Abstract: A linear guide device comprises a guide carriage having two end assemblies (32, 34, 36) arranged on the front ends of the guide carriage. The guide carriage is guided on a guide rail in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the device by means of rolling member loops (S1, S2). Within the end units (32) of the end assemblies (32, 34, 36) are provided parts of reversing guides for arcuate rows of rolling members of the rolling member loops (S1, S2). A lubricant path system (110, 114, 116, 120) is provided within the guide carriage for satisfying a lubricant demand existing on the roll surfaces of the linear guide device. The lubricant path system includes, in a boundary region between an end unit (32) and a carriage main body, a lubricant oil supply capillary line (110) extending in circumferential direction of the guide rail and being formed of a suction member. The lubricant oil supply capillary line supplies lubricating oil to a licking region (114) irrespective of the existence of a pressure difference.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear guide arrangement comprising a guide rail with at least one axis and at least one guide carriage movable on the guide rail in the direction of the axis. The guide carriage runs on the guide rail with intermediacy of an endless rolling-element circuit. To this end, the guide carriage is designed with a guide carriage housing and with a carriage member made separately from the guide carriage housing and accommodated within the guide carriage housing. The guide carriage housing comprises at least one side panel adjacent to the rolling-element circuit and substantially parallel to the axial direction, as well as at least one end plate adjacent to the rolling-element circuit and substantially orthogonal to the axial direction. The bearing row of rolling elements runs on the carriage member.

Abstract: A spindle drive unit includes a spindle having a spindle axis and an external circumferential surface and a nut embracing the spindle and being in threaded engagement with the spindle. In an axial end portion of the nut a wiper assembly is removably fixed to the nut. The wiper assembly has at least one sealing ring in wiping engagement with the external circumferential surface of the spindle. The wiper assembly is removably connected to an adapter in a rotationally fixed manner, the adapter in turn being directly and removably connected to the nut in an axially and rotationally fixed manner. The use of the adapter enables the wiper assemblies of various constructions or with different numbers of sealing rings to be attached to a conventional nut.

Abstract: A traveller assembly for a linear guiding device includes a basic body supported on a guide rail assembly by at least one guide member unit, which is affixed to the basic body by a support member, the position of which along the basic body is adjustable. The guide member unit is adjustable relative to the basic body and the support member along a plane of advancement parallel to the guide axis of the guide rail assembly and in a direction perpendicular to the guide axis by an adjusting element that acts between the guide member unit and the support member.

Abstract: A linear guide device comprises a guide base on which a runner assembly is movably guided in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the guide base. The runner assembly is driven along the longitudinal axis by a drive spindle that is in threaded engagement with a drive nut on the runner assembly. For additional support of the drive spindle there is a pair of spindle support units, one unit on either side of the runner assembly. A traction rope formed as an endless loop connects the two spindle support units and is reversed over a pulley at the ends of the guide base. The traction rope moves freely past the runner assembly such that the spindle support units are displaceable along the longitudinal axis by abutment of the runner assembly against one of the spindle support units, the other spindle support unit being towed along the guide base in following relation by the traction rope.

Abstract: A linear guiding unit comprises a guide housing (10). Inside the guide housing (10) there are provided linear ball bearings by which a carriage (40) is guided. Moreover, a pneumatic drive (56) is accommodated within the guide housing (10). The pneumatic drive comprises a cylinder cavity (58) inside the guide housing (10). The cylinder cavity (58) accommodates a piston (60). The piston (60) is movable along the cylinder cavity (58). The piston (60) is connected with the carriage (40) by a flexible rope (74). This flexible rope is sealingly passed through cover walls (66) of the cylinder cavity (58). The rope is deviated outside the cylinder cavity (58) and is fixed to the carriage (40). A cover belt (90) different from the rope covers a longitudinal opening (31) of the guide housing (10) through which the carriage can be connected with an object for common axial movement.

Abstract: A linear guide unit comprises a hollow elongated member of rectangular cross section, two parallel guide rails mounted on one wall of the elongated member, and at least one runner supported for movement on each of the guide rails. At least one wall of the elongated member other than the one on which the guide rails are mounted has a plurality of T-section grooves, which serve for the fastening of attachments. The runners are U-shaped, straddle the respective guide rails, and are carried on the said guide rails by closed rolling-member circuits. The elongated member may be combined with a variety of linear drive units of different types.

Abstract: A rolling-member worm-drive (10) comprises a spindle and a nut element (12) surrounding the spindle, where the spindle and the nut element (12) between them establish a helical rolling-member screw path, where in addition this rolling-member screw path is completed by an axial rolling-member return path, contained in the nut member, to a closed rolling-member circulation path in which an endless row of rolling-members travels, where in addition two rolling-member diverting elements (26) are arranged on the nut element (12) for transfer of the rolling-members between the rolling-member screw path and the rolling-member return path and between the rolling-member return path and the rolling-member screw path, and where at least one of the rolling-member diverting elements (26) is held on the nut member (12) by means of a securing element (36).

Abstract: A main body of a bearing (12) is guided on a guide rail (10) by at least one rolling-element circuit (14, 16) and receives at one end an end plate (13). A deflection duct (50, 52) is recessed in the end plate and receives a deflection piece (60), which crosses the deflection duct (50, 52). A lubricant-supply system (86) for the rolling-element circuit (14, 16) is provided inside the end plate (13). The lubricant-supply system (86) is partly within a deflection-piece receiver duct (58) which accommodates the deflection piece (60). The lubricant-supply system (86) includes a lubricant channel (92) which runs entirely within the end plate (13) so that it is encapsulated completely by the material of the end plate (13).

Abstract: For a linear motion guide (10) having a guide rail (12) and a slide (14) supported on the guide rail (12) by way of rolling or roller elements (26), where the guide rail (12) is provided with coverable through holes (32) for fastening elements (18) for mounting the guide rail (12) on a support, which holes open in a surface (34a) of the guide rail (12) facing away from the support (16) and which are arranged in the region of motion of the slide (14), there is proposed a covering band (40), formed of springy band material and having a center section (42) covering the surface (34a) over its entire width perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, and two edge sections (44a, 44b), parallel to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail and bent off inward, for engagement in an undercut (48) in each of the two side faces (30), following the surface (34a) of the guide rail (12) in the direction of its width, of the guide rail (12) in the edge region between the surface (34a) and the side face (

Abstract: A linear guiding apparatus for guiding an object, comprising a rail system and a first partial group of object-guiding rail runner elements primarily responsible for the guiding precision of the object, which first partial group comprises at least one group member, the guiding rail runner elements being guided in a moving direction along associated roller paths of the rail system by rolling member loops mounted on the guiding rail runner elements, a second partial group of damping elements guided along the rail system, connected with the object and being primarily responsible for the damping of vibrations directed transversely to the moving direction being additionally provided between the object and the rail system, which second partial group comprises at least one group member, the damping elements differing from the guiding rail runner elements with respect to the internal structure and/or with respect to the mounting relationship between the object and the rail system.

Abstract: A guide carriage 12 is guided on a guide rail 10 by rollers 12a. The rollers 12a engage guideways 10c. For lubricating the guideways 10c there are mounted on the end faces of the guide carriage 12 plate-shaped housings 14. Constructed in these plate-shaped housings are guides 24 for lubricating element fittings 26. The lubricating element fittings accommodate track lubricating elements 34 of felt. The lubricating element fittings 26 are pressed against the guideways 10c by pre-tensioning springs 42. The track lubricating elements 34 are captively accommodated in the lubricating element fittings 26. The lubricating element fittings 26 are captively guided in the guides 24. The track lubricating elements 24 are in a lubricant conductive connection with lubricant supply chambers 40 within the plate-shaped housing 14.

Abstract: A main body of a bearing (12) is guided on a guide rail (10) by at least one rolling-element circuit (14, 16) and receives at one end an end plate (13). A deflection duct (50, 52) is recessed in the end plate and receives a deflection piece (60), which crosses the deflection duct (50, 52). A lubricant-supply system (86) for the rolling-element circuit (14, 16) is provided inside the end plate (13). The lubricant-supply system (86) is partly within a deflection-piece receiver duct (58) which accommodates the deflection piece (60). The lubricant-supply system (86) includes a lubricant channel (92) which runs entirely within the end plate (13) so that it is encapsulated completely by the material of the end plate (13).

Abstract: Rolls of roller bearings have in their axial middle portion a load-transmitting peripheral surface and on their axial end portions there are respective radially projecting and space-maintaining peripheral surfaces. Therefore, only the space-maintaining peripheral surfaces of adjacent rolls contact one another.

Abstract: A generally U-shaped guide carriage is linearly guided on a longitudinally-extending rail track by at least one circuit of roller balls carried by each of the depending flanges of the U-shaped guide carriage. Each ball circuit includes a linear load-bearing row and a linear return row of roller balls. The load-bearing balls bear against facing ball rolling tracks carried by the opposite sides of the rail track. A cross member is connected adjacent one end of the rail track and carries rolling track engagement faces for engaging the ball rolling tracks on the rail track. An entraining unit is connected to the guide carriage, and a linear drive is coupled between the cross member and entraining unit for driving the guide carriage along the rail track. In another embodiment, a common steel insert is carried by each depending flange of the U-shaped guide carriage and supports the load-bearing row or rows of the associated ball circuits.

Abstract: According to one example of embodiment of the invention, a bearing block 16 for a linear guide is constructed with two mutually perpendicularly crossing bending webs 28 and 34, formed by crossed double slits.