Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Directly cooperating gears
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-31
2007-07-31
Joyce, William C (Department: 3682)
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Directly cooperating gears
C074S424820, C074S424830
Reexamination Certificate
active
10487509
ABSTRACT:
A ball screw device comprises a nut having a thread groove in the inner peripheral surface thereof, a screw shaft having a thread groove in the outer peripheral surface thereof and a plurality of balls interposed between the respective thread grooves. In the screw shaft, the thread groove is of at least substantially one turn. In the screw shaft is provided a ball circulation groove for coupling the downstream and upstream sides of the thread groove so that the balls are returned to the upstream side from the downstream side so as to be thereby circulated.
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Inoue Masahiro
Miki Tatsuyuki
Usuki Isao
Jordan and Hamburg LLP
Joyce William C
Koyo Seiko Co. Ltd.
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