Rolling guide apparatus

Abstract

A rolling guide apparatus is disclosed, which has a first member 1, a second member 2 and a rolling body unit 5 disposed between the first member 1 and the second member 2, the second member being movable along the first member 1 upon rolling of the rolling body unit 5, the apparatus including: a guide path G of the rolling body unit 5 being configured to have: a rolling path R configured to have a rolling groove la formed in the first member 1 and a rolling groove 3a, formed in the second member 2, in a face-to-face relationship with the rolling groove la of the first member 1; and a circulation path C provided in the second member 2 and allowing communication between a start point and an end point of the rolling path R, the rolling body unit 5 being configured to have a plurality of first rolling bodies 5a and a plurality of second rolling bodies 5b each composed of an elastic material, at least one second rolling body 5b being always positioned in the circulation path C. The rolling guide apparatus easy to be assembled and capable of performing stable operations is thereby provided.

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