Ball guide

Details Ball guide Ball guide

1991-08-06

1992-10-20

Footland, Lenard A.

Bearings

Linear bearing

Ball bearing

384523, 384526, F16C 3104

Patent

active

051564629

ABSTRACT:
A ball guide (1) has a cage (6)which is produced by coiling a strip (8). The strip (8) is pre-manufactured and includes apertures (9) to retain balls (7), for the guidance of exterior component (2) and shaft (4) relative to each other. The side edges (15) and (16) of the strip (8) are discontinuously joined with each other by spot welds. The cage (6) can additionally be equipped with a backup ring (17). The backup ring (17) is supported by the face area (18) of the cage (6). The backup ring support surface (21) serves as a contact surface for a compression spring (19). The other end of the spring is supported by the support surface (20) of a shoulder ring (22) to return the cage (6) to a center or home position. Through the use of a strip (8), the cages (6) may be produced in different diameters and lengths through a simple process.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2566421 (1951-09-01), Lapointe
patent: 2883244 (1959-04-01), Berger
patent: 4720197 (1988-01-01), Scharting et al.

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