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.

A drive mechanism for adjusting a position of a vehicle closure, with respect to a vehicle body, is provided. The drive mechanism may include a linear drive and a telescoping arrangement. The linear drive may include a spindle and a spindle nut and the telescoping arrangement may be coupled to the spindle nut and include a pair of gears coupled to one another. As the spindle rotates, the pair of gears may rotate to extend and retract translating portions of the telescoping arrangement in a telescoping manner such that the position of the vehicle closure may be adjusted.

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.

A multi-row rolling element housing band is provided which can promote an increase in the degree of precision of a guide. At least three rolling element rows (17) to (19) are arranged in a band (15). Each second rolling element (18a) of the second rolling element row (18) is displaced by P/n in a length direction of the band (15) from each first rolling element (17a) of the first rolling element row (17). Each third rolling element (19a) of the third rolling element row (19) is displaced by P/n in the length direction of the band (15) from each second rolling element (18a) of the second rolling element row (18). P is the pitch between the first rolling elements (17a), and n is the number of rows.

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 console system for a machine includes a longitudinally-extending rail configured to be fastened to a surface of the machine, the rail including a pair of convex-shaped edges, a steering console, and a console carriage slidably connected to the rail, the console carriage including a bracket, a plurality of rollers connected to the bracket, a support arm connected to the bracket to support the steering console, and a vertical pivot connected to the bracket and to the support arm. Each of the rollers has a concave groove configured to roll along the convex shaped edges, and each of the rollers is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation extending approximately normal with respect to the rail.

A drawer slide including a base member, a roller support, ball bearings and roll pins. The base member a track base and first and second walls. The first and second walls and the track base define a first channel. The first wall has a first race and the second wall has a second race. The roller support is within the first channel. The roller support has first and second side walls and a center section disposed between the first and second side walls. The first and second side walls are disposed adjacent the first and second walls. The center section is disposed adjacent the track base. The first and second side walls have bearing apertures. The center section has roller openings. The ball bearings are disposed the first and second races. The roll pins are in the roller openings in rolling contact with the track base.

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 multi-row rolling element housing band is provided which can promote an increase in the degree of precision of a guide. At least three rolling element rows (17) to (19) are arranged in a band (15). Each second rolling element (18a) of the second rolling element row (18) is displaced by P/n in a length direction of the band (15) from each first rolling element (17a) of the first rolling element row (17). Each third rolling element (19a) of the third rolling element row (19) is displaced by P/n in the length direction of the band (15) from each second rolling element (18a) of the second rolling element row (18). P is the pitch between the first rolling elements (17a), and n is the number of rows.

A drawer pull-out guide including a first guide rail, a second guide rail displaceably supported relative to the first guide rail, and a running carriage having load-transmitting rolling bodies and which is displaceably supported between the first guide rail and the second guide rail. The running carriage includes at least three rolling bodies, and each of the at least three rolling bodies has a cylindrical from and is rotatable about a horizontally extending axis in a mounted position of the drawer pull-out guide. The at least three rolling bodies of the running carriage, in the mounted position of the drawer pull-out guide, are arranged in at least three running planes lying above one another.