Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd.

Toyoshi Kazama

Mitsuru Yamazaki

Yusuke Ueki

Matsuru Yamazaki

A very practical table apparatus is provided that can be made smaller and thinner without the need to stack a first table that moves in a first direction and a second table that moves in a second direction as in prior art. The table apparatus has a table () on which work is disposed, a first actuator () for moving the table () in the first direction a, and a second actuator () that is disposed on substantially the same plane as the first actuator, and that moves the table () in the second direction b, thereby allowing a single table () to be moved in the first direction a and second direction b without the need to stack two tables.

Table apparatus

To provide a sliding apparatus which may depress a micro slip phenomenon without fail and realize the system with a simple structure and which is less expensive to save a cost and superior in practical use. In a sliding apparatus in which a sliding member () is slid relative to a shaft (), a loading path () is provided between the shaft () and the sliding member (), a plurality of rolling member () are arranged in the loading path () and the rolling members () are adapted to roll and move along the loading path (), a convex portion () and/or a concave portion are provided to at least one rolling member () out of rolling members () arranged in the loading path (), a convex portion and/or a concave portion () engaged with the convex portion () and/or the concave portion of the rolling member () are provided to the loading path (), the rolling member () is arranged in the loading path () in concave and convex engagement with the loading path () and a rolling member retainer () for retaining the rolling members () is provided in the loading path ().

Sliding apparatus

To provide a method for mounting an outer sleeve onto a housing at low cost and with high precision in a linear sliding apparatus. The linear sliding apparatus has a shaft, and the outer sleeve is fitted around the shaft and slidable in a linear manner relative to the shaft. The method includes the steps of: engaging an outer circumference of the outer sleeve with a stationary member; and fixing the stationary member to the housing by a fastening member, thereby mounting the outer sleeve on the housing.

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Ojiya, Japan

Toyoshi Kazama