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US 2015/0323050 A1Published application
Shaft end adapter and ball screw assembly
AssigneesKuroda Precision Industries Ltd., Y.M. Laboratory Co., Ltd.
InventorToshiaki Ohno
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Abstract
The assembly of a shaft member and a shaft end adapter which are manufactured separately can be accomplished with a high precision in coaxiality and straightness at a high efficiency. A tubular portion is formed with a circumferentially continuous portion at least in a part thereof adjoining a free end thereof, and a slit extends axially through a wall of the tubular portion in exclusion of the circumferentially continuous portion. A fastening bolt configured to close the slit is mounted on the tubular portion.
Claims12
1-11. (canceled)
A shaft end adapter, comprising:
- a tubular portion having an axial bore defining an opening for receiving an end of a shaft member at a free end of the tubular portion, the tubular portion being formed with a circumferentially continuous portion at least in a part thereof adjoining the free end thereof and a slit extending axially through a wall of the tubular portion in exclusion of the circumferentially continuous portion;
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- a clamp member mounted on the tubular portion and configured to close the slit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.