Attachment pin assembly

Abstract

An attachment pin assembly includes a pin body to be inserted into first through-holes of a drilling tool and a second through-hole of an adaptor, the first and second through-holes being arranged eccentrically with respect to each other; a bush portion provided on one end side of the pin body; a detachment prevention member of the bush portion screwed to one end of the pin body; and a stopper portion provided on the other end side of the pin body and configured such that a side surface portion arranged on the outside of the pin body in a radial direction thereof in the first through-hole is locked on an inner wall surface of the tooth forming the first through-hole to stop rotation of the pin body.

Description

This application is the U.S. national phase of International Application No. PCT/JP2016/087734 filed Dec. 19, 2016 which designated the U.S. and claims priority to JP Patent Application No. 2015-249103 filed Dec. 21, 2015, the entire contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an attachment pin assembly for attaching a drilling tool to an adaptor of an operating machine.

BACKGROUND ART

An operating machine such as a power shovel includes an operating portion such as a bucket. Various drilling tools are attached to the operating portion. For example, a plurality of adaptors is, at predetermined intervals, fixed to a tip end portion of the bucket of the power shovel for drilling. Moreover, teeth as the drilling tools are each attached to the adaptors. The teeth are abraded or damaged in a drilling process, and therefore, are replaced as necessary.

Patent Literature 1 discloses such an attachment pin assembly for attaching the tooth to the adaptor of the bucket.

That is, a pair of first through-holes is formed at the tooth, and a second through-hole is formed at the adaptor. In an attachment state in which the adaptor is inserted into the tooth in contact with the tooth, the first and second through-holes are arranged to penetrate the tooth and the adaptor. In the tooth attachment state in which the adaptor contacts the inside of the tooth, the first and second through-holes are in such a concentric state that the centers thereof are coincident with each other.

The attachment pin assembly includes a circular columnar pin body inserted into the first and second through-holes, a cylindrical bush arranged at an end portion of the pin body in each first through-hole, and a bolt and a washer provided at each end of the pin body to prevent detachment of the bush from the each end of the pin body. Moreover, the bush is movable in an axial direction of the pin body between the adaptor and the washer on an outer peripheral surface of the pin body.

CITATION LIST

Patent Literature

PATENT LITERATURE 1: International Patent Application Publication No. 2011/125794

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

However, in Patent Literature 1 as described above, when the bolt is screwed to one end side of the pin body and the screwed bolt is loosened, the other end side of the pin body needs to be fixed with a jig etc. to prevent rotation of the pin body. This leads to a problem that the process of assembling and detaching the attachment pin assembly is complicated.

Further, in, e.g., a case where an interval between adjacent ones of the teeth is narrow or a case where teeth are arranged next to a certain tooth with the teeth being shifted back and forth as in FIG. 8 of Patent Literature 1 as described above, a space for the process of attaching the pin assembly is narrow. For this reason, the above-described typical attachment pin assembly has a problem that it is difficult to perform the process of assembling and detaching the attachment pin assembly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and a main object of the present invention is to facilitate the process of assembling and detaching an attachment pin assembly.

Solution to the Problems

An attachment pin assembly of the present invention is an attachment pin assembly for attaching and fixing a drilling tool to an adaptor of an operating machine in an attachment state of the drilling tool in which the adaptor is inserted into the drilling tool in contact with the drilling tool. The drilling tool is provided with a pair of first through-holes, and the adaptor is provided with a second through-hole, the second through-hole having a smaller inner diameter than that of each first through-hole. The pair of first through-holes and the second through-hole are arranged to penetrate the drilling tool and the adaptor in the attachment state of the drilling tool, and are arranged such that the center axes thereof are eccentric with respect to each other. The attachment pin assembly includes a pin body to be inserted into the first through-holes and the second through-hole, a bush portion provided on one end side of the pin body and arranged on the outside of the pin body in a radial direction thereof in the first through-hole, a detachment prevention member screwed to one end of the pin body to prevent detachment of the bush portion from one end side of the pin body, and a stopper portion provided on the other end side of the pin body and configured such that a side surface portion arranged on the outside of the pin body in the radial direction thereof in the first through-hole is locked on an inner wall surface of the drilling tool forming the first through-hole to stop rotation of the pin body.

Moreover, a groove portion extending along a direction perpendicular to the center of the pin body may be formed at a side surface portion of the pin body on the other end side thereof. The stopper portion may be arranged in the groove portion, and the side surface portion of the stopper portion may be formed in an arc shape. The stopper portion may be sandwiched between the groove portion of the pin body and the inner wall surface of the drilling tool forming the first through-hole, thereby stopping rotation of the pin body.

Effects of the Invention

According to the present invention, the process of assembling and detaching the attachment pin assembly can be facilitated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tooth attachment structure of a bucket in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the tooth attachment structure in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a state of attachment of a tooth to an adaptor in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the tooth attached to an attachment pin assembly in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a structure of the attachment pin assembly in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the structure of the attachment pin assembly in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a pin body in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the pin body in the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a washer member in the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a tooth attachment structure in a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a structure of an attachment pin assembly in the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a pin body in the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a right side view of a positional relationship between the pin body and a bush portion in the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a left side view of a positional relationship between the pin body and a stopper portion in the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a left side view of the positional relationship between the pin body and the stopper portion in the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a left side view of the positional relationship between the pin body and the stopper portion in the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of a tooth attachment structure of another embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of a tooth attachment structure of still another embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments below.

First Embodiment

FIG. 1 illustrates a tooth attachment structure of a bucket 1 of the present embodiment.

Although not shown in the figure, the bucket (an operating portion) 1 is mounted on an arm of a power shovel (an operating machine). As illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of adaptors 3 is fixed to a tip end portion of the bucket 1 for drilling. Teeth 2 as drilling tools are each attached to the adaptors 3. The teeth 2 are abraded or damaged in a drilling process, and therefore, are replaced as necessary.

FIGS. 2 to 4 illustrate a state of attachment of the tooth 2 to the adaptor 3. The tooth attachment structure in the present embodiment is, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a structure for attaching the tooth 2 to the bucket 1. The tooth attachment structure includes the tooth 2, the adaptor 3, and an attachment pin assembly 10.

The tooth 2 is a claw-shaped member attached to the drilling tip end portion of the bucket 1 for performing drilling with the bucket 1, and as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, has a wedge shape narrowed toward a tip end thereof. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the tooth 2 has a recessed portion 2a and a pair of first through-holes 2b.

The recessed portion 2a is, in the tooth 2, formed from a back end opening toward the tip end of the tooth 2. An insertion portion 3a of the adaptor 3 as described later is inserted into the recessed portion 2a. As in the outer shape of the tooth 2, the recessed portion 2a has a wedge shape whose inner width is narrowed toward a tip end thereof.

Each first through-hole 2b penetrates the tooth 2 from a side surface thereof to the recessed portion 2a, and the first through-holes 2b are each formed at right and left side wall portions of the tooth 2. The first through-holes 2b are formed along a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the tooth 2 (a direction connecting between a back end and the tip end of the tooth 2). The later-described attachment pin assembly 10 is inserted into the first through-holes 2b.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the plurality of adaptors 3 is provided at predetermined intervals at the tip end portion of the bucket 1, and is fixed to the tip end portion of the bucket 1 by welding etc. The above-described teeth 2 are each attached to the adaptors 3. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the adaptor 3 has the insertion portion 3a and a second through-hole 3b.

The insertion portion 3a is formed at a tip end of the adaptor 3, and is formed in a wedge shape in accordance with the recessed shape of the recessed portion 2a formed in the tooth 2. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the insertion portion 3a is inserted into the recessed portion 2a in the tooth 2, and an outer wall surface of the insertion portion 3a contacts an inner wall surface of the recessed portion 2a. In this manner, an attachment state of the tooth 2 is brought.

The second through-hole 3b penetrates the insertion portion 3a of the adaptor 3 in a width direction thereof (a right-to-left direction in FIG. 2). As in the above-described first through-holes 2b, the later-described attachment pin assembly 10 is inserted into the second through-hole 3b. The second through-hole 3b has a slightly-larger inner diameter than the outer diameter of a pin body 11 of the attachment pin assembly 10 as described later. On the other hand, the inner diameter of the second through-hole 3b is smaller than that of the first through-hole 2b.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the pair of first through-holes 2b and the second through-hole 3b as described above are arranged to penetrate the tooth 2 and the adaptor 3 in the attachment state of the tooth 2, and are arranged such that the center axes of the first through-holes 2b and the second through-hole 3b are eccentric with respect to each other.

Particularly in the attachment state of the tooth 2 in which the insertion portion 3a of the adaptor 3 contacts the recessed portion 2a of the tooth 2, inner wall surfaces of the tooth 2 forming the first through-holes 2b and an inner wall surface of the adaptor 3 forming the second through-hole 3b are substantially lined up on a back end side of the tooth 2 as viewed laterally (as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the plane of paper of FIG. 3). This reduces rattling of the tooth 2 on the adaptor 3.

FIGS. 5 to 9 illustrate the attachment pin assembly 10 in a first embodiment. The attachment pin assembly 10 is a member for attaching the tooth 2 to the adaptor 3, and is for preventing the tooth 2 from dropping out of the adaptor 3. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the attachment pin assembly 10 is, in the attachment state of the tooth 2, inserted into the first through-holes 2b of the tooth 2 and the second through-hole 3b of the adaptor 3.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2, 5, and 6, the attachment pin assembly 10 includes the pin body 11, a bush portion 12c, detachment prevention members 12, 13 of the bush portion 12c, and a stopper portion 11b.

As illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7, the pin body 11 has a circular columnar shaft portion 11a as a metal pin. The pin body 11 is configured to be inserted into the first through-holes 2b and the second through-hole 3b. A screw hole 11c is formed on one end side of the shaft portion 11a. The screw hole 11c is formed in the vicinity of the center of the shaft portion 11a. In a state in which the shaft portion 11a is inserted into the second through-hole 3b of the adaptor 3, the center of the shaft portion 11a is arranged at the substantially same position as that of the center of the second through-hole 3b.

The bush portion 12c is provided on one end side of the pin body 11. In a state in which the pin body 11 is inserted into the second through-hole 3b, the bush portion 12c is arranged in the first through-hole 2b, and is arranged on the outside of the pin body 11 in a radial direction thereof. Moreover, the bush portion 12c is formed integrally with a later-described washer member 12.

The detachment prevention members 12, 13 are members screwed onto one end of the pin body 11 to prevent detachment of the bush portion 12c from one end side of the pin body 11. The detachment prevention members 12, 13 in the first embodiment include the washer member 12 and a bolt 13.

As illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6, and 9, the washer member 12 has a circular plate-shaped washer body 12a, a through-hole 12b, and the bush portion 12c. The through-hole 12b is formed at a position shifted from the center axis of the washer body 12a, and penetrates the washer body 12a in a thickness direction thereof. Note that the through-hole 12b may be formed on the center axis of the washer body 12a.

The bush portion 12c is arranged at the side of the washer body 12a, and is formed integrally with the washer body 12a to protrude from a flat surface portion of the washer body 12a. The bush portion 12c has an arc-shaped side surface. The side surface of the bush portion 12c is formed continuously to and integrally with an arc-shaped side surface of the washer body 12a. In a state in which the bolt 13 is inserted into the through-hole 12b of the washer member 12, the bolt 13 is screwed into the screw hole 11c formed at the shaft portion 11a of the pin body 11. In this manner, the bush portion 12c is fixed to the pin body 11. Moreover, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the bush portion 12c contacts a side surface of the adaptor 3 in the attachment state of the tooth 2, thereby serving as a retainer for the attachment pin assembly 10.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the stopper portion 11b is provided on the other end side of the pin body 11. Moreover, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 5 to 8, the stopper portion 11b is formed in a circular plate shape with a larger outer diameter than the inner diameter of the second through-hole 3b, and is formed integrally with the pin body 11 in a state in which the stopper portion 11b is eccentric with respect to the center of the pin body 11. The stopper portion 11b in the first embodiment has the substantially same outer diameter as the inner diameter of the first through-hole 2b.

Thus, the stopper portion 11b has a side surface portion arranged on the outside of the pin body 11 in the radial direction thereof in the first through-hole 2b. The side surface portion of the stopper portion 11b is formed in an arc shape. This side surface portion of the stopper portion 11b is locked on the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 forming the first through-hole 2b, and therefore, rotation of the pin body 11 is stopped.

In the case of attaching the tooth 2 to the adaptor 3 of the operating machine, the pin body 11 is inserted into the first through-holes 2b and the second through-hole 3b with the tooth 2 being attached to the adaptor 3. In this state, the stopper portion 11b is arranged in the first through-hole 2b. Meanwhile, the washer member 12 and the bush portion 12c are together arranged on one end side of the pin body 11. Then, the washer member 12 and the bolt 13 are screwed to one end of the pin body 11. In this manner, the attachment pin assembly 10 is attached to the tooth 2 and the adaptor 3, and the bush portion 12c is not detached from one end side of the pin body 11.

In such screwing, the pin body 11 tends to rotate about the center axis of the second through-hole 3b. However, since the center of the pin body 11 and the center of the stopper portion 11b are eccentric with respect to each other, the side surface portion of the stopper portion 11b is locked on the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 forming the first through-hole 2b. Thus, rotation of the pin body 11 can be stopped upon screwing.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is configured such that the center of the pin body 11 and the center of the stopper portion 11b are eccentric with respect to each other and the side surface of the stopper portion 11b is locked on the inner wall surface of the first through-hole 2b of the tooth 2. Thus, first through-holes 2b of a general-purpose tooth 2 are utilized so that the process of assembling and detaching an attachment pin assembly 10 can be performed. Thus, the attachment pin assembly 10 of the first embodiment has an advantage that it is not necessary to prepare a special tooth provided with through-holes in a variant shape different from a normal circular shape.

Moreover, in the first embodiment, when the washer member 12 and the bolt 13 are screwed to one end of the pin body 11, it is not necessary to fix the other end side of the pin body 11 by means of another jig. Thus, the process of assembling the attachment pin assembly 10 can be facilitated.

On the other hand, in the case of detaching the tooth 2 from the adaptor 3, when the screwed bolt 13 is loosened, the pin body 11 tends to rotate about the center axis of the second through-hole 3b. However, the side surface portion of the stopper portion 11b is locked on the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 forming the first through-hole 2b, and therefore, rotation of the pin body 11 can be stopped. Thus, according to the first embodiment, when the screwed bolt 13 is loosened, it is not necessary to fix the other end side of the pin body 11 by means of another jig, and therefore, the process of detaching the attachment pin assembly 10 can be facilitated.

Further, since the stopper portion 11b is formed integrally with the pin body 11, the number of components of the attachment pin assembly 10 can be reduced. Thus, the process of assembling and detaching the attachment pin assembly 10 can be further facilitated.

In addition, since the stopper portion 11b has the substantially same outer diameter as the inner diameter of the first through-hole 2b, the first through-hole 2b on the other end side of the pin body 11 can be closed with the stopper portion 11b. This suppresses a foreign material such as dirt from entering the first through-hole 2b, leading to improvement of abrasion resistance of the stopper portion 11b.

Second Embodiment

FIGS. 10 to 16 illustrate a second embodiment. FIG. 10 illustrates an attachment state of a tooth 2 to an adaptor 3. FIGS. 11 to 16 illustrate an attachment pin assembly 10 in the second embodiment.

As illustrated in FIGS. 10 to 12, the attachment pin assembly 10 in the second embodiment includes a pin body 21, a bush portion 22, detachment prevention members 23, 24 of the bush portion 22, and a stopper portion 25.

The pin body 21 is a metal pin formed in a circular columnar shape. The pin body 21 is inserted into first through-holes 2b of the tooth 2 and a second through-hole 3b of the adaptor 3. A screw hole 21b is formed on one end side of the pin body 21. The screw hole 21b is formed at a position shifted from the center of the pin body 21, and as illustrated in FIG. 10, is arranged at the substantially same position as that of the center of the first through-hole 2b with the pin body 21 being inserted into the first through-holes 2b and the second through-hole 3b

Moreover, a groove portion 21a extending along a direction perpendicular to the center of the pin body 21 is formed at a side surface portion of the pin body 21 on the other end side thereof (i.e., a curved surface portion of a circular columnar side surface). The later-described stopper portion 25 is arranged in the groove portion 21a.

The bush portion 22 is provided on one end side of the pin body 21, and is arranged on the outside of the pin body 21 in a radial direction thereof in the first through-hole 2b with the pin body 21 being inserted into the first through-holes 2b and the second through-hole 3b. Moreover, the bush portion 22 is formed in a plate shape curved in an arc shape along a side peripheral surface of the pin body 21. That is, the bush portion 22 has an arc-shaped side surface.

The detachment prevention members 23, 24 in the second embodiment include a bolt 23 and a washer 24. The bolt 23 and the washer 24 are screwed to one end of the pin body 21 to prevent detachment of the bush portion 22 from one end side of the pin body 21.

The stopper portion 25 is arranged in the groove portion 21a of the pin body 21, and a side surface portion of the stopper portion 25 is formed in an arc shape. That is, the stopper portion 25 is formed in a semilunar plate shape, and is movable relative to the groove portion 21a. Moreover, it is configured such that the stopper portion 25 is sandwiched between the groove portion 21a of the pin body 21 and an inner wall surface of the tooth 2 forming the first through-hole 2b to stop rotation of the pin body 21.

In the case of attaching the tooth 2 to the adaptor 3 of an operating machine, the pin body 21 is inserted into the first through-holes 2b and the second through-hole 3b with the tooth 2 being attached to the adaptor 3. In this state, the bush portion 22 is arranged in the first through-hole 2b on one end side of the pin body 21. On the other hand, the stopper portion 25 placed in the groove portion 21a of the pin body 21 is arranged in the first through-hole 2b on the other end side of the pin body 21. Moreover, the bolt 23 and the washer 24 are screwed to one end of the pin body 21. In this manner, the attachment pin assembly 10 is attached to the tooth 2 and the adaptor 3, and the bush portion 22 is not detached from one end side of the pin body 21.

As illustrated in FIGS. 14 to 16, when the pin body 21 rotates about the center axis of the second through-hole 3b (in an arrow A direction in FIGS. 15 and 16) upon screwing, the stopper portion 25 contacts the inner wall surface of the first through-hole 2b while moving in the groove portion 21a of the pin body 21. When the pin body 21 has rotated a predetermined degrees, the arc-shaped side surface portion of the stopper portion 25 is, in the first through-hole 2b, sandwiched between the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 and the groove portion 21a.

That is, since the center of the pin body 21 and the center of the first through-hole 2b are eccentric with respect to each other, the rotating stopper portion 25 is locked on the inner wall surface of the tooth 2, and as a result, rotation of the pin body 21 can be stopped.

Thus, according to the second embodiment, first through-holes 2b of a general-purpose tooth 2 are, as in the above-described first embodiment, utilized so that the process of assembling and detaching the attachment pin assembly 10 can be performed. Moreover, it is not necessary to fix the other end side of the pin body 21 with another jig etc. when the bolt 23 and the washer 24 are screwed to one end of the pin body 21, and therefore, the process of assembling the attachment pin assembly 10 can be facilitated.

Similarly, when the screwed bolt 23 and washer 24 are loosened at one end of the pin body 21, the stopper portion 25 moves in the groove portion 21a of the pin body 21, and the arc-shaped side surface portion of the stopper portion 25 is sandwiched between the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 and the groove portion 21a in the first through-hole 2b. Thus, when the screwed bolt 23 and washer 24 are loosened, rotation of the pin body 21 can be stopped, and therefore, the process of detaching the attachment pin assembly 10 can be facilitated.

Note that in the second embodiment, the example where a clearance is, as illustrated in FIG. 14, formed between the stopper portion 25 and the groove portion 21a with the stopper portion 25 contacting the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 in the first through-hole 2b has been described. The present invention is not limited to such an example, and no clearance may be formed between the stopper portion 25 and the groove portion 21a with the stopper portion 25 contacting the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 in the first through-hole 2b.

Other Embodiments

FIGS. 17 and 18 are sectional views of other embodiments of the present invention. In the above-described first and second embodiments, the example where the head of the bolt 13, 23 protrudes from the side surface of the tooth 2 has been described above. However, as illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 18, the bolt 13, 23 may be arranged within the first through-hole 2b of the tooth 2.

The above-described first and second embodiments have advantages that a relatively-large contact area between the bush portion 12c, 22 and the inner wall surface of the tooth 2 in the first through-hole 2b can be ensured and that the bush portion 12c, 22 can be reliably locked at the tooth 2. With configurations of FIGS. 17 and 18, the bolt 13, 23 is within the first through-hole 2b, and therefore, there is an advantage that abrasion resistance of the bolt 13, 23, the washer member 12, and the washer 24 in the drilling process can be improved.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As described above, the present invention is useful for an attachment pin assembly for attaching a drilling tool to an adaptor of an operating machine.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

• 1 bucket
• 2 tooth (drilling tool)
• 2 b first through-hole
• 3 adaptor
• 3 b second through-hole
• 10 attachment pin assembly
• 11, 21 pin body
• 11 b, 25 stopper portion
• 12 washer member
• 12 c, 22 bush portion
• 13, 23 bolt
• 21 a groove portion
• 24 washer

Claims

1. An attachment pin assembly for attaching and fixing a drilling tool to an adaptor of an operating machine in an attachment state of the drilling tool in which the adaptor is inserted into the drilling tool in contact with the drilling tool, wherein the drilling tool is provided with a pair of first through-holes, and the adaptor is provided with a second through-hole, the second through-hole having a smaller inner diameter than that of each first through-hole,the pair of first through-holes and the second through-hole are arranged to penetrate the drilling tool and the adaptor, and are arranged such that center axes thereof are eccentric with respect to each other, andthe attachment pin assembly includes a pin body to be inserted into the first through-holes and the second through-hole,a bush portion provided on one end side of the pin body and arranged on an outside of the pin body in a radial direction thereof in one of the first through-holes,a detachment prevention member screwed to one end of the pin body to prevent detachment of the bush portion from the one end side of the pin body,a stopper portion provided on the other end side of the pin body and configured such that a side surface portion arranged on the outside of the pin body in the radial direction thereof in the one of the first through-holes is locked on an inner wall surface of the drilling tool forming the one of the first through-holes to stop rotation of the pin body,a groove portion extending along a direction perpendicular to a center of the pin body is formed at a side surface portion of the pin body on the other end side thereof,the stopper portion is arranged in the groove portion, and the side surface portion of the stopper portion is formed in an arc shape, andthe stopper portion is sandwiched between the groove portion of the pin body and the inner wall surface of the drilling tool forming the one of the first through-holes, thereby stopping rotation of the pin body.