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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2005
Jüergen Osterlaenger, Emskirchen, DE;
Ralf Mayer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Dieter Adler, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Manfred Kraus, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Jüergen Osterlaenger, Emskirchen, DE;
Ralf Mayer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Dieter Adler, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Manfred Kraus, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Ina-Schaeffler KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
Ball screw, having a spindle nut () which may be provided on a recirculating ball screw () and on the inner circumference of which turns () of ball grooves (), helically wound around an axis, are provided in which balls () can roll, at least one return element (), arranged on the outer circumference of the spindle nut () and provided with a return duct () for the balls (), at its two ends connecting a start of a turn () to an end of a turn () in order to permit a continuous recirculation of the balls (), the return element () between its two ends being supported on a support (), the return element () being resiliently supported by means of at least one spring element () on the support ().