Patent ID: 9334937
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A linear guide comprising: a guide rail defining a linear travel path; a carriage mounted to the guide rail for motion along the linear travel path; a drive screw operably mounted to the guide rail; and a connection arrangement coupling the drive screw to the carriage to convert rotary motion of the drive screw in a first rotational direction to linear actuation of the carriage along the linear travel path in a first linear direction and to convert rotary motion of the drive screw in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to linear actuation of the carriage along the linear travel path in a second linear direction opposite the first linear direction, the connection arrangement providing a single degree of linear freedom between the drive screw and the carriage in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the linear travel path.