Patent ID: 7290477

Claim:
A linear drive comprising a drive housing and a carriage guided for movement in the direction of a principal axis, said carriage being arranged with at least a part of its length in the direction of an upright axis adjacent to the drive housing and having at least one linear row of openings with first carriage openings spaced apart in the direction of the principal axis, said drive housing having at least one linear row of openings with first housing openings spaced from each other in the direction of the principal axis, such spaced first housing openings being able to be brought, by suitable positioning of the carriage, into an assembly position flush in the direction of the upright axis with one respective carriage opening so that attachment screws serving for the attachment of the linear drive may be completely inserted through the first carriage openings and inserted into the first housing openings, wherein the row of openings on the carriage comprises, in addition to the first carriage openings, second carriage openings in the form of threaded holes, which render possible the screwing in of attachment screws, which are inserted into the first housing openings through the first carriage openings, of a further similar linear drive mounted with its drive housing to the fore in a piggy-back fashion directly on the carriage, and wherein the first carriage openings and the second carriage openings are linearly aligned in the direction of the principal axis.