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No.000281 Centering Mechanism

A single cylinder centering mechanism

Cantilever Shafts

Product name Cantilever Shafts - Pilot Type - Standard, Threaded, with Tapped End
Part number SFXCB15-18-F29-G6-MA8
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.

Selection criteria

Select the standard item to use as the fulcrum of the link rotation

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Available sizes

■Cantilever Shafts - Pilot Type - Standard, Threaded, with Tapped End

Material Surface Treatment
1045 Carbon Steel Black Oxide
Electroless Nickel Plating
304 Stainless Steel -

■Sizes and Dimensions

Pin Dia.
(mm)
(1 mm Increments) M(Coarse)
Y F G N
6 2-60 5-100 5-10 6-12 M6
8 8-16 M8
10 10-20 M10
12 10-150 5-15 12-24 M12
13
15
16
17 5-20
18
20 4-75 20-40 M20
M16
22 M20
M16
25 M20
M16
30 M20
M16

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Accuracy Info

■Accuracy of Cantilever Shafts

Perpendicularity: 0.02

Pin Dia.
(mm)
Tolerance g6
(mm)
6 -0.004
-0.012
8 -0.005
-0.014
10
12 -0.006
-0.017
13
15
16
17
18
20 -0.007
-0.020
22
25
30

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Linear Guide

Product name Miniature Linear Guide - Short Block
Part number SSEBSZ13L-70
Features 20% more compact than standard blocks.
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.

Selection criteria

Select a linear guide to obtain the accurate motion of claws.

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Available sizes

■Miniature Linear Guide - Short Block

Material Hardness
Stainless Steel 56 HRC or more
Carbon Steel (Alloy Steel including SCM) 58 HRC or More

■Sizes and Dimensions

Overall Height Block Width Block Length Rail Length
8 17 19.6 40~130
10 20 22.9 35~275
13 27 27 45~470
16 32 32.7 70~670

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Selection steps

■Miniature Linear Guide Selection Steps

Determine conditions of use
(Moving mass, feed rate, motion pattern, life)

Temporary select linear guide specifications
(Block type, overall height, rail length are temporarily selected
according to the conditions of use.)

Basic safety check
  • Allowable Load
  • Operating Life
  • Preload

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Accuracy Info

■Preload and Accuracy Standards (Normal Preload, Slight Clearance type)

Light Preload, Slight Clearance Type

Light Preload
High Grade
Slight Clearance
Standard Grade
Radial Clearance -3~0 0~+15
Dimensional Accuracy(μm) High Grade Standard Grade
H Dimension Tolerance ±20 ±20
Pair Variation of H 15 40
W2 Dimension Tolerance ±25 ±25
Pair Variation of H 20 40

■Running Parallelism

(μm)

Rail Length(mm)
~50 51~80 81~125 126~200 201~250 251~315 316~400 401~500 501~630 631~800
High Grade 3 3 7 7 9 11 11 12 13.5 14
Standard Grade 13 13 15 15 17 18 18 19 21 21.5

* The slight clearance type has clearances (play) between the rails and blocks.

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Performance info.

■Load Rating of Miniature Linear Guides (Short Blocks, Light Preload / Slight Clearance Type)

Overall Height Basic Load Rating Allowable Static Moment
C (Dynamic) kN Co (Static) kN MA
N・m
MB
N・m
Mc
N・m
8 0.79 1.27 1.9 1.6 4.6
10 1.16 1.68 3.1 2.6 7.9
13 1.63 2.38 5.2 4.4 14.8
16 3.08 4.23 12.3 10.3 32.6

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Technical calculations

Operating Life Calculation for Linear Guides

Operating Life
When the linear guide is loaded in linear reciprocating motion, scaly damages called flaking appear due to material fatigue as the stress works on the rolling elements (steel balls) and the rolling contact surfaces (rails) constantly. Total travel distance until the first flaking occurs is called the life of linear guides.
Rated Life
Rated life is the total travel distance that 90% of linear guides of the same type can reach, under the same conditions, with no occurrence of flaking damage. Rated life can be calculated with the basic dynamic load rating and the actual load applied on the linear guides, as shown below.
Load must be calculated before actually using linear guides. To obtain loads during linear reciprocating motion, it is necessary to fully consider vibrations and impacts during motion as well as distribution condition of the load applied to linear guides. So, it is not easy to calculation the loads. Operating temperature also critically affects the life. Considering these conditions, the above-mentioned calculation formula will be as follows.
  • L: Rated Life (Km)
  • fH: Hardness Factor (See Fig.1)
  • fT: Temperature Factor (See Fig.2)
  • fC: Contact Factor (See Table-1)
  • fW: Load Factor (See Table-2)
  • C: Basic Dynamic Load Rating (N)
  • P: Applied Load (N)
Hardness Factor (fH)

For liner guide applications, sufficient hardness is required for ball contact shafts. Inappropriate hardness causes less allowable load, resulting in shorter life.
Please correct the rated life with the hardness factor.

Temperature Factor (fT)

When the temperature of linear guides exceeds 100°C, the hardness of guides and shafts will be reduced, and the allowable loads will also be reduced compared to being used at room temperature, causing a reduction of life. Please correct the rated life with the temperature factor.
* Please use Linear Guides at within the heat resistance temperature ranges shown on product pages.

Contact Factor (fC)

Table-1. Contact Factor

Number of Blocks per Rail Contact Factor fC

1 1.00
2 0.81
3 0.72
4 0.66
5 0.61

For actual applications, more than two blocks are generally used per shaft. In this case, the load applied to each block varies depending on machining precision and is not uniformly distributed. As a result, per-linear guide allowable load varies depending on the number of linear guides per rail.
Please compensate rated life with Contact Factors on Table - 1.

Load Factor (fW)

Table-2. Load Factor

Condition of Use fw
No shocks / vibrations,
low speed: 15 m/min. or less
1.0-1.5
No significant shocks / vibrations,
medium speed: 60 m/min. or less
1.5-20
With shocks / vibrations,
high speed: 60 m/min. or more
2.0-3.5

To calculate load applied to the Linear Guides, in addition to object weight, it requires inertia force attributed to motion velocity or moment loads. However, it is difficult to calculation the load accurately due to potential vibrations and shocks caused by other element than repeated start-stop motions during reciprocating motion.
Thus, table-2 load factor helps simplify the life calculation.

Applied Load P Calculation Method
When moment load is applied to each block, convert the moment load into applied load by the following formula.
  • P: Applied Load (N)
  • F: Downward load (N)
  • Co: Static Load Rating (N)
  • MA: Allowable Static Moment - Pitching Direction (N·m)
  • MC: Allowable Static Moment - Rolling Direction (N·m)
  • Lp: Load Point Distance (m) in Pitching Direction
  • Lr: Load Point Distance (m) in Rolling Direction

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Air Linear Guides

Product name Air Linear Guides - MPPU10 Series
Part number MPPU10-30-SMT
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.

Selection criteria

Select a drive source with guides to omit the linear motion guide of one side.

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Available sizes

■Air Linear Guides - MPPU10 Series

Cyl. Bore Horizontal
(mm)
Vertical
(mm)
Thickness
(mm)
Stroke Length
(mm)
φ10 27 70 20 15
85 30
100 45
φ12 32 76 22 20
86 30
101 45
116 60

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Accuracy Info

Bore Dia. φ10 φ12
Stroke 15/30/45 20/30/45 60
Parallelism Plane C to Plane A 0.02 0.02
Plane D to Plane B 0.02 0.02
Running Parallelism Plane C to Plane A 0.004 0.004 0.006
Plane D to Plane B 0.004 0.004 0.006
Perpendicularity Plane C to Plane A 0.15 0.15
Plane D to Plane B 0.15 0.15
J Dimension Tolerance ±0.025 ±0.025
F Dimension Tolerance ±0.2 ±0.2
G Dimension Tolerance ±0.2 ±0.2
H Dimension Tolerance ±0.05 ±0.05

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Performance info.

■Speeds / Loads (Load Info.) of Pneumatically Driven Linear Guides

■Operating Pressure Range

Min. Operating Pressure (MPa): 0.15
Max. Operating Pressure (MPa): 0.70
Pressure Resistance (Mpa): 1.05

■Theoretical Thrust

Unit: N

Cyl.
Bore
Operation
Direction
Rod Dia.
(mm)
Operating Pressure (MPa)
0.4 0.5
φ10 Outstroke φ4 31 39
Instroke 26 33
φ12 Outstroke φ5 45 57
Instroke 37 47

■Basic Static Load Ratings / Allowable Static Moments

Cyl.
Bore
Stroke
(mm)
Basic Static
Load Rating Co(kN)
Allowable Load Moment N·m
Pitching Yawing Rolling
φ10 15/30/45 3.4 20.5 24.5 22.5
φ12 20/30/45/60 4.9 32.3 38.2 41.1

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IDEA NOTE Centering method

The push and pull of the cylinder moves the linear guide and the claw. The motion is transferred to another claw through the fulcrum to make both the right and left claws center evenly.

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Application Overview

Purpose

  • Operation
    ① A workpiece transferred by the conveyor is stopped by the sensor.
    ② The cylinder conducts synchronous centering.
    ③ The workpiece is adjusted.

Points for use

  • Automatic operation by means of an air cylinder

Target workpiece

  • Plastic boxes
  • External dimensions: W120 x D106 x H50mm
  • Workpiece weight: 1kg

Design Specifications

Operating Conditions or Design Requirements

  • External dimensions: W176 x D330 x H109mm
  • Cylinder stroke: 30mm
  • Conveyor speed: 70mm/s

Required Performance

  • Assumed outstroke force: 15N

Selection Criteria for Main Components

  • Cylinder attached with a guide
    • Select one that can conduct workpiece centering.
  • Linear guides
    • Select a guide that is suited for the claw size because the moment load is not large.

Design Evaluation

Verification of main components

  • Verify the cylinder thrust for adequate workpiece centering force.
  • Cylinder
    • Conditional values: Workpiece weight F1 = 10N, part pushed and pulled by the cylinder F2 = 6N, shaft dia. d = 12mm, friction coefficient workpiece vs. conveyor μ1 = 0.8, friction coefficient of linear guides μ2 = 0.1, the shortest distance between shaft and cylinder L = 70mm, load factor = 0.5, operating pressure = 0.4MPa, tube inner dia. cross sectional area = π/4 x 102mm²
    • Let the force to conduct workpiece centering be P [N]. Then, we have {(F1 x μ1) + (F2 x μ2)} x (d/2) = L × P . Thus, (10 x 0.8 + 6 x 0.1) x 6 = 70 x P → P = 0.74N
    • Cylinder thrust = Load factor x Operating pressure x Tube inner dia. cross sectional area = 0.5 x 0.4MPa x π/4 x 102mm² = 15.7N > 0.74N
      ⇒No problem.

Other Design Consideration

  • The workpiece centering position can be adjusted with the rod-end bearing. Furthermore, workpieces with different sizes can be handled because of sufficient room for screw adjustment.
  • Has a compact structure because of the integration of the linear guides and air cylinder.

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No. Part Name Sample Picture MISUMI Part Number
(click the Part Number below for details)
Quantity
1 Rod End Coupling Rods(Currently not available) SLBRKN5-60 2
2 Fulcrum Pins PHSS5 2
3 Rod End Bearings(Currently not available) PHSSLM5 2
4 Miniature One-Touch Couplings SFXCB15-18-F29-G6-MA8 1
5 Linear Guides FCBDW5-8.0-A8-E2.0-F4 4
6 Air Slide Guide MNCNP4-M5 2
7 Socket Head Cap Screws-with Washer SSEBSZ13L-70 1
8 Socket Head Cap Screws-with Washer MPPU10-30-SMT 1
9 Socket Head Cap Screws-with Washer SCBS3-10 8
10 Dowel Pins SCBS3-15 2
11 Dowel Pins SCBS8-20 1
12 Deep Groove Ball Bearings MS3-6 2
13 Air Cylinders With Twin Guides MS3-10 2
14 Flow Rate Control Valves B6202ZZ 2
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