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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2022
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A straight-curved guide rail includes a straight part and a curved part and is configured to guide movement of a movable element. The straight-curved guide rail includes: a base part extending in a longitudinal direction of the straight-curved guide rail; and a track part, which is formed on the base part, extends in the longitudinal direction, and has a pair of rail ends, each including a track surface to be in contact with the movable element, on both side portions of the straight-curved guide rail in a width direction of the straight-curved guide rail. A region of the straight-curved guide rail, which includes an end portion of the straight-curved guide rail in the longitudinal direction, includes a low-stiffness region in which portions including the track surfaces have lower stiffness than stiffness of other region.
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