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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2007
Gerald Vierheilig, Wuerzburg, DE;
Harald Maiss, Schwebheim, DE;
Michael Scholz, Poppenlauer, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A lubricating unit for rolling element tracks of a linear system includes a lubricating element housing in which a receiving space for a lubricating element is formed, the lubricating element housing is mountable on a movable element of the linear system using a plurality of latch elements fixed in position relative to the lubricating unit housing, the movable element is movably guided via the rolling of rolling elements along a guide element, which defines an axis of the linear system, the latch elements extend in the axial direction away from one axial end of the lubricating unit toward the movable element, and each latch element includes a bearing surface facing the lubricating element housing for engaging with a matching bearing surface, which is fixed in position relative to the movable element.