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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tatsuo Mottate, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd., , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384 47 ; 384 57 ;
Abstract
A linear motion guide unit includes a pair of guide members each formed with a guide groove and provided to be relatively movable parallel with a longitudinal axis of the unit. A plurality of rolling members are provided in rolling contact with the guide grooves of the guide members. A retainer assembly, including a retainer plate formed with a plurality of windows and at least one grooved wheel mounted at one end of the retainer plate, is disposed in a space defined between the guide grooves. A wire is passed around the grooved wheel and fixedly attached to the guide members. The total length of the retainer assembly is shorter than either of the guide members.