Motion guide device

US9028148B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9028148-B2
Application numberUS-201214351401-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 22, 2012
Priority dateNov 9, 2011
Publication dateMay 12, 2015
Grant dateMay 12, 2015

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Abstract

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A motion guide device including a track shaft having a rolling surface; a moving member movable along the track shaft; a first seal member in sliding contact with a surface of the track shaft to close a gap between the track shaft and the moving member; and a second seal member provided along the rolling surface of the track shaft and closes the gap between the track shaft and the moving member. The second seal member includes: a fixing substrate locked to the moving member; and a seal portion fixed to the fixing substrate along the rolling surface of the track shaft and includes a seal lip portion in sliding contact with the surface of the track shaft and an extended seal portion in close contact with the first seal member while being compressed by the first seal member when the first seal member is fixed to the moving member.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A motion guide device, comprising: a track shaft having a rolling surface for rolling elements formed along a longitudinal direction thereof; a moving member that is assembled to the track shaft through intermediation of a large number of the rolling elements and has an endless circulation path for the rolling elements, the moving member being freely movable along the track shaft; a pair of first seal members that is mounted to both end surfaces of…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F16C33/76Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9028148B2 cover?
A motion guide device including a track shaft having a rolling surface; a moving member movable along the track shaft; a first seal member in sliding contact with a surface of the track shaft to close a gap between the track shaft and the moving member; and a second seal member provided along the rolling surface of the track shaft and closes the gap between the track shaft and the moving member…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Thk Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16C29/0602. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).