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Brake for ball screw

US4149430A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1977
Grant dateApr 17, 1979
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Expiry dateSep 26, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19637
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a ball screw connected between an actuating motor and load, the improvnt comprising a friction brake mechanism carried by the nut section of the screw for automatically locking the nut and screw together when the motor is de-energized. The invention prevents the load from producing dangerously high free-wheeling rotation of the screw that could centrifugally destruct the motor.

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