Abstract: A ball recirculation tube (4) forms a passage connecting two separated portions of a ball-rolling passage of a ball screw device (1) to cause balls (6) to recirculate. An outer portion (4a, 4b) of the ball recirculation tube (4) that constitutes an outer end located radially farthest from the center axis of a screw shaft (2) has an adjustable portion used to adjust the distance from the center axis of the screw shaft (2) to the outer end. This facilitates attachment of a member fitted on a nut and the ball recirculation tube (4).

Abstract: A work and head positioning apparatus, a flux reservoir a mount head and a transfer head are disclosed for a ball mount apparatus. In the work and head positioning apparatus, a head driving mechanism drives a head substantially in a linear direction, a first work driving mechanism drives extending in a direction intersecting the drives a work, and a second work driving mechanism drives the work in a rotational direction on the first work driving mechanism. In a flux reservoir, a flat supply area in a flux reserving space is made substantially as large as a transfer area of a transfer head, and is made movable up relatively to the flux reserving space except the flat supply area while keeping substantial parallelism between the flux provided on the flat supply area and the transfer area of the transfer head.

Abstract: A flux transfer apparatus has a frame having an aperture portion in its lower central portion, and a mesh is stretched across the frame with a high tension and with a mesh pitch at least smaller than the diameter of projections to be formed therein is used. Projections made of resin are provided in the mesh portion provided at the aperture portion of the frame.

Abstract: In a ball suction head, a main body thereof has a large number of ball suction holes and its inside space is to be decompressed. A mask is provided in the inside space of the main body to thereby close a predetermined number of the ball suction holes. A changeover member changes opening and closing of the suction holes by the mask.

Abstract: A ball screw device of a ball-circulating-part embedded type includes: a screw shaft having a helical thread groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a ball nut having a thread groove provided on an inner peripheral surface thereof in correspondence with the thread groove of the screw shaft, the screw shaft being loosely fitted in the inner peripheral surface of the ball nut; and a multiplicity of balls rotatably fitted between the two thread grooves and adapted to circulate while being guided by a ball-circulating part fitted in the ball nutwherein the ball nut has a retaining recess on an outer peripheral surface thereof, wherein at least a portion of a fitted outward surface of the ball-circulating part is substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface of the ball nut in a vicinity of the fitted outward surface of the ball-circulating part, and wherein there is provided a circulating-part holding member for fixing the ball-circulating part to the ball nut by being fitted over the outer periphe

Abstract: A sucking failure detecting device built into an apparatus which transfers an object by sucking the object onto a sucking hole of a sucking head of the apparatus, the detecting device comprises: a light-emitting device emitting light and disposed on a movement path of the sucking head; and a light-receiving device disposed inside the sucking head which is made of light-shielding material, the light-receiving device receiving the light emitted by the light-emitting device and passing through the sucking hole.

Abstract: In a ball screw apparatus providing a screw shaft, a ball screw nut and a plurality of balls, a seal member is formed of a ring which is fitted into a large-diameter portion of the ball screw nut and a ridge which engages the screw groove of the screw shaft with an inner circumference of the seal member. The ring is formed of first and second segments, each of the first and second segments including a connecting projection and a connecting recess at ends, respectively, the connecting projection and the connecting recess of the first segment being capable of engaging the connecting recess and the connecting projection of the second segment, respectively.

Abstract: At least one end portion of a nut threadably engaged with a screw shaft is provided a mounting member mounting stepped portion, a radial through-hole is formed in the peripheral surface of the stepped portion and a radial pin insertion aperture is formed in the peripheral surface of a mounting member correspondingly to the through-hole, and an engagement recess is formed at a location whereat the through-hole and the pin insertion aperture are connected together. A pin member is provided with a protruded portion on the barrel portion thereof. The pin member is elastically deformed and inserted into the through-hole, and the tip end thereof is brought into engagement with the pin insertion aperture to fix the mounting member and bring the protruded portion into engagement with the engagement recess, thereby preventing the pin member from slipping out.

Abstract: A method for dressing a grinding wheel by providing a slurry of liquid and solid particles wherein the particle size is smaller than grain size of the grinding wheel and the particles are free of sharp edges, and blasting the slurry at low pressure through a blasting nozzle onto a surface of the grinding wheel to remove foreign material on the grinding wheel by impact and by cleaning action of the blasted stream.

Abstract: A slurry supplying device by which a uniformly mixed slurry can be supplied to a blasting gun in a pressure-type wet blasting machine. The slurry supplying device comprises a substantially closed vessel which contains the slurry and has a conical section in at least one part of the vessel. A conical stop valve is freely movable up and down to close the bottom of the slurry settling section by sealingly fitting its conical edge on the conical section of the vessel. An air duct supplies low pressure air for agitating the slurry at a lower part of the closed vessel by raising the stop valve body. An air duct is provided for supplying highly pressurized air into the closed vessel for pressurizing the slurry. A slurry supply pipe is provided for supplying the pressurized slurry to the blasting gun. A pressure relief valve is mounted on the top plate of the vessel for maintaining a maximum air pressure in the upper portion of the vessel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing clogging material from between abrasive grains of a grinding wheel. A pressurized blasting fluid is supplied to a blasting gun, which in turn sucks an abrasive particle-liquid slurry into the gun. The slurry is entraining in the stream of blasting fluid, causing the liquid to be broken down into mist particles, and the resultant stream is discharged against the surface of the grinding wheel at a pressure in the range of 2.0 to 3.5 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing clogging material from between abrasive grains of a grinding wheel. A pressurized blasting fluid is supplied to a blasting gun, which in turn sucks an abrasive particle-liquid slurry into the gun. The slurry is entraining in the stream of blasting fluid, causing the liquid to be broken down into mist particles, and the resultant stream is discharged against the surface of the grinding wheel at a pressure in the range of 2.0 to 3.5 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: A wet blasting machine having a slurry reclaiming tank and a clear liquid tank, both located at the lower part of the blasting chamber. An abrasive particle reservoir is located adjacent the blasting chamber and above the reclaiming tank. The inside of the reservoir is separated by a perforated plate into an abrasive particle chamber and a liquid chamber. The lower part of the separating plate defines an outlet for the abrasive particles. A blasting gun is positioned inside the blasting chamber, and a high pressure pump supplies clear liquid to the gun. A slurry-inducing pipe passes through the outlet of the abrasive particle chamber and has one end thereof opening into the liquid chamber, and the other end thereof connected to the blasting gun. A slurry pump supplies the mixture in the reclaiming tank to a liquid-solid separating device wherein the separated liquid is sent to the clear liquid tank and the separated particles are sent to the abrasive particle chamber.

Abstract: A wet blasting machine for permitting deburring of workpieces by utilizing a slurry of water and abrasive particles. The slurry is discharged by a blasting gun against the workpiece, and is then collected within a reclaiming tank. The top water flows from the reclaiming tank into an intermediate settling tank, and the top water is then withdrawn therefrom into a clear water tank. A multiple-section reciprocating pumping unit supplies pressurized water from the clear water tank to the blasting gun, which sucks slurry to the gun from an abrasive particle reservoir located approximately at or above the elevation of the gun. The abrasive particles are supplied to the reservoir from the reclaiming tank.