Patent ID: 7101082

Claim:
A linear bearing comprising: a linear guide on which a carriage is adapted to be translationally moved; a plurality of balls between the linear guide and the carriage that are located in a contact area between the linear guide and the carriage on a straight line; ball deflection sections each adjoining one end of the line outside the contact area and, following the ball deflection sections, an adjoining ball return section so that the balls can revolve continuously along the line between the linear guide and the carriage, the ball deflection sections and the ball return section, each of the ball deflection sections comprising an end part and a ball deflector, the end part including a trough-shaped depression which guides the balls, the ball deflector including a hemispherical or hemi-ellipsoidal section, and a deflection path for the balls between the trough-shaped depression and the hemispherical or hemi-ellipsoidal section in a mounted state of the linear bearing.