Patent ID: 10393244

Abstract:
This rolling device 10 includes an inner member 11 provided with a rolling element rolling groove 11a, and an outer member 21 attached to the inner member 11 to be relatively movable via a plurality of rolling elements 12. The outer member 21 includes an outer member main body portion 22 including a loaded rolling element rolling groove 25 forming a loaded rolling element rolling raceway in cooperation with the rolling element rolling groove 11a and a non-loaded rolling element rolling raceway 33 arranged to correspond to the loaded rolling element rolling groove 25, and a pair of lids 24 attached to both end surfaces of the outer member main body portion 22 in a relatively-moving direction and having at least a part of a direction changing raceway 35 connecting one end of the loaded rolling element rolling raceway to one end of the non-loaded rolling element rolling raceway 33. Each of the lids 24 is provided with a projection portion 24b including at least the part of the direction changing raceway 35. Also, the projection portion 24b is provided with a lubricant supply path 38. With this configuration, this rolling device 10 can circulate the plurality of rolling elements smoothly in an endless circulation raceway.