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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Rainer Pflug, Heilsbronn, DE;
Christoph Schroeder, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Martin Assel, Burgbernheim, DE;
Inventors:
Rainer Pflug, Heilsbronn, DE;
Christoph Schroeder, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Martin Assel, Burgbernheim, DE;
Assignee:
Schaeffler KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a rail () of a flexible drive, which rail () is intended to guide a drawing means (). A lubricant which is introduced into the rail () via the lubricant channel () brings about a pressure gap () which is formed between the inner side of the drawing means () and a guide face () of the rail (). Direct contact of the drawing means with the rail () is suppressed on account of the lubricant which is introduced into the pressure gap (), which has a friction-reducing effect.