A motion guide device is formed of: a track member including a base portion extending along a longitudinal direction, and a pair of wall portions erected from both edges of the base portion in a width direction, and having rolling element rolling grooves formed along a longitudinal direction; and a moving member which is assembled in a movable manner along the longitudinal direction between the wall portions, and to which a pair of guide members are assembled, load rolling element rolling grooves which correspond to the rolling element rolling grooves being formed in the guide members, wherein at least either one of the guide members is equipped with a biasing member on a surface of the guide member on a side opposite to a surface of the guide member on which the load rolling element rolling groove is formed.

A slide rail includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a first resilient member, a second resilient member, and a locking member. When the first rail is pulled out, the first resilient member drives the second resilient member to move along with the first resilient member to pull the second rail. When a receiving slot is aligned with a through slot, a spring piece and the locking member fall into the through slot, the spring piece separates from the first resilient member, the locking member latches onto a first step surface of the through slot to limit movement of the second rail, and the first rail continues to move.

Disclosed is an LM guide assembling method using half division, and a computer readable recording medium having a program for executing the same. The method includes: disposing an LM rail on a base; fastening a first hole and a (2.sup.n+1)-th hole; installing an angle measuring device; fastening a (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole at step S130; respectively disposing the LM blocks on the first hole and the (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole; disposing the auxiliary shelf on the LM blocks; setting an angle of the auxiliary shelf to a zero angle; moving the two LM blocks to be on a (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole and a (2.sup.n+1)-th hole, and measuring an angle of the auxiliary shelf; calculating a straightness correction amount; and moving a position of the (2.sup.n-1+1)-th hole by the straightness correction amount, and fastening the hole, wherein, the steps are repeated until n becomes 1.

The process for coating a guide comprises at least the steps of: supplying a guide (1) made of metallic material and comprising an outer surface (2, 3) provided with a first portion (2) adapted to slide a carriage (4) and a second portion (3) separate from the first portion (2); depositing a first coating layer (9) on the first portion (2) and on the second portion (3); cataphoretic painting the guide (1) adapted to deposit a second coating layer (12) onto the first portion (2) and onto the second portion (3) on top of the first coating layer (9); and removing the second coating layer (12) from the first portion (2).

In an infrared spectrophotometer, a plurality of rolling elements are provided between a movable portion and the holding portion. While no external force is applied from a spring, a play space is generated between the movable portion, the holding portion, and each rolling element. In the infrared spectrophotometer, when the movable mirror and the movable portion are slid, an external force directed downward is applied to the movable portion by the spring, thereby preventing each rolling element from moving between the movable portion and the holding portion. Accordingly, when the movable mirror and the movable portion are slid, it is possible to suppress rattling of the movable portion and the holding portion while leaving a fine gap between the movable portion, the holding portion, and each rolling element. This makes it possible to easily control the moving speeds of the movable mirror and the movable portion and to suppress rattling of the movable mirror and the movable portion.

An axially compliant rolling bearing for precision motion stages having a stage, at least one bearing member slidably disposed along a rail, and a compliant joint interconnecting the at least one roller bearing to the stage. The compliant joint is sufficiently compliant to permit movement of the stage in the axial direction while remaining stiff in other directions orthogonal to the axial direction.

In a substrate stage, when a Y coarse movement stage moves in the Y-axis direction, an X coarse movement stage, a weight cancellation device, and an X guide move integrally in the Y-axis direction with the Y coarse movement stage, and when the X coarse movement stage moves in the X-axis direction on the Y coarse movement stage, the weight cancellation device move on the X guide in the X-axis direction integrally with the X coarse movement stage. Because the X guide is provided extending in the X-axis direction while covering the movement range of the weight cancellation device in the X-axis direction, the weight cancellation device is constantly supported by the X guide, regardless of its position. Accordingly, a substrate can be guided along the XY plane with good accuracy.

A steering column assembly for a vehicle may include a buffer structure provided between a steering housing and a steering shaft inserted into the steering housing to distribute vibration applied thereto and to compensate for the distortion of the steering shaft and a clearance of the steering shaft with the steering housing, wherein a support structure is also provided to secure the support performance of the steering housing with respect to a mounting bracket in the event of a tilt and a longitudinal motion of the steering housing, ensuring the horizontal rigidity of the steering housing and reducing vibration applied thereto.

A guide rail, for use with a guide carriage having at least one row of rolling elements, extends along a longitudinal axis and has at least one running surface for the rolling elements, a separate heat sink, and a plurality of first through holes. The running surface is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis. The heat sink extends along the longitudinal axis and lies against the guide rail. At least sections of the heat sink delimit a first and a second cooling channel that each extend along the longitudinal axis. The first through holes are distributed along the longitudinal axis and are configured to receive screw-bolts. The heat sink has a plurality of second through holes, each aligning with and continuing an associated first through hole. The first and second cooling channels are located on opposite sides of the plurality of second through holes.

A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The second rail can be displaced with respect to the first rail. The first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism are disposed at two different portions of the second rail respectively and can be locked to the first rail separately in order to keep the second rail at either of two predetermined extended positions. The first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism can then be operated and thereby unlocked from the first rail so that the second rail can be retracted with respect to the first rail.