Motion guide device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9581194-B2
Application number	US-201314765379-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2013
Priority date	Feb 4, 2013
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a motion guide device in which a moving member is equipped with circulation path moldings. With the device, ease of assembly and moldability can be improved. A moving member is provided with circulation path moldings, which have: holding sections that extend along loaded rolling-element rolling sections; return path configuring sections that configure return paths; and a pair of direction-change path inner circumference configuring sections that configure the inner circumferences of a pair of direction-change paths. The circulation path moldings are provided with a first molding in which one direction-change path inner circumference configuring sections is integrally molded with the holding section and a second molding in which the other direction-change path inner circumference configuring section is integrally molded with the return path configuring section. The first molding and the second molding are separate bodies.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motion guide device comprising:
a track member having a rolling-element rolling section; and
a moving member movably assembled to the track member via a plurality of rolling elements and having a circulation path that includes a loaded rolling-element rolling section opposed to the rolling-element rolling section of the track member, a return path parallel to the loaded rolling-element rolling section, and a pair of direction-change paths connected to the return path and a loaded rolling-element rolling path provided between the rolling-element rolling section and the loaded rolling-element rolling section,
the moving member being provided with a circulation path molding having a holding section that extends along the loaded rolling-element rolling section, a return path configuring section that defines the return path, and a pair of direction-change path inner circumference configuring sections that define inner circumferential portions of the pair of direction-change paths,

wherein:
the circulation path molding includes a first molding in which one direction-change path inner circumference configuring section is integrally molded with the holding section, and a second molding in which the other direction-change path inner circumference configuring section is integrally molded with the return path configuring section; and
the first molding and the second molding are separate bodies.

2. The motion guide device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the return path configuring section of the second molding is formed into a cylindrical shape.

3. The motion guide device according to claim 2 , characterized in that positioning portions that determine a position of the second molding relative to the first molding are provided to an end portion of the return path configuring section of the second molding and to the direction-change path inner circumference configuring section of the second molding.

4. The motion guide device according to claim 1 , characterized in that positioning portions that determine a position of the second molding relative to the first molding are provided to an end portion of the return path configuring section of the second molding and to the direction-change path inner circumference configuring section of the second molding.

5. The motion guide device according to claim 4 , characterized in that:
the moving member includes a moving block having the loaded rolling-element rolling section;
the first molding is integrally molded with a pair of plates that contact both end faces of the moving block in a moving direction;
the direction-change path inner circumference configuring section of the second molding is positioned on one of the pair of plates of the first molding; and
the end portion of the return path configuring section of the second molding is positioned in a through hole of the other of the pair of plates.

6. The motion guide device according to claim 5 , characterized in that:
the moving block includes a through hole; and
the return path configuring section of the second molding is inserted into the through hole of the other of the pair of plates of the first molding and the through hole of the moving block.

Assignees

• Thk Co Ltd

Inventors

• Maki Nobuyuki
• Nakano Fukuji
• Nakamura Shigemi

Classifications

• F16C29/0609

  of the ends of the bearing body or carriage where the rolling elements change direction, e.g. end caps · CPC title

• F16C29/0664

  with load directions in X-arrangement · CPC title

• F16C29/0611 Primary

  of the return passages, i.e. the passages where the rolling elements do not carry load · CPC title

• F16C29/0647

  with load directions in X-arrangement · CPC title