Recirculating ball nut, assembly for a ballscrew drive and method for producing a recirculating ball nut

US10119600B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10119600-B2
Application numberUS-201515119140-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 27, 2015
Priority dateFeb 19, 2014
Publication dateNov 6, 2018
Grant dateNov 6, 2018

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Abstract

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A method of manufacturing a recirculating ball nut for a ball screw drive, comprising a base body which includes at least one recirculating ball track, the method comprising the following manufacturing steps: manufacturing the base body by precision forging; and finishing the recirculating ball track by a cutting method subsequent to manufacturing the base body.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a recirculating ball nut for a ball screw drive, comprising a base body which includes at least one recirculating ball track, the method comprising the following manufacturing steps: manufacturing the base body by precision forging; and finishing the at least one recirculating ball track by a cutting method subsequent to manufacturing the base body; wherein the at least one recirculating ball track is roughly incorporated into the base body by the precision forging step. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one recirculating ball track is milled.

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  • Elements essential to such mechanisms, e.g. screws, nuts (F16H25/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • with balls · CPC title

  • using endless flexible members · CPC title

  • Special features for facilitating the manufacturing of spindles, nuts, or sleeves of screw devices · CPC title

  • housings or supporting parts, e.g. axle housings, engine mountings · CPC title

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What does patent US10119600B2 cover?
A method of manufacturing a recirculating ball nut for a ball screw drive, comprising a base body which includes at least one recirculating ball track, the method comprising the following manufacturing steps: manufacturing the base body by precision forging; and finishing the recirculating ball track by a cutting method subsequent to manufacturing the base body.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Trw Automotive Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16H25/2223. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 06 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).