JP5511574B2 - Power transmission device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power transmission device including a centrifugal clutch device, and more particularly to a power transmission device including a centrifugal clutch device with a brake.

  Conventionally, a power transmission device including a centrifugal clutch device has been used in a brush cutter for performing a mowing operation. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a working state of the brush cutter, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a conventional brush cutter including a power transmission device. In the power transmission device 51 of the brush cutter 50 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rotation of the drive shaft 6 driven by the gasoline engine 4 is transmitted to the driven shaft 8 passing through the operation rod 54 via the centrifugal clutch device 52. It is transmitted and decelerated by the gear 56 in the gear case 55. Then, the decelerated rotation is transmitted to the cutting blade 57 at the tip of the brush cutter 50.

  FIG. 7 is an end view of the centrifugal clutch device. The centrifugal clutch device 52 has at least two centrifuges 12 connected to the drive shaft 6 and a cylindrical clutch drum 14 connected to the driven shaft 8. Each centrifuge 12 is disposed inside the clutch drum 14 and is pivotable about a shaft 13 provided on a magnet rotor 11 fixed to the drive shaft 6. When the drive shaft 6 is not rotating, the centrifuge 12 is urged inward by a spring 15 such as a coil spring or a torsion spring, and the outer periphery of the centrifuge 12 and the inner periphery of the clutch drum 14 are There is a gap between them. When the drive shaft 6 rotates at a predetermined rotational speed or more, the centrifuge 12 pivots radially outward about the shaft 13 against the spring 15 by centrifugal force. The outer periphery of the centrifuge 12 comes into contact with the inner surface of the clutch drum 14 and both rotate integrally, and the rotation of the drive shaft 6 is transmitted to the driven shaft 8 via the clutch drum 14.

  Thereafter, when the engine 4 (and hence the drive shaft 6) is stopped, the cutting blade 57 does not stop for a while. Specifically, when the drive shaft 6 stops, the centrifugal force acting on the centrifuge 12 disappears, and the centrifuge 12 is pivoted radially inward about the shaft 13 by the force of the spring 15. And away from the clutch drum 14. On the other hand, the clutch drum 14 continues to rotate due to the inertial force of the cutting blade 57 even after the centrifuge 12 is separated from the clutch drum 14. Thereafter, the rotational speed of the cutting blade 57 gradually decreases, and finally the cutting blade 57 stops. In particular, when the cutting blade 57 is rapidly decelerated from a working state in which the cutting blade 57 is rotated at a high speed, it takes about 30 seconds until the cutting blade 57 stops after the centrifuge 12 is separated from the clutch drum 14.

  In addition, a work machine employing a power transmission device including a centrifugal clutch device with a brake is also known. For example, when the drive shaft is suddenly stopped by stopping the engine of the brush cutter, the driven shaft and the cutting blade are suddenly stopped without rotating by their inertia (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). ). Specifically, in the power transmission device disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the drive shaft is suddenly stopped, the drive shaft is connected to the engagement groove on the outer periphery of the clutch drum connected to the driven shaft. By engaging the tip of the brake pawl, the clutch drum is prevented from rotating and the driven shaft is suddenly stopped. In the power transmission device disclosed in Patent Document 2, when the drive shaft is suddenly stopped, a brake shoe provided on the driven shaft is pressed against a brake sleeve provided on a housing of a work machine, and the driven shaft Stop suddenly.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-50113 Japanese Utility Model Publication 3-17077

  As shown in FIG. 5, the brushing work is performed while swinging the working part (the cutting blade 57) from the right to the left as viewed from the operator. Further, the cutting blade 57 rotates counterclockwise C, and the object (grass) that hits the cutting blade 57 is sequentially cut and swept leftward. At this time, the cut grass is caught by the cutting blade 57 and rotated together with the cutting blade 57 in the normal rotation direction (counterclockwise). As a result, the grass is entangled around the cutting blade 57 and the gear case 55. May end up. When the grass entangled around the gear case 55 becomes clogged with the safety cover 58, the working portion (the cutting blade 57) cannot be rotated, and the mowing operation cannot be performed. In this case, the entangled grass can be easily removed from the gear case 55 and the safety cover 58 by rotating the cutting blade 57 in the reverse direction (clockwise) while pressing it against the ground or the like. For the safety of the operator, it is not recommended to remove the grass entangled with the cutting blade 57 by hand, and it is not recommended to perform the removal work while the engine 4 is running. Are described as prohibited items.

  When exchanging the cutting blade 57, the cutting blade 57 is held in a state where the cutting blade 57 is sandwiched between the gear case 55 and a fixing member (not shown) that presses the cutting blade from the lower portion of the cutting blade 57. tighten. At this time, the positioning window provided in the gear case 55 and the positioning hole provided in the gear case 55 are aligned, and tightened while restricting the rotation of the gear case 55 with a pin or the like. If the cutting blade 57 can be freely rotated in both directions regardless of the drive shaft, the gear case 57 can be easily positioned and exchanged without applying extra force, which is convenient for the operator, and This is also advantageous in terms of safety.

  In this regard, in the power transmission device described in Patent Document 1, after the driven shaft is stopped, the tip end portion of the brake claw remains caught in the locking groove on the outer periphery of the clutch drum. The clutch drum and the driven shaft cannot be rotated in the normal rotation direction. In addition, when the clutch drum and the driven shaft are rotated in the direction opposite to the normal rotation direction, the brake pawl is always pressed against the outer periphery of the clutch drum by a coil spring, and is therefore detached from the outer periphery of the clutch drum. Therefore, it is necessary to rotate the brake pawl so as to get over the outer peripheral locking strip, and an extra force is required. Further, when the reverse rotation of the clutch drum and the driven shaft is repeated ignoring the urging force of the coil spring, the brake pawl and the coil spring may be damaged.

  In the power transmission device described in Patent Document 2, after the driven shaft is stopped, the brake shoe provided on the driven shaft is pressed against the brake sleeve provided on the housing of the working machine. As a result, the driven shaft cannot be rotated in the normal rotation direction or in the opposite direction.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a power transmission device including a centrifugal clutch device with a brake that can rotate the driven shaft independently of the drive shaft after the driven shaft is stopped.

  In order to achieve the above object, a power transmission device that connects a drive shaft and a driven shaft rotated in a driving direction with a centrifugal clutch device, the centrifugal clutch device including a clutch drum connected to the driven shaft; A one-way element attached to the clutch drum; and a synchro member coupled to the drive shaft and engageable with the one-way element, wherein the one-way element is separated from the sync member; and The one-way element is movable between engagement positions engaging with the synchro member, and the clutch drum rotates in the driving direction with respect to the synchro member when the one-way element is in the engagement position. So that when the drive shaft stops, the driven shaft of the driven shaft Rolling is prevented, said one-way element, after the stop of the driven shaft, and moved to the separation position, whereby the driven shaft is characterized in that it is rotatable independently of the drive shaft.

  In the power transmission device configured as described above, when the drive shaft is stopped, the one-way element is moved to the engagement position, and the clutch drum rotates in the drive direction with respect to the synchro member. Thereby preventing rotation of the driven shaft in the driving direction. Further, the one-way element is movable to the separation position after the driven shaft is stopped. Therefore, it can be rotated independently of the driven shaft.

  In the embodiment of the power transmission device, preferably, the one-way element is attached to the clutch drum via a governor arm rotatably attached to an outer periphery of the clutch drum, and more preferably, the governor arm is The one-way element is biased by a spring so as to bias the one-way element to the separating position.

  In the embodiment of the power transmission device having the governor arm, preferably, the one-way element is a one-way roller attached to a tip portion of the governor arm, and the sync member is disposed around the one-way roller. The synchro ring is located at a position where the outer peripheral surface of the one-way roller engages with the inner peripheral surface of the synchro ring when the one-way roller is biased outwardly, When the rotational speed is larger than a predetermined rotational speed, the governor arm is rotated by centrifugal force, whereby the one-way roller is moved to the engagement position and pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the synchro ring, More preferably, the inner peripheral surface of the synchro ring has a small diameter portion.

  Preferably, the power transmission device is a power transmission device for a brush cutter.

  As described above, according to the power transmission device including the centrifugal clutch device with a brake of the present invention, the driven shaft can be freely rotated in both directions after the driven shaft is stopped.

1 is an axial sectional view of a power transmission device including a centrifugal clutch device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the centrifugal clutch device of the power transmission device of FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of the centrifugal clutch device of the power transmission device of FIG. It is XX arrow sectional drawing of the centrifugal clutch apparatus of the power transmission device by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the working state of a brush cutter. It is the schematic of the conventional brush cutter including a power transmission device. It is an end view of a centrifugal clutch apparatus.

  A power transmission device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an axial cross-sectional view of a power transmission device of a brush cutter that is an example of a working machine. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views taken along the line XX of the centrifugal clutch device of the power transmission device of FIG. 1 viewed from the driven shaft side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the power transmission device 1 includes a drive shaft 6 that is rotated by a gasoline engine 4, a driven shaft 8 that is arranged coaxially with the drive shaft 6, the drive shaft 6, and the driven shaft 8. And a centrifugal clutch device 10 with a brake disposed between the two. The centrifugal clutch device 10 includes the same components as those of the conventional centrifugal clutch 52 described above, and includes a centrifuge 12 pivotally attached to a magnet rotor 11 fixed to the drive shaft 6, and the driven shaft 8. Has a cylindrical clutch drum 14 attached thereto. When the rotational speed of the drive shaft 6 is smaller than the first predetermined rotational speed, the centrifuge 12 is urged radially inward by a spring 15 and separated from the clutch drum 14, and the drive shaft 6 When the rotational speed of the clutch drum 14 is larger than the first predetermined rotational speed, the structure is configured to move radially outward against the spring 15 by centrifugal force and be pressed against the inner peripheral surface 14a of the clutch drum 14. Is done. Thereby, when the rotational speed of the drive shaft 6 is smaller than the first predetermined rotational speed (for example, at idling rotational speed), the centrifugal clutch device 10 is in an OFF (non-clutch-in) state, The rotation of the drive shaft 6 is not transmitted to the driven shaft 8. Further, when the rotational speed of the drive shaft 6 is larger than the first predetermined rotational speed, the centrifugal clutch 10 is turned on (clutch in), and the rotation of the drive shaft 6 is transmitted to the driven shaft 8. Is done.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the centrifugal clutch device 10 has a brake device. Specifically, the centrifugal clutch device 10 includes a governor arm 16 rotatably attached to an outer peripheral surface 14b of the clutch drum 14, a one-way roller 18 attached to a distal end portion 16b of the governor arm 16, and the drive. A synchronization ring 20 connected to the shaft 6 via the magnet rotor 11 and disposed around the one-way roller 18. In the illustrated embodiment, the two sets of the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are arranged at positions opposite to each other in the diametrical direction. The drive shaft 6 and the driven shaft 8 rotate in the rotation direction (drive direction) A.

  The base end portion 16a of the governor arm 16 is attached so as to be rotatable about a fulcrum 22a provided on an arm support portion 22 projecting radially outward from the outer peripheral surface 14b of the clutch drum 14. The governor arm 16 extends from the fulcrum 22a to the tip portion 16b in a direction opposite to the rotational direction A of the drive shaft 6, and the one-way roller 18 is attached to the tip portion 16b. As a result, the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are separated from the inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchro ring 20 (see FIG. 2) where the one-way roller 18 is movable, and the one-way roller 18 is the synchro ring. It is possible to rotate between the engagement position (see FIG. 3) pressed against the inner peripheral surface 20a of 20.

  The governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are preferably urged to the separation position by a spring 24. When the rotational speed of the driven shaft 8 is greater than a second predetermined rotational speed (a rotational speed that exceeds the clutch-in rotational speed and is as small as possible: for example, 4000 rpm), The governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are determined to be pressed to the engagement position by centrifugal force.

  The synchronization ring 20 has a cylindrical shape concentric with the clutch drum 14. The inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchro ring is a complete cylindrical surface. The inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchro ring 20 and / or the outer peripheral surface of the one-way roller 18 may have a liner (not shown) such as rubber in order to increase the frictional force therebetween. In FIG. 3, the one-way roller 18 can be rotated in the rotation direction B, but is arranged so as not to rotate in the opposite direction. That is, the one-way roller 18 can rotate in the rotation direction A relative to the clutch drum 14 when the one-way roller 18 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchronization ring 20 ( In FIG. 3, it is possible to rotate left), but it is arranged so as to be relatively prevented from rotating in the opposite direction (right rotation in FIG. 3). In other words, the one-way roller 18 is prevented from rotating the clutch drum 14 in the rotation direction A (left rotation in FIG. 3) relative to the synchro ring 20 and in a relatively opposite direction. It is arranged so that it can rotate (in FIG. 3 it can rotate to the right).

  Next, the operation of the power transmission device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking as an example the case where the working machine is a brush cutter.

  The engine 4 is started by releasing a stop switch (not shown) of the engine 4 and pulling a starter grip (not shown). Thereby, the engine 4 performs idling rotation. The idling speed is, for example, 3000 rpm. Since the centrifugal clutch device 10 is in an OFF (non-clutch-in) state, the rotation of the drive shaft 6 is not transmitted to the driven shaft 8 and the cutting blade (not shown) does not rotate. Further, the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are in a separation position (see FIG. 2).

  A throttle lever (not shown) is operated to increase the rotational speed of the engine 4 to, for example, 4000 rpm. The centrifugal clutch device 10 is turned on (clutch in), and the rotation of the drive shaft 6 is transmitted to the driven shaft 8 to rotate a cutting blade (not shown). When the rotational speed of the driven shaft 8 reaches a second predetermined rotational speed, the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are rotated to the engagement position against the force of the spring 24 by centrifugal force. The Since the rotational speed of the drive shaft 6 is the same as the rotational speed of the driven shaft 8, there is no relative rotation between the synchro ring 20 and the clutch drum 14. That is, the one-way roller 18 rotates in the rotation direction A integrally with the synchro ring 20 while being pressed against the synchro ring 20.

  When a stop switch (not shown) is operated to stop the engine 4 itself, the drive shaft 6 and the synchro ring 20 are suddenly stopped. The centrifugal clutch device 10 is turned off (clutch out), and the driven shaft 8 tries to continue to rotate in the rotational direction A with respect to the drive shaft 6 due to the inertia of the cutting blade 57. On the other hand, because the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are in the engaged position due to the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the driven shaft 8, the driven-side clutch drum 14 is in contact with the driving-side synchro ring 20. Thus, relative rotation in the rotation direction A is prevented. Since the drive shaft 6 and the synchro ring 20 are stopped, the driven shaft 8 can be suddenly stopped as a result.

  After the driven shaft 8 stops, the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 can be rotated to the separation position by the spring 24. Thereby, the clutch drum 14 and the driven shaft 6 are freely rotatable with respect to the synchro ring 20 and the drive shaft 6. Thus, the cutting blade can be manually and freely rotated in both directions.

  When the brush cutter is reused, the engine 4 is simply restarted.

  After the driven shaft 8 is stopped, the driven shaft 8 can be rotated in both directions. For example, the cut grass remains on the safety cover 58 or the gear case 55 of the cutting blade 57. The mowing grass 57 is removed from the surroundings of the safety cover 58 or the gear case 55 by rotating the cutting blade 57 in the direction opposite to the direction C while pressing the cutting blade 57 against the ground or the like. Can do. Further, when the cutting blade 57 is replaced, the cutting blade 57 can be freely rotated in both directions, which is convenient for the operator.

  Further, after the driven shaft 8 is stopped, the governor arm 16 can be rotated so as to move the one-way roller 18 to the separation position. Therefore, the brake device is automatically released, and the brush cutter is restarted. When in use, it is not necessary to release the brake device.

  Next, a power transmission device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of the centrifugal clutch device of the power transmission device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The centrifugal clutch device 30 in the second embodiment has the same structure as the centrifugal clutch device 10 in the first embodiment, but a small diameter portion 32 is provided on the inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchro ring 20. This is different from the centrifugal clutch device 10 according to the first embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, the inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchro ring 20 is not a complete cylindrical surface, but has the small diameter portion 32 over a part of the periphery thereof. The small-diameter portion 32 assists the force of the spring 24 when the drive shaft 6 and the synchro ring 20 are rotated while the driven shaft 8 is stopped. This is for moving away from the cylindrical surface portion of the inner peripheral surface 20a inward in the radial direction. Thereby, when the one-way roller 18 and the inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchro ring 20 are in contact with each other with a weak force, the so-called rotation of the driven shaft 8 caused by the rotation of the drive shaft 6 is prevented. be able to.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims. Needless to say, these are also included within the scope of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, although the two sets of the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 are provided, the number of the sets is arbitrary.

  In the above embodiment, the spring 24 for urging the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 to the separation position is provided. However, the spring 24 may not be provided as long as the rotation is allowed. In that case, even if the one-way roller 18 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface 20a of the synchro ring 20, when the driven shaft 8 is stopped, centrifugal force does not act on it, so the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller The roller 18 is not in the engagement position. That is, the governor arm 16 and the one-way roller 18 can move the one-way roller 18 with respect to the synchro ring 20, and can rotate the driven shaft 8 in both directions.

  In the above embodiment, the synchro ring 20 is formed so as to extend from the magnet rotor 11 fixed to and integrated with the drive shaft 6, but the synchro ring 20 is integrated with the drive shaft 6. For example, the synchro ring 20 may be formed so as to extend directly from the drive shaft 6 separately from the magnet rotor 11.

  Further, instead of the one-way roller 18, a brake claw that can be hooked in a locking groove provided on the inner periphery of the synchro ring 20 may be employed. In this case, the locking groove and the brake pawl are arranged such that the brake pawl is hooked on the locking groove when the drive shaft 6 stops suddenly and prevents the clutch drum 14 from rotating.

  In the above embodiment, the working machine has been described as a brush cutter, but the working machine may be a chainsaw or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Power transmission device 6 Drive shaft 8 Drive shaft 10 Centrifugal clutch device 14 Clutch drum 16 Governor arm 16b Tip 18 One-way roller (one-way element)
20 Synchro ring (Synchro member)
20a Inner peripheral surface 24 Spring 30 Centrifugal clutch device (second embodiment)
32 Small diameter part A Rotation direction (drive direction)
B One-way element rotation direction

Claims (6)

A power transmission device (1) for connecting a drive shaft (6) and a driven shaft (8) rotated in a drive direction (A) by a centrifugal clutch device (10),
The centrifugal clutch device (10) includes a clutch drum (14) connected to the driven shaft (8), a one-way element (18) attached to the clutch drum (14), and a drive shaft (6). A sync member (20) coupled and engageable with the one-way element (18);
The one-way element (18) is movable between a separation position separated from the synchro member (20) and an engagement position engaged with the synchro member (20),
The one-way element (18) prevents the clutch drum (14) from rotating in the driving direction (A) relative to the synchro member (20) when it is in the engaged position. Arranged, thereby preventing rotation of the driven shaft (8) in the drive direction (A) when the drive shaft (6) is stopped,
The one-way element (18) moves to the separation position after the driven shaft (8) is stopped, whereby the driven shaft can rotate independently of the drive shaft.   The said one-way element (18) is attached to the said clutch drum (14) via the governor arm (16) rotatably attached to the outer periphery of the said clutch drum (14). Power transmission device.   The power transmission device according to claim 2, characterized in that the governor arm (16) is biased by a spring (24) so as to bias the one-way element (18) to the separating position. The one-way element (18) is a one-way roller (18) attached to the tip (16b) of the governor arm (16),
The synchro member (20) is a synchro ring (20) disposed around the one-way roller (18), and the synchro ring (20) is biased outward by the one-way roller (18). Sometimes the outer peripheral surface of the one-way roller (18) and the inner peripheral surface of the synchro ring (20) are in a position to be engaged,
When the rotational speed of the driven shaft (8) is larger than a predetermined rotational speed, the governor arm (16) is rotated by centrifugal force, whereby the one-way roller (18) moves to the engagement position. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein the power transmission device is pressed against the synchro ring (20).   The power transmission device according to claim 4, wherein the inner peripheral surface (20a) of the synchro ring (20) has a small diameter portion (32).   The power transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the power transmission device (1) is a power transmission device for a brush cutter.

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