Methods of making ball nuts for preloaded ball nut and screw assemblies

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5492030
SERIAL NO

08186976

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method of making ball screw and nut assemblies, and the products which result, wherein the nut is provided with a deformable wall portion of decreased compressive strength interjacent the ends of the nut. A compressive force is applied to the nut to axially deform the portion of decreased compressive strength while not changing the lead of adjacent lands and grooves in the non-compressed portion of the nut. The axial position of the lands and grooves in the non-compressed portion is thereby axially displaced such as to preload a recirculating train of balls traveling along the non-compressed portion of the nut relative to the lands and grooves of the screw, when the screw, nut, and balls are assembled.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
THOMSON SAGINAW BALL SCREW COMPANY INCA CORPORATION OF DE SAGINAW MI

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benton, Robert L Bay City, MI 10 166
Welling, William E Saginaw, MI 4 49

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation