Ball screw and method for using the same
First Claim
1. A ball screw comprising:
- a screw having a primary spiral groove defined in an outer surface thereof;
a first dual nut unit having two first nuts and multiple first balls, the two first nuts being integral with each other, each first nut having a first passage and a first spiral groove defined in an inner surface of the first passage, the first balls located in the first spiral groove and contacting an inner surface of the first spiral groove of each first nut by a first contact angle, the two first contact angles respectively located the two first nuts being in opposite directions;
a second dual nut unit having two second nuts and multiple second balls, the two second nuts being integral with each other, each second nut having a second passage and a second spiral groove defined in an inner surface of the second passage, the second balls located in the second spiral groove and contacting an inner surface of the second spiral groove of each second nut by a second contact angle, the two second contact angles respectively located in the two second nuts being in opposite directions, the first contact angles being different from the second contact angles, andthe first dual nut unit and the second dual nut unit being alternatively cooperated with the screw, when two first wearing traces and two fourth wearing traces are formed along the inner surface of the primary spiral groove by the first dual nut unit, the first dual nut unit is replaced with the second dual nut unit, two second wearing traces and two fifth wearing traces are formed along the inner surface of the primary spiral groove by the second dual nut unit, the first, fourth, second and fifth wearing traces are not overlapped with each other.
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Abstract
A ball screw includes a screw having a primary spiral groove. A first nut unit includes a first nut and first balls. The first nut has a first spiral groove. The first balls are located in the first spiral groove and contact the inner surface of the first spiral groove by a first contact angle. A second nut unit includes a second nut and second balls. The second nut has a second spiral groove. The second balls are located in the second spiral groove and contact the inner surface of the second spiral groove by a second contact angle which is different from the first contact angle. When a first wearing trace is formed along the screw by the first balls, the first nut unit is replaced with the second nut unit. A second wearing trace is formed along the screw and not overlapped with the first wearing trace.
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6 Claims
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1. A ball screw comprising:
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a screw having a primary spiral groove defined in an outer surface thereof; a first dual nut unit having two first nuts and multiple first balls, the two first nuts being integral with each other, each first nut having a first passage and a first spiral groove defined in an inner surface of the first passage, the first balls located in the first spiral groove and contacting an inner surface of the first spiral groove of each first nut by a first contact angle, the two first contact angles respectively located the two first nuts being in opposite directions; a second dual nut unit having two second nuts and multiple second balls, the two second nuts being integral with each other, each second nut having a second passage and a second spiral groove defined in an inner surface of the second passage, the second balls located in the second spiral groove and contacting an inner surface of the second spiral groove of each second nut by a second contact angle, the two second contact angles respectively located in the two second nuts being in opposite directions, the first contact angles being different from the second contact angles, and the first dual nut unit and the second dual nut unit being alternatively cooperated with the screw, when two first wearing traces and two fourth wearing traces are formed along the inner surface of the primary spiral groove by the first dual nut unit, the first dual nut unit is replaced with the second dual nut unit, two second wearing traces and two fifth wearing traces are formed along the inner surface of the primary spiral groove by the second dual nut unit, the first, fourth, second and fifth wearing traces are not overlapped with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for using a ball screw, comprising:
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a step of having a screw;
the screw having a primary groove;a step of having a first nut unit;
the first nut unit having at least one first nut and multiple first balls, the at least one first nut having a first passage, the screw extending through the first passage, the first passage having a first spiral groove defined in an inner surface thereof, the first balls located in the first spiral groove, the first balls contacting an inner surface of the first spiral groove by a first contact angle;a step of having a second nut unit;
the second nut unit having at least one second nut and multiple second balls, the at least one second nut having a second passage, the second passage having a second spiral groove defined in an inner surface thereof, the second balls located in the second spiral groove, the second balls contacting an inner surface of the second spiral groove by a second contact angle which is different from the first contact angle;a step of replacing the first nut unit with the second nut unit;
when a first wearing trace is formed along the screw by the first balls, the first nut unit is removed from the screw and the second nut unit is connected to the screw, the second nut unit is removed from the screw when a second wearing trace is formed along the screw by the second balls, the first and second wearing traces are not overlapped with each other. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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