Patent ID: 7241047

Claim:
A linear guide unit, that has an oblong guide support ( 14 ; 114 ; 214 ), which is provided with two essentially parallel guide rails ( 24 , 26 ; 224 , 226 ) extending in the guide direction (F), but rotated in relation to each other around a rotation axis (V) parallel to the guide direction (F), each of which has at least one sliding carriage ( 36 , 38 ; 236 , 238 ) guided on it so that it can slide in the guide direction (F), the sliding carriages ( 36 , 38 ; 236 , 238 ) being connected to a sliding carriage assembly ( 36 , 38 ; 236 , 238 ) capable of moving as a unit in the guide direction (F), wherein a cover ( 16 ; 116 ; 216 ) is positioned on the guide support ( 14 ; 114 ; 214 ) to constitute a guide housing ( 12 ; 112 ; 212 ) in such a way that the guide support ( 14 ; 114 ; 214 ) and cover ( 16 ; 116 ; 216 ) together form two guide cavities ( 66 , 68 ; 166 , 168 ; 266 , 268 ) in which each guide rail ( 24 , 26 ; 224 , 226 ) is provided with a sliding carriage ( 36 , 38 ; 236 , 238 ) that it supports in a sliding fashion; along each guide cavity ( 66 , 68 ; 166 , 168 ; 266 , 268 ), a guide opening ( 44 , 46 ; 144 , 146 ; 244 , 246 ) extending in the guide direction (F) is provided, through which the sliding carriages ( 36 , 38 ; 236 , 238 ) are connected by means of a shared connecting element ( 18 ; 218 ) to a sliding carriage assembly ( 36 , 38 ; 236 , 238 ).