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No.000173 Angle Adjustment Mechanism
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Simple angle adjustment mechanism for hole inspection.

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Hardened Precision Balls

Hardened Precision Balls
Product name Precision Hardened Balls - Inch
Part number BLMJ6
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.
Selection criteria | Available sizes | Accuracy Info

Selection criteria

Low cost and stocked item, this item is selected as it can be used similarly to a ball joint.

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Available sizes

■Precision Hardened Balls - Inch

Size Increments Material Grade Hardness Specifications
inch 52100 Bearing Steel 28 61 - 67HRC JIS B1501
440C Stainless Steel 59 - 66HRC In accordance with JIS-B1501
mm 52100 Bearing Steel 61 - 67HRC JIS B1501
440C Stainless Steel 59 - 66HRC In accordance with JIS-B1501

■Sizes

Size Increments Diameter Material
52100 Bearing Steel 440C Stainless Steel
inch Sφ1.8 ○ ○
Sφ5/32 ○ ○
Sφ3.16 ○ ○
Sφ7/32 ○ ○
Sφ15/64 ○ ○
Sφ1.4 ○ ○
Sφ17/64 ○ ○
Sφ9/32 ○ ○
Sφ5.16 ○ ○
Sφ11/32 ○ ○
Sφ3.8 ○ ○
Sφ13/32 ○ ○
mm Sφ3 ○ ○
Sφ3.5 ○ ○
Sφ4 ○ −
Sφ4.5 ○ −
Sφ5 ○ −
Sφ6 ○ −
Sφ8 ○ −

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Accuracy Info

■Class 28 Standards (JIS B1501)

(mm)

Diameter Deviation max. 0.7
Sphericity max. 0.7
Surface Roughness max. 0.05
Diameter Size Variation of the Lot max. 1.4

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Conical Spring Washer

Conical Spring Washer
Product name Disk Spring Washers
Part number SSRBW4
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.
Available sizes | Available sizes

Selection criteria

Effectively apply certain tightening torque.

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Available sizes

■Disk Spring Washers

Material Hardness Specifications Applicable
Screw DIA. 		O.D. Hole Dia. Overall thickness Plate Thickness
304 Stainless Steel 37 - 46HRC JIS　B1251
Class 2 		M4 φ7.5 φ4.3 0.7 0.45
M5 φ9 φ5.3 0.85 0.55
M6 φ10.5 φ6.4 0.95 0.6
M8 φ13.5 φ8.4 1.3 0.9
M10 φ16.5 φ10.5 1.6 1.1
M12 φ19 φ13 1.75 1.2

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Clamping Screws

Clamping Screws
Product name Clamping Screws- Angle
Part number FSM4-10
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.
Selection criteria | Available sizes | Performance info.

Selection criteria

Clamping screw is selected as it allow plane pressing even when screw axis has angle force applied.

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Available sizes

■Clamping Screws- Angle

Main Body Ball
Material Hardness Surface Treatment Material Hardness
4137 Alloy Steel 38 - 43HRC Black Oxide 52100 Bearing Steel 55 - 60HRC
304 Stainless Steel − − 440C Stainless Steel 55HRC -

■Sizes and Dimensions

Thread Dia. Overall Length Angle Ball
Diameter Protrusion
M4 6・10・16 φ2 0.3
M5 8・12・20 φ2.5 0.4
M6 10・16・20・25 φ3.2 0.5
M8 10・12・20・25・30 φ4.5 0.6
M10 12・16・20・25・35 φ6 0.6
M12 16・20・30・40 φ7.2 0.8
M16 20・25・35・50 φ10.7 1

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Performance info.

■Load Capacity of Clamping Screw (Angle Type)

Thread Dia. Withstand Load(kN)
M4 1.3
M5 1.4
M6 3.3
M8 3.9
M10 3.4
M12 4.8
M16 8.9

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IDEA NOTE Simple Angle Adjusting Mechanism

Fine angle adjustment is achieved by using steel balls between plates and applying pre-load using adjusting screws and a conical spring.

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Application Overview

Purpose

  • Purpose
    • Resin case hole inspection.
  • Operation
    • Inspect resin case hole using photoelectric sensor. The position of the resin case can be manually adjusted.

Points for use

  • Manually adjust angle by loosening and tightening the various screws.

Target workpiece

  • Shape: resin case
  • Size: W40 x D36 x H60mm
  • Weight: 0.09kg

Design Specifications

Operating Conditions or Design Requirements

  • Adjustment Range:±4°
  • Outer dimensions：W60xD150xH65mm

Required Performance

  • Adjusting screw pitch: 0.7mm

Selection Criteria for Main Components

  • A steel ball that can secure a clearance of 2mm or longer between plates is selected.

Design Evaluation

Verification of main components

  • The steel ball diameter is selected based on the minimum clearance between plates.
    • Conditional value: clearance between plates 2mm, intrusion amount 1 x 2 = 2mm,
      Distance between contact points of steel ball 2+2=4mm
    • Steel diameter：4/sin45°=5.67mm
      ⇒φA diameter of φ = 6mm is selected.

Other Design Consideration

  • Align Y-axe screws consistently such that the X-axe can be easily adjusted.

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1 Ball BLMJ6 1
2 Disk Spring Washers SSRBW4 4
3 Clamping Screws FSM4-10 1
4 Fiber Unit(Currently not available) MFUSM-T1 1
5 Fiber Unit(Currently not available) MFUSM-D1 1
6 Workpiece Guide WGLN-20-10-12 4
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