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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2005
Applicant:
Masataka Kato, Mino, JP;
Inventor:
Masataka Kato, Mino, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 19/02 (2006.01); F16C 29/08 (2006.01); B65G 69/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sliding device for use with a variety of machines is reduced in overall length, thereby being compact in construction. The sliding device has a drive train enclosure made airtight and is acceptable for use in a clean environment. The sliding device includes an elongated sliding unit enclosure of airtight construction, a sliding table and a driving motor that is coupled to the drive train enclosure in parallel with the sliding unit enclosure. The drive train enclosure receives a drive train to carry power from the driving motor to the sliding table. The drive train enclosure is mounted with the driving motor while maintaining airtightness.