Ball screw, has grooves wound around spindle axis and forming threaded spindle, and set of balls exhibiting small diameter balls and two larger diameter balls, where one of larger diameter balls is placed at top of set of balls

• Main Authors: MAYER, RALF, KRAUS, MANFRED, OSTERLAENGER, JUERGEN, ADLER, DIETER, STIEGLER, MARKUS, WINKELMANN, BERND, DOEPPLING, WOLFGANG, STEINBINDER, HORST
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 24.07.2008
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The screw has a ball nut (6) arranged on a threaded spindle (3). A ball channel is continuously wound around a spindle axis, and a set of balls (8) is continuously rotated in the channel. The channel has a switching section (10) that is continuously connected to both ends of a load section. Circumfe...