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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Yan-yu Chen, Taichung, TW;
Yan-Yu Chen, Taichung, TW;
Hiwin Technologies Corp., Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A ball screw has a chain received in a circulation path of the ball screw, and the chain comprises a plurality of partition portions and a connecting portion for connecting the partition portions, a plurality of rolling elements are retained in the chain in such a manner that between each two neighboring partition portions is arranged a rolling element, each of the rolling elements is partially in contact with the return passage of each of the return assemblies to define receiving spaces in the return passage for accommodation of the connecting portion, so that the chain can be moved more smoothly in the return passage, and the manufacturing cost of the return assembly is reduced.