Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.

Ryouichi Satake

Hideki Kuwabara

The sliding mechanism including rolling elementsas a main element is protected against entry of foreign substances. First, second auxiliary lipsare formed in positions on inclined facesformed on lipsof end seals S facing and making contact with end faces of sealing members. Gapsotherwise formed between different levels of the end faces of the sealing membersand the inclined facesof the lips, are closed with the first, second auxiliary lips. Since the gapsare thus closed, foreign substances do not enter the sliding mechanism M through the gaps

Linear motion guide unit

A leaf spring (S) and a lubricating member (L) are combined together and then mounted. The lubricating member (L) has a pair of protrusions () protruding from one of the two sides thereof to make contact with an outer ring () and a pair of wall faces () formed on the other side opposite to the pair of protrusions (). The leaf spring (S) is formed in a mountain-like shape in cross section and provided with a pair of protruding pieces () that protrude from bottom edges of the mountain-like shape and respectively make contact with the wall faces () of the lubricating member to pinch the wall faces ().

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Gifu, Japan

Ryouichi Satake