Separator and linear guide apparatus
US7467895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C29/065
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A separator for use in a linear guide apparatus including a guide rail, a slider, and a plurality of rollers which circulate along an endless circulation passage provided in the guide rail and the slider and having guide grooves. The separator includes a separator body interposed between the rollers and having a pair of roller contact surfaces respectively opposing outer peripheral surfaces of the adjacent rollers, and a pair of arm portions which are guided by the guide grooves. A surface of each of the arm portions opposing the guide groove is formed such that an opposition distance with respect to the guide groove becomes wider from a fixed end side of the arm portion toward a free end thereof.
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