A lubricating tube includes an inner surrounding surface that has a non-circular cross-section, angularly spaced-apart inner lubricant-storing recesses, and guide surface portions each of which is interconnected between two adjacent ones of the inner lubricant-storing recesses. The inner lubricant-storing recesses and the guide surface portions constitute the inner surrounding surface and cooperatively define a roller passage hole. The inner lubricant-storing recesses are indented from the guide surface portions toward the outer surrounding surface. A slide rail device having the lubricating tube is also disclosed.

A ball carriage includes a raceway including an engagement segment to urge balls into rolling engagement with an element that is movable relative to the ball carriage. The engagement segment defines an opening through which balls are to engage the element. The raceway includes a return segment including a curved surface to take balls out of engagement with the element. The engagement segment and the return segment share a raceway surface that runs a full length of the raceway to contain balls within the raceway. A ramp is positioned at a transition from the engagement segment to the return segment. The ramp rises from the raceway surface at the opening towards the return segment to guide balls out of engagement with the element and into the return segment.

A motion guide apparatus which can prevent the motion guide apparatus from rattling when being used in an environment Where an excessive moment works thereon. A crowning is formed at an end of a loaded rolling element rolling surface of a movable member, and a chamfer is formed at an end of the crowning. Let a total length of the crowning and the chamfer in a length direction of the loaded rolling element rolling surface be L. Let the diameter of a ball be Da. L/Da>4 is set. A maximum depth D of the chamfer is set to equal to or greater than the elastic deformation amount of a rolling element rolling surface of a track member, the loaded rolling element rolling surface of the movable member, and the rolling element under a radial load equal to or greater than 60% of the basic dynamic load rating.

A roller-type linear guide with an oil storage function and an oil storage accessory thereof are disclosed. The roller-type linear guide includes a rail, a slider unit, a plurality of rollers, and an oil storage member. The slider unit is mounted on the rail to form a circulation passage. The rollers are disposed in the circulation passage to drive the slider unit to reciprocate on the rail. The rollers each have a rolling surface. A non-load passage of the circulation passage has two first inner surfaces facing the rolling surface. The oil storage member is disposed in a concave portion of the first inner surfaces, thereby lubricating the rollers running in the non-load passage. The oil storage accessory is disposed in a through hole of the slider rigid body to form the non-load passage.

A motion guide apparatus is provided which can make a carriage compact without reducing a rated load and an allowable load. The motion guide apparatus includes: a track member (1) and a carriage (2) that moves along the track member (1). A circulation path (7) of the carriage (2) includes a loaded path (C1), a return path (C2) parallel to the loaded path (C1), and a substantially U-shaped turn path (C3) connected to the loaded path (C1) and the return path (C2). At least a part of the turn path (C3) bends in side view in a direction where the loaded path (C1) and the return path (C2) coincide.

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 motion guide device includes: a track member including a rolling member rolling surface; a movable member including a loaded rolling member rolling surface, and a rolling member return passage; a pair of cap members including a direction change passage connecting the loaded rolling member rolling surface and the rolling member return passage; and a plurality of rolling members arrayed in a rollable manner on a loaded rolling member rolling passage, the rolling member return passage, and a pair of the direction change passages, the loaded rolling member rolling passage being made up of the rolling member rolling surface and the loaded rolling member rolling surface. A gap between the rolling member and the direction change passage at a boundary portion X is formed so as to become smaller than a gap between the rolling member and the rolling member rolling surface at the boundary portion.

A lubricant supply member of a linear guide includes a first recessed part formed above a guide rail, a pair of second recessed parts formed at both left and right side-surface positions of the guide rail, and protrusions slidable on rail side raceway surfaces of the guide rail. A lubricating unit includes a first cylindrical part, arranged in the first recessed part, to allow the first recessed part to move in a vertical direction of the slider, and to press the first recessed part to a widthwise outside of the slider, and a pair of second cylindrical parts, arranged in the pair of second recessed parts, to allow the pair of second recessed parts to move in a width direction of the slider, and to press the pair of second recessed parts in the vertical direction of the slider, respectively.

The present invention relates to a linear motion guide unit manufactured at low cost by forming at least a slider from a single metal plate, and reduced in sliding resistance of rolling elements as well as a method of manufacturing the same. The linear motion guide unit includes a guide rail, and the slider formed from a single metal plate. The guide rail has a bottom part, and a pair of longitudinal side parts standing from opposite sides of the bottom part, extending longitudinally in a mutually facing manner, and having respective raceway grooves in which the rolling elements roll. The slider includes an upper part, a pair of mutually facing sleeve parts extending downward from opposite sides of the upper part and having respective raceway grooves and return passages, and end cap parts formed respectively at opposite ends of the upper part and having turnaround grooves.

A raceway aligns conduit disposed in one or more raceway segments. The conduit provides a pathway for one or more resources to be delivered to certain equipment at a site. An access port of the raceway segment provides access to the resources distributed or conveyed by the conduit. The raceway segments are anchored to a surface to provide stability. The raceway may also include a ground grid to ground the raceway or other equipment. The conduit may convey any number of resources required at the site. The resources may include utilities, fluid, communications lines, control lines, or any other resource needed at the site. Any number of raceway segments may be coupled together to form a raceway for a site.