Hiwin Technologies Corporation

Stephanie Chun-Ming Yang

Lung-Yu Chang

Yeh-Wei Lin

Chia-Yu Lin

Pin-Ju Huang

Zing-Ping Liu

Zong-Sian Jiang

Hsien-Yu Chen

Po-Lin Lee

Chen-Hao Chang

Xin-Yi Chen

A device and a method for detecting states of a linear guideway including a sliding block and a slide rail are provided. The device includes a sensor located at a position corresponding to a side surface of the slide rail, and an analysis processer communicated with the sensor. The sensor detects the vibrating of the slide rail to generate a sensing signal. The analysis processer compares the sensing signal with at least one threshold, to determines occurrence of abnormalities. Therefore, the sensitivity for detection may be increased.

Device and method for detecting states of a linear guideway

A linear guideway includes a rail, a slider disposed on the rail, and a load passage formed between the rail and the slider. The slider has two non-load passages penetrating through two opposite end surfaces of the slider. Each of two ends of each non-load passage is provided with a force sensor. Two end caps are disposed on two opposite end surfaces of the slider respectively and each have two circulation grooves. Each circulation groove is connected to an end of the load passage and an end of the non-load passage to form a circulation channel for balls to move therein. As a result, the linear guideway of the present invention employs force sensors to sense the force-receiving state of two ends of the non-load passages when they are impacted by the balls, so that it can be determined that if the balls have an abnormal pressing state.

Linear guideway capable of detecting abnormal circulation state

A linear guideway is characterized in that it is capable of determining whether there is abnormal displacement of the return member based on the open or close of the circuit, and can output the abnormal signal immediately when the circuit is open. Compared with the conventional structure, since the present invention can be disposed only at one end of the slide block, both the number of components and assembly time can be reduced, and the diagnosis with precision and immediacy can be performed without high-deep algorithm, which can play a role of instant reminding before the linear guideway completely loses function. Therefore, the service life of the linear guideway can be known early to avoid the loss caused by the shutdown.

Linear guideway

A linear guideway includes a rail, a slider disposed on the rail, and a load passage formed between the rail and the slider. The slider has two non-load passages. Besides, a first end cap and a second end cap are disposed on two opposite end surfaces of the slider respectively. The first end cap has two first circulation grooves. The second end cap has a circulation member and a seal sheet. The circulation member has two second circulation grooves. The load passage, non-load passage, first circulation groove and second circulation groove collectively form a circulation channel for balls to move therein. A force sensor is disposed between the circulation member and the seal sheet. As a result, through the rigidity difference between the first and second end caps accompanied with the force sensor, it can be determined that if there is an abnormal circulation state.

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Taichung, Taiwan

Stephanie Chun-Ming Yang