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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aida Engineering Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 2/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 2/902 ;
Abstract
A slide guide device for a press guides a slide in a cycle. The slide guide device eliminates eccentric force misalignment and prevents eccentric contact between the slide and a gib. The slide includes at least a first spherical shoe having at least a first guide surface. The gib includes at least a first sliding surface opposite the first guide surface. During operation, the spherical shoe rotates relative to the slide to provide automatic planar alignment between the first guide surface and the sliding surface. A wedge supports the gib to allow rapid and easy alignment with the slide.