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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337883 | Linear electromechanical screw actuator for a parking brake The actuator comprises a tubular nut (22) coupled by means of an external thread (21) to the casing (12) of the actuator. The nut has an internal thread (23) opposite the external thread, for engaging a threaded rod (11) which is p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305902 | Ball screw device A ball screw device comprises a screw shaft, a nut externally mounted on the screw shaft, and a multiplicity of balls interposed between thread grooves of the screw shaft and the nut. The screw shaft has a ball circulation groove for coupling downstream and upstream... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7249533 | Ball screw device A ball screw device comprises a nut having a thread groove in the inner peripheral surface thereof, a screw shaft having a thread groove in the outer peripheral surface thereof and a plurality of balls interposed between the respective thread grooves. In the screw s... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7121379 | Steering unit for an electric vehicle A steering unit of an electric vehicle is equipped with an electric motor having a tubular output shaft, through which a steering rod is assembled connected to the same output shaft by means of a recirculating ball screw-nut screw coupling so as to control the steer... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7062987 | Ball bearing and a continuously variable speed transmission of belt type A ball screw in a continuously variable speed transmission has an axially immovable pulley half (2) and axially movable pulley half (3) both mounted on a rotary shaft (4). The axially movable pulley half (3) is moved by a ball screw (2... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6898994 | Ball nut and screw assembly A ballscrew and ball nut assembly with complimentary threads providing a ball raceway having a ball re-circulation path within the screwshaft of the ballscrew provided on the peripheral surface of a screwshaft insert and including end passages which communicate with... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6538455 | Coupling for a reflectivity-measuring device A coupling for a reflectivity-measuring device connects a first shaft of a reflectivity-measuring device with a second shaft of a motor. The first shaft inserts into a first hole of a main portion of the coupling, and the second shaft inserts into a secon... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6202498 | Screw with recirculating ball arrangement An axial displacement arrangement in the form of a ball screw and nut achieves a highly compact configuration by effecting ball recirculation entirely within the ball screw shaft. The ball recirculation portion of the ball screw shaft is axially short wit... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5899114 | Differential ball screw and nut assembly and method of obtaining relative linear motion differentially A differential ball screw and nut assembly has an axially and rotatably fixed nut with an internal helical groove having a first lead to cooperate with a tubular ball screw having an external helical groove with a corresponding lead to provide a first rac... | 05/04/1999 |
| 4366723 | Recirculating-ball drive A recirculating-ball drive has a ball nut centered on an axis and formed with an internal helical groove and receiving a spindle centered on the axis also and rotatable in the nut about the axis. This spindle is formed with an external helical groove of s... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4258584 | Ball circulation screw gear A worm gear is provided having a rotary worm screw which drives a reciprocal ball nut by means of a ball chain with coacting helical channeling effecting a raceway between the worm screw and ball nut. The invention resides in providing a ball return membe... | 03/31/1981 |
