Ball-screw assembly isolator
US6883635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H25/2204
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An isolation system for a ball-screw assembly including: a ball-screw; a ball-screw nut wherein the ball-screw is configured to engage the ball-screw nut, the ball-screw nut is enclosed in a ball-screw nut container; and a member disposed between the ball-screw nut and the ball-screw nut container, the member having selected properties.A method of providing a degree of freedom to a steering mechanism, the method including: selecting a member, the member having selected properties; and interposing the member between a ball-screw nut and a ball-screw nut container.
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