Linear guide
AssigneeNsk Ltd.
InventorJun Matsumoto
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Abstract
A lubricant supply member of a linear guide includes a first recessed part formed above a guide rail, a pair of second recessed parts formed at both left and right side-surface positions of the guide rail, and protrusions slidable on rail side raceway surfaces of the guide rail. A lubricating unit includes a first cylindrical part, arranged in the first recessed part, to allow the first recessed part to move in a vertical direction of the slider, and to press the first recessed part to a widthwise outside of the slider, and a pair of second cylindrical parts, arranged in the pair of second recessed parts, to allow the pair of second recessed parts to move in a width direction of the slider, and to press the pair of second recessed parts in the vertical direction of the slider, respectively.
Claims6
A linear guide comprising:
- a guide rail;
- a slider slidably engaged to straddle the guide rail;
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- a lubricating unit including a lubricant supply member capable of being impregnated with a lubricant, the lubricating unit being attached in an axial end portion of the slider, wherein:
- the lubricant supply member includes a first recessed part formed above the guide rail, a pair of second recessed parts formed at both left and right side-surface positions of the guide rail, and protrusions slidable on rail side raceway surfaces of the guide rail;
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- the lubricating unit includes:
- an upper pressing unit, arranged in the first recessed part, to allow the first recessed part to move in a vertical direction of the slider, and to press the first recessed part to a widthwise outside of the slider;
- and
- a pair of side surface pressing units, arranged in the pair of second recessed parts, to allow the pair of second recessed parts to move in a width direction of the slider, and to press the pair of second recessed parts in the vertical direction of the slider, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.