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Lubricating unit

US7587955B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Gerald Vierheilig · Würzburg, DE
Harald Maiss · Schweinfurt, DE
Michael Scholz · Poppenlauer, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2007
Grant date	Sep 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/19991
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lubricating unit for rolling element tracks of a linear system includes a lubricating element housing in which a receiving space for a lubricating element is formed, the lubricating element housing is mountable on a movable element of the linear system using a plurality of latch elements fixed in position relative to the lubricating unit housing, the movable element is movably guided via the rolling of rolling elements along a guide element, which defines an axis of the linear system, the latch elements extend in the axial direction away from one axial end of the lubricating unit toward the movable element, and each latch element includes a bearing surface facing the lubricating element housing for engaging with a matching bearing surface, which is fixed in position relative to the movable element.

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