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US 2014/0328553 A1Published application
Re-circulating ball sliding support assembly
AssigneeAccuride International, Inc.
InventorsJake Edward Taylor, Peter William Bayles
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Abstract
The present invention provides a re-circulating ball sliding support (10) comprising an elongate rail (20) and a slide cassette (30). The slide cassette (30) includes structure that interacts with the rail (20) to seal the sliding support assembly (10) such that the ingress of dirt into the slide cassette (30) is prevented, and any lubricant for the balls (60) is retained within the slide cassette (30).
Claims34
A sliding support assembly comprising:
- an elongate rail of channel section defining a first web and first and second flanges;
- a slide cassette positioned between the first and second flanges of the elongate rail such that the slide cassette and the first and second flanges define a pair of endless tracks;
- a plurality of bearing balls positioned within the pair of endless tracks;
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- at least one sealing member for sealing upper and/or end portions of the slide cassette to prevent the ingress of dirt into the endless tracks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.