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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshikazu Yabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Uchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Yokoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Nariaki Aihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/378 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/378 ;
Abstract
A linear guide apparatus includes a slider, a guide rail opposing the slider with a clearance provided therebetween, a plurality of rolling elements which are rotatably interposed there between, and a contact seal device for sealing an opening of the clearance. A side seal member of the contact seal device is made of a rubber material composition containing fluoro rubber. The rubber basically comprises at least one of copolymers that are vinylidenefluoride-tetrafluoroethylene-polypropylene terpolymer and tetrafluoroethylene-polypropylene copolymer.