An elongate rail for use in a sliding support assembly 1, the sliding support assembly comprising a slide member 3 slidable in a longitudinal direction relative to the elongate rail 2 and first and second bearing locating assemblies, (Fig.2, 15a, 15b). The locating assemblies are ball retaining strips 4a arranged at opposing longitudinal sides of the elongate rail. The elongate rail comprises a channel section defined by a first web (Fig.4, 5), a first flange (Fig.4, 6a), and a second flange (Fig.4, 6b); a first wall 7a; and a second wall 7b. The first flange and the first wall define a first channel for retaining the first ball retaining strip and the second flange and the second wall define a second channel for retaining the second ball retaining strip. The flanges may have grooves to aid the location of the retaining strips.
A sliding support assembly using retaining strips
2017-11-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch