Claims
- 1. In a roller bearing cage for the support of linearly conveyed machine elements, such as machine tool carriages and the like; including elongate cage rails; and a series of roller bodies being supported between said rails, the improvement comprising: spacer means in said cage positioned intermediate each of said roller bodies; said spacer means being in contact with said roller bodies, said series of roller bodies and spacer means being positioned so as to generate a frictional force responsive to relative rotation between said spacer means and said roller bodies; and at least one prestressed spring means in said cage for exerting a constant compressive spring force on said roller bodies and spacer means in the longitudinal direction of said cage.
- 2. A cage as claimed in claim 1, comprising adjusting means on at least one end of said cage for varying the spring force of said spring means.
- 3. A cage as claimed in claim 2, said adjusting means comprising a set screw.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 416,942; filed Nov. 19, 1973, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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