Linear guide unit
AssigneeRexroth Star GmbH
InventorSiegfried Bauer
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Abstract
In a linear guide unit that has an elongated guide housing which limits a guide hollow space with a longitudinal opening, a wagon arrangement which is displaceably guided in the guide hollow space on guide rails, a connection part for connecting the wagon arrangement to an object to be guided, a cover element arranged between movement tracks of the connection part and covering the longitudinal opening, in accordance with the present invention forwardly of and/or rearwardly of the wagon arrangement, at least one support unit is arranged displaceably in direction of the longitudinal axis for supporting the cover element relative to the guide housing; also additionally or alternatively the support unit can support the cover element relative to the wagon arrangement.
Claims5
1-11. (canceled)
A linear guide unit, comprising an elongated guide housing having longitudinal axis and walls which limit a guide hollow space and have free ends limiting at least one longitudinal opening of said guide hollow space;
- at least one guide rail provided in said guide hollow space for displaceably guiding a wagon in direction of said longitudinal axis;
- a connection part extending through said longitudinal opening for connecting said wagons to an object to be guided in direction of said longitudinal axis;
- a cover band which covers said connection part in direction of said longitudinal axis at a location selected from the group consisting of forwardly of, rearwardly of and forwardly and rearwardly of said wagons, said cover band having a substantially U-shaped cross-section with free legs which are non-smooth and are provided with formations selected from the group consisting of notches and teeth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.