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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Accuride International Gmbh, Diez, DE;
Laurent Tremolieres, Limburg-Linter, DE;
Andreas Heffel, Bendorf, DE;
ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL GMBH, Diez, DE;
Abstract
The present application concerns a telescopic rail comprising a first rail element, at least one further rail element and at least one rolling body cage for positioning a plurality of rolling bodies between two rail elements, wherein the rolling body cage has at least two receiving limbs having a respective plurality of through openings, wherein the receiving limbs together have a cross-section partially enclosing an internal space, and a plurality of rolling bodies received in the through openings in the receiving limbs, wherein the rolling body cage is arranged with the rolling bodies between the first rail element and the further rail element. According to the invention it is proposed that such a telescopic rail be modified to such an effect that the telescopic rail has a first group of rolling bodies and the rolling bodies of the first group are made of graphite, wherein the telescopic rail has a second group of rolling bodies and the rolling bodies of the second group are made of a material which is of greater hardness than the graphite of the rolling bodies of the first group, and wherein at least two rolling bodies of the second group are respectively received in the through openings of at least two receiving limbs.