Square flange spline nut

By designing a square flange spline nut, and utilizing structures such as a spline shaft, square flange, and mounting holes, the high cost problem caused by the need for an external fixing mechanism in traditional ball spline nuts is solved, achieving a transmission effect with low friction and high rigidity.

CN224064785UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-31SHENZHEN TORRES PRECISION TRANSMISSION TECH CO LTD
View PDF 0 Cites 0 Cited by

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-22
Publication Date
2026-03-31

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Traditional ball spline nuts require an external fixing mechanism during use, resulting in higher operating costs.

Method used

The design of the square flange nut utilizes a combination of a spline shaft, a square flange, mounting holes, slots, inserts, a limiting plate, screws, and a circulation groove to achieve the fixation of the spline shaft and the rolling contact of the balls, thereby reducing the coefficient of friction.

Benefits of technology

It significantly reduces the coefficient of friction between the spline shaft and the equipment base or transmission components, reduces energy consumption, and increases bending stiffness by 30% to 50%.

✦ Generated by Eureka AI based on patent content.

Smart Images

  • Figure CN224064785U_ABST
    Figure CN224064785U_ABST
Patent Text Reader

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of ball spline nuts, and particularly relates to a square flange spline nut which comprises a spline shaft and a square flange, the square flange is fixedly connected to the peripheral side of the spline shaft, and a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the top face of the square flange. The multiple insertion grooves are formed in the two ends of the spline shaft correspondingly, two insertion blocks are connected between the multiple insertion grooves in an inserted mode correspondingly, two limiting plates are arranged at the ends, away from each other, of the two insertion blocks correspondingly, multiple insertion holes are formed in the two limiting plates correspondingly, and multiple screws are arranged in the insertion holes correspondingly; and one ends of the plurality of screws respectively penetrate through the two insertion blocks and extend into the spline shaft. The ball spline nut solves the problem that when the ball spline nut is used, a user needs to rigidly connect the ball spline nut with an equipment base or a transmission part through an external fixing mechanism to fix the ball spline nut, and the use cost is high.
Need to check novelty before this filing date? Find Prior Art

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of ball spline nut technology, and particularly relates to square flanged spline nuts. Background Technology

[0002] A ball spline nut is a high-precision, low-friction mechanical transmission component. It achieves rolling contact between the spline shaft and the nut through a built-in ball recirculation structure, thereby converting rotary motion into linear motion or simultaneously transmitting torque and axial motion. It combines the high-efficiency transmission characteristics of a ball screw with the guiding function of a spline connection, and is widely used in automated equipment, robots, CNC machine tools, and other fields requiring high precision, high rigidity, and low friction.

[0003] Traditional ball spline nuts require users to rigidly connect them to the equipment base or transmission components via an external fixing mechanism to secure them, resulting in high operating costs. Therefore, we propose a square flange spline nut. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a square flanged key nut to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides a square flanged key nut, comprising:

[0006] A splined shaft and a square flange, wherein the square flange is fixedly connected to the periphery of the splined shaft, and the top surface of the square flange has multiple mounting holes;

[0007] Multiple slots are provided at both ends of the spline shaft. Two plug blocks are inserted between the multiple slots. Two limiting plates are provided at the ends of the two plug blocks that are far apart from each other. Multiple insertion holes are provided on the two limiting plates. Multiple screws are provided in the multiple insertion holes. One end of each screw passes through the two plug blocks and extends into the spline shaft.

[0008] Based on the above structure, the splined shaft, square flange, and mounting holes ensure that the user can fix the splined shaft to the equipment base or transmission components through multiple mounting holes and the square flange. The slots and inserts ensure that the inserts can be inserted between two slots. The limit plates, sockets, and screws ensure that the user can insert multiple screws into multiple sockets respectively. The two inserts and two limit plates can be fixed to both ends of the splined shaft with two screws respectively. The circulation grooves and balls ensure that multiple balls can roll in two circulation grooves respectively.

[0009] Furthermore, the above technical solution also includes:

[0010] Two circulation grooves are formed between the two inserts and the spline shaft, and multiple balls are respectively arranged in the two circulation grooves.

[0011] In this technical solution, multiple balls are ensured to reduce the coefficient of friction between the spline shaft and the equipment base or transmission components, thereby significantly reducing energy consumption.

[0012] In the above technical solution, furthermore, the plurality of balls are movably connected to two circulation grooves respectively.

[0013] In this technical solution, it is ensured that multiple balls can roll in two separate circulation grooves.

[0014] In the above technical solution, furthermore, the plurality of screws are threadedly connected to the two insert blocks respectively.

[0015] In this technical solution, it is ensured that when the user rotates multiple screws, the screws can be acted upon by the threads of the two inserts respectively, and enter the two inserts respectively.

[0016] In the above technical solution, furthermore, multiple screws are threadedly connected to the spline shaft.

[0017] In this technical solution, it is ensured that when the user rotates multiple screws, the multiple screws can be acted upon by the spline shaft thread and enter the spline shaft.

[0018] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the splined shaft and the square flange are integrally formed.

[0019] In this technical solution, it is ensured that there is no assembly gap between the spline shaft and the square flange, so that the stress transmission can be continuous, thereby increasing the bending stiffness by 30% to 50%.

[0020] In the above technical solution, the socket and screw are further connected and mated.

[0021] In this technical solution, it is ensured that the screw can be properly inserted into the socket.

[0022] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0023] This square flange spline nut, with its designed spline shaft, square flange, and mounting holes, allows users to secure the spline shaft to the equipment base or transmission components via multiple mounting holes and the square flange. The slots and inserts ensure that the inserts can be inserted between two slots. The limiting plates, sockets, and screws allow users to insert multiple screws into multiple sockets, and the two inserts and two limiting plates can be secured to both ends of the spline shaft with two screws respectively. The circulating grooves and balls allow multiple balls to roll within two circulating grooves. This design solves the problem of high operating costs associated with traditional ball spline nuts, which required external fixing mechanisms for rigid connection to the equipment base or transmission components. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of the entire utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall internal structure of this utility model.

[0027] The markings in the diagram are as follows:

[0028] 1. Splined shaft; 2. Square flange; 3. Mounting hole; 4. Slot; 5. Insert block; 6. Limit plate; 7. Insertion hole; 8. Screw; 9. Circulation groove; 10. Ball bearing. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0030] In the description of this application, it should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to this application. For ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn to actual scale. Techniques, methods, and devices known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and devices should be considered part of the specification. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters in the following drawings denote similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it need not be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such use of data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first," "second," etc., are generally of the same class and are not limited in number; for example, a first object can be one or more. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0032] It should be noted that in the description of this application, the directional terms such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "horizontal, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these directional terms do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of protection of this application. The directional terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the inner and outer contours relative to the outline of each component itself.

[0033] It should be noted that, in this application, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0034] Example 1:

[0035] Please see Figure 1 - Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment provides a square flanged key nut, including:

[0036] A splined shaft 1 and a square flange 2 are fixedly connected to the periphery of the splined shaft 1. The top surface of the square flange 2 has multiple mounting holes 3.

[0037] Multiple slots 4 are respectively opened at both ends of the spline shaft 1. Two plug blocks 5 are inserted between the multiple slots 4. Two limiting plates 6 are respectively provided at the ends of the two plug blocks 5 that are far apart from each other. Multiple insertion holes 7 are respectively opened on the two limiting plates 6. Multiple screws 8 are respectively provided in the multiple insertion holes 7, and one end of the multiple screws 8 passes through the two plug blocks 5 and extends into the spline shaft 1.

[0038] Example 2:

[0039] This embodiment provides a square frangipani key nut, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features, and further includes:

[0040] Two circulation grooves 9 are formed between two insert blocks 5 and spline shaft 1, and multiple balls 10 are respectively arranged in the two circulation grooves 9.

[0041] When the spline shaft 1 moves, the balls 10 roll in the circulation groove 9, which transforms sliding friction into rolling friction, significantly reducing frictional resistance and ensuring that multiple balls 10 can reduce the coefficient of friction between the spline shaft 1 and the equipment base or transmission components, thus significantly reducing energy consumption.

[0042] Example 3:

[0043] This embodiment provides a square flanged key nut, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features: multiple balls 10 are movably connected to two circulation grooves 9 respectively.

[0044] This ensures that multiple balls 10 can roll in two circulation grooves 9 respectively.

[0045] Example 4:

[0046] This embodiment provides a square flanged key nut, which, in addition to the technical solution of the above embodiment, also has the following technical features: multiple screws 8 are threadedly connected to two insert blocks 5 respectively.

[0047] Specifically, it is ensured that when the user rotates multiple screws 8, the multiple screws 8 can be respectively subjected to the action of the threads of the two inserts 5 and enter the two inserts 5 respectively.

[0048] Example 5:

[0049] This embodiment provides a square flanged spline nut, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features: multiple screws 8 are threadedly connected to the spline shaft 1.

[0050] Specifically, it is ensured that when the user rotates multiple screws 8, the multiple screws 8 can be acted upon by the thread of the spline shaft 1 and enter the spline shaft 1.

[0051] Example 6:

[0052] This embodiment provides a square splined nut, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features: the splined shaft 1 and the square flange 2 are integrally formed structures.

[0053] In particular, ensuring that there is no assembly gap between the spline shaft 1 and the square flange 2 allows for continuous stress transmission, thereby increasing the bending stiffness by 30% to 50%.

[0054] Example 7:

[0055] This embodiment provides a square flanged key nut, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features: the socket 7 and the screw 8 are inserted and mated.

[0056] This ensures that screw 8 can be properly inserted into socket 7.

[0057] In use, the user places multiple ball bearings 10 into two circulation grooves 9, then inserts two insert blocks 5 into multiple slots 4. The user then manually places two limiting plates 6 on opposite sides of the insert blocks 5. Next, the user inserts multiple screws 8 into multiple sockets 7 and rotates them using a tool. This causes the screws 8 to move towards the spline shaft 1 under the action of the threads of the insert blocks 5. When the screws 8 reach the appropriate position, they continue to move closer to each other under the action of the threads of the spline shaft 1. When the screws 8 reach a position where they cannot move further, the insert blocks 5 and the limiting plates 6 are fixed to both ends of the spline shaft 1 by the screws 8. The user can then install the spline shaft 1 onto the equipment base or transmission component. Finally, the user fixes the square flange 2 to the equipment base or transmission component using bolts and multiple mounting holes 3, thus securing the spline shaft 1 to the equipment base or transmission component.

[0058] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other. This application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. Square flange spline female, characterized in that, Include: The spline shaft (1) and the square flange (2) are fixedly connected on the side of the spline shaft (1), and a plurality of mounting holes (3) are formed on the top surface of the square flange (2); A plurality of slots (4) are formed on both ends of the spline shaft (1), and two insertion blocks (5) are respectively inserted between the plurality of slots (4), two limiting plates (6) are respectively arranged at the ends of the two insertion blocks (5) away from each other, a plurality of insertion holes (7) are respectively formed on the two limiting plates (6), a plurality of screws (8) are respectively arranged in the plurality of insertion holes (7), and one end of the plurality of screws (8) respectively penetrates the two insertion blocks (5) and extends into the spline shaft (1).

2. The square flange female of claim 1, wherein, Also include: Two circulating grooves (9) are formed between the two insertion blocks (5) and the spline shaft (1), and a plurality of balls (10) are respectively arranged in the two circulating grooves (9).

3. The square flange female of claim 2, wherein, The plurality of balls (10) are movably connected with the two circulating grooves (9).

4. The square flange spline female of claim 1, wherein, The plurality of screws (8) are respectively screwed with the two insertion blocks (5).

5. The square flange spline female of claim 1, wherein, The plurality of screws (8) are screwed with the spline shaft (1).

6. The square flange female of claim 1, wherein, The spline shaft (1) and the square flange (2) are integrally formed.

7. The square flange female of claim 1, wherein, The insertion hole (7) and the screw (8) are inserted and matched.