Bearings – Linear bearing – Recirculating
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-05
2005-04-05
Hannon, Thomas R. (Department: 3682)
Bearings
Linear bearing
Recirculating
C074S424860
Reexamination Certificate
active
06874939
ABSTRACT:
A ball screw comprises a screw shaft, a nut assembled with the screw shaft, a number of balls disposed in the ball rolling passage formed by a ball rolling groove formed to the screw shaft and a loaded ball rolling groove formed to the nut, a number of spacers disposed between the balls in the ball rolling passage, and a circulation member for circulating the balls and spacers in accordance with a relative motion of the nut with respect to the screw shaft. The circulation member is provided with a scoop-up groove for scooping the balls, when contacting the ball rolling in the ball rolling passage, at both side edge portions of the scoop-up groove and is also provided with a spacer scoop-up portion which contacts and scoops the spacer moving in the ball rolling passage without contacting the balls. Such circulation member will be preferably utilized for a motion guide device such as linear motion guide or spline shaft.
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Search Report dated Oct. 31, 2003.
Abe Yasuyuki
Michioka Hidekazu
Hannon Thomas R.
THK Co. Ltd.
Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian LLP
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