Granted Patent B2

US 10,092,960 · App. 15/317,473 · Granted Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A chuck device to be attached to a driving device having a driving shaft rotatable on an axis, the chuck device comprising:

a generally cylindrical chuck main body arranged on the axis and having a shaft hole at a front end side thereof, the shaft hole allowing insertion of a base shaft of a rotating jig;

a plurality of chuck pawls which communicate with the shaft hole at the front end side in the chuck main body, which, at a rear end side, are inserted into a slanting hole opened in a side of the chuck main body, and which are arranged movably relative to the chuck main body;

a nut ring which moves the plurality of chuck pawls in synchronization with each other in a slanting direction in the slanting hole by screwing with the chuck main body and the chuck pawls;

a plurality of rolling bodies which roll while being sandwiched between the nut ring and the chuck main body;

a retainer which holds the plurality of rolling bodies so as to be rolled while being aligned, the retainer being rotatable relative to the chuck main body and the nut ring;

a first rotation restriction body configured to rotate together with the nut ring and to switch between a rotation restricted state in which rotation of the retainer in a loosening direction is restricted and a restriction released state in which a restriction of the rotation of the retainer in the loosening direction is released; and

a second rotation restriction body which restricts the rotation of the retainer in the loosening direction relative to the chuck main body,

wherein the plurality of rolling bodies, the retainer, and the second rotation restriction body configure a bearing mechanism between the nut ring and the chuck main body, the bearing mechanism having rotation in a loosening direction being restricted, and

the retainer, the rolling bodies, and the first rotation restriction body in the rotation restricted state configure a lock mechanism using the rolling bodies sandwiched between the nut ring and the chuck main body as rotation loads;

wherein the retainer is formed to have a ring-shape and have an inner circumferential ratchet gear provided on a circumference thereof,

the chuck device further comprising a rotation-fixing means which rotation-fixes the second rotation restriction body to the chuck main body,

wherein the second rotation restriction body includes an engaging pawl which engages with the inner circumferential ratchet gear of the retainer.

2. The chuck device according to claim 1 , wherein

the rotation-fixing means is configured with a ring-shaped rotation-fixing ring which is rotation-fixed to the chuck main body,

the second rotation restriction body is formed to have a ring-shape and to be rotatably attached to the chuck main body, and

the second rotation restriction body is configured to be rotation-fixed to the chuck main body, with the second rotation restriction body sandwiched between the rotation-fixing ring and the chuck main body, using the nut ring screwed into the chuck main body and the chuck pawls as reaction force.

3. The chuck device according to claim 1 , wherein an outer circumferential ratchet gear is provided on an outer circumference of the ring-shaped retainer, and

the first rotation restriction body includes a first engaging pawl which engages with the retainer via the outer circumferential ratchet gear in the rotation restricted state and separates from the outer circumferential ratchet gear to release engagement in the restriction released state.

4. The chuck device according to claim 1 , further comprising a rotation input body which is rotatably attached to the chuck main body, and which applies rotation force to the nut ring by rotation operation and allows the nut ring and the first rotation restriction body to differentially move in a rotation direction of a predetermined angle, wherein the first rotation restriction body is configured to switch between the rotation restricted state and the restriction released state by differential rotation relative to the rotation input body.

5. The chuck device according to claim 1 , wherein

the rolling bodies are each configured with a ball, and

the ball, the retainer, and the second rotation restriction body configure a one-way ball bearing which functions between the nut ring and the chuck main body.

6. A chuck device to be attached to a driving device having a driving shaft rotatable on an axis, the chuck device comprising:

a main body arranged on the axis;

a plurality of chuck pawls in communication with the main body and movable relative to the main body;

a nut ring coupled to the plurality of chuck pawls that operates to move the plurality of chuck pawls;

a retainer that is rotatable relative to the main body and the nut ring, the retainer having an inner circumferential ratchet gear and an outer circumferential ratchet gear;

a first rotation restriction body configured to rotate with the nut ring, the first rotation restriction body being configured to switch between:

a rotation restricted state in which the first rotation restriction body is engaged with the outer circumferential ratchet gear and rotation of the retainer in a loosening direction is restricted, and

a restriction released state in which a restriction of the rotation of the retainer in the loosening direction is released; and

a second rotation restriction body rotatably attached to the main body, the second rotation restriction body being configured to restrict rotation of the retainer in the loosening direction relative to the main body via an engaging pawl that engages with the inner circumferential ratchet gear of the retainer.

7. The chuck device of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of rolling bodies held within the retainer which roll while being sandwiched between the nut ring and the chuck main body.

Assignments (17)