Patent ID: 9599202
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F16H,Y10T

Claim:
1. An internal recirculation insert for recirculating balls between adjacent raceways of a ball screw assembly, comprising: a body portion having a bottom wall and sidewalls; a ball channel extending through the bottom wall; a pair of securing arms extending outwardly from the body portion and inserted in the adjacent raceways to limit radial travel of the internal recirculation insert relative to the ball screw assembly, the pair of securing arms forming a pair of gaps arranged radially outward of the pair of securing arms and radially inward of the adjacent raceways; and, at least one friction element positionable on the sidewall to secure the internal recirculation insert in the ball screw assembly by a friction fit, wherein: the at least one friction element is operatively arranged to contact a radial surface of a radial bore of the ball screw assembly.