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Actuator

US6988425B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2003
Grant dateJan 24, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18832
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An actuator comprises a driving force-transmitting mechanism which includes a belt member running over a driving pulley and a driven pulley, and a guide mechanism which includes a plurality of balls which rolls along first ball-rolling grooves formed on a frame, and second ball-rolling grooves formed on a slider. The guide mechanism guides the slider when the slider is displaced along the frame.

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