Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ballnut lubrication
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Application No.: US16454368Application Date: 2019-06-27
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Publication No.: US11236815B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Michael Somerfield
- Applicant: Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Solihull
- Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
- Current Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Solihull
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: EP18275093 20180627
- Main IPC: F16H57/04
- IPC: F16H57/04 ; F16H25/22 ; F16H25/24

Abstract:
A ballscrew assembly comprises: a nut having a nut body with a radially inner surface and a helical groove formed on the radially inner surface; a screw shaft disposed within the nut, the screw shaft comprising a radially outer surface and a groove formed on the outer surface, the groove on the screw shaft cooperating with the groove on the nut to define a helical raceway for a plurality of balls; at least one lubricant reservoir formed in the nut body at or adjacent to an end of the helical raceway; and a lubricant passage extending through the nut body and fluidly coupled to the at least one lubricant reservoir; wherein the lubricant reservoir is fluidly linked to the helical groove of the nut via the lubricant passage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200003296A1 BALLNUT LUBRICATION Public/Granted day:2020-01-02
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