Linear guide

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10774872-B2
Application number	US-201716330244-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2017
Priority date	Sep 5, 2016
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

A lubricant supply member of a linear guide includes a first recessed part formed above a guide rail, a pair of second recessed parts formed at both left and right side-surface positions of the guide rail, and protrusions slidable on rail side raceway surfaces of the guide rail. A lubricating unit includes a first cylindrical part, arranged in the first recessed part, to allow the first recessed part to move in a vertical direction of the slider, and to press the first recessed part to a widthwise outside of the slider, and a pair of second cylindrical parts, arranged in the pair of second recessed parts, to allow the pair of second recessed parts to move in a width direction of the slider, and to press the pair of second recessed parts in the vertical direction of the slider, respectively.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A linear guide comprising:
a guide rail;
a slider slidably engaged to straddle the guide rail; and
a lubricating unit including a lubricant supply member capable of being impregnated with a lubricant, the lubricating unit being attached in an axial end portion of the slider, wherein:
the lubricant supply member includes a first recessed part formed above the guide rail, a pair of second recessed parts formed at both left and right side-surface positions of the guide rail, and protrusions slidable on rail side raceway surfaces of the guide rail; and
the lubricating unit includes:
an upper pressing unit, arranged in the first recessed part, to allow the first recessed part to move in a vertical direction of the slider, and to press the first recessed part to a widthwise outside of the slider; and
a pair of side surface pressing units, arranged in the pair of second recessed parts, to allow the pair of second recessed parts to move in a width direction of the slider, and to press the pair of second recessed parts in the vertical direction of the slider, respectively.

2. The linear guide according to claim 1 , wherein:
the lubricating unit includes the lubricant supply member and a case housing the lubricant supply member; and
the upper pressing unit and the pair of side surface pressing units are provided in the case.

3. The linear guide according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the upper pressing unit and the pair of side surface pressing units is a cylindrical part of which an outer diameter is larger than a width of the first recessed part and widths of the pair of second recessed parts.

4. The linear guide according to claim 3 , wherein
chamfered parts are provided in tip side edge parts of the cylindrical parts configuring the upper pressing unit and the pair of side surface pressing units.

5. The linear guide according claim 1 , wherein
a lower surface of the upper pressing unit has a flat surface part notched in a horizontal direction.

6. The linear guide according claim 1 , wherein
a widthwise side surface of the side surface pressing unit has a flat surface part notched in a vertical direction.

Assignees

• Nsk Ltd

Inventors

• Matsumoto Jun

Classifications

• F16C29/06 Primary

  in which the rolling bodies circulate partly without carrying load · CPC title

• F16C33/6648

  in a porous or resinous body, e.g. a cage impregnated with the liquid · CPC title

• F16C29/0633

  with a bearing body defining a U-shaped carriage, i.e. surrounding a guide rail or track on three sides · CPC title

• B23Q11/124

  for lubricating linear guiding systems (F16C29/005 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16C29/086

  Seals being essentially U-shaped, e.g. for a U-shaped carriage · CPC title