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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2023
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, West Midlands, GB;
Stephen Harlow Davies, Shrewsbury, GB;
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, West Midlands, GB;
Abstract
A ball nut and screw assembly includes a screw, and a nut received on the screw. A first raceway having a helical portion is defined between a convex groove of the screw and a concave groove of the nut. The first raceway has adjacent concave grooves to provide said helical portion. A first plurality of balls are in said first raceway, and a first radial outboard raceway is provided at a first end of the first raceway and a second radial outboard raceway provided at a second end of said first raceway. The first and second outboard radial raceways are formed between a concave groove formed in a first outboard component and the outermost, external surface of the screw that is in a position between said adjacent grooves of said screw and at least a first bearing ball is provided in said first radial outboard raceway.