Linear Way L
Linear Way L
Linear Way L
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Miniature Type <strong>Linear</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
U.S. PATENTED<br />
<strong>Linear</strong> <strong>Way</strong> L<br />
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<strong>Linear</strong> <strong>Way</strong> L is a miniature type linear motion rolling guide, incorporating two rows of steel balls<br />
arranged in four point contact with the raceways. Although it is small in size, it provides stable<br />
accuracy and rigidity owing to its simple design even in operations under fluctuating loads with<br />
changing direction and magnitude or complex loads. The standard products are made from stainless<br />
steel, and a wide range of variations in shapes and sizes are available for selections suitable for each<br />
application.<br />
Interchangeable<br />
The ball-retained type includes interchangeable<br />
specification products. The dimensions of slide units<br />
and track rails of this specification are individually<br />
controlled, so that the slide units and track rails can be<br />
combined, added or exchanged freely.<br />
Standard type and wide rail type<br />
Slide units and track rails are provided in two widths:<br />
standard type and wide rail type. The wide rail type is<br />
suitable for single row rail arrangement.<br />
Length of slide unit<br />
The slide unit of stainless steel, ball retained type is<br />
further classified into three types: short type, standard<br />
type and high rigidity long type. All of these slide units<br />
are equal in sectional dimensions but different in slide<br />
unit lengths, which can be selected suiting the<br />
requirements in each application.<br />
Stainless steel type and high carbon steel type<br />
The stainless steel type has excellent corrosion<br />
resistance and is most suitable for machines and<br />
equipment used in clean environments, for example,<br />
medical equipment, disk read devices, and semiconductor<br />
manufacturing equipment.<br />
The high carbon steel type permits additional working to<br />
track rails and is used for general purpose applications<br />
such as material transfer machines and handling<br />
equipment.<br />
Ball retained type<br />
The slide unit of ball retained type incorporates ball<br />
retaining bands, which prevent steel balls from dropping<br />
when the slide unit is separated from the track rail. So<br />
handling is easy.<br />
Tapped rail specification<br />
In addition to the standard specification track rail which<br />
is fixed by inserting bolts downward in the mounting<br />
holes, the tapped rail specification track rail that has<br />
tapped screw holes is available, so an optimum<br />
mounting direction can be selected, giving more<br />
freedom in machine design.<br />
Track rail<br />
Casing<br />
Steel ball<br />
Ball retaining band<br />
End plate<br />
End seal<br />
Grease nipple<br />
Slide unit<br />
Structure of <strong>Linear</strong> <strong>Way</strong> L Ball Retained Type<br />
U.S. PATENT No. 5,435,649<br />
No. 5,289,779<br />
No. 5,250,126<br />
No. 4,652,147<br />
No. 4,505,522<br />
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