Air floatation slide rail module

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air floatation slide rail module, a slide block is in clearance fit with a guide rail, the slide block can slide on the guide rail, a plurality of air outlet holes are formed in the side wall, matched with the slide block, of the guide rail, an air inlet hole and an air channel are formed in the guide rail, the air inlet hole is used for being externally connected with an air source, and the air channel is used for being externally connected with the air source. The air channel is communicated with the air inlet hole and the air outlet hole, the air outlet hole is used for blowing air to the sliding block, and an air film can be formed between the matching faces of the guide rail and the sliding block. An air film can be formed on the matching surface of the guide rail and the sliding block, sliding abrasion of the guide rail and the sliding block is prevented, and the service life is prolonged; the problem of inaccurate guiding caused by abrasion can be avoided, and the high-precision and high-standard machining requirements are met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of slide rail devices, in particular to an air-floating slide rail module. Background Art

[0002] In automation equipment, sliding guide rail structures are usually used to limit and guide the movement direction of moving parts. The more common ones are dovetail groove slides, V-shaped slides, C-shaped slides and T-shaped slides. These slide rail structures include two components, a guide rail and a slider, and the two components are fitted with a sliding snap-fit ​​relationship to limit and guide the movement direction of the moving parts.

[0003] However, in any existing slide rail structure, the slider and the guide rail are in direct contact, and the two slide and frictionally cooperate; as the use time increases, the guide rail and the slider will inevitably wear to a certain extent, resulting in a decrease in the guiding accuracy, which cannot meet the high-precision and high-standard processing requirements. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve some or all of the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, the utility model provides an air-floating slide rail module, the slider is clearance-matched with the guide rail, and the slider can slide on the guide rail, a plurality of air outlet holes are provided on the side wall of the guide rail matching with the slider, the guide rail is provided with an air inlet hole and a gas channel, the air inlet hole is used for an external air source, the gas channel is respectively connected with the air inlet hole and the air outlet hole, the air outlet hole is used to blow gas toward the slider, and an air film can be formed between the matching surfaces of the guide rail and the slider.

[0005] As a further improvement of the utility model, porous ceramic blocks are respectively provided on the air outlets.

[0006] As a further improvement of the present invention, a V-shaped inclined surface is provided on one side of the guide rail close to the slider, and a V-shaped sliding groove adapted to the V-shaped inclined surface is provided on one side of the slider close to the guide rail.

[0007] As a further improvement of the present invention, the air outlet holes are symmetrically arranged on two side walls of the V-shaped inclined surface.

[0008] As a further improvement of the utility model, an air intake connector is provided on the air intake hole, and an air pipe is provided on the air intake connector.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, the air inlet holes are respectively arranged at both ends of the guide rail.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, a plurality of limiting connection holes are provided on the side walls of the guide rail and the slide block.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0012] The utility model provides an air inlet, an air channel and an air outlet on the guide rail. When in use, high-pressure gas is connected through the air inlet, flows into the air outlet through the gas channel, and then blows to the matching surface of the guide rail and the slider through the air outlet, thereby forming an air film on the matching surface of the guide rail and the slider, avoiding direct sliding contact between the guide rail and the slider, preventing sliding wear of the two, and extending the service life; it can avoid the problem of inaccurate guiding due to wear, so that it can meet high-precision and high-standard processing requirements. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the solutions in the present invention or the prior art, a brief introduction is given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the guide rail in the embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the present invention have the same meanings as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of the present invention; the terms used in the specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order.

[0018] Reference to "embodiments" in the present invention means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it mutually exclusive, independent, or alternative to other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described in the present invention may be combined with other embodiments.

[0019] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the utility model, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0020] like Figure 1-3 As shown, an air-floating slide rail module includes a slider 1 and a guide rail 2. The slider 1 is limitedly connected to the guide rail 2. The slider 1 can slide on the guide rail 2, and the slider 1 and the guide rail 2 are matched with each other. A plurality of air outlet holes 3 are provided on the side wall of the guide rail 2 that matches the slider 1. The guide rail 2 is provided with an air inlet hole 4 and a gas channel 5. The air inlet hole 4 is used to connect to an external air source, and the gas channel 5 is connected to the air inlet hole 4 and the air outlet hole 3 respectively. During operation, the air inlet hole 4 is connected to an external high-pressure air source, and the high-pressure gas flows into the gas channel 5 through the air inlet hole 4, and then flows into the air outlet hole 3 through the gas channel 5, and flows out through the air outlet hole 3 and blows toward the slider 1, thereby forming a layer of air film between the matching surfaces of the guide rail 2 and the slider 1, so that the guide rail 2 and the slider 1 will not be in direct contact, reducing the wear of the slider 1 during the sliding process, and extending the service life; it can effectively avoid the problem of inaccurate guidance due to wear, so that it can meet the high-precision and high-standard processing requirements.

[0021] The side walls of the guide rail 2 and the slider 1 are provided with a plurality of limit connection holes 6, which are provided to facilitate the installation of the air-floating slide rail module. Specifically, when the air-floating slide rail module is installed on a certain automation equipment, the slider 1 and the guide rail 2 can be installed on the equipment by screwing screws into the limit connection holes 6.

[0022] Porous ceramic blocks 7 are respectively installed on the air outlet holes 3, and the porous ceramic blocks 7 extend to the mating surfaces of the guide rail 2 and the slider 1. In order to form a stable air film on the mating surface between the guide rail 2 and the slider 1, it is necessary to open enough air outlet holes 3 on the side walls where the guide rail 2 and the slider 1 are matched, and the smaller the aperture of the air outlet holes 3, the better. The porous ceramic blocks 7 have the characteristics of high porosity and high strength. By blocking the air outlet holes 3 with porous ceramic blocks 7, the processing difficulty can be reduced. There is no need to open many air outlet holes 3 or air outlet holes with very small apertures. By installing porous ceramic blocks 7 on the air outlet holes 3, a stable air film can be formed on the mating surface of the guide rail 2 and the slider 1 during operation.

[0023] In this embodiment, a V-shaped inclined surface 8 is provided on the side of the guide rail 2 close to the slider 1, and the air outlet 3 is symmetrically arranged on the two side walls of the V-shaped inclined surface 8. A V-shaped groove 9 adapted to the V-shaped inclined surface 8 is provided on the side of the slider 1 close to the guide rail 2. Through the cooperation of the V-shaped inclined surface 8 and the V-shaped groove 9, the slider 1 and the guide rail 2 can be fixed by clamping, thereby improving the stability of the structure. In other embodiments, the matching surface of the guide rail 2 and the slider 1 can also be any other shape that can achieve clamping and limiting, such as: C-shaped, T-shaped, dovetail groove shape or I-shaped, etc.

[0024] An air intake connector 10 is provided on the air intake hole 4, and an air pipe 11 is installed on the air intake connector 10. The air pipe 11 is connected to an external high-pressure air source. During operation, the external air source transports the high-pressure gas to the air intake connector 10 through the air pipe 11, and then injects the high-pressure gas into the gas channel 5 in the guide rail 2 through the air intake connector 10, and then blows it out through the porous ceramic block 7, thereby forming a layer of air film between the V-shaped slope 8 and the V-shaped slide groove 9.

[0025] In order to improve the stability of the air film, in the present embodiment, air inlet holes 4 are respectively provided at both ends of the guide rail 2, so that during operation, both ends of the guide rail 2 can take in air at the same time, thereby improving the air intake efficiency, thereby enhancing the stability of the air film formed between the V-shaped slope 8 and the V-shaped slide groove 9, and ensuring the clearance sliding fit between the slider 1 and the guide rail 2.

[0026] The air-floating slide rail module can be used on any device that requires sliding fit, thereby improving the fit between the moving parts and the guide parts, reducing friction, and effectively extending the service life, making it suitable for high-precision and high-standard processing requirements.

[0027] The above-mentioned specific implementation mode is a preferred implementation mode of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the specific implementation scope of the present utility model. The scope of the present utility model includes but is not limited to the specific implementation mode. All equivalent changes made in accordance with the present utility model are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An air-floating slide rail module, comprising a slide block and a guide rail, characterized in that: The slider is loosely matched with the guide rail, and the slider can slide on the guide rail. A plurality of air outlet holes are provided on the side wall of the guide rail that matches with the slider. An air inlet hole and a gas channel are provided on the guide rail. The air inlet hole is used for connecting to an external air source. The gas channel is respectively connected with the air inlet hole and the air outlet hole. The air outlet hole is used to blow gas toward the slider, and can form an air film between the matching surfaces of the guide rail and the slider.

2. The air-floating slide rail module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air outlet holes are respectively provided with porous ceramic blocks.

3. The air-floating slide rail module according to claim 1, characterized in that: A V-shaped inclined surface is provided on one side of the guide rail close to the slider, and a V-shaped sliding groove adapted to the V-shaped inclined surface is provided on one side of the slider close to the guide rail.

4. The air-floating slide rail module according to claim 3, characterized in that: The air outlet holes are symmetrically arranged on two side walls of the V-shaped inclined surface.

5. The air-floating slide rail module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: An air intake joint is provided on the air intake hole, and an air pipe is provided on the air intake joint.

6. The air-floating slide rail module according to claim 5, characterized in that: The air inlet holes are respectively arranged at two ends of the guide rail.

7. The air-floating slide rail module according to claim 5, characterized in that: The side walls of the guide rail and the slide block are both provided with a plurality of limiting connection holes.

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