IP Library Granted Patent US 8,366,320
Granted Patent B2
US 8,366,320 · App. 12/412,473 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

Running roller carriage of a running roller guide

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Patent No.
US 8,366,320
App. No.
12/412,473
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A running roller carriage of a running roller guide. The running roller carriage has a carrying body and two running roller pairs which are formed by running rollers. The two running rollers of a running roller pair are arranged one behind the other in the running directions of the running roller carriage, and have a lubricating element which is arranged between the two running rollers of a running roller pair and is in lubricating contact with the running roller pair. The lubricating element has an absorbent lubricating body which is received in a receiving groove which is formed on the carrying body The receiving groove is configured for holding the lubricating body and for transferring lubricant onto the lubricating body.

Claims (9)

1. A running roller carriage of a running roller guide rail, comprising:

a carrying body having receiving grooves;

at least two pairs of running rollers fixed to the carrying body, the running rollers of each of the pairs of running rollers arranged one behind another and linearly spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction on each side of the guide rail, in a running direction of the roller carriage; and

a lubricating element, which has a lubricating body, arranged in each of the receiving grooves, the receiving grooves aiding in transferring lubricant onto the lubricating body and the lubricating element arranged between the running rollers of each of the pairs of running rollers in the running direction of the roller carriage such that the lubricating element is in lubricating contact with each of the running rollers forming each running roller pair.

2. The running roller carriage of a running roller guide according to claim 1 , wherein each of the running rollers are fixed to the carrying body by a bolt.

3. The running roller carriage of a running roller guide according to claim 1 , wherein the lubricating element is a felt body, which has a contour, held in the receiving groove and the contour of the lubricating element is in lubricating contact with each of the running rollers of the pairs of running rollers.

4. The running roller carriage of a running roller guide according to claim 1 , wherein the carrying body has a recess to which the receiving groove is connected and from the recess lubricant passes via the receiving groove onto the lubricating body.

5. The running roller carriage of a running roller guide according to claim 4 , further comprising a lubrication nipple, wherein the carrying body has an end face and the lubricating nipple is arranged on the end face of the carrying body and the recess extends to the lubrication nipple.

6. The running roller carriage of a running roller guide according to claim 4 , wherein the recess is a lubricant reservoir.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 11, 2012
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 028533/0036 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2012
From: SCHAEFFLER KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 028523/0790 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2009
From: VOGELGESANG, CHRISTIAN
To: SCHAEFFLER KG
Reel/Frame 022758/0688 →