Patent ID: 6412757
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A shock absorbing apparatus for absorbing a shock produced when a traveler running along a guide way is brought into abutment with a stop member so as to be stopped at a predetermined position, wherein said guide way includes a lower support surface and an upper auxiliary surface which extend parallel with each other along said guide way and wherein said traveler rotatably carries rollers for enabling said traveler to move along said lower support surface; said apparatus comprising:a leaf spring arranged adjacent said stop member substantially in a parallel and face-to-face relationship with said upper auxiliary surface, said leaf spring having a free end for one of abutting said upper auxiliary surface and forming a clearance with respect to said upper auxiliary surface and a mid portion curved gradually apart from said upper auxiliary surface; and a contact portion provided on said traveler for passing over said free end of said leaf spring so as to contact with said curved mid portion of said leaf spring right before said traveler abuts on said stop member whereby the traveler is urged to said lower support surface while decreasing its traveling speed.