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Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2019
Applicant:

Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;

Inventor:

Michael Somerfield, Staffordshire, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 25/22 (2006.01); F16H 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0497 (2013.01); F16H 25/2204 (2013.01); F16H 25/2418 (2013.01);
Abstract

A ballscrew assembly comprises: a nut having a nut body with a radially inner surface and a helical groove formed on the radially inner surface; a screw shaft disposed within the nut, the screw shaft comprising a radially outer surface and a groove formed on the outer surface, the groove on the screw shaft cooperating with the groove on the nut to define a helical raceway for a plurality of balls; at least one lubricant reservoir formed in the nut body at or adjacent to an end of the helical raceway; and a lubricant passage extending through the nut body and fluidly coupled to the at least one lubricant reservoir; wherein the lubricant reservoir is fluidly linked to the helical groove of the nut via the lubricant passage.


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