面4との間に介在されていると共に天然ゴム、合成ゴム又は熱可塑性エラストマーからなっている容積可変室形成部材71を具備して容積可変室形成手段7を構成してもよい。
【0036】
図6に示す容積可変室形成部材71は、環状基板72と、環状基板72の一方の面73に一体的にしかも同心であって径方向に離反して弾性変形可能に形成されていると共に環状板部45の面55と協働して容積可変室56を形成するように環状板部45の面55に夫々接触する二つの環状突起74及び75とを具備しており、環状基板72の他方の面76は下ケース5の環状面4に接触している。
【0037】
天然ゴム、合成ゴム又は熱可塑性エラストマーからなっている容積可変室形成部材71の環状突起74及び75は、スラスト荷重下で環状突起部48及び49の変形に先立って弾性変形し、斯かるスラスト荷重による弾性変形で容積可変室56の容積を小さくするようになっている。
【0038】
容積可変室形成部材71を具備したスラスト滑り軸受1でも、各貫通孔50を介して環状空間47と容積可変室56とは互いに連通されており、環状空間47、貫通孔50及び容積可変室56に隙間なしに満たされた潤滑剤59は、環状突起部48及び49と共に環状面2に接触してスラスト荷重を受けるようになって、上ケース3の環状面2に接する潤滑剤59の面もまた上ケース3に対する下ケース5の回転での摺動面となる結果、斯かるスラスト滑り軸受1を図5に示す上部ばね座62と取付部材64との間に装着しても、スラスト荷重下での容積可変室形成手段7の環状突起74及び75の弾性変形による容積可変室56の縮小に伴う容積可変室56の潤滑剤59の内圧上昇が貫通孔50を介して環状空間47の潤滑剤に伝達されるために、環状空間47の潤滑剤59によるスラスト荷重受けを確実に行わせることができ、上記と同様に、低い摩擦トルクをもって摺動面を構成できて、摺動面での摩擦音の発生がなく、ころがり軸受と同等の滑らかなステアリング操作を確保できる。
【0039】
容積可変室形成部材71を具備した容積可変室形成手段7の場合には、図6に示すように、環状板部45の面55に一体的に形成されていると共に同心であって径方向において離反した二つの他の環状突起部78及び79を更に具備したスラスト滑り軸受片6を用い、容積可変室形成部材71を径方向において環状突起部78及び79間に配すると、容積可変室形成部材71を環状突起部78及び79でもってスラスト滑り軸受片6に対して常時正常な位置に位置決めでき、スラスト滑り軸受片6と容積可変室形成部材71との互いの正常な重ね合わせを維持できて好ましい。
【0040】
上記の環状突起部48及び49の夫々は、断面矩形状をもって形成されているが、これに代えて、図8に示すように断面半円形状をもって形成されてもよく、また、図9に示すように、環状突起部48及び49に加えて、径方向において環状突起部48及び49間であって環状板部45の面46に一体的に形成されていると共に上ケース3の環状面2に当該環状面2に対して摺動自在であって環状空間47を分割して当該環状面2並びに環状突起部48及び49と協働して複数(本例では二つ)の互いに分離された分割環状空間81及び82を形成するように接触する中間環状突起部83を具備してスラスト滑り軸受片6を構成してもよく、この場合にも上記と同様に、分割環状空間81及び82の夫々に隙間なしに潤滑剤59を充填するが、例えば環状突起57及び58をもって容積可変室形成手段7を構成する場合には、好ましくは、環状突起57及び58に加えて、径方向において環状突起57及び58間であって環状板部45の面55に一体的であって弾性変形可能に形成されていると共に容積可変室56を分割して下ケース5の環状面4並びに環状突起57及び58と協働して二つの互いに分離された分割容積可変室84及び85を形成するように下ケース5の環状面4に接触する中間環状突起86を更に具備して容積可変室形成手段7を構成し、分割環状空間81及び82を各貫通孔50を介して分割容積可変室84及び85に夫々独立して連通させる。
【0041】
図9に示すスラスト滑り軸受1では、スラスト荷重を中間環状突起部83でも分散して受けることになる結果、環状突起部48及び49の撓み変形の生起を更に確実に回避できる上に、分割環状空間81及び82のうちの一方の分割環状空間に充填された潤滑剤59が多量に漏出したとしても、この漏出が他方の分割環状空間に影響することを阻止して、残る他方の分割環状空間で上記の作用を行わせることができる結果、フェールセーフなものとなる。
【0042】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、グリース等の潤滑剤を長期に亘って摺動面に介在させることができる上に、斯かる潤滑剤をスラスト荷重受けにも利用でき、而して、スラスト荷重が大きくなっても摩擦トルクはほとんど変わらず、低い摩擦トルクをもって摺動面を構成できて、長期の使用でも斯かる低い摩擦係数を維持できる上に、摺動面での摩擦音の発生がなく、しかも、ストラット型サスペンションにスラスト滑り軸受として組込んでもころがり軸受と同等の滑らかなステアリング操作を確保し得る上に乗り心地を向上できるスラスト滑り軸受を提供することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の実施の形態の好ましい一例の断面図である。
【図2】図1に示す例の下ケース及びスラスト滑り軸受片の平面図である。
【図3】図1に示す例のスラスト滑り軸受片の上方からの斜視図である。
【図4】図1に示す例のスラスト滑り軸受片の下方からの斜視図である。
【図5】図1に示す例をストラット型サスペンションに組込んだ例の説明図である。
【図6】本発明の実施の形態の好ましい他の例の断面図である。
【図7】図6に示す例の容積可変室形成部材の平面図である。
【図8】本発明の実施の形態の好ましい更に他の例の一部の断面図である。
【図9】本発明の実施の形態の好ましい更に他の例の一部の断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 スラスト滑り軸受
2、4 環状面
3 上ケース
5 下ケース
6 スラスト滑り軸受片
7 容積可変室形成手段
45 環状板部
46、55 面
47 環状空間
48、49 環状突起部
50 貫通孔
56 容積可変室
59 潤滑剤
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a thrust slide bearing, and more particularly to a thrust slide bearing suitable for being incorporated as a strut type suspension (McPherson type) slide bearing in a four-wheeled vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, a strut type suspension is mainly used for a front wheel of a four-wheeled vehicle, and is a combination of a strut assembly having a hydraulic shock absorber incorporated in an outer cylinder integrated with a main shaft and a coil spring. Such a suspension has a structure in which the axis of the coil spring is positively offset with respect to the axis of the strut, and the piston rod of the shock absorber incorporated in the strut is smoothly slid. On the other hand, there is a structure in which the axes of the coil springs are aligned and arranged. In either structure, when the strut assembly rotates together with the coil spring by the steering operation, a thrust bearing is arranged between the mounting member of the vehicle body and the upper spring seat of the coil spring so as to smoothly rotate the strut assembly.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-303873 [Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-257146 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this thrust bearing, a rolling bearing using a ball or a needle or a sliding bearing made of a synthetic resin is used. However, the rolling bearing has a problem that a ball or a needle may be fatigued and broken due to a minute swing and a vibration load, and it is difficult to maintain a smooth steering operation. Since sliding bearings have a higher friction torque than rolling bearings, the friction torque increases when the thrust load increases, and the steering operation becomes heavy.In addition, depending on the combination of synthetic resins, a stick-slip phenomenon occurs. There is a problem that a friction noise is generated due to the stick-slip phenomenon.
[0005]
Lubricants such as grease are applied to the sliding bearings. As long as such lubricants intervene on the sliding surface as desired, the above-mentioned friction noise hardly occurs. Friction noise may start to occur due to the disappearance of the lubricant due to use.
[0006]
Note that the above problem is not limited to the thrust slide bearing incorporated in the strut type suspension, but can also occur in a general thrust slide bearing.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is to allow a lubricant such as grease to intervene on a sliding surface for a long period of time, and to use such a lubricant for thrust. It can also be used for load receiving, so even if the thrust load increases, the friction torque hardly changes, the sliding surface can be configured with a low friction torque, and such a low friction coefficient can be maintained over a long period of use. In addition, a thrust slide bearing that does not generate frictional noise on the sliding surface, ensures smooth steering operation equivalent to a rolling bearing even when incorporated as a thrust slide bearing in a strut type suspension, and improves ride comfort To provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A thrust slide bearing according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a first bearing body having an annular surface, and the first bearing body being rotatable around the axis of the first bearing body. A second bearing body having an annular surface that is superimposed and faces the annular surface of the first bearing body; and an annular thrust slide bearing piece and a variable volume chamber forming means interposed between the annular surfaces. Here, the thrust sliding bearing piece is formed integrally with the annular plate portion and one surface of the annular plate portion, and is formed on the annular surface of the first bearing body with respect to the annular surface. At least two annular projections that are slidable and contact to form an annular space in cooperation with the annular surface, and at least one through hole provided in the annular plate, The variable volume chamber forming means forms a variable volume chamber in cooperation with the other surface of the annular plate portion. It is elastically deformable under a thrust load so as to be interposed between the other surface of the annular plate portion and the annular surface of the second bearing body, and the through hole has one end that opens into the annular space at one end. At the other end, the annular space and the variable volume chamber communicate with each other by opening to the variable volume chamber, and the annular space, the variable volume chamber and the through hole are filled with a lubricant.
[0009]
According to the thrust sliding bearing of the first aspect, since the annular space formed by the two annular projections is filled with the lubricant, the lubricant is provided between the two annular projections and the annular shape of the first bearing body. Since only a very small amount can be supplied to the sliding surface between the first bearing and the thrust load even with the lubricant in the annular space, the surface of the lubricant in contact with the annular surface of the first bearing body Also, on the sliding surface when the second bearing body rotates with respect to the first bearing body, the volume variable chamber is reduced due to the elastic deformation of the variable volume chamber forming means under the thrust load. Since the increase in the internal pressure of the lubricant is transmitted to the lubricant in the annular space through the through hole, the thrust load can be reliably received by the lubricant in the annular space. The sliding surface can be configured to reduce the friction noise on the sliding surface. Raw without, can ensure a smooth steering operation equivalent to rolling bearings.
[0010]
The variable volume chamber forming means is formed integrally with the other surface of the annular plate portion so as to be elastically deformable, as in the thrust slide bearing according to the second aspect of the present invention, and is provided with the second bearing body. Even with the annular projection contacting the annular surface of the second bearing body so as to form a variable volume chamber in cooperation with the annular surface, as in the thrust sliding bearing of the third aspect of the present invention, It may include a variable volume chamber forming member interposed between the other surface of the annular plate portion and the annular surface of the second bearing body, such a variable volume chamber forming member includes an annular substrate, The annular substrate is formed integrally with one surface of the annular substrate so as to be elastically deformable, and cooperates with the other surface of the annular plate to form a variable volume chamber on the other surface of the annular plate. And an annular projection that comes into contact with it.
[0011]
The thrust slide bearing piece further includes two other annular projections integrally formed on the other surface of the annular plate, like the thrust slide bearing of the fourth aspect of the present invention, In this case, it is preferable that the variable volume chamber forming member is disposed between two other annular projections in the radial direction. According to the thrust slide bearing of this aspect, the variable volume chamber forming member provided separately from the thrust slide bearing piece is always positioned at a normal position with respect to the thrust slide bearing piece by two other annular projections. The normal superposition of the thrust slide bearing piece and the variable volume chamber forming member can be maintained.
[0012]
The variable volume chamber forming member is preferably made of a natural rubber, a synthetic rubber, or a thermoplastic elastomer, like the thrust slide bearing of the fifth aspect of the present invention.
[0013]
In the present invention, the thrust slide bearing piece is integrally formed on one surface of the annular plate portion between the two annular protrusions in the radial direction, as in the thrust slide bearing of the sixth aspect. And an annular surface of the first bearing body, which is slidable with respect to the annular surface, divides the annular space, and cooperates with the annular surface and the two annular projections to form a plurality of separated divisions. At least one intermediate annular projection may be provided to contact to form an annular space, and even such an intermediate annular projection may receive a thrust load in a distributed manner, resulting in a deflection of the two annular projections. In addition to being able to more reliably avoid the occurrence of deformation, even if a large amount of lubricant filled in one of the plurality of divided annular spaces leaks, the leakage affects other divided annular spaces. Prevent things from remaining Split annular space results which can perform the function of the above, it becomes fail-safe.
[0014]
The lubricant preferably fills the annular space, the variable volume chamber and the through hole without a gap under a thrust load like the thrust slide bearing according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, and optionally the eighth aspect of the present invention. As in the thrust slide bearing according to the aspect, the annular space, the variable volume chamber, and the through hole may be filled without a gap under thrust no load.
[0015]
The lubricant contains at least one of grease and lubricating oil as in the thrust sliding bearing according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, and preferably as in the thrust sliding bearing according to the tenth aspect of the present invention. , Made of silicone grease.
[0016]
In the thrust slide bearing of the present invention, the two bearing bodies and the thrust slide bearing piece are preferably made of a synthetic resin, and the synthetic resin constituting the thrust slide bearing piece housed between the two bearing bodies has particularly self-lubricating properties. Preferably, the synthetic resin constituting the double bearing body is excellent in mechanical properties such as abrasion resistance, impact resistance, sliding properties such as creep resistance and rigidity, and specifically, As in the sliding bearing according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the double bearing body is a synthetic resin containing at least one of a polyacetal resin, a polyamide resin, a thermoplastic polyester resin, a polyolefin resin, a polycarbonate resin and a fluororesin. The thrust slide bearing piece may be made of a polyacetal resin, a polyamide resin, a thermoplastic resin, or the like, as in the slide bearing of the twelfth aspect of the present invention. Polyester resins, may consist of synthetic resin including at least one of a polyolefin resin and fluorine resin. For at least the first bearing body, a synthetic resin similar to the synthetic resin constituting the thrust slide bearing piece can be used. When a resin is used and its preferable combination is exemplified, for the thrust slide bearing piece and the first bearing body, a combination of a polyacetal resin and a polyamide resin, a combination of a polyolefin resin, particularly, a polyethylene resin and a polyacetal resin. There is a combination of a polyacetal resin and a thermoplastic polyester resin, particularly a combination of a polybutylene terephthalate resin, and a combination of a polyacetal resin and a polyacetal resin.
[0017]
In the thrust slide bearing of the present invention, preferably, as in the slide bearing of the thirteenth aspect, the first bearing body is attached to the second bearing body at its radially outer peripheral edge. The outer peripheral edge portion and the inner peripheral edge portion of both bearing bodies in the radial direction are elastically fitted at the radially outer peripheral portion of the bearing member, as in the slide bearing of the fourteenth aspect of the present invention. A labyrinth is formed between the two bearing bodies in at least one of the parts, and intrusion of dust, muddy water, etc. into the space between the first and second bearing bodies equipped with the thrust sliding bearing pieces. Can be preferably prevented by such a labyrinth.
[0018]
In the sliding bearing according to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the second bearing body has large-diameter and small-diameter annular projections integrally formed on the annular surface thereof, and the thrust sliding bearing piece and the variable volume. The chamber forming means is disposed radially inward of the large-diameter annular projection and radially outward of the small-diameter annular projection, and at least the thrust slide bearing piece is formed by the pair of annular projections. Can be positioned in the radial direction, and the thrust slide bearing piece can be formed into a large-diameter and small-diameter annular ring of the second bearing body on the radially outer and inner peripheral surfaces as in the slide bearing of the sixteenth aspect of the present invention. By slidably contacting each of the projections, it is possible to prevent the thrust slide bearing piece from bending under a thrust load.
[0019]
Next, the present invention and its embodiments will be described with reference to preferred examples shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these examples.
[0020]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 to 4, a thrust slide bearing 1 for use in a strut type suspension in a four-wheeled vehicle of the present embodiment has an annular surface 2 and is formed of a synthetic resin, for example, a polyacetal resin, as a first bearing body. A synthetic resin made of a synthetic resin having a case 3 and an annular surface 4 which is superimposed on the upper case 3 so as to be rotatable in the R direction around the axis O of the upper case 3 and faces the annular surface 2 of the upper case 3. For example, an annular lower case 5 as a second bearing body made of, for example, polyacetal resin, an annular thrust sliding bearing piece 6 and a variable volume chamber forming means 7 interposed between the annular surfaces 2 and 4 are provided. ing.
[0021]
The annular upper case 3 having the through hole 12 defined by the inner peripheral surface 11 is formed integrally with the annular upper case body 13 having the annular surface 2 and the annular surface 2 of the upper case body 13. And an innermost cylindrical hanging portion 14 hanging down toward the lower case 5 and a radially outer portion of the innermost cylindrical hanging portion 14 and integrally formed on the annular surface 2. And an inner cylindrical hanging portion 15 hanging down toward the lower case 5, a cylindrical hanging engaging portion 16 integrally formed on a radially outer peripheral edge of the upper case main body 13, The lower case 5 is disposed radially inward of the hanging engagement portion 16 and radially outside of the inner cylindrical hanging portion 15 and is integrally formed with the annular surface 2. An outer peripheral side cylindrical hanging portion 17 hanging down and a cylindrical hanging engaging portion 16 An engaging hook portion 18 formed on the inner circumferential surface in the direction, and a cylindrical portion 20 integrally formed on the outer surface 19 of the upper case body portion 13 on the radially inner circumferential side of the upper case body portion 13. In addition, they are integrally formed.
[0022]
An annular lower case 5 having a through hole 22 that is concentric with and the same diameter as the through hole 12 and that is defined by the inner peripheral surface 21 includes an annular lower case main body 23 having an annular surface 4 and a lower case main body 23. An innermost peripheral cylinder formed integrally with the radially inner peripheral edge of the main body 23 and protruding toward the upper case 3 so as to be disposed radially inside the innermost peripheral cylindrical hanging portion 14. The protrusions 24 are disposed radially outside of the innermost cylindrical protrusion 24 and are formed integrally with the annular surface 4. An inner cylindrical protrusion 25 protruding toward the upper case 3 so as to be disposed between the peripheral cylindrical hanging portions 15, and a radial outside of the inner cylindrical protrusion 25. And is formed integrally with the annular surface 4 and radially outside of the inner peripheral side cylindrical hanging portion 15. An annular projection 26 having a small diameter protruding toward the upper case 3 so as to be disposed, and is formed integrally with a radially outer peripheral edge of the lower case main body 23, and has a cylindrical hanging engagement portion 16 and an outer peripheral side. A cylindrical projecting engaging portion 27 protruding toward the upper case 3 so as to be disposed between the cylindrical hanging portions 17; and a radially inner portion of the annular projecting portion 26 inside the cylindrical projecting engaging portion 27 in the radial direction. And is formed integrally with the annular surface 4 and protrudes toward the upper case 3 so as to be arranged radially inward of the outer peripheral cylindrical hanging portion 17 and has an annular shape. An annular projection 28 having a diameter larger than that of the projection 26, and an engagement hook 29 formed on the radially outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical projection engagement portion 27 and engaged with the engagement hook 18. It is formed integrally.
[0023]
The upper case 3 has an engagement hook 18 of a cylindrical hanging engagement portion 16 at a radially outer peripheral edge thereof and an engagement hook portion of a cylindrical projecting engagement portion 27 at a radially outer peripheral edge of the lower case 5. 29 is elastically engaged with the lower case 5 by snap-fitting.
[0024]
At least one of the outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge in the radial direction of the upper case 3 and the lower case 5, in this example, both edges, between the upper case 3 and the lower case 5, the upper case body 13, A labyrinth is formed by the innermost cylindrical hanging portion 14 and the inner cylindrical hanging portion 15 and the lower case body 23, the innermost cylindrical projecting portion 24, the inner cylindrical projecting portion 25, and the annular projection 26. A labyrinth 31 is formed by the (maze) 31 by the upper case body portion 13, the cylindrical hanging engagement portion 16 and the outer peripheral side cylindrical hanging portion 17, the lower case body portion 23, the cylindrical projecting engagement portion 27 and the annular projection 28. An annular ring in which the thrust slide bearing piece 6 is mounted between the upper case body 13 and the lower case body 23 by the labyrinth 31 on the inner peripheral edge and the labyrinth 32 on the outer peripheral edge. Outside to space 33 Dust, invasion of muddy water or the like is prevented from.
[0025]
The thrust slide bearing piece 6 made of a synthetic resin, for example, a polyacetal resin, is slidably contacted with the annular projections 26 and 28 on its radial inner circumferential surface 41 and outer circumferential surface 42, respectively. It is disposed radially inward and radially outward of the annular projection 26.
[0026]
The thrust slide bearing piece 6 is formed integrally with the annular plate portion 45 and one annular surface 46 of the annular plate portion 45 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, and is formed on the annular surface 2 of the upper case 3. 2 and concentric small- and large-diameter annular projections 48 and 49 which are slidable with respect to the annular surface 2 and cooperate with the annular surface 2 to form an annular space 47; And a plurality of through holes 50 provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
[0027]
It is elastically deformable under a thrust load so as to form an annular variable volume chamber 56 in cooperation with the other annular surface 55 of the annular plate portion 45, and the surface 55 of the annular plate portion 45 and the annular shape of the lower case 5 are formed. The variable volume chamber forming means 7 interposed between the surface 4 and the variable volume chamber forming means 7 is formed integrally with the surface 55 of the annular plate portion 45 so as to be elastically deformable and cooperates with the annular surface 4 of the lower case 5. And two annular projections 57 and 58 that come into contact with the annular surface 4 of the lower case 5 so as to form a variable volume chamber 56. The annular projections 57 and 58 lower the surface 55 of the annular plate 45. The case 5 is separated from the annular surface 4 and is not in contact with the annular surface 4.
[0028]
The annular projections 57 and 58 of the variable volume chamber forming means 7 which are arranged radially inward from the annular projection 28 and radially outward from the annular projection 26 respectively include an annular plate 45 and As a result of being integrally formed, it is made of polyacetal resin similarly to the annular plate portion 45, and radially deforms the annular projections 48 and 49 so as to be elastically deformed prior to deformation of the annular projections 48 and 49 under a thrust load. It is formed to have a radial width smaller than the width, and the volume of the variable volume chamber 56 is reduced by elastic deformation due to the thrust load.
[0029]
Each through-hole 50 opens at one end into the annular space 47, and opens at the other end into the variable volume chamber 56 so that the annular space 47 and the variable volume chamber 56 communicate with each other.
[0030]
The annular space 47, the through hole 50, and the variable volume chamber 56 are filled with a lubricant 59 made of silicone-based grease in an amount that fills the annular space 47, the through hole 50, and the variable volume chamber 56 without a thrust under no load. This amount of the lubricant 59 fills the annular space 47, the through hole 50, and the variable volume chamber 56 without a gap even under a thrust load, and the lubricant 59 has a gap in the annular space 47, the through hole 50, and the variable volume chamber 56. The lubricator 59 filled without contact with the annular projections 48 and 49 and the annular projections 57 and 58 comes into contact with the annular surfaces 2 and 4 to receive a thrust load.
[0031]
The above-described thrust slide bearing 1 is mounted between an upper spring seat 62 of a coil spring 61 in a strut type suspension assembly as shown in FIG. 5 and a mounting member 64 on a vehicle body side to which a piston rod 63 of a hydraulic damper is fixed. It is used. In this case, the upper part of the piston rod 63 is inserted into the through holes 12 and 22 so as to be rotatable around the axis O in the R direction with respect to the upper case 3 and the lower case 5.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 5, in the strut-type suspension assembly mounted via the thrust slide bearing 1, the relative rotation in the R direction about the axis O of the upper spring seat 62 via the coil spring 61 during the steering operation. Is smoothly performed by the relative rotation in the same direction on the sliding surface between the annular surface 2 of the upper case 3 and the annular projections 48 and 49 and the lubricant 59.
[0033]
According to the thrust slide bearing 1, since the lubricant 59 is filled in the annular space 47 formed by the annular projections 48 and 49, the lubricant 59 is applied to the annular projections 48 and 49 and the annular surface of the upper case 3. 2 can be supplied to the sliding surface between the upper case 3 and the lubricant 59 in the annular space 47 and can receive the thrust load. Is also a sliding surface when the lower case 5 rotates with respect to the upper case 3, and the volume variable chamber 56 is reduced by the elastic deformation of the volume variable chamber forming means 7 under a thrust load. Since the increase in the internal pressure of the lubricant 59 is transmitted to the lubricant in the annular space 47 through the through-hole 50, the thrust load can be reliably received by the lubricant 59 in the annular space 47. , Low friction tor And can be configured sliding surface with no occurrence of frictional noise in the sliding surface, it can secure smooth steering operation equivalent to rolling bearings.
[0034]
Further, according to the thrust slide bearing 1, the thrust slide bearing piece 6 is arranged radially outside of the annular protrusion 26 and radially inside of the annular protrusion 28. And 28, the thrust slide bearing piece 6 can be positioned in the radial direction, and the thrust slide bearing piece 6 is slidably contacted with the annular projections 26 and 28 respectively on the inner circumferential surface 41 and the outer circumferential surface 42 in the radial direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the thrust sliding bearing piece 6 from bending under a thrust load.
[0035]
In the above-described thrust slide bearing 1, the variable volume chamber forming means 7 is configured by including the annular projections 57 and 58 integrally formed on the surface 55 of the annular plate portion 45. As shown in FIG. 7, it is separate from the thrust slide bearing piece 6, is interposed between the surface 55 of the annular plate portion 45 and the annular surface 4 of the lower case 5, and has a natural rubber, a synthetic rubber or The variable volume chamber forming means 7 may be provided with a variable volume chamber forming member 71 made of a thermoplastic elastomer.
[0036]
The variable volume chamber forming member 71 shown in FIG. 6 is formed integrally and concentrically with the annular substrate 72 and one surface 73 of the annular substrate 72 so as to be radially separated from each other and to be elastically deformable. It has two annular projections 74 and 75 respectively contacting the surface 55 of the annular plate portion 45 so as to form the variable volume chamber 56 in cooperation with the surface 55 of the plate portion 45, and the other of the annular substrate 72. The surface 76 is in contact with the annular surface 4 of the lower case 5.
[0037]
The annular projections 74 and 75 of the variable volume chamber forming member 71 made of natural rubber, synthetic rubber or thermoplastic elastomer are elastically deformed under the thrust load prior to the deformation of the annular projections 48 and 49, and the thrust load is reduced. The volume of the variable volume chamber 56 is reduced by the elastic deformation caused by the pressure.
[0038]
Also in the thrust sliding bearing 1 provided with the variable volume chamber forming member 71, the annular space 47 and the variable volume chamber 56 are communicated with each other through the respective through holes 50, and the annular space 47, the through hole 50, and the variable volume chamber 56 are provided. The lubricator 59 filled without any gap comes into contact with the annular surface 2 together with the annular projections 48 and 49 to receive a thrust load, and the surface of the lubricant 59 contacting the annular surface 2 of the upper case 3 is also reduced. Further, as a result of the sliding surface of the lower case 5 rotating with respect to the upper case 3, even when the thrust slide bearing 1 is mounted between the upper spring seat 62 and the mounting member 64 shown in FIG. Due to the elastic deformation of the annular projections 74 and 75 of the variable volume chamber forming means 7, the internal pressure of the lubricant 59 of the variable volume chamber 56 rises due to the contraction of the variable volume chamber 56 through the through hole 50. Communicated to Therefore, the thrust load can be reliably received by the lubricant 59 in the annular space 47, and the sliding surface can be formed with a low friction torque as described above, and no friction noise is generated on the sliding surface. As a result, a smooth steering operation equivalent to that of a rolling bearing can be secured.
[0039]
In the case of the variable volume chamber forming means 7 provided with the variable volume chamber forming member 71, as shown in FIG. When the variable capacity chamber forming member 71 is disposed between the annular projections 78 and 79 in the radial direction by using the thrust slide bearing piece 6 further provided with two other separated annular projections 78 and 79, the variable volume chamber forming member 71 can be always positioned at a normal position with respect to the thrust slide bearing piece 6 by the annular projections 78 and 79, and the normal superposition of the thrust slide bearing piece 6 and the variable volume chamber forming member 71 can be maintained. preferable.
[0040]
Each of the annular projections 48 and 49 is formed to have a rectangular cross section, but instead may be formed to have a semicircular cross section as shown in FIG. 8, or may be formed as shown in FIG. As described above, in addition to the annular projections 48 and 49, between the annular projections 48 and 49 in the radial direction and integrally with the surface 46 of the annular plate portion 45, A plurality of (two in this example) separated divisions are slidable with respect to the annular surface 2 and cooperate with the annular surface 2 and the annular projections 48 and 49 by dividing the annular space 47. The thrust slide bearing piece 6 may be provided with an intermediate annular projection 83 that comes into contact to form the annular spaces 81 and 82, and in this case as well, each of the divided annular spaces 81 and 82 may have the same structure as described above. Is filled with lubricant 59 without gaps For example, when the variable volume chamber forming means 7 is constituted by the annular projections 57 and 58, preferably, in addition to the annular projections 57 and 58, the surface of the annular plate portion 45 is provided between the annular projections 57 and 58 in the radial direction. 55 is formed integrally and resiliently deformable, and divides the variable volume chamber 56 so as to cooperate with the annular surface 4 of the lower case 5 and the annular projections 57 and 58 to form two separated divided volumes. The variable volume chamber forming means 7 is further provided with an intermediate annular projection 86 which comes into contact with the annular surface 4 of the lower case 5 so as to form the variable chambers 84 and 85. Respectively, and communicate with the variable divided volume chambers 84 and 85 independently.
[0041]
In the thrust slide bearing 1 shown in FIG. 9, the thrust load is also dispersed and received by the intermediate annular projection 83, so that the occurrence of the bending deformation of the annular projections 48 and 49 can be avoided more reliably, and the split annular bearing 83 can be avoided. Even if the lubricant 59 filled in one of the divided annular spaces of the spaces 81 and 82 leaks in a large amount, this leakage is prevented from affecting the other divided annular space, and the remaining other divided annular space is prevented. As a result, the above operation can be performed, and as a result, fail-safe operation can be achieved.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a lubricant such as grease can be interposed on the sliding surface for a long period of time, and such a lubricant can also be used for receiving a thrust load, thereby increasing the thrust load. Even though the friction torque hardly changes, the sliding surface can be configured with a low friction torque, such a low friction coefficient can be maintained over a long period of use, and no friction noise is generated on the sliding surface. It is possible to provide a thrust slide bearing which can ensure the same smooth steering operation as a rolling bearing even when incorporated as a thrust slide bearing in a die suspension, and can improve ride comfort.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a lower case and a thrust slide bearing piece of the example shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view from above of the thrust slide bearing piece of the example shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view from below of a thrust slide bearing piece of the example shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which the example shown in FIG. 1 is incorporated in a strut type suspension.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of another preferred example of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the variable volume chamber forming member of the example shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of still another preferred example of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of still another preferred example of the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Thrust sliding bearing 2, 4 Annular surface 3 Upper case 5 Lower case 6 Thrust sliding bearing piece 7 Variable volume chamber forming means 45 Annular plate portions 46, 55 Surface 47 Annular spaces 48, 49 Annular projection 50 Through hole 56 Variable volume chamber 59 Lubricant

Claims (17)

環状面を有した第一の軸受体と、この第一の軸受体に当該第一の軸受体の軸心の回りで回転自在となるように重ね合わされると共に第一の軸受体の環状面に対面した環状面を有する第二の軸受体と、両環状面間に介在されている環状のスラスト滑り軸受片及び容積可変室形成手段とを具備しており、スラスト滑り軸受片は、環状板部と、この環状板部の一方の面に一体的に形成されていると共に第一の軸受体の環状面に当該環状面に対して摺動自在であって当該環状面と協働して環状空間を形成するように接触する少なくとも二つの環状突起部と、環状板部に設けられた少なくとも一つの貫通孔とを具備しており、容積可変室形成手段は、環状板部の他方の面と協働して容積可変室を形成するようにスラスト荷重下で弾性変形可能であって環状板部の他方の面と第二の軸受体の環状面との間に介在されており、貫通孔は、一端では環状空間に開口する一方、他端では容積可変室に開口して環状空間と容積可変室とを互いに連通させており、環状空間、容積可変室及び貫通孔には潤滑剤が充填されているスラスト滑り軸受。A first bearing body having an annular surface, and the first bearing body is superimposed on the first bearing body so as to be rotatable around the axis of the first bearing body, and is attached to the annular surface of the first bearing body. A second bearing body having an opposed annular surface, an annular thrust sliding bearing piece and a variable volume chamber forming means interposed between the two annular surfaces, and the thrust sliding bearing piece has an annular plate portion. And an annular space formed integrally with one surface of the annular plate portion and slidable on the annular surface of the first bearing body with respect to the annular surface and cooperating with the annular surface. And at least one through hole provided in the annular plate portion, and the variable volume chamber forming means cooperates with the other surface of the annular plate portion. Ring that is elastically deformable under thrust load to form a variable volume chamber The through-hole is interposed between the other surface of the plate portion and the annular surface of the second bearing body, and the through hole opens at one end into the annular space, and opens at the other end into the variable volume chamber to form an annular space. A thrust slide bearing in which the variable volume chamber communicates with each other, and the annular space, the variable volume chamber, and the through hole are filled with a lubricant. 容積可変室形成手段は、環状板部の他方の面に一体的であって弾性変形可能に形成されていると共に第二の軸受体の環状面と協働して容積可変室を形成するように第二の軸受体の環状面に接触する環状突起を具備している請求項1に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The variable volume chamber forming means is formed integrally and elastically deformable on the other surface of the annular plate portion and forms a variable volume chamber in cooperation with the annular surface of the second bearing body. The thrust slide bearing according to claim 1, further comprising an annular projection that contacts an annular surface of the second bearing body. 容積可変室形成手段は、環状板部の他方の面と第二の軸受体の環状面との間に介在されている容積可変室形成部材を具備しており、容積可変室形成部材は、環状基板と、この環状基板の一方の面に一体的であって弾性変形可能に形成されていると共に環状板部の他方の面と協働して容積可変室を形成するように環状板部の他方の面に接触する環状突起とを具備している請求項1に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The variable volume chamber forming means includes a variable volume chamber forming member interposed between the other surface of the annular plate portion and the annular surface of the second bearing body. The other of the annular plate portion is formed integrally with one surface of the annular substrate so as to be elastically deformable and cooperates with the other surface of the annular plate portion to form a variable volume chamber. 3. The thrust slide bearing according to claim 1, further comprising an annular projection that contacts the surface of the thrust bearing. スラスト滑り軸受片は、環状板部の他方の面に一体的に形成されている二つの他の環状突起部を更に具備しており、容積可変室形成部材は、径方向において二つの他の環状突起部間に配されている請求項3に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing piece further includes two other annular projections integrally formed on the other surface of the annular plate portion, and the variable volume chamber forming member includes two other annular projections in the radial direction. The thrust slide bearing according to claim 3, which is arranged between the projections. 容積可変室形成部材は、天然ゴム、合成ゴム又は熱可塑性エラストマーからなっている請求項3又は4に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the variable volume chamber forming member is made of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, or thermoplastic elastomer. スラスト滑り軸受片は、径方向においてその二つの環状突起部間であって環状板部の一方の面に一体的に形成されていると共に第一の軸受体の環状面に当該環状面に対して摺動自在であって環状空間を分割して当該環状面及び二つの環状突起部と協働して複数の互いに分離された分割環状空間を形成するように接触する少なくとも一つの中間環状突起部を具備している請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing piece is integrally formed on one surface of the annular plate portion between the two annular protrusions in the radial direction, and on the annular surface of the first bearing body with respect to the annular surface. At least one intermediate annular projection that is slidable and divides the annular space and cooperates with the annular surface and the two annular projections to form a plurality of separated annular spaces. A thrust slide bearing according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising: 潤滑剤は、スラスト荷重下で環状空間、容積可変室及び貫通孔を隙間なしに満たしている請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lubricant fills the annular space, the variable volume chamber, and the through hole without a gap under a thrust load. 潤滑剤は、スラスト無荷重下で環状空間、容積可変室及び貫通孔を隙間なしに満たしている請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the lubricant fills the annular space, the variable volume chamber, and the through hole without a gap under a thrust no load. 潤滑剤は、グリース及び潤滑油のうちの少なくとも一つを含む請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the lubricant includes at least one of grease and lubricating oil. 潤滑剤は、シリコーン系グリースからなる請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust sliding bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the lubricant is made of silicone-based grease. 両軸受体は、ポリアセタール樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂、熱可塑性ポリエステル樹脂、ポリオレフィン樹脂、ポリカーボネート樹脂及びフッ素樹脂のうちの少なくとも一つを含む合成樹脂からなっている請求項1から10のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The dual bearing body is made of a synthetic resin containing at least one of a polyacetal resin, a polyamide resin, a thermoplastic polyester resin, a polyolefin resin, a polycarbonate resin, and a fluororesin. Thrust sliding bearing. スラスト滑り軸受片は、ポリアセタール樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂、熱可塑性ポリエステル樹脂、ポリオレフィン樹脂及びフッ素樹脂のうちの少なくとも一つを含む合成樹脂からなっている請求項1から11のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the thrust slide bearing piece is made of a synthetic resin containing at least one of a polyacetal resin, a polyamide resin, a thermoplastic polyester resin, a polyolefin resin, and a fluororesin. Plain bearings. 第一の軸受体は、その径方向の外周縁部で第二の軸受体に当該第二の軸受体の径方向の外周縁部において弾性嵌着されるようになっている請求項1から12のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The first bearing body is adapted to be elastically fitted to the second bearing body at the radial outer peripheral edge at the radial outer peripheral edge of the second bearing body. A thrust slide bearing according to any one of the preceding claims. 両軸受体のその径方向の外周縁部及び内周縁部のうちの少なくとも一方における両軸受体間にはラビリンスが形成されるようになっている請求項1から13のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。14. The labyrinth according to claim 1, wherein a labyrinth is formed between the two bearings at at least one of the radially outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge of the two bearings. Thrust slide bearing. 第二の軸受体は、その環状面に一体的に形成された大径及び小径の環状突起を有しており、スラスト滑り軸受片及び容積可変室形成手段は、大径の環状突起よりも径方向の内側に配されていると共に小径の環状突起よりも径方向の外側に配されている請求項1から14のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The second bearing body has large-diameter and small-diameter annular projections integrally formed on its annular surface, and the thrust slide bearing piece and the variable volume chamber forming means have a diameter larger than that of the large-diameter annular projection. The thrust slide bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the thrust slide bearing is disposed on an inner side in the direction and is disposed on an outer side in a radial direction than the small-diameter annular projection. スラスト滑り軸受片は、その径方向の外周面及び内周面で第二の軸受体の大径及び小径の環状突起の夫々に摺動自在に接触している請求項15に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing according to claim 15, wherein the thrust slide bearing piece slidably contacts the large-diameter and small-diameter annular projections of the second bearing body on its radially outer and inner peripheral surfaces. . 四輪自動車におけるストラット型サスペンションに用いるための請求項1から16のいずれか一項に記載のスラスト滑り軸受。The thrust slide bearing according to any one of claims 1 to 16, which is used for a strut type suspension in a four-wheeled vehicle.
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