Patent ID: 6513977
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
A linear guide bearing for guiding a linear motion body along a rail including a ball rolling groove formed in the axial direction thereof, said linear guide bearing comprising:a bearing main body including a load ball groove formed opposed to said ball rolling groove to form a load side ball passage between said ball rolling groove and said load ball groove, and a return side ball passage formed such as to extend substantially in parallel to said load ball groove; an end cap attached to a moving-direction end face of said bearing main body, said end cap including a concave-arc-shaped groove for defining the outer peripheral side portion of an arc-shaped ball reversing passage which connects together said load side ball passage and said return side ball passage, and a tongue portion forming said ball rolling groove side end portion of said concave-arc-shaped groove; a return guide interposed between said bearing main body and said end cap to define the inner peripheral side portions of said ball reversing passages; and, a plurality of balls respectively so disposed as to circulate through said load side ball passages, said return side ball passages and said ball reversing passages, wherein, when an angle formed between a straight line connecting the leading end of said tongue portion to the center of curvature of said ball reversing passage and the moving-direction end face of said bearing main body is expressed as &agr;, the angle &agr; is set in the range of 5Â°-20Â°.