Robert Boschgmbh

Gerald Vierheilig

Rudolf Schlereth

Juergen Mueller

Michael Klein

Matthias Zeier

Harald Maiss

Michael Scholz

Andre Ziegler

The present invention relates to a lubricating element () for rolling element tracks, in particular linear systems, with a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, which includes an application section () capable of being brought in contact with a rolling element bearing surface to supply lubricant, and which includes a storage region () for lubricant that abuts the application section (), the body being provided with at least one recess () in the storage region (), on an end opposite to the application section ().

Lubricating element and lubricating unit

A lubricating element for rolling element tracks, particularly linear motion systems, has a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, which includes an application section capable of being brought in contact with a rolling element bearing surface to supply lubricant; the body has an elongated shape in a first storage region adjacent to the application section, and a lubricant flow through the first storage region triggered via the dispensing of lubricant at the application section is essentially oriented in the longitudinal direction of the first storage region.

A lubricating unit for rolling element tracks of a linear system includes a lubricating element housing in which a receiving space for a lubricating element is formed, the lubricating element housing is mountable on a movable element of the linear system using a plurality of latch elements fixed in position relative to the lubricating unit housing, the movable element is movably guided via the rolling of rolling elements along a guide element, which defines an axis of the linear system, the latch elements extend in the axial direction away from one axial end of the lubricating unit toward the movable element, and each latch element includes a bearing surface facing the lubricating element housing for engaging with a matching bearing surface, which is fixed in position relative to the movable element.

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Gerald Vierheilig