Ball nut and method of manufacturing same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5388475
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08121700

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A ball nut for use in combination with a ball screw and a plurality of ball bearings wherein said ball nut has a metallic sleeve segment including a longitudinal opening and a plurality of equidistant arcuate grooves. A polymeric deflector segment is included, having a plurality of S-shaped return grooves spaced apart sufficiently to cooperate with the plurality of arcuate grooves of the sleeve segment for completing a plurality of bearing race circuits inside the ball nut. A polymeric ball nut body encases the sleeve segment including a longitudinal slot for receiving the deflector segment sufficiently to place the plurality of equal distant arcuate grooves into cooperation relationship with the S-shaped return grooves.

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BEAVER PRECISION PRODUCTS SUITE 3000656 N MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60611

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schlenker, Theodore R Troy, MI 6 63
Shear, III Walter J Waterford, MI 2 15

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