Patent ID: 9587732
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F16H,F16K

Claim:
1. A translating nut mechanism, comprising: a housing containing a lubricant pool; a screw shaft mounted in the housing and rotatable about a working axis; a translating nut threadably mounted to the screw shaft and moving linearly along the working axis with rotation of the screw shaft; and a first lubricant distribution feature projecting from the translating nut into the lubricant pool, the first lubricant distribution feature moving through the lubricant pool to distribute lubricant within the translating nut mechanism as the translating nut moves along the working axis; and the translating nut comprising an annular body having a threaded inner circumferential surface engaging the screw shaft and a lubricant injection port formed in the annular body and directing lubricant to the threaded inner circumferential surface when lubricant is injected into the lubricant injection port.