Abstract: An inner circulation ball screw includes a screw shaft, a nut, and a return member. The nut is disposed on the screw shaft to form a load path with the screw shaft. The return member is disposed in an accessory slot of the nut to form a non-load path connected with the load path to form a circulation path for circulation of balls. The return member has a ball-discharging channel provided with one end connected with an ineffective thread section of the nut and the other end communicating with a ball-discharging hole of the nut. Therefore, the balls are allowed to move to the outside of the nut through the ball-discharging channel and the ball-discharging hole for preventing the balls from being stuck in the ineffective thread section, thereby solving the problems of high resistance and damaging to related accessories.

Abstract: A linear motion device and a linear motion device component are provided. The linear motion device includes a screw, a nut, an end cover, and a scrape plate. The nut is fitted over the screw, and a spiral outer groove of the screw and a spiral inner groove of the nut correspond to each other to form a ball groove. The end cover is fixed to the nut. A first through hole portion is defined through the end cover and corresponds to the nut. An engaging groove is arranged on a first surface of the end cover. The scrape plate is assembled with the end cover. A second through hole portion is defined through the scrape plate and corresponds to the nut. An engaging member is arranged on the scrape plate and assembled with the engaging groove.

Abstract: A multiliner for a ball nut, a ball nut and a ball screw assembly are provided. Methods of forming the multiliner are also provided. The multiliner includes return channels that are configured to prevent bearing balls from falling out of a retaining region in a radial direction. This allows bearing balls to travel past intermediate grooves formed in a cooperating threaded ball screw shaft.

Abstract: A ball return tube for connecting openings of a ball nut to circulate balls comprises tube end portions for being coupled to the openings of the ball nut, and a tube body connecting the tube end portions so that the balls can pass through the tube body. The ball return tube is constructed in first and second tube portions fixedly joined together by structures included in a first projection protruding from a first surface of the tube body. The ball return tube further comprises one or more of a second projection protruding from a second surface of the tube body in a direction toward the ball nut, a third projection protruding from a lateral side surface of the tube body, and a fourth projection protruding from the tube open end portions so that the projections can be coupled to corresponding recesses of the ball nut.

Abstract: A diverter for a ball return of a ball screw configured for lifting in and lifting out balls from a ball channel between the spindle nut and the threaded spindle. The diverter is configured in one piece and has 3 functional units, specifically a positioning element, a deflection element having a spade-like lifting-out region and a diverting surface for balls out of or into the ball channel. All surfaces of the diverter that are provided for guidance of balls are configured as circumferentially open grooves (not closed in the manner of a tunnel). A method for assembling such a ball return includes providing two single-piece, structurally identical diverters; providing a pre-assembled module with a spindle nut and a threaded spindle, the spindle nut having two inwardly fitted apertures; inserting the diverters into the apertures; introducing balls; and securing the ball return by attaching a covering sleeve to the spindle nut.

Abstract: A method for producing a spindle nut (10) for a ball screw (12) is provided, having the following steps: providing a substantially cylindrical workpiece (50) with first and second end faces (46, 44) and a lateral surface (14), shaping the workpiece (50) by pressing in an axially symmetrical central opening (16) and by simultaneously pressing in at least one first (18) and one second (20) channel which are arranged axially in parallel in the lateral surface (14) of the workpiece (50), the central opening (16) and the channels (18, 20) being open toward the first end face (46), introducing an internal thread (34) into the central opening (16), and introducing at least two radially running through-openings (22, 24) at least into the first channel in the form of a transfer channel for receiving diverting inserts (26, 28). A spindle nut (10) produced by the method and to a ball screw (12) having such a spindle nut (10) are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a ball screw device which enables easy production and assembly of a nut member and formation of an endless circulation path for balls in the nut member with high accuracy. The nut member includes a plurality of nut components arranged in a superposed manner along an axial direction of a screw shaft. At a boundary portion between the nut components which are adjacent to each other, a raceway path for balls extending around a periphery of the screw shaft is formed. A joining surface of each of the nut components used for joining with another one of the nut components includes: a raceway forming surface which is annularly formed around the through hole; and an abutment surface for joining which is formed on an outer side in a radial direction with respect to the raceway forming surface.

Abstract: A ball screw nut has a pair of through holes and a first passage that allows the through holes to communicate with each other and that opens radially outward. In each of the through holes, a ball screw mechanism has a circulation member having a second passage in which a ball can move between a ball raceway and the first passage. The ball screw mechanism has a circulation path for communicating the two connection points set on the ball raceway by the first passage and each of the second passages. A driven pulley has a thin portion that defines a radial clearance between an inner periphery of the driven pulley and an outer periphery of the ball screw nut. The ball screw mechanism has a pressing lid that presses down each of the circulation members from the outer periphery of the ball screw nut and that covers the first passage.

Abstract: A ball screw includes: a screw shaft (10) having a spiral first screw groove (11) formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof; a nut (20) disposed on the periphery of the screw shaft (10) and having a spiral second screw groove (21) formed in an inner peripheral surface thereof; a plurality of balls (30) accommodated in a rolling path (23) formed by the opposing screw grooves (11, 21); and a circulation piece (40) that forms a ball return passage (42) for circulating the plurality of balls (30) through one circuit or less of the rolling path (23). Traffic variation is made to be small by determining the maximum angle of inclination (?) of the ball return passage (42) in an expression using the lead (L), the ball diameter (Da), and the lead angle (?).

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw shaft having a first thread groove on an outer peripheral surface and a nut having a second thread groove provided on an inner peripheral surface, a notch provided on an end face, and a return hole provided on a bottom surface of the notch orthogonal to an axial direction of the screw shaft and passing through in the axial direction. An end deflector fits into the notch. The nut includes a curved surface portion at a position of a lateral surface of the notch between the second thread groove and the return hole. In a first section, the curved surface portion includes a portion that draws an arc centered at a point positioned outside the second thread groove in a radial direction around a rotation axis of the nut.

Abstract: An end deflector includes a main portion including a ball delivery path that delivers balls between a rolling path and a ball return path, a tongue portion that guides the balls from the rolling path to the ball delivery path, and a pair of protruding pieces, that extend in the circumferential direction of each nut body from either side of the tongue portion with respect to the axial direction and define a ball guide groove that extends between the ball delivery path and the rolling path in cooperation with an inner circumferential surface of a deflector holding recess formed in a nut body, the main portion has an outer circumferential surface which opposes an inner circumferential surface of the deflector holding recess in the radial direction, a front-side portion of the outer circumferential surface with respect to a direction of insertion into the deflector holding recess is offset inward in the radial direction, and at least a rear-side portion of the outer circumferential surface with respect to the dir

Abstract: A bass screw can move balls smoothly in a return path of a circulating component. The ball screw includes: a screw shaft having a helical ball rolling groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a nut having a helical loaded ball rolling groove facing the ball rolling groove, on an inner peripheral surface thereof; a circulating component where at least part of a return path connecting one end and the other end of the loaded ball rolling groove of the nut is formed; and a plurality of balls that can circulate. A contact portion that contacts the ball at two or more points is formed on an outer peripheral side of the return path of the circulating component. The contact portion of the circulating component is twisted in accordance with a change in the direction of a centrifugal force that acts on the ball.

Abstract: A ball screw drive comprising a leadscrew that has at least one outer ball groove and comprising a threaded nut that has at least one inner ball groove, which ball grooves together to form a ball channel in which balls, via which the leadscrew is guided relative to the threaded nut, are accommodated, wherein in the ball groove of the threaded nut is provided at least one radially closed pocket in which a deflection element for deflecting the balls moving in the ball groove is accommodated, wherein the threaded nut has an outer deflection device, which outer deflection device is axially in front of the deflection element in the form of an individual deflection element, is situated on the outer side of the threaded nut and engages in two radial openings in the threaded nut, and by means of which outer deflection device the balls are axially offset.

Abstract: A screw device is provided which can facilitate management of a tolerance of a recess where a circulation component is housed. A circulation component is housed in a recess of a nut with clearance. At least part of the circulation component is blocked by a lid member fixed to the nut by fastening means. Upon a centrifugal force acting on a rolling element moving along a circulation path in the circulation component, the circulation component comes into contact at three points with the recess as viewed in an axial direction.

Abstract: A seal member for a ball screw device, which is fixed to an axial end surface of a nut member of the ball screw device and is configured to seal a gap between the nut member and the screw shaft, the seal member including: a plurality of base plates which each have a through hole having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the screw shaft; a spacer plate, which is sandwiched between two base plates adjacent to each other, and has a seal accommodation hole having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of a through hole of the base plates; and a seal plate, which has a shaft-fitting hole corresponding to a sectional shape of the screw shaft in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction, and is arranged in the seal accommodation hole of the spacer plates.

Abstract: To provide a ball screw device and a steering device capable of securing smooth circulation of balls while suppressing occurrence of clogging of the balls caused by displacement in a radial direction between a deflector and a nut main body. A ball screw device includes a ball screw nut and a circulation path. The ball screw nut includes a nut main body and a deflector. The deflector includes an inclined portion provided at a peripheral part of a connection portion between a passage and the circulation path of the nut main body for securing passing of the balls at the connection portion when an insertion position of the deflector with respect to the deflector mounting hole is displaced from a desired position within a range of a given distance.

Abstract: A ball screw and nut mechanism has a screw in cooperation with a nut via balls that can circulate in a raceway formed by the opposing threads of the screw and nut. The nut has a recirculation insert passing therethrough from the outer face to the thread, the recirculation insert having a first end with a ball transfer groove turned towards the screw. The mechanism has a holding body for holding the recirculation insert in the housing, the recirculation insert having a second end with a shoulder bearing on the nut, the second end of the recirculation insert having an orientation lug having an angular position predetermined and fixed relative to the ball transfer groove, the orientation lug cooperating with a guide relief of the holding body to fix an orientation of the recirculation insert such that the transfer groove is adjusted to the raceway.

Abstract: A ball screw structure with detection function includes a screw shaft having an external screw groove; a nut mounted to the screw shaft to be movable in an axial direction of the screw shaft and having an internal screw groove, which corresponds to the external screw groove of the screw shaft to define a loading channel between the internal screw groove of the nut and the external screw groove of the screw shaft; a ball assembly movable, through rolling, in the loading channel; and a recirculation member directly mounted to the nut and provided thereon with a microcontroller and a sensor to detect a rotation state of the screw shaft inside the nut and further formed with a recirculation passage in communication with the nut to allow the ball assembly to move and recirculate therethrough.

Abstract: A steering apparatus includes a steering shaft; a steered shaft; a ball screw mechanism; and a motor. A plurality of rolling elements includes large-diameter rolling elements and small-diameter rolling elements. A prescribed diameter difference is set such that when a magnitude of power transmitted between a first screw groove and a second screw groove is a prescribed value or less, only the large-diameter rolling elements transmit the power between the first screw groove and the second screw groove, and when the magnitude of the power transmitted between the first screw groove and the second screw groove exceeds the prescribed value, both the large-diameter rolling elements and the small-diameter rolling elements transmit the power.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power steering apparatus and a method of manufacturing a power steering apparatus that allow balls to smoothly travel in a connection member for circulating the balls. To achieve this object, a first curved portion of a first connection passage of a nut that faces a first bent portion of the connection member is formed into a curved shape in such a manner that a space between the first curved portion and the first bent portion is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. Further, a second curved portion of a second connection passage of the nut that faces a second bent portion of the connection member is formed into a curved shape in such a manner that a space between the second curved portion and the second bent portion is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A linear actuator extension assembly having a base housing, a driving member and a driven member having a housing. The driving member has a driving surface and a threaded lead screw disposed within the base housing. The driving surface is rotated about a first axis to actuate the threaded lead screw, thereby rotating the threaded lead screw about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis. The rotation of the threaded lead screw translates the driven member housing relative to the base housing.

Abstract: The present clutch operating device includes a drive motor and a speed reduction mechanism. The speed reduction mechanism includes a link bar receiving a driving force of the drive motor, a clutch lever that is rotatably coupled to a first end of the link bar while being disposed rotatably with respect to a second cover, and a main roller that is rotatably attached to a second end of the link bar while being disposed to roll on the second cover.

Abstract: A linear motion assembly and recirculation insert therefor is provided. The assembly includes a ball nut having a through bore with an internal helical groove and a screw having an external helical groove. The external helical groove is radially aligned with the internal helical groove to define a plurality of ball raceways. A plurality of inserts is fixed within the bore of the ball nut. The inserts each have a central body fixed within a recessed pocket of the ball nut, with the body having a radially inwardly facing, generally s-shaped groove to route the balls between adjacent turns. A pair of legs extends in opposite directions from the central body, wherein the legs are sized for a clearance fit with the external helical groove. The legs merge with the central body over a smooth transition region that minimizes stress concentrations at the joint between the legs and central body.

Abstract: In a multi-piece deflector for a ball screw mechanism, the positioning precision of a tongue with respect to a ball rolling passage can be improved, balls can be recirculated in a proper manner at all times, and damages to the tongue can be avoided. A deflector main body (40) which is fitted to the nut (7) is provided with a tongue (50) and a main body side ball guide groove (51) defining a part of a circular cross section, and a component piece (60) which is fitted to the deflector main body (40) is provided with a component piece side ball guide groove (68) defining a remaining part of the circular cross section.

Abstract: A circulation member positioning structure for a ball screw includes a nut and a circulation member. The nut has a threaded channel, a socket, and a positioning notch. The socket is provided on a wall of the threaded channel and the positioning notch is provided on a wall of socket. The circulation member has a circulation portion, a circulation track, and a positioning protrusion. The circulation portion is provided in the socket of the nut. The circulation track is distributed over one lateral of the circulation portion and connects with the threaded channel of the nut. The positioning protrusion is provided on an opposite lateral of the circulation portion for being engaged with the positioning notch of the nut. Thereby, the circulation member positioning structure helps to simplify the assembling work of the circulation member and to remain the nut small despite the insertion of the circulation member.

Abstract: A ball screw includes a nut, a screw shaft, an end deflector attached to the nut, plural balls, and a pair of ball lifting portions. A spiral groove is formed at an outer peripheral surface in the screw shaft. The plural balls roll along the spiral groove. The pair of ball lifting portions is provided at the end deflector so as to interpose a width center of the spiral groove. The pair of ball lifting portions supports the balls by a first part of one of the pair of ball lifting portions and a second part of other of the pair of ball lifting portions being apart from each other in a width direction of the spiral groove so as to interpose the width center of the spiral groove between the first and second parts to thereby lift the balls from the spiral groove.

Abstract: A ball screw mechanism includes: a rack shaft, on the outer peripheral surface of which a spiral rack screw groove is formed; a cylindrical nut, on the inner peripheral surface of which a spiral nut groove that faces the rack screw groove is formed; and a plurality of balls disposed in a rolling passage that is a space surrounded by the rack screw groove and the nut groove. The nut is provided with: shift portions provided at both ends of the nut groove to shift the track of the nut groove in the axial direction of the rack shaft from the rack screw groove and to displace the nut groove to be deeper in the radial direction of the rack shaft as the track is shifted; a circulation passage that connects between the shift portions; and passage entrances that each connect between the shift portion and the circulation passage.

Abstract: A spindle nut for a ball screw with a nut part on whose inner periphery there is a spiral ball groove that winds around a spindle axis for the rolling of balls and with two deflection elements, the balls are deflectable into the curved deflection channel of each deflection element and the nut part has two recesses that are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction and one of the deflection elements is arranged in each recess. The nut part is provided with a straight return channel for the balls, and the straight return channel is connected to the two deflection channels. The balls are movable along a ball track in the curved deflection channel and in the straight return channel, and the straight return channel is arranged within a wall thickness of the spindle nut and is arranged at an angle relative to the spindle axis.

Abstract: A ball screw nut of a ball screw device is fastened to a motor shaft by engaging a male thread portion thereof with a female thread portion of the motor shaft. In a case where, in a movement pathway for balls, an area where the balls roll under load from a rack shaft and the ball screw nut is set as a load area, an area that does not receive the load is set as a no-load area, and areas for transition from the load area to the no-load area are set as transition areas, the male thread portion is formed such that the transition area on the nut-side joint portion-side closest to a seating surface does not overlap phase ranges of cut portions in a state where the ball screw nut is fastened to the motor shaft.

Abstract: A circulating element for ball screw includes a first surface defining a circulating passage that extends from one lateral side of the first surface to the other lateral side of the first surface and has a coupling mouth located on each of the two opposite ends thereof, and a second surface defining a coupling groove between the two coupling mouths of the circulating passage and two guide blocks respectively protruding out of the coupling mouths of the circulating passage. Thus, the circulating element has the advantages of low processing cost, ease of installation, high alignment accuracy, and excellent running smoothness.

Abstract: An internal circulation ball screw includes a threaded shaft, a nut having a receiving space, a circulation member mounted to the receiving space and having a first circulation groove and a second circulation groove, and a plurality of rolling members running between the threaded shaft and the nut. The first circulation groove defines a first front section, a first rear section, and a first curved section communicating with the first front section and the first rear section separately. The second circulation groove defines a second front section, a second rear section, and a second curved section communicating with the second front section and the second rear section separately. The first and second curved sections define a predetermined included angle with respect to the threaded shaft radially. Therefore, the wall between the circulation channels is uniform to enhance the durability of the ball screw.

Abstract: A ball screw device even with a small lead angle and a small number of circulation rolls, includes a rotational part, which keeps unequal division of tongue portions and legs connected to the tongue portions to a minimum and ensures the strength of the tongue portions. A recirculating part of the ball screw device includes a pair of legs, each having a tongue portion for scooping up balls in a direction approximately tangential to a spiral raceway, and a main body connecting the pair of legs. First divided faces for dividing the pair of legs along a ball recirculating path, and a second divided face for dividing the main body along the ball recirculating path are also included. The second divided face is formed by an upper divided face and a lower divided face of the ball recirculating path so that the upper divided face and the lower divided face intersect with each other when viewed from a flat surface of the nut.

Abstract: Ball screw assembly comprising a screw (2) provided with an outer thread (3); a nut (4) provided with an inner thread (5); a series (6) of balls (7) able to circulate along a circulating path (10) between the screw and the nut, along which the balls are engaged in the threads thereof; and recirculating means (8) defining a recirculating channel (9) to carry balls from one end to the other end of said circulating path (10); The recirculating channel (9) comprising a return channel (14) provided on the nut and, between the ends of this return channel and the corresponding ends of said circulating path, deflecting channels (27, 28) which are defined respectively between surfaces (25) of deflecting elements (20, 21) engaged in respective holes (11, 12) of the nut (4) and local zones (26) of surfaces (16) of these respective holes.

Abstract: A method forms a concave constituting a ball return passage directly on an inner circumferential surface of a nut blank by plastic working without damaging a die. Letter S shaped concaves are formed on an inner circumferential surface of a nut blank, by pressing by use of a die having a blank holder, a cam driver, cam sliders, and a cylindrical member. The cam driver has inclined surfaces having the same angle of inclination as the cam sliders. The cam sliders have letter S shaped convexes corresponding to the letter S shaped concaves, and are held by through holes, respectively. When the cam driver is pressed from the top thereof, the cam sliders move outwardly in the radial direction, respectively, and the letter S shaped convexes push the inner circumferential surface of the nut blank for plastic deformation.

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw shaft; a ball nut; a first deflector fitted to an end portion of the ball nut; a ball guide portion that guides balls positioned in a helical inner ball passage formed by the ball nut and the screw shaft, to a first end portion ball passage in the first deflector; the balls that are set to form a row extending in the inner ball passage and the first end portion ball passage; and a first elastic member having a base end that is positioned in the first end portion ball passage and a distal end that is disposed and accommodated in the first end portion ball passage so as to be able to contact the ball positioned at one end of the row of the balls.

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a piston that surrounds the outer periphery of a ball nut. An outer periphery turning groove is formed in the outer peripheral face of the ball nut. The outer periphery turning groove and the inner peripheral face of a cylindrical portion of the piston constitute a turning rolling path. The turning rolling path and connection passages of deflectors constitute a returning path through which balls are returned from a rolling end position to a rolling start position. An internally-fitting portion is formed at one end portion of the ball nut in the axial direction. When the outer periphery of the internally-fitting portion and the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion are fitted to each other, relative rotation of the ball nut and the piston is prevented.

Abstract: A circulator comprises a circulating body and an extending rib. The circulating body is formed with an arc-shaped circulating passage. The extending rib is integrally radial inwardly extended from a curved portion of the circulating body. The curved portion of the circulating body is configured toward an inner direction of the circulating passage by reinforcement of the extending rib to increase a radius of the circulating passage. Moreover, the instant disclosure further provides an end cap-type ball screw assembly.

Abstract: A ball screw with sectional circulating assemblies comprises an inner circulating block and an outer circulating block. In assembly, the inner circulating block is initially placed between the screw shaft and the nut before the rolling balls and the screw shaft are positioned, thus preventing the rolling balls from dropping out and the interference with the threads of the screw shaft. After the rolling balls and the screw shaft are positioned, the outer circulating block is placed into the nut and engaged with the inner circulating block, and the outer circulating block is fixed to the nut. This method can maintain the tightness of the nut, thus preventing the leakage of noise.

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw engaged into a nut member for forming two or more endless ball guiding passages and for receiving a number of ball bearing members, the nut member includes two or more conduits and recesses communicative with the helical grooves of the nut member, two deflecting devices are attached to end portions of the nut member and each include an inner member attached to the nut member and having two or more pathways aligned with the recesses of the nut member, and an outer member attached to the inner member and coupled to the inner member with one or more radially extended protrusions for suitably guiding ball bearing members.

Abstract: In an electric power steering system, there is provided a ball screw deflector configured to make it possible to easily measure the whole length of each of deflector pieces. A mating face of each of the deflector pieces and end faces of the deflector pieces are parallel to each other, and have an angle corresponding to a lead angle of a ball screw portion. Thus, it is possible to reduce the amount of material required to form each of the deflector piece pieces. In addition, it is possible to easily measure the overall length of each of the deflector pieces with the use of measuring equipment such as a vernier caliper.

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw engaged into two nut members for forming a ball guiding passage between the nut members and the screw member and for receiving and engaging with bearing members, and a load applying device is disposed on the screw member and disposed between the nut members and applies a load onto the nut members in order to force and move the nut members away from each other and so as to apply a force onto the ball bearing members and in order to stably anchor and retain the ball bearing members between the nut members and the screw member and in order to facilitate a movement between the nut members and the screw member.

Abstract: A spindle nut for a ball screw is provided, having a continuous ball track (1) for balls (2), a ball groove (3,14) for the balls (2) extending on an inner periphery of the spindle nut about the rotational axis thereof and along a helical line, the ball groove extending across at least one thread (4), and a diversion device (5), in order to divert with its diverting channel (9) balls (2) from one end of the thread (4) to the beginning of the thread (4). The spindle nut is provided with ball inlets (13, 16), on the one side connected to the ball groove (3, 14) and, on the other side connected to the diverting channel (9), with the ball groove (3, 14) and the ball inlet (13, 16) both having identical cross-sectional profiles.

Abstract: A motion guide device includes a ball nut attached onto a shaft and having helical grooves for forming a ball guiding raceway between the ball nut and the elongated shaft and for receiving ball bearing elements, a circulating device attached to the ball nut and having a pathway communicative with the raceway for forming an endless ball guiding passage between the ball nut and the elongated shaft and the circulating device and for engaging with bearing elements, and a retaining device includes a shorter chain for engaging into the helical grooves or raceway of the screw shaft and the ball nut, and a longer chain for engaging into the pathway of the circulating device.

Abstract: There is provided a roller screw in which a twisted amount of an unloaded return path is reduced. The roller screw has a screw shaft 1 having a spiral roller-rolling surface 1a on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a nut 2 having a spiral loaded roller-rolling surface 2a on an inner peripheral surface thereof, the spiral loaded roller-rolling surface being opposed to the roller-rolling surface 1a of the screw shaft 1; a circulation member 7 arranged in the nut 2 and formed to have an unloaded return path 8 connecting one end and the other end of the loaded roller-rolling surface 2a, whose turn number is less than one, of the nut 2; and a plurality of rollers 4 arranged in a one-turn roller circulation path composed by a loaded roller-rolling path 6 and the unloaded return path 8.

Abstract: This invention is revises the cap nut which the custom knows to suppose it to install trough's outline, will cause to install the dadoing to lead (lead angle to be small) lowly or on two above trundle ditch cap nut will not have the broken tooth's question, when will process should install the trough, only need use the face cutter then to process the forming, will reduce the production cost; And return circuit of this invention all establishes in the backflow part, therefore may promote and the cap nut supposes the backflow hole and the load way grade of fit, causes to roll the moving parts movement to be smoother, and reduces the noise production.

Abstract: A ball screw mechanism is equipped with a ball screw shaft formed from a metallic material, a displacement nut inserted over an outer circumferential side of the ball screw shaft, steel balls installed between a first screw groove formed on the ball screw shaft and a second screw groove formed in the displacement nut, and a pair of first and second return members, through which the steel balls are circulated between one end side and another end side of the displacement nut. The first and second return members include main body parts mounted respectively onto one end and another end of the displacement nut, and cylindrical parts that project outwardly with respect to the main body parts. A return passage, through which the steel balls are circulated, is formed inside of the main body parts and the cylindrical parts.

Abstract: In a ball screw (1), comprising a screw shaft (3), a nut (7) threaded onto the screw shaft via a plurality of balls (9) received in a raceway (8) defined between the two parts, an end deflector receiving recess (6) is formed on each axial end thereof to complementarily receive an end deflector (21) which defines a part of the raceway in cooperation with an opposing part of the nut, wherein the end deflector is provided with a pair of engagement claws (31, 32) that engage corresponding parts of the thread (4) formed on the nut. Thereby, the need for a special engagement feature or other arrangement for attachment is eliminated, and still a highly firm and accurate engagement is ensured between the nut and the end deflector.

Abstract: A fitting recess portion that connects fitting holes to each other is formed in a peripheral face of a ball screw nut. A circulation member includes a pair of fitted portions that are fitted in the fitting holes, and a connecting portion that provides communication between the fitted portions. A communication groove that has an opening on the fitted end side of the connecting portion and that extends in the axial direction is formed in the connecting portion. When the connecting portion is fitted in the fitting recess portion and the opening of the communication groove formed in the connecting portion is blocked by a bottom portion of the fitting recess portion, a second path that forms a return path together with first paths formed in the fitted portions is formed.

Abstract: A deflector for use in a ball screw is composed of a main body and a junction member connected with the main body to form a channel having a first guide groove and two second guide grooves formed at two opposite sides of the first guide groove. Each of the second guide grooves has two walls extending outward from the first guide groove. Each two of the walls have a conjunction formed therebetween. The vertical section of the channel can define an extending axis passing through centers of the two conjunctions. At least one of the walls of each second guide groove is not parallel to the extending axis. In light of the above features, the roller chain can avoid wear and tear to prolong its service life thereof. Besides, the mold for forming the deflector can be designed to be structurally subject to mold release, such that the production efficiency can be increased.

Abstract: A ball screw having a groove-shaped ball return passage has improved durability, ball circulation performance, and working performance. The ball screw is provided with: a threaded shaft having a spiral groove at its outer circumferential surface; a nut having a spiral groove which faces the spiral groove at its inner circumferential surface; a plurality of balls rotatably loaded in a spiral raceway constituted by the two spiral grooves; and a ball circulation groove which returns and circulates the balls from an end point to a start point of the raceway. Further, the edge portions constituted by the two side surfaces of the ball circulation groove and the surfaces which continue from the side surfaces and extend in the axial direction are formed to be rounded.