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US 10,722,934 B2Granted
Thread rolling assembly
AssigneeVey Manufacturing Technologies LLC
InventorKenneth Roger Levey
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Abstract
Cold-forming equipment configured as a high precision thread rolling assembly utilizing racks, guide rails, a bearing assembly including rolling element linear motion bearings and a gear reduction assembly.
Claims6
A high precision thread rolling assembly comprising a mounting flange secured to a work platform, the assembly further comprising:
- a first rack and a first guide rail each fixed to the mounting flange;
- a moving die block including a second rack and a second guide rail each connected to the moving die block, wherein the first and second racks each include a series of rack teeth;
- a bearing assembly comprising:
- a first linear motion bearing movably coupled to the first guide rail;
- and
- a second linear motion bearing movably coupled to the second guide rail;
- and
- a gear reduction assembly comprising:
- a plate connected to each of the first and second linear motion bearings, wherein the plate is located between the first guide rail and the second guide rail;
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- a pinion gear including a plurality of gear teeth, wherein the pinion gear is rotatably connected to the plate so that the gear teeth are disposed in meshing engagement with the first and second rack teeth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.