Abstract: A roller assembly for use with a slide-out room used in mobile homes, manufactured housing and recreational vehicles in which the assembly includes a roller journalled to a carrier. The carrier is mounted to a frame by an adjustable connection which allows a variation position of the carrier relative to the frame. The carrier is connected to the frame for articulated movement so as to allow the carrier and its roller to rock relative to the frame which is adapted for connection to either the slide-out room or the living area which forms a part of the mobile home, manufactured housing or recreational vehicle.

Abstract: A rolling element having comprises an inner ring, an outer ring and a series of rolling elements which are in contact with the raceways of the rings, an ultra-low viscosity fluid being present in the contacts having a kinematic viscosity &ngr;=(&eegr;o/&rgr;) of less than 2 mm2/s, wherein the surfaces of the rings and the rolling elements have asperities which can have solid-to-solid contact during operation of the bearing. A factor <i>Dq</i> is defined which is equal to (I) whereby the solid-to-solid contact of the asperities is reduced by selecting such design parameters and operating conditions of the bearing that <i>Dq</i> is in the range from 8.0×10−6 mrad s1/2 to 1.36×10−4 mrad s1/2.

Abstract: A guide apparatus (1) slidably supports a shaft member (2) and a column (3) relative to each other. The column (3) has a through hole (3a) formed therein and the shaft member (2) penetrates the through hole (3a). In the column (3), there is provided a slide mechanism (5) formed of a plurality of cylindrical rolling elements (50) adapted to roll axially on an outer circumference (2a) of the shaft member (2). The column (3) is formed of a plurality of split members (31, 32, 33, 34) that are divided on sectional planes each perpendicular to the axial direction of the column (3). A plurality of positioning pins (9) are provided on each contact surface of the adjacent split members (31, 32, 33, 34). The adjacent split members are centered or positioned relative to one another by the positioning pins (9).

Abstract: A tripod joints includes a joint outer part and a joint inner part. The joint inner part has a tripod star with ball pins, which transmits a drive torque from the joint inner part to the joint outer part via a pressure element and via rolling bodies which are arranged between the joint outer part and a running surface of the pressure element. The running surface of the pressure element is curved in the rolling direction of the rolling bodies. The force may be distributed more uniformly between the rolling bodies when large drive torques are intended to be transmitted. The tripod joint may be suitable for the displaceable and pivotable driving connection of two shaft ends, e.g., in conjunction with drive trains or half shafts of motor vehicles.

Abstract: A press system having at least one elongate column. A slide element is guided by the at least one column between a retracted position and an extended position. A first guide assembly acts between the slide element and the one column.

Abstract: A sealing device equipped with a lip made of a rubber material composition wherein the rubber material composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer and 0.02 to 10 parts by weight of an ethylene-propylene-based copolymer is described, by which a long life sealing device that is not deteriorated even when used under an environment where chemicals such as a cutting lubricant containing an additive adversely affecting rubbers contact the sealing device is provided.

Abstract: A photoresist stripping apparatus and a corresponding method for removing photoresist layers after a patterned polyimide layer is developed. The photoresist-stripping apparatus includes a transporting unit, a stripping unit, a washing unit, a drying unit and a control unit. The transporting unit connects the stripping unit, the washing unit and the drying unit. The control unit is responsible for controlling the transport sequence and timing of the transporting unit. The method of stripping the photoresist layer off the OLED panel includes providing a stripping solution to the stripping unit to remove photoresist layers. The OLED panel is jet-cleaned with a washing solution in the washing unit so that any residual stripping agent is removed. Finally, the surface of the OLED panel is blown dry.

Abstract: A linear bearing that can be used in applications requiring high rigidity, such as guide posts of presses and molds is composed of a guide shaft, an outer cylinder capable of moving in the axial direction relatively to the guide shaft outside the guide shaft, numerous rolling elements interposed between the guide shaft and the outer cylinder, and a cage provided between the guide shaft and the outer cylinder for retaining said numerous rolling elements disposed in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction, characterized in that each of the rolling elements is a roller having a convex circular arc surface of revolution formed on the cylindrical surface thereof, that the inner surface of the outer cylinder is formed as a cylindrical surface, that the outer surface of the guide shaft is provided with axially extending guide grooves, each having a concave cylindrical surface, corresponding to the respective rows of rollers disposed in the axial direction, that the radius of the circle constituting

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear bearing, particularly a linear bearing that can be used in applications requiring high rigidity, such as guide posts of presses and molds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device that is provided with a C-arm 7 for carrying medical devices 5, 6, which C-arm is adjustably attached to a carrier 4. The carrier is provided with a bearing block 11 that is provided with at least one row of roller elements 8 on both sides. The C-arm is constructed so as to be hollow and is provided on both sides with at least two oppositely situated running surfaces 15, 16 for the roller elements. The device is characterized in that a plurality of roller elements of one row is interconnected by means of an interconnecting member 9.

Abstract: A structure is provided for mounting a member to be fixed, on a stationary member, while always accomplishing high position precision even in such cases of fastening of members that a tightening work of bolt is carried out several times, that the members are fixed after repetition of fine adjustment of the fixing position of the member to be fixed, and so on. A screw hole for fixing according to the present invention is shaped so that on a fixing surface of the stationary member provided with the screw hole a region of an annular recess is continuous from the screw hole and annular in the external edge part of the opening portion of the screw hole, and so that when an inside diameter of the through hole, in the fastened member is &phgr;a and a nominal diameter of the screw hole is b, a width c of the recess in the radial direction of the screw hole satisfies the relation of 0.5×(&phgr;a−b)<c≦2.0×(&phgr;a−b).

Abstract: A linear rail system having an apparatus for adjusting the preload on the individual rollers of the slider body which provides a linear rail of the type having upper and lower parallel raceways through which a slider body having a number of rollers attached thereto is adapted to axially translate. The rollers are assured contact with the upper and lower raceways while also providing the ability to absorb shocks placed on the slider body.

Abstract: A drive train for use a kneader apparatus of the type using a gearbox housing a drive train used to power or drive a mixing shaft or screw member in both an axial and rotary manner. The drive train includes a pivot arm pivotally supported within the gearbox and attached to an eccentric located on the output shaft. Since the pivot arm is fixed at a discrete pivot point, when the output shaft rotates, the eccentric causes the output shaft to reciprocate along the longitudinal axis of the output shaft. The pivot arm is supported on the housing by a first bearing assembly and a second bearing assembly. The first bearing assembly engages the pivot arm and the second bearing assembly engages the housing. A bearing shaft is disposed between and engages the first and second bearing assemblies.

Abstract: A bearing assembly for a sliding mechanism in which the potential for erosion of bearing surfaces is significantly reduced. The bearing assembly includes a cylindrical bearing that engages the bearing surface of a slide as it slidably moves with respect to the bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is configured such that rotation of the cylindrical bearing is in no way restricted and at no time is an edge or end of the cylindrical bearing engaged with the bearing surface of the slide.

Abstract: A pull-out device including a stationary rail having at least one support roller in its front end region, a pull-out rail supported on the stationary rail and displaceable over the at least one support roller upon being pulled out, and having at least one running roller provided in a rear end region of the pull-out rail and displaceable, upon pulling out of the all-out rail, along an overhanging flange of the stationary rail that defines a running surface, with the length of the pull-out rail being greater than a length of the stationary rail and extending, in the drawn-in position, beyond the rear end of the stationary rail, with the at least one running roller lying outside of the running surface, and with the pull-out device including a support element provided in a rear region of the stationary rail for supporting the pull-out rail in its drawn-in position.

Abstract: A base beam for formation of a horizontal and vertical, rod-like framework for use in clamping workpieces to be measured, includes a main body defined by a substantially square cross section and having drawn-in flanks formed centrally with a rib, and a carriage detachably securable on the main body for displacement longitudinally in direction of the main body, with the carriage having at least one side formed with one or more precision bores.

Abstract: A linear rail system for adjusting the preload no the individual rollers of the slider body provides a linear rail of the type having upper and lower parallel raceways through which a slider body having a number of rollers attached thereto is adapted to axially translate. The rollers are assured contact with the upper and lower raceways while also providing the ability to absorb shocks placed on the slider body. At least one of the rollers is mechanically biased against one of the raceways while at least one other roller is adjustable and fixable in position using an adjustment block.

Abstract: An endless sliding guide apparatus including a track rail, a sliding table having an endless track comprising a load rolling path, a no-load rolling path and a change direction path and rolling bodies wherein at least one of the no-load rolling path, the inner peripheral portion of the change direction path and a rolling body retaining section of the load rolling path is formed by synthetic resin rolling body guide members formed by insert molding using a bearing race as a core. The rolling body guide members are molded by a synthetic resin composition satisfying the relational expression of (a.times.b).div.c.gtoreq.700 Mpa with respect to the tensile strength a (MPa), tensile elongation b (%) and shrinkage c (%).

Abstract: A guide rail arrangement for connecting two relatively displaceable components comprising a lower rail (1) and an upper rail (2) supported thereon by rolling elements (3), said lower and upper rails being configured as rectilinear sheet metal profiles, one of the lower and upper rails partially surrounding the other of the lower and upper rails, whereby hollow spaces are formed for receiving the rolling elements (3) and further slide elements (4) arranged between the rails is characterized in that, in a central region of the arrangement, the two rails (1, 2) define a receiving space (5) for a spring and/or damping element, which receiving space (5) is adjoined by regions comprising the rolling elements and the slide elements (4) and extending in end regions of the rails (1, 2) which results in the creation of an arrangement with uniform load distribution on its components so that a deformation of the components and a pressing-in of the rolling elements is reliably prevented.

Abstract: A thrust bearing for bearing a load along a force vector includes at least two roller elements in rolling contact with one another and arranged along the force vector such that the load is borne through the roller elements. The roller elements are retained within a retainer such that they remain aligned along the force vector while subjected to loads. The retainer used to house the roller elements may be designed to abut the roller elements at minimum points of contact, or alternatively to distribute the load borne by one or both of the roller elements across a greater surface area. One application of the preferred thrust bearings is in an apparatus such as a keyboard support for reducing repetitive stress injuries. A main disk is rotatably coupled to a base and supports a support member on a plurality of the thrust bearings.

Abstract: A motor is integrally mounted on one end of a ball screw over which an engaging block is threaded, and an encoder is integrally mounted on the other end of the ball screw for detecting the rotational speed or angular displacement of the motor. The motor, the ball screw, and the encoder are combined into a unitized assembly as a drive unit. The motor and the encoder are positioned on respective steps of a frame, and detachably fastened to the frame.

Abstract: A motor, a ball screw shaft, etc. are accommodated within a frame that forms an outer frame. Direct-acting guides are provided on both sides of a groove-shaped opening defined in the frame. The ball screw shaft is centrally disposed within the frame. A table slides along the direct-acting guides under the action of rotation of the ball screw shaft. The ball screw shaft has ball-screw splines formed over its entire length and both ends thereof supported by the motor and a bearing. The center of rotation of the ball screw shaft is brought into alignment with the centers of rotation of the motor and the bearing by balls inserted into the ball-screw splines.

Abstract: In a rectilinear guide apparatus wherein a female guide is disposed outside a male guide and four rows, for example, of rollers are interposed between the two guides and the male guide is rectilinearly movable relative to the female guide, rollers in two of the four rows are oriented in the same direction and all rollers in the other two rows are inclined so as to be substantially orthogonal to the rotation center axes of the rollers in the first-mentioned two rows. This rectilinear guide apparatus provides an effect similar to a combination of two rows of cross rollers, but provides higher strength and simplifies working of the rolling surfaces of the rollers.

Abstract: A guide mechanism has a linear guide rail, a guide block displaceable along the linear guide rail, and a roller carrier plate interposed between the linear guide rail and the guide block and having an array of rollers held in line-to-line rolling contact with a side surface of the linear guide rail. The rollers roll in line-to-line rolling contact with the side surface of the linear guide rail, thus reducing resistance to the movement of the guide block along the guide rail and minimizing wear on the rollingly contacting components.

Abstract: A motion transforming mechanism comprises a plate assembly constituted by rotation plates having a common rotation axis, a toothed rail having a parallel rail portion and a mid-longitudinal plane perpendicularly intersected by the common rotation axis and held in mesh with the rotation plates, a housing for housing the plate assembly and the toothed rail, and a rotation shaft supported by the housing and formed with cranked shaft portions respectively received in the rotation plates. The motion transforming mechanism further comprises distance regulating means for regulating the distance between the common rotation axis and the toothed rail. The toothed rail is formed with a toothed portion having a pitch plane perpendicularly intersected by the mid-longitudinal plane and a base portion integrally formed with the toothed portion and having a parallel rail portion in parallel with the mid-longitudinal plane and the pitch plane of the toothed rail.

Abstract: A linear drive, on which housing a longitudinally moving output drive part is provided. In the possible path of motion thereof a limiting device is arranged, with which the end or terminal position of the output drive part may be preset. The limiting device comprises at least one holder with an abutment-shock absorber unit. Along the housing a plurality of positioning points is provided, at which support element may be fixed in place, which render possible an interlocking or positive mounting of the holder. The abutment-shock absorber unit is able to be steplessly set in position in relation to the holder. It is in this manner that an exact and reliable adjustment of the path of travel of the output drive part may be undertaken.

Abstract: In a guide rail (14) for railborne load carriers comprising a support (13) and at least one running rail (15) arranged in a groove (2) of the support (13), this support (13) is an extruded hollow profile. This results in a simple manufacturing method and a small material requirement.

Abstract: A linear guide apparatus includes a base, a movable member movable to the base, first and second guide receptacles on the movable member, first and second linear guide members, being parallel to each other and received by the first and second receptacles to guide movements of the first and second receptacles, the first guide being fixed on the base and the second guide being arranged on the base, and a pre-load adjusting unit, provided on the base, for supporting the second guide to be movable in parallel to the first guide and for adjusting a distance between the first and second guides, thereby adjusting a pre-load applied between the guides and the receptacles of the movable member. The adjusting unit has a stationary projection fixed on the base, a pre-load block, and pivot angle adjusting mechanism.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided thermoplastic resin compositions comprising 80-40 parts by weight of specific aromatic polyamides (A) containing 30-100 mol % of terephthalic acid component units and 20-60 parts by weight of modified polyolefins (B) graft modified with .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid, anhydride or derivative thereof and having a crystallinity index of at least 35% or a glass transition temperature of at least 90.degree. C. and an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of 0.4-35 dl/g. With these compositions, there are prepared sliding parts such as gear and cam and electrical molding parts such as connector.

Abstract: A motor, a ball screw shaft, etc. are accommodated within a frame that forms an outer frame. Direct-acting guides are provided on both sides of a groove-shaped opening defined in the frame. The ball screw shaft is centrally disposed within the frame. A table slides along the direct-acting guides under the action of rotation of the ball screw shaft. The ball screw shaft has ball-screw splines formed over its entire length and both ends thereof supported by the motor and a bearing. The center of rotation of the ball screw shaft is brought into alignment with the centers of rotation of the motor and the bearing by balls inserted into the ball-screw splines.

Abstract: A linear motion guide unit includes a pair of guide members each formed with a guide groove and provided to be relatively movable parallel with a longitudinal axis of the unit. A plurality of rolling members are provided in rolling contact with the guide grooves of the guide members. A retainer assembly, including a retainer plate formed with a plurality of windows and at least one grooved wheel mounted at one end of the retainer plate, is disposed in a space defined between the guide grooves. A wire is passed around the grooved wheel and fixedly attached to the guide members. The total length of the retainer assembly is shorter than either of the guide members.

Abstract: A supporting and guide roller for pull-out guides for drawers comprises a roller body made of hard material, the shell surface of the roller body forming a first rolling surface, at least one circumferential groove being arranged in the area of the first rolling surface and being filled with an elastic material, which forms a second rolling surface when the roller is not under load and projects a certain amount over the first rolling surface. The second rolling surface is arranged in the area of a wider notch in the roller body extending in the peripheral direction of the roller. When the soft rolling surface is under load, the material of the soft rolling surface is displaced into the area of the notch.

Abstract: A roller for a bearing used in a linear movement rolling guide apparatus is tumbled after superfinishing the outer peripheral surface so that the surface roughness of the roller in a circumferential direction is in a range from 0.05 to 0.10 micrometers in average roughness on the center line. The surface roughness in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the roller is substantially equal to or slightly larger than the surface roughness in the axial direction of the outer peripheral surface to thereby prevent the occurrence of micro-slip.

Abstract: A small-sized linear motion guide assembly includes a bed having a U-shaped cross section, a sliding table having a U-shaped cross section and a plurality of rolling members interposed between the bed and the sliding table to thereby provide a relative motion between the bed and the sliding table. A drive pulley is provided at one end of the bed and an idle pulley is provided at the other end with an endless timing belt extended between the drive and idle pulleys. The drive pulley is operatively coupled to a stepping motor so that when the motor is driven, the sliding table is caused to move relative to the bed.

Abstract: The invention proposes a linear guidance unit in which a guide rail is mounted at the bottom of a U-shaped guide housing, a traveller being guided by means of endless ball races to move on this guide rail.

Abstract: A slide bearing support having one member slidable on another member and including a pair of parallel slide bearing assemblies disposed between the members.

Abstract: A rotary body of hard material with a plastic supporter and a method of manufacturing therefor, which essentially comprises a coating film coated with the rotary body and removed after molding so as to make a clearance between the rotary body and the supporter, so that rotation of the rotary body may be allowed smoothly. The method of this invention defines steps of molding, coating of film and removing of the film so as to obtain rotation of rotary body relative to the plastic supporter.

Abstract: A robotic gripper device having a fluid actuated piston actuating a double edged rack with a reciprocal movement. Disposed on opposite sides in meshing relationship with each edge of the rack is a spur gear, and which in turn are disposed in meshing relationship to a corresponding rack carriage; to which a gripper finger is connected. The respective rack carriage is guided along and between spaced apart rail members for movement between operative and inoperative positions. The respective carriages are mounted in rolling engagement to its respective rail member by means of a roller bearing cage and associated rollers to minimize any friction and wear, and to enhance the useful life and accuracy of the gripper device.

Abstract: Two carriages are roller mounted to allow relative motion between them while maintaining precise relative positioning. Rollers engage precision ground spaced surfaces of a C-shaped hangar configuration, and wear compensation is provided by a spring bias arrangement maintaining conformity between the rollers and guide grooves in the underside of the rails.

Abstract: An actuating device for a disc brake, in particular for automotive vehicles, has a rotatably supported actuating member and a transforming device for transforming a rotary motion into an axial motion. A part of the transforming device may be held by a holding element whereby the transforming device may be non-rotatable and axially displaceable. The holding element has a rotatably supported part fixed to the brake housing. Friction-reducing means is provided between the rotatable part and the element fixed to the housing.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for the strain-free mounting of a component, such as a mirror 11, to a base in a manner that allows for differential thermal expansion or contraction to take place between the component and the base without distortion of the component. The mounting apparatus of the invention makes use of a linear bearing 10 that is rigid in all directions except one. Such a linear bearing is used at two or more points of support on the circumference of a mounting circle A. Relative motion in the linear bearings occurs along a line r which is an extension of a radius of the mounting circle. The linear bearings each contain two sets of opposed rolamite mechanisms 20a, 20b, 30a, 30b moving in parallel directions in the perpe=ndicular arms of a "Y"-shaped frame 18.

Abstract: A vehicular seat slide adjuster has a lower rail fixed to a vehicle body and an upper rail to which a seat cushion frame is attached, the upper and lower rails being engaged with each other in sliding relation. The lower rail includes a vertical wall portion, upper and lower horizontal wall portions projecting from respective edges of the vertical wall portion, and flange portions extending downwardly from respective ones of the horizontal wall portions. The upper rail includes a vertical wall portion opposing the vertical wall portion of the lower rail in spaced relation, horizontal wall portions opposing the horizontal wall portions of the lower rail in spaced relation, and flange portions opposing the flange portions of the lower rail.

Abstract: A slider (41) for guiding the top of a sliding door (12) in a channel (42) comprises spaced cheeks (56) between which extends a rib (59) which engages one side of the channel, and flexible tongue (60) which flexes between the cheeks and is thereby biased into engagement with the other side of the channel. Another embodiment of door guide has a pair of wheels (113, 114) having enlarged rims at one end for engaging opposite walls of a door guiding channel. One of the wheels is inverted relative to the other. Thus, the rim of one wheel is at a higher elevation than the rim of the other wheel.

Abstract: There is provided between a needle plate (9, 10) and a slide (6) which is interposed between a trunnion and a track a return spring (14) formed by a wire of resilient metal having at least one coil (C) which surrounds the slide and two end portions (14b) of the wire which are hooked to the needle plate. This spring operates under bending and compressive stress in its mean plane.

Abstract: In a rolling bearing for rectilinear movement which is made by thin steel plates, the thickness of thin steel plates of table and bed are set to be thicker than those of conventional ones in order to provide rigidity, then the steel plates are formed due to press forming so as to have U-shaped cross sections. Track grooves each having a V-cross section are formed in the side walls of the table and bed. The V-shaped track grooves are subjected to cutting work and heat treatment and thereafter they are ground in order to improve the accuracy. Thus, it is possible to provide a cheap and light-weight rolling bearing for rectilinear movement which has high accuracy and high rigidity and is fitted for mass production.

Abstract: A linear motion guide unit includes a pair of guide members each formed with a guide groove and provided to be relatively movable parallel with a longitudinal axis of the unit. A plurality of rolling members are provided in rolling contact with the guide grooves of the guide members. A retainer assembly, including a retainer plate formed with a plurality of windows and at least one grooved wheel mounted at one end of the retainer plate, is disposed in a space defined between the guide grooves. A wire is passed around the grooved wheel and fixedly attached to the guide members. The total length of the retainer assembly is shorter than either of the guide members.