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Rodless cylinder device

US5844340A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1996
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K5/128
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a rodless cylinder device, an inside moving unit is slidably inserted in a cylinder and an outside moving unit is slidably inserted on the cylinder, the inside and outside moving units being magnetically coupled. The inside moving unit has inner sliding guide rings on the two opposite ends with an inside magnet device disposed therebetween. A sealing ring or packing is provided between the inside magnet device and one of the inner sliding guide rings in such a manner that a grease retaining space is formed between the packing and the inner sliding guide ring. While the outside moving unit is moved together with the inside moving unit under the magnetic coupling force between the two moving units, the packing is lubricated by grease supplied from the grease retaining space, whereby the lubricating performance of the rodless cylinder is improved.

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