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JP3938430B2 - Manufacturing method of screw shaft - Google Patents
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JP3938430B2
JP3938430B2 JP07390098A JP7390098A JP3938430B2 JP 3938430 B2 JP3938430 B2 JP 3938430B2 JP 07390098 A JP07390098 A JP 07390098A JP 7390098 A JP7390098 A JP 7390098A JP 3938430 B2 JP3938430 B2 JP 3938430B2
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修一 刀根
広基 望月
忠友 畑山
幸弘 岩崎
政雄 新田
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、スルー転造成形によるねじ軸の製造方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
ねじを加工成形する場合、切削加工のほかに転造加工があるが、生産性や強度の面で転造加工が優れている。
ねじの転造加工にはインフィード転造とスルー転造があるが、ボールねじ等の長尺のねじ軸を転造成形する場合、素材のねじ加工する部分の長さより短い幅のダイスで順次成形していくスルー転造加工が採用されている。
【0003】
スルー転造方法は、短い幅のダイスで成形できるので転造荷重が少なく、加工物の曲がりが少ないので寸法精度の安定したねじ軸が小型の設備で成形できる。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ねじ軸をスルー転造成形する場合、棒状素材の転造開始部分と転造終了部分において2個のロールダイスの接近または離反動作があり、ロールダイス形状、ロールダイスのねじれ角度などにより不完全ねじ部が生じてしまう。
【0005】
不完全ねじ部は、有効ねじ部に比べ径が大きく、棒状素材の端部にかけて転造成形しても端部に形成された不完全ねじ部によりナットの螺合に支障を生じたり、ボールねじの場合に内周ねじ溝にボールが挿入されたナットスクリューにねじ軸が円滑に螺入できないなど、ねじ伝動機構の組付性が悪く生産性の向上を妨げていた。
【0006】
本発明は、かかる点に鑑みなされたもので、その目的とする処は、スルー転造によるねじ軸へのナットの組み込みが容易でねじ伝動機構の生産性の向上を図ることができるねじ軸の製造方法を供する点にある。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段および作用効果】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明は、棒状素材の一側部に端部から所定ねじ部長さよりも長くねじ部をスルー転造し、転造されたねじ部の端部を、少なくとも転造用ロールダイスの幅長の半分の長さ切断して所定ねじ部長さのねじ部を形成するねじ軸の製造方法とした。
【0008】
スルー転造により成形されたねじ部は、その両端に不完全ねじ部が形成されているが、棒状素材の端部に形成された不完全ねじ部を切断することにより有効ねじ部が端部に形成されることになる。
【0009】
予め所定ねじ部長さよりも長くねじ部をスルー転造しているので、端部を切断しても所定ねじ部長さは確保される。
転造用ロールダイスは、幅方向の中央部分のねじ径が一定でストレート部をなし、同ストレート部の両側は、転造加工時の磨耗を減らすため、ねじ径が先端に行くほど徐々に小さくなるテーパ部を形成している。
転造されたねじ部の端部の切断する長さを少なくとも転造用ロールダイスの幅長の半分とすることで、転造用ロールダイスの一方のテーパ部で加工された不完全ねじ部を切断して有効ねじ部をねじ軸の端部に形成することができる。
したがって製造されたねじ軸は端部の有効ねじ部をナットに容易に螺入することができ、ねじ伝動機構の組付性が良く生産性の向上を図ることができる。
【0010】
請求項2記載の発明は、一側部にラック部が形成される棒状素材の他側部に端部から所定ねじ部長さよりも長くねじ部をスルー転造し、転造されたねじ部の端部を、少なくとも転造用ロールダイスの幅長の半分の長さ切断して所定ねじ部長さのねじ部を形成して電動パワーステアリング用ねじ軸を製造するねじ軸の製造方法である。
【0011】
電動パワーステアリング用ねじ軸は、ステアリングシャフトの端部のピニオンが噛合するラック部が一側部に形成され、パワーアシストするボールねじ機構が構成されるねじ部が他側部に形成される。
【0012】
転造用ロールダイスは、幅方向の中央部分のねじ径が一定でストレート部をなし、同ストレート部の両側は、転造加工時の磨耗を減らすため、ねじ径が先端に行くほど徐々に小さくなるテーパ部を形成している。
転造されたねじ部の端部の切断する長さを少なくとも転造用ロールダイスの幅長の半分とすることで、転造用ロールダイスの一方のテーパ部で加工された不完全ねじ部を切断して有効ねじ部をねじ軸の端部に形成することができる。
一側部にラック部が形成される棒状素材の他側部をスルー転造し、その端部の不完全ねじ部を切断するので、ねじ軸は端部の有効ねじ部を内周ねじ溝にボールが挿入されたナットスクリューに容易に螺入することができ、ねじ伝動機構の組付性が良く電動パワーステアリング用ねじの生産性の向上を図ることができる。
【0013】
請求項3記載の発明は、請求項2記載のねじ軸の製造方法において、前記所定ねじ部長さが、転造されたねじ部の両端にできる不完全ねじ部のうち内側の不完全ねじ部の長さを前記ラック部の長さに加えた長さと略等しくしたことを特徴とする。
【0014】
端部の不完全ねじ部を切断して残った所定ねじ部のうち有効ねじ部の長さは、ラック部の長さと略等しく、ラック部の作動範囲内で常に有効ねじ部にナットスクリューを螺合させてボールねじ機構を円滑に作動させることができる。
【0018】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下本発明に係る一実施の形態について図1ないし図4に図示し説明する。
本実施の形態に係るねじ軸の製造方法は、電動パワーステアリング用のラックねじ軸の製造方法である。
【0019】
図1の▲1▼,▲2▼,▲3▼,▲4▼に棒状素材S1 から各製造過程のラックねじ軸S2 ,S3 ,S4 を順に図示している。
なお図1▲5▼は、製造されたラックねじ軸S4 にナットスクリューNを螺合した状態を示す図である。
【0020】
まず棒状素材S1 は、予め後の切断を考慮して長めに設定された丸棒であり、丸棒の一側部に既にラック部1が形成されものを用いる(図1▲1▼参照)。
この棒状素材S1 のラック部1と反対側にねじ部2を成形すべくスルー転造装置により転造加工される。
【0021】
図2を参照して該棒状素材S1 はガイドブッシュ12,13に回転自在に支持され、そのガイドブッシュ12,13間で転造用ロールダイス10,11が回転しながら棒状素材S1 を挟圧する。
【0022】
一方の転造用ロールダイス10は、位置が固定されており、他方の転造用ロールダイス11が油圧により固定側の転造用ロールダイス10に近づき、棒状素材S1 をを挟み押圧する。
【0023】
転造用ロールダイス10は、幅方向の中央部分のねじ径が一定でストレート部10aをなし、同ストレート部10aの両側は、転造加工時の磨耗を減らすため、ねじ径が先端に行くほど徐々に小さくなるテーパ部10b,10bを形成している。
転造されるねじの径を決めるのはストレート部10aである。
他方の転造用ロールダイス11も同様である。
【0024】
かかる転造用ロールダイス10,11により棒状素材S1 がラック部1と反対側の端部から順に中ほどに転造していく。
すなわちこの棒状素材S1 の端部が転造開始部分で、転造用ロールダイス10,11の接近動作があり、上記ロールダイスの形状から棒状素材S1 の端部は安定したねじ転造が期待できず不完全ねじ部となる。
【0025】
そこで転造成形は、所定ねじ部より長めに行う。
そして棒状素材S1 の転造終了部分でも、転造用ロールダイス10,11の離反動作および上記ロールダイスの形状等から安定したねじ転造が期待できず不完全ねじ部となるので、この不完全ねじ部を有効ねじ部に加えて所定ねじ部とする。
【0026】
こうして転造成形されたラックねじ軸S2 を図1▲2▼に示す。
転造成形は、繊維組織の連続性を維持することができるので、強度に優れるとともに、生産効率も高い。
【0027】
ラックねじ軸S2 のねじ部2は、転造範囲のうちねじ径が略一定の安定した有効ねじ部の両側に不完全ねじ部が形成されている。
前記所定ねじ部のうち有効ねじ部の長さは、ラック部1の長さに略等しい。
このラックねじ軸S2 のねじ径の変化を図3に示す。
【0028】
図3に示すグラフは、転造加工により形成されたラックねじ軸S2 のねじ部2のBCD(ボールセンター直径:ねじ軸と理論的接触点で接触する球の中心を包含する円筒径)を測定した結果を示している。
【0029】
横軸は、転造されたねじ軸を側面視したときのねじ溝に転造開始部分から最後の転造終了部分まで順番に番号を付したもので、各溝番号に対応するねじ溝のBCDがプロットされ折れ線で連結している。
【0030】
転造開始部分でBCDが大きい値で変化して不完全ねじ部を示しており、その後バラツキが小さくなったところがねじ軸の有効ねじ部であり、転造終了部分でBCDが再び増加して不完全ねじ部を示している。
【0031】
次にこのラックねじ軸S2 のねじ部2の端部を、略所定ねじ部を残して切断する(図1▲3▼参照)。
切断する端部の長さは、転造用ロールダイス10,11の幅長の半分以上の長さであり、したがって切断した端部は、略不完全ねじ部に相当し、端部が切断されたラックねじ軸S3 の新たな端部は、末端を除けば全て有効ねじ部である。
【0032】
次にこのラックねじ軸S3 の末端のねじ部を加工する(図1▲4▼参照)。
すなわち末端にねじ山を削った滑らかな円周面を形成し、端面に係合溝を切削してラックねじ軸S4 が形成される。
該ラックねじ軸S4 は、末端がねじ部2より小径の外周面をなし、同末端に続くねじ部2は有効ねじ部であり、安定した略一定のねじ径を構成している。
【0033】
このラックねじ軸S4 のねじ部2にナットスクリューNを螺合してボールねじを構成する(図1▲5▼参照)。
ナットスクリューNの螺合は、図4に示すように鋼球挿入治具20による鋼球25のナットスクリューNの内周のねじ溝への挿入に続けて行われる。
【0034】
鋼球挿入治具20は、ガイド筒21がナットスクリューNを縦向きに保持し、ラックねじ軸S4 のねじ溝2aの小径部に略等しい径の鋼球挿入ノズル22を上から挿入する。
鋼球挿入ノズル22の下端にはラックねじ軸S4 の上端の係合溝に係脱自在に係合する係合突起部22aを有する。
【0035】
鋼球挿入ノズル22には、鋼球供給路22bが4本軸方向に穿孔形成され、各鋼球供給路22bはそれぞれ所定先端位置で屈曲して外周面に出口開口を備えている。ガイド筒21により保持されたナットスクリューNの内部に鋼球挿入ノズル22が上方より挿入されて所定位置に位置決めされ、図示しないフィーダにより各鋼球供給路22bに鋼球25を所定数順次入れ、挿入ロッド23を挿入して一定ストローク降下させて鋼球25をナットスクリューNの内周のねじ溝Naの循環路に供給する。
【0036】
こうして鋼球25の挿入を終えると、下方から鉛直姿勢のラックねじ軸S4 を回転させながら上昇させ、その上端係合溝を係合突起部22aに係合させ、そのままラックねじ軸S4 を回転させながら上昇させると、ラックねじ軸S4 のねじ部2が鋼球25を介してナットスクリューNに螺入し、鋼球25を循環路に残して鋼球挿入ノズル22に代わってラックねじ軸S4 が入れ替わりボールねじの組付けが完了する。
【0037】
ここにラックねじ軸S4 の螺入に際して、末端がねじ部2より小径の外周面をなし、同末端に続くねじ部2は有効ねじ部であり、安定した略一定のねじ径を構成しているので、円滑にナットスクリューNに螺入することができ、ボールねじの組付け作業が容易で生産性を向上させることができる。
【0038】
有効ねじ部の長さは、ラック部1の長さと略等しく、ラック部1の作動範囲内で常に有効ねじ部にナットスクリューNを螺合させてボールねじ機構を円滑に動作させることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】各製造過程におけるラックねじ軸を順に示した図である。
【図2】転造成形の説明図である。
【図3】ラックねじ軸のねじ部のねじ径の変化を示すグラフである。
【図4】鋼球挿入治具による鋼球の挿入およびナットスクリューへのラックねじ軸の螺入を示す説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1 …棒状素材、S2 ,S3 ,S4 …ラックねじ軸、N…ナットスクリュー、
1…ラック部、2…ねじ部、
10,11…転造用ロールダイス、12,13…ガイドブッシュ、
20…鋼球挿入治具、21…ガイド筒、22…鋼球挿入ノズル、23…挿入ロッド、25…鋼球。
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a screw shaft by through rolling.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When machining a screw, there is a rolling process in addition to the cutting process, but the rolling process is excellent in terms of productivity and strength.
There are two types of thread rolling processes: in-feed rolling and through-rolling, but when rolling a long screw shaft such as a ball screw, it is sequentially done with dies whose width is shorter than the length of the threaded part of the material. Through-rolling process is used.
[0003]
The through-rolling method can be formed with a short width die, so that the rolling load is small and the bending of the work piece is small, so that a screw shaft with stable dimensional accuracy can be formed with a small equipment.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When through-rolling the screw shaft, there are two roll dies approaching or separating at the rolling start part and rolling end part of the rod-shaped material, and the incomplete thread due to the roll die shape, the twist angle of the roll die, etc. Part will occur.
[0005]
The incomplete thread part has a larger diameter than the effective thread part, and even if it is rolled to the end of the rod-shaped material, the incomplete thread part formed at the end may interfere with the screwing of the nut, In this case, the screw shaft could not be smoothly screwed into the nut screw in which the ball was inserted into the inner peripheral thread groove, and the assembly of the screw transmission mechanism was poor, preventing improvement in productivity.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such points, and the object of the present invention is to provide a screw shaft that can easily incorporate a nut into the screw shaft by through rolling and can improve the productivity of the screw transmission mechanism. The manufacturing method is provided.
[0007]
[Means for solving the problems and effects]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is to roll through a threaded part longer than a predetermined threaded part length from one end to a side part of a rod-shaped material , and at least roll the end of the threaded part. It was set as the manufacturing method of the screw axis | shaft which cut | disconnects the half length of the width length of the roll dies, and forms the thread part of predetermined thread part length.
[0008]
The threaded part formed by through rolling has incomplete threaded parts at both ends, but the effective threaded part becomes the end by cutting the incompletely threaded part formed at the end of the rod-shaped material. Will be formed.
[0009]
Since the thread portion is rolled through in advance longer than the predetermined screw portion length, the predetermined screw portion length is ensured even if the end portion is cut.
The rolling roll die has a straight part with a constant screw diameter in the center in the width direction, and both sides of the straight part gradually decrease as the screw diameter goes to the tip to reduce wear during rolling. A tapered portion is formed.
By making the length of the end of the rolled thread part cut at least half the width of the rolling roll die, the incomplete threaded part processed by one taper part of the rolling roll die By cutting, an effective screw portion can be formed at the end of the screw shaft.
Therefore, the manufactured screw shaft can be easily screwed into the nut with the effective screw portion at the end, and the assembly of the screw transmission mechanism is good and the productivity can be improved.
[0010]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the threaded portion is rolled through to the other side portion of the rod-shaped material on which the rack portion is formed on one side longer than the predetermined threaded portion length from the end portion, and the end of the threaded portion that is rolled This is a screw shaft manufacturing method for manufacturing a screw shaft for electric power steering by cutting a portion at least half the width of a rolling roll die to form a screw portion having a predetermined thread length.
[0011]
In the screw shaft for electric power steering, a rack portion that engages with a pinion at an end portion of the steering shaft is formed on one side portion, and a screw portion that constitutes a power-assisted ball screw mechanism is formed on the other side portion.
[0012]
The rolling roll die has a straight part with a constant screw diameter in the center in the width direction, and both sides of the straight part gradually decrease as the screw diameter goes to the tip to reduce wear during rolling. A tapered portion is formed.
By making the length of the end of the rolled thread part cut at least half the width of the rolling roll die, the incomplete threaded part processed by one taper part of the rolling roll die By cutting, an effective screw portion can be formed at the end of the screw shaft.
Since the other side of the rod-shaped material on which the rack is formed on one side is rolled through and the incomplete thread at the end is cut, the screw shaft uses the effective thread at the end as the inner peripheral thread groove. The nut can be easily screwed into the nut screw into which the ball is inserted, so that the assembly of the screw transmission mechanism is good and the productivity of the screw for electric power steering can be improved.
[0013]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the method for manufacturing a screw shaft according to the second aspect, the predetermined thread length of the incomplete threaded portion of the incomplete threaded portion formed at both ends of the rolled threaded portion. The length is substantially equal to the length added to the length of the rack portion.
[0014]
The length of the effective screw portion of the predetermined screw portion remaining after cutting the incomplete screw portion at the end is substantially equal to the length of the rack portion, and the nut screw is always screwed into the effective screw portion within the operating range of the rack portion. In combination, the ball screw mechanism can be operated smoothly.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The method for manufacturing a screw shaft according to the present embodiment is a method for manufacturing a rack screw shaft for electric power steering.
[0019]
In FIG. 1, (1), ( 2) , ( 3) , and ( 4) show rack screw shafts S 2 , S 3 , and S 4 in the respective manufacturing processes from the rod-shaped material S 1 in order.
Note Figure 1 ▲ 5 ▼ is a diagram showing a state screwed nut screw N to the rack screw shaft S 4 produced.
[0020]
The rod-shaped material S 1 First, a round bar which is longer in consideration of the cleavage after previously, use those already rack unit 1 is formed on one side of the round bar (see ▼ Figure 1 ▲ 1) .
The rod-shaped material S 1 is rolled by a through-rolling device so as to form the threaded portion 2 on the opposite side of the rack portion 1.
[0021]
Rod-shaped material S 1 with reference to FIG. 2 is rotatably supported by the guide bushes 12, clamping the rod-shaped material S 1 while rolling roll dies 10, 11 rotate between the guide bush 12, 13 Press.
[0022]
One rolling roll die 10, the position is fixed, the other rolling roll die 11 approaches the roll-dies 10 for rolling on the fixed side by a hydraulic, pressing sandwich the rod-shaped material S 1.
[0023]
The rolling roll die 10 has a straight thread portion 10a with a constant thread diameter at the center in the width direction, and both sides of the straight section 10a have a thread diameter that approaches the tip to reduce wear during rolling. Tapered portions 10b, 10b that gradually become smaller are formed.
The straight part 10a determines the diameter of the thread to be rolled.
The same applies to the other roll die 11 for rolling.
[0024]
With the rolling dies 10 and 11, the rod-shaped material S 1 is rolled to the middle in order from the end opposite to the rack portion 1.
That is, the end of the rod-shaped material S 1 is a rolling start portion, and there is an approaching action of the rolling dies 10 and 11, and the end of the rod-shaped material S 1 is subjected to stable thread rolling due to the shape of the roll die. Cannot be expected, resulting in incomplete thread.
[0025]
Therefore, the rolling forming is performed longer than the predetermined thread portion.
Even at the end of the rolling of the rod-shaped material S 1 , stable thread rolling cannot be expected due to the separation operation of the rolling dies 10 and 11 and the shape of the roll dies. The complete thread portion is added to the effective thread portion to obtain a predetermined thread portion.
[0026]
Thus the rack screw shaft S 2 which is rolling-molded shown in FIG. 1 ▲ 2 ▼.
Rolling molding can maintain the continuity of the fiber structure, and thus has excellent strength and high production efficiency.
[0027]
Threaded portion of the rack screw shaft S 2 2 is incomplete thread portion on either side of the effective screw portion screw diameter is substantially constant stability of the rolling range is formed.
The length of the effective screw portion of the predetermined screw portion is substantially equal to the length of the rack portion 1.
Shows the change in thread diameter of the rack screw shaft S 2 in FIG.
[0028]
The graph shown in Figure 3, rolling the formed rack screw shaft S 2 of the screw portion 2 BCD: the (ball center diameter cylindrical diameter encompasses the center of the sphere in contact with the screw shaft and theoretical contact point) The measurement results are shown.
[0029]
The horizontal axis is the thread groove when the rolled screw shaft is viewed from the side, and is numbered sequentially from the rolling start part to the last rolling end part. The BCD of the thread groove corresponding to each groove number Are plotted and connected by a broken line.
[0030]
The BCD changes at a large value at the rolling start portion to indicate an incomplete screw portion, and the portion where the variation thereafter becomes small is the effective screw portion of the screw shaft. A complete thread is shown.
[0031]
Then the end of the threaded portion 2 of the rack screw shaft S 2, is cut leaving a substantially predetermined thread (see ▼ FIG 1 ▲ 3).
The length of the end to be cut is more than half the width of the rolling roll dies 10 and 11, and therefore the cut end corresponds to a substantially incomplete thread, and the end is cut. The new ends of the rack screw shaft S 3 are all effective threads except for the ends.
[0032]
Then machining the threaded portion of the end of the rack screw shaft S 3 (see FIG. 1 ▲ 4 ▼).
That ends to form a smooth circumferential surface shaved threaded rack screw shaft S 4 is formed by cutting the engaging groove on the end face.
The rack screw shaft S 4 has an outer peripheral surface whose end is smaller in diameter than the screw portion 2, and the screw portion 2 that follows the end is an effective screw portion, and constitutes a stable and substantially constant screw diameter.
[0033]
This threaded portion 2 of the rack screw shaft S 4 screwed a nut screw N constituting a ball screw (see Fig. 1 ▲ 5 ▼).
The screwing of the nut screw N is performed following the insertion of the steel ball 25 into the thread groove on the inner periphery of the nut screw N by the steel ball insertion jig 20 as shown in FIG.
[0034]
Steel ball insertion jig 20, the guide tube 21 holds the nut screw N vertically is inserted from above the steel ball insertion nozzle 22 of diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the screw groove 2a of the rack screw shaft S 4.
The lower end of the steel ball insertion nozzle 22 has an engaging protrusion 22a which engages disengageably the engaging groove of the upper end of the rack screw shaft S 4.
[0035]
The steel ball insertion nozzle 22 has four steel ball supply passages 22b drilled in the axial direction, and each steel ball supply passage 22b is bent at a predetermined tip position and has an outlet opening on the outer peripheral surface. A steel ball insertion nozzle 22 is inserted into the nut screw N held by the guide cylinder 21 from above and positioned at a predetermined position, and a predetermined number of steel balls 25 are sequentially inserted into each steel ball supply path 22b by a feeder (not shown), The insertion rod 23 is inserted and the steel ball 25 is supplied to the circulation path of the thread groove Na on the inner periphery of the nut screw N by lowering a certain stroke.
[0036]
Thus Upon completion of the insertion of the steel ball 25 is raised while rotating the rack screw shaft S 4 vertical posture from below, the upper end engaging groove engaged with the engaging projections 22a, the rack screw shaft S 4 as it increasing while rotating, threaded portion 2 of the rack screw shaft S 4 is screwed into the nut screw N through a steel ball 25, the rack on behalf of the steel ball 25 to leave the circulation path to the steel ball insertion nozzle 22 screws The shaft S 4 is replaced and the assembly of the ball screw is completed.
[0037]
Upon screwing of the rack screw shaft S 4 here, end forms the outer peripheral surface of smaller diameter than the threaded portion 2, a screw portion 2 following the same end is the effective thread portion, constitutes a substantially constant thread diameter that a stable Therefore, it can be smoothly screwed into the nut screw N, the assembly work of the ball screw is easy, and the productivity can be improved.
[0038]
The length of the effective screw portion is substantially equal to the length of the rack portion 1, and the ball screw mechanism can be operated smoothly by always screwing the nut screw N into the effective screw portion within the operating range of the rack portion 1.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing rack screw shafts in each manufacturing process in order.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of rolling forming.
FIG. 3 is a graph showing a change in screw diameter of a screw portion of a rack screw shaft.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing insertion of a steel ball by a steel ball insertion jig and screwing of a rack screw shaft into a nut screw.
[Explanation of symbols]
S 1 ... Rod-shaped material, S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ... Rack screw shaft, N ... Nut screw,
1 ... rack part, 2 ... screw part,
10, 11 ... Roll dies for rolling, 12, 13 ... Guide bush,
20 ... steel ball insertion jig, 21 ... guide tube, 22 ... steel ball insertion nozzle, 23 ... insertion rod, 25 ... steel ball.

Claims (3)

棒状素材の一側部に端部から所定ねじ部長さよりも長くねじ部をスルー転造し、
転造されたねじ部の端部を、少なくとも転造用ロールダイスの幅長の半分の長さ切断して所定ねじ部長さのねじ部を形成することを特徴とするねじ軸の製造方法。
The threaded part is rolled through to one side of the rod-shaped material longer than the predetermined threaded part length from the end,
A method of manufacturing a screw shaft, comprising: cutting an end portion of a rolled screw portion at least half the width of a rolling roll die to form a screw portion having a predetermined screw portion length.
一側部にラック部が形成される棒状素材の他側部に端部から所定ねじ部長さよりも長くねじ部をスルー転造し、
転造されたねじ部の端部を、少なくとも転造用ロールダイスの幅長の半分の長さ切断して所定ねじ部長さのねじ部を形成して電動パワーステアリング用ねじ軸を製造することを特徴とするねじ軸の製造方法。
Roll through the threaded part longer than the predetermined threaded part length from the end part to the other side part of the rod-shaped material in which the rack part is formed on one side part,
The end of the rolled thread part is cut at least half the width of the rolling roll die to form a thread part of a predetermined thread length to produce a screw shaft for electric power steering. A method for manufacturing a screw shaft.
前記所定ねじ部長さは、転造されたねじ部の両端にできる不完全ねじ部のうち内側の不完全ねじ部の長さを前記ラック部の長さに加えた長さと略等しくしたことを特徴とする請求項2記載のねじ軸の製造方法。  The predetermined thread length is substantially equal to a length obtained by adding the length of the inner incomplete thread portion to the length of the rack portion among the incomplete thread portions formed at both ends of the rolled thread portion. The manufacturing method of the screw shaft of Claim 2.
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