Abstract: A rotation-linear motion conversion apparatus (10) includes: a rack bar (30) in which a rack gear (32) is formed; a housing (40) that surrounds the rack bar (30); a pinion shaft (20) including a pinion gear (22) that engages with the rack gear (32) and that is inserted inside the housing (40); and a support part (50) that is provided on an opposed surface (41s1), which is opposed to the rack gear (32), of the housing (40) and that supports the rack bar (30) movably in a longitudinal direction of the rack bar (30).

Abstract: Provided is a motion guide device including a track rail in which a rolling body rolling groove is formed and a movable block which is mounted on the track rail via a plurality of rolling bodies. The movable block includes a movable block body which has a loaded rotting body rolling groove forming a loaded rolling body rolling passage in cooperation with the rolling body rolling groove and has a non-loaded rolling body rolling passage, return members in which inner peripheral-side direction change grooves connecting the loaded rolling body rolling passage and the non-loaded rolling body rolling passage are formed, and end plates. The end plate has a rolling body scooping aim protruding in a direction of a connection surface with the movable block body and a rolling body scooping groove continuous with the outer peripheral-side direction change groove is formed in the rolling body scooping arm.

Abstract: In a bearing for vertical axis windmill configured to rotatably support a vertical axis of a vertical axis windmill, the bearing includes a ball (7), a diameter of the ball and a curvature of a rolling groove of the bearing are set to satisfy a predetermined starting torque and a load rating. For example, the curvature of the rolling groove of the bearing is 54% or more and 100% or less, and the diameter of the ball has a ratio of 20% or less with respect to a vertical shaft (2).

Abstract: A support structure for an upper half body of a robot includes: a columnar backbone part extending in an upward direction from a haunch bone part of a robot; an upper half body support part connected to the backbone part; and a driving unit on which an arm unit of the robot is rotatably mounted and which has an accommodation space receiving at least a predetermined actuator for driving said arm unit to rotate from the outside of the arm unit, wherein the driving unit is connected to the upper half body support part and the haunch bone part at a first connection point on the upper half body support part which is away a predetermined distance from a connection point of the upper half body support part and the backbone part to a side thereof, and at a second connection point on the haunch bone part, respectively.

Abstract: A movement device includes: a track body; and a moving body which includes: a plurality of endless circulation passages; and a roller configured to roll in the plurality of endless circulation passages, the moving body being movable relative to the track body via the roller disposed between the track body and the moving body. The moving body further includes: a moving body main body in which inner peripheral portions of roller direction-change passages configuring the adjacent endless circulation passages are formed to be adjacent to each other on an end surface in a movement direction in which the moving body moves; and a cover body which is attached to the end surface of the moving body main body and in which outer peripheral portions of roller direction-change passages configuring the adjacent endless circulation passages are formed to be adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A rotational driving mechanism for driving a rotary member mounted on a rotatable base member includes: a first link unit that has a first link body and is mounted through a first support part on the base member, the first link unit further having an input part to which an output of the linear motion actuator is inputted at one side of the first link body, and an output part located in the first link body at an opposite side of the input part across the first support part and a second link unit that has a second link body and is mounted through a second support part on the output part of the first link unit, the second link unit being further mounted through a third support unit on the rotary member or a connecting member joined thereto in such a manner as to be free to rotate.

Abstract: Provided is a moving unit capable of easily mounting and dismounting a movable body to and from track rails. The moving unit includes the pair of track rails, which are laid on a fixed portion at an interval therebetween, and respectively have guiding surfaces on surfaces opposed to each other, a plurality of moving blocks, which are accommodated and arranged in an accommodating space sandwiched between the pair of track rails, and are configured to travel on the guiding surfaces of the respective track rails, and the movable body, which is arranged so as to be opposed to the fixed portion across the accommodating space, and is retained by the moving blocks. The movable body includes a mounting and dismounting mechanism, which is configured to change the interval between the moving block to be assembled to one of the track rails and the moving block to be assembled to another one of the track rails to cancel a contact state between the moving blocks and the respective track rails.

Abstract: Provided is a sound reduction or vibration damping apparatus that has a new sound control principle where the sound control principle is totally different from a known passive or active sound control apparatus. A sound reduction or vibration damping apparatus 1 includes a mass portion 11, spring portions 12a and 12b placed between the mass portion 11 and a structural member 13, and a control unit 4 for causing the spring constants of the spring portions 12a and 12b to continue changing. The sound reduction or vibration damping apparatus 1 is mounted on the structural member 13 to reduce sound passing through the structural member 13 or sound generated from the structural member, or damp the vibration of the structural member 13.

Abstract: A ball joint is manufactured by molding a holder through casting by using a ball as a core and joining a shaft member to the ball after the casting through electric resistance welding. The ball joint includes: the ball; a resin sliding contact member including a first opening portion and a second opening portion that expose a spherical surface of the ball in opposite directions; the holder molded through the casting by using the ball and the resin sliding contact member as a core, the holder being obtained by integrally molding a closing portion that is held in contact with a part of the ball, which projects from the second opening portion of the resin sliding contact member; and the shaft member joined to another part of the ball, which is exposed from the first opening portion of the resin sliding contact member, through the electric resistance welding.

Abstract: Provided is a screw device nozzle that can gas-cool a screw device effectively. A screw device cooling nozzle (4) of the present invention is placed in such a manner as to surround at least one of a screw shaft (1) and a nut (2). The cooling nozzle (4) includes an internal passage (8) into which gas is introduced, an opening (7) for releasing the gas flow introduced into the internal passage (8), a deflection surface (27), provided adjacent to the opening (7), for bending the gas flow released from the opening (7), and a guide path (10) for drawing in gas outside the cooling nozzle (4).

Abstract: This linear motor apparatus includes: a first linear motor and a second linear motor, movable bodies of which move in the same direction in a linked manner; a first control portion that causes the first linear motor to produce thrust to apply a load to a pressurizing target via the movable bodies; and a second control portion that causes the second linear motor to produce thrust and controls the thrust, wherein, if the first control portion is causing a load to be applied to the pressurizing target, then the second control portion causes the second linear motor to produce thrust that cancels an external force produced to the movable bodies.

Abstract: Provided is a parallel link robot which has increased rigidity and which can be reduced in size. The parallel link robot includes: a base (1); a movable portion (2); a plurality of link portions (5) connecting the base (1) and the movable portion (2); and a plurality of actuators (6) for driving the plurality of link portions (5), wherein each of the plurality of actuators (6) is a linear actuator (6) supported on the base (1) to be rotatable about a predetermined axis (A1) and has a main body portion (8) and a shaft portion (7) for linearly moving relative to the main body portion (8), and each of the plurality of link portions (5) has a driving link (3) supported on the base (1) to be rotatable about a predetermined axis (A2) and connected to the linear actuator (6) and a driven link (4) connecting the driving link (3) and the movable portion (2).

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a ball circulation part having a ball circulation path. The ball circulation part is formed by combining a first split body and a second split body. The first split body has a fixing section fixed to an outer surface of a nut member. The second split body has a pair of leg sections configured to scoop up balls moving along a ball load rolling path and return the balls to the ball load rolling path, a connecting section configured to connect the pair of leg sections and disposed between the first split body and the nut member, and a pair of shoulder sections facing side surfaces of the first split body in two directions so as to sandwich the first split body between the pair of shoulder sections.

Abstract: An object is to provide a motion guide apparatus that can facilitate an assembly operation. An end member (4a, 4b) including an inner peripheral side of a direction changing path (2c) is placed on an end surface in a movement direction of a moving member body (3). At least one of a pair of the end members (4a and 4b) includes an opening (21) linking to the inner peripheral side of the direction changing path (2c) to load rolling elements (42) into a circulation path. Opposing surfaces (18) of the pair of the end members (4a and 4b) to the moving member body (3) are formed in flat surfaces. The pair of the end members (4a and 4b) molded integrally with a holding portion (5) is incorporated into the moving member body (3) in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction of the moving member body (3). A lid member (7a, 7b) closes the opening (21) in the end member (4a, 4b).

Abstract: The ball joint includes: a ball stud including: a shaft member; and a ball portion formed at one end of the shaft member; and a holder made of a synthetic resin and configured to accommodate the ball portion in a pivotable manner. The holder includes: an opening portion from which the shaft member protrudes; a first member including a first ball sliding contact surface having a concave spherical shape approximate to a spherical surface of the ball portion; and a second member including: a second ball sliding contact surface having a concave spherical shape approximate to the spherical surface of the ball portion; and the opening portion formed in a center of the second ball sliding contact surface. Further, the first member and the second member respectively include joining surfaces fixed to each other by welding, and respectively include fixation reference surfaces that are brought into abutment against each other.

Abstract: A rotary shaft device (3) includes a shaft body (20) rotatably supported by angular bearings (35, 36), and a support body (40) configured to rotatably support the shaft body (20) via the angular bearings (35, 36). A ball rolling groove (21) having a Gothic arch shape in which rolling elements (39) of the angular bearings (35, 36) roll is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the shaft body (20).

Abstract: Provided is a robot hand that is capable of gripping an object and manipulating the gripped object in a manner similar to that of a human hand, and that makes it possible to reduce the number of actuators. This robot hand is provided with: a first actuator (31) that imparts driving force to a first finger link (11) so that the first finger link (11) pivots relative to a base section (1); and a second actuator (32) that imparts driving force to at least one of a second finger link (12) and a third finger link (13) so that the second finger link (12) pivots relative to the first finger link (11) and the third finger link (13) pivots relative to the second finger link (12).

Abstract: A motion apparatus includes end plates (41) that are attached to end faces (22) of a block (21) in directions of movement and form rolling element veering paths as parts of an endless cyclic path, wherein the end plate (41) has a scooping piece (56) that is provided so as to protrude toward the block (21), the scooping piece (56) comprising a slit (56v) that is gradually narrowed toward a side opposite to the side to which the scooping piece (56) protrudes, and wherein the block (21) has scooping piece container portions (36) that cover the scooping pieces (56).