Patent Publication Number: US-11020873-B2

Title: Central axis adjustment structure of tailstock of woodworking lathe

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     Field of Invention 
     The present invention relates to a central axis adjustment structure of a tailstock of a woodworking lathe, and more particularly to a tailstock provided with an adjustable collar that can synchronously move an axial connecting shaft so as to calibrate and adjust the central axis of the tailstock. 
     Description of Related Arts 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a conventional woodworking lathe. A machine  10  includes a base  11 . The base  11  has an axial dovetail groove  12  thereon. A headstock  13  as a driving end and a tailstock  14  as a driven end are disposed on the base  11 . The respective bottoms of the headstock  13  and the tailstock  14  are embedded from the two sides of the dovetail groove  12  and can be moved on the base  11  along the dovetail groove  12 . The headstock  13  is provided with a driving shaft seat  16  that is driven by a motor  15 . The tailstock  14  is provided with a driven shaft seat  17 . The axis of the driving shaft seat  16  and the axis the driven shaft seat  17  are coaxial. In use, the wood is placed between the headstock  13  and the tailstock  14 , and then the distance between the headstock  13  and the tailstock  14  is adjusted for the two ends of the wood to be clamped between the driving shaft seat  16  of the headstock  13  and the driven shaft seat  17  of the tailstock  14 . However, after the components of the above structure are manufactured, there will be a tolerance between the components for processing. The total tolerances of the components after assembly causes the ends of the driving shaft seat  16  and the driven shaft seat  17  to be misaligned, that is, the axis line  161  of the driving shaft seat  16  and the axis line  171  of the driven shaft seat  17  are not coaxial. When the woodworking lathe cuts the wood, the wood will be deflected to generate deviation, resulting in poor cutting precision. Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention has devoted himself based on his many years of practical experiences to solve these problems. 
     SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     The primary object of the present invention is to provide a central axis adjustment structure of a tailstock of a woodworking lathe to solve the above problems. A gap is defined between a guide rod and a horizontal circular hole in the tailstock, and another gap is defined between an axial connecting shaft and the horizontal circular hole. The front end of the axial connecting shaft is sleeved with a collar that can be adjusted up and down as well as left and right, thereby synchronously adjusting the axial connecting shaft and the guide rod through the gaps, so that the central axis of the tailstock can be adjusted and calibrated. 
     In order to achieve the above object, a central axis adjustment structure of a tailstock of a woodworking lathe is provided. A horizontal circular hole is formed in the tailstock of the woodworking lathe. A front opening and a rear opening are defined at front and rear ends of the tailstock, respectively. An end surface of the front opening is formed with at least one screw hole. A guide rod is disposed in the horizontal circular hole. A rear end of the guide rod extends out of the rear opening. A collar having a through hole is fitted onto an axial connecting shaft. The axial connecting shaft is inserted in the horizontal circular hole. The guide rod is insertedly connected to a rear end of the axial connecting shaft. The collar is formed with at least one perforation corresponding to the screw hole at a periphery of the through hole. At least one bolt is inserted through the perforation and screwed to the screw hole so that the collar is locked to the front end of the tailstock. A first annular gap is defined between the guide rod and the rear opening of the tailstock. A second annular gap is defined between the axial connecting shaft and the front opening of the tailstock. A third annular gap is defined between the bolt and the perforation of the collar. 
     By loosening the bolt to move within the perforation of the collar so as to adjust the position of the collar, the axial connecting shaft and the guide rod are synchronously moved, so that the central axis of the tailstock can be adjusted and calibrated. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a conventional woodworking lathe; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a front sectional view of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a side sectional view of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 6  is a side sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2  through  FIG. 5 , a horizontal circular hole  22  is formed in a tailstock  21  of a woodworking lathe. A front opening  23  and a rear opening  24  are defined at front and rear ends of the tailstock  21 , respectively. An end surface of the front opening  23  is formed with at least one screw hole  25 . A guide rod  26  is disposed in the horizontal circular hole  22 . The guide rod  26  has a threaded section  261 , a raised ring  262  and an extension section  263  that are arranged from the front to the rear. The extension section  263  of the guide rod  26  is inserted through the horizontal circular hole  22  from the front opening  23 , and the raised ring  262  is positioned against the inner circumference of the rear opening  24 , and the extension portion  263  of the guide rod  26  extends out of the rear opening  24  to be connected with a hand wheel  27 . An outer peripheral surface of an axial connecting shaft  28  is formed with an axial guide groove  281 . The front end of the axial connecting shaft  28  has an axial connecting hole  282 , and the rear end of the axial connecting shaft  28  has an inner screw hole  283 . A collar  29  having a through hole  30  is sleeved onto the axial connecting shaft  28 . A protrusion  301  is disposed on the inner circumference of the through hole  30 . The collar  29  is fitted onto the axial connecting shaft  28  through the through hole  30 , and the protrusion  301  is embedded in the guide groove  281 . The axial connecting shaft  28  is inserted in the horizontal circular hole  22 , and the inner screw hole  283  of the axial connecting shaft  28  is screwed to the threaded section  261  of the guide rod  26 . The collar  29  is formed with at least one perforation  31  corresponding to the screw hole  25  at the periphery of the through hole  30 . At least one bolt  32  is inserted through the perforation  31  and screwed to the screw hole  25 , so that the collar  29  is locked to the front end of the tailstock  21 . A first annular gap L 1  is defined between the extension section  263  of the guide rod  26  and the rear opening  24  of the tailstock  21 . A second annular gap L 2  is defined between the axial connecting shaft  28  and the front opening  23  of the tailstock  21 . A third annular gap L 3  is defined between the bolt  32  and the perforation  31  of the collar  29 . By loosening the bolt  32  to move within the aperture  31  of the collar  29  so as to adjust the position of the collar  29 , the axial connecting shaft  28  and the guide rod  26  are synchronously moved so that the central axis of the tailstock  21  can be adjusted and calibrated. 
     The assembly of the present invention is described in detail below. Referring to  FIG. 2  to  FIG. 5 , in the present invention, when the hand wheel  27  is rotated forward and reversely by an external force, the guide rod  26  is synchronously rotated. The immovable protrusion  301  is embedded in the guide groove  281  of the axial connecting shaft  28 , thereby restricting the axial connecting shaft  28  from rotating. The axial connecting shaft  28  can only advance or retreat in the direction of the guide groove  281 . When the components of the woodworking lathe have tolerances and the central axis of the tailstock  21  is not exactly aligned with the central axis of the headstock (not shown) of the woodworking lathe, firstly, the bolt  32  is unscrewed to loosen the collar  29 , that is, the collar  29  can be moved up and down as well as left and right via the third annular gap L 3 . Because there is no gap between the axial connecting shaft  28  and the collar  29 , the guide rod  26  and the axial connecting shaft  28  are synchronously moved up and down as well as left and right via the first annular gap L 1  and the second annular gap L 2 . In this way, the collar  29  can move up and down as well as left and right through the perforation  31 , so that the central axis of the tailstock  21  can be adjusted to be aligned with the central axis of the headstock. 
     According to the above technical means, the present invention can also implement the embodiment as shown in  FIG. 6 . A horizontal circular hole  42  is formed in a tailstock  41 . A front opening  43  and a rear opening  44  are defined at front and rear ends of the horizontal circular hole  42  of the tailstock  41 , respectively. An end surface of the front opening  43  is formed with a plurality of screw holes  45 . A guide rod  46  is disposed in the horizontal circular hole  42 . The guide rod  46  has a guide section  461 , a raised ring  462  and a threaded extension section  463  that are arranged from the front to the rear. The threaded extension section  463  of the guide rod  46  is inserted through the horizontal circular hole  42  from the front opening  43 , and the raised ring  462  is positioned against the inner circumference of the rear opening  44 , and the threaded extension portion  463  of the guide rod  46  extends out of the rear opening  44  to be connected with a nut  47 . An outer peripheral surface of an axial connecting shaft  48  is provided with a toothed rack  481 . The front end of the axial connecting shaft  48  has an axial connecting hole  482 , and the rear end of the axial connecting shaft  48  has a rear through hole  483 . A collar  49  having a through hole  50  is sleeved onto the axial connecting shaft  48 . The collar  49  is fitted onto the axial connecting shaft  48  through the through hole  50 . The axial connecting shaft  48  is inserted in the horizontal circular hole  42 , and the guide section  461  of the guide rod  46  is inserted into the rear through hole  483  of the axial connecting shaft  48 . The collar  49  is provided with a plurality of perforations  51  corresponding to the screw holes  45  at the periphery of the through hole  50 . Bolts  52  are inserted through the perforations  51  and screwed to the screw holes  45 , so that the collar  49  is locked to the front end of the tailstock  41 . The toothed rack  481  is elastically pressed against a driving gear  53 . The driving gear  53  is driven by an external force to advance or retreat the axial connecting shaft  48 . A first annular gap L 4  is defined between the threaded extension section  463  of the guide rod  46  and the rear opening  44 . A second annular gap L 5  is defined between the axial connecting shaft  48  and the front opening  43 . A third annular gap L 6  is defined between the bolt  52  and the perforation  51 . By loosening the bolt  52  to move within the aperture  51  of the collar  49  so as to adjust the position of the collar  49 , the axial connecting shaft  48  and the guide rod  46  are synchronously moved, so that the central axis of the tailstock  41  can be adjusted and calibrated. 
     Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.