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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Morihisa Yoshioka, Iwata, JP;
Koji Tateishi, Iwata, JP;
Isamu Yoshida, Iwata, JP;
Yoshinori Ikeda, Iwata, JP;
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A ball screw mechanism ( ) compact in size, employing a minimized number of component parts and having a high load capacity includes a rotary nut ( ) having an internally threaded helical groove ( ) and a mounting hole ( ) both defined therein, and a simplified bridge member ( ) mounted in the rotary nut ( ). The bridge member ( ) has a plurality of connecting grooves ( ) defined on an inner surface thereof each operable to communicate neighboring convolutions of the internally threaded helical groove ( ). The bridge member ( ) has its opposite side edges formed with respective guide walls ( ) protruding in a direction radially outwardly of the rotary nut ( ) that are crimped to allow the bridge member ( ) to be fixedly retained within the mounting hole ( ).