Side seal and linear guide apparatus comprising the same

US9169869B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9169869-B2
Application numberUS-201214364552-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 19, 2012
Priority dateDec 16, 2011
Publication dateOct 27, 2015
Grant dateOct 27, 2015

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Abstract

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To provide a side seal capable of preventing the entrance of the foreign matter to the inside of the slider and the outflow of the lubricant without damaging or reducing the original function of the lip, and to provide a linear guide apparatus including the above described side seal. A linear guide apparatus ( 1 ) includes a side seal ( 30 ) attached to an end of the slider ( 20 ) in the axial direction and including a lip portion ( 33 ) coming into sliding contact with the guide rail ( 10 ). The side seal ( 30 ) includes a thin film ( 40 ) coming into sliding contact with the guide rail ( 10 ) and filling a part of a gap ( 34 ) of the lip portion ( 33 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A side seal of a linear guide apparatus, the linear guide apparatus including a guide rail including a rolling element rolling groove extending in an axial direction and a slider straddling on the guide rail, the side seal being configured to be attached to an end of the slider in the axial direction, the side seal having a letter U shape and comprising: a lip portion protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the side seal so as to come into…

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What does patent US9169869B2 cover?
To provide a side seal capable of preventing the entrance of the foreign matter to the inside of the slider and the outflow of the lubricant without damaging or reducing the original function of the lip, and to provide a linear guide apparatus including the above described side seal. A linear guide apparatus ( 1 ) includes a side seal ( 30 ) attached to an end of the slider ( 20 ) in the axial …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nsk Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16C29/086. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 27 2015 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 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).