Patent ID: 8336416
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ball screw device comprising: a ball nut including a bore formed therein, and including a helical groove formed therein, and including a plurality of channels longitudinally formed therein and offset from said helical groove of said ball nut for receiving a cooling agent therein, and offset from each other, and including a plurality of compartments formed in two end portions of said ball nut respectively and communicative with every two adjacent channels of said ball nut for forming a zigzag shaped fluid flowing passage in said ball nut, and including an inlet port for receiving the cooling agent, and including an outlet port for allowing the cooling agent to flow out of said fluid flowing passage of said ball nut, and including an inner contact surface and an inner peripheral surface for defining each of said compartments of said ball nut, a plurality of deflecting members engaged with said compartments of said ball nut respectively and each including an inner surface for engaging with said inner contact surface of said ball nut, and each including an outer peripheral surface and an outer portion, and each including a recess formed therein for communicating every two adjacent channels of said ball nut with each other and for forming said zigzag shaped fluid flowing passage in said ball nut, said outer peripheral surface of said deflecting members being tilted relative to said inner peripheral surface of said ball nut for allowing said deflecting members to be expanded and for allowing said outer peripheral surface of said deflecting members to be gradually engaged with said inner peripheral surface of said ball nut when said deflecting members are expanded, a first ring member and a second ring member attached to said end portions of said ball nut respectively and contacted and engaged with said outer portions of said deflecting members for retaining said deflecting members in said compartments of said ball nut respectively, said first ring member including two orifices formed therein and aligned with said inlet and said outlet ports of said ball nut respectively for allowing the cooling agent to flow into and out of said fluid flowing passage of said ball nut, and two covers attached and secured to said end portions of said ball nut with fasteners respectively and engaged with said first and said second ring members for retaining and securing said first and said second ring members to said ball nut.