Patent ID: 7534043
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
1. A linear unit, comprising a substantially rigid housing unit having an engagement slot; a rotor that is received in said housing unit so as to be movable back and forth in a travel direction, said rotor having at least one engagement device which engages said engagement slot in said housing unit in an engagement direction extending substantially orthogonally to the travel direction, said at least one engagement device including not only a contact unit associated with said rotor, but also a strip unit; and means for compensating a position of said strip units relative to said contact unit, wherein said compensating means include a contact face provided on said contact unit and at least one recess provided on said contact face, at least one first protrusion provided on a first surface of said strip unit and at least one second protrusion provided on a second surface of said strip unit facing away from said first surface, wherein said at least one first protrusion and said at least one second protrusion have heights which are different from one another, and wherein said at least one first protrusion and said at least one second protrusion are dimensioned such that they are introducible into said recess in said contact face of said contact unit.