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A. LM Guide These sheets are available in PDF format. In order to view and print them, you will require a copy of the Adobe Acrobat PDF Viewer. This is freeware viewer. Please visit THK Technical Support Site for 2-Dimentional, 3-Dimentional CAD data, Service Life Calculation Software, and FAQ. I. Linear Motion Systems Contents 1. Load Rating and Service Life of Linear Motion Systems 1.1 Load Rating and Service Life 1.2 Basic Load Rationg 1.3Basic Static Load Rating C0 1.4 Static Permissible Moment M0 (26kb) 1.5 Static Safety Factor fs 1.6 Basic Dynamic Load Rating C (28kb) 2. Friction Coefficient (32kb) 3. Lubrication and Safety Design 3.1 Lubrication 3.1.1 Classification of Lubiricants (30kb) 3.1.2 Lubrication in Special Environments (102kb) 3.1.3 Lubrication Methods (37kb) 3.1.4 Greasing Intercal (32kb) 3.1.5 Accessories for Lubrication (81kb) 3.2 Safety Design 3.2.1 Determining which materials to use 3.2.2 Surface Treatment 3.2.3 Contamination Protection (56kb) II. Linear Motion Systems Contents 1. Features of the LM Guide 1. Features of the LM Guide (16kb) 1.1 Smooth Movement with no clearance (216kb) 1.2 High running accuracy (34kb) 1.3 High positioning accuracy (30kb) 1.4 High rigidity in all directions (98kb) 1.5 High Permissible Load (96kb) 1.6 High Precision Retained for long Periods (32kb) 1.7 High-Speed Operation 1.8 Low Total Cost (27kb) 1.9 Simple maintenance 1.10 Substantial energy-savings (86kb) 2. Types of LM Guides (164kb) 3. Design of LM Guide Systems 3.1 Example LM Guide Systems (637kb) 3.2 LM Guide Fastening Methods Under Various Operating Conditions (578kb) 3.3 Marking on Master LM Guides and Combined 3.3.1 Marking on Master LM Guides 3.3.2 Identifying Reference Surfaces 3.3.3 Combined Use of an LM Rail and Block 3.3.4 Connected Use of LM Rails (112kb) 3.4 Designing Mounting Surfaces 3.4.1 Corner Profile 3.4.2Reference-Surface Perpendicularity 3.4.3 Reference-Surface Dimensions (28kb) 3.4.4 Dimensional Toleelance Between the Reference Surface and a Mouting Hole 3.4.5 Chamfering Tapped Mounting Holes (17kb) 3.5 Installation Direction and Lubrication (70kb) 3.6 Rail-number symbol (42kb) 3.7 Mounting-Surface Dimensional Tolerance (68kb) 4. Selecting the Correct Type of LM Guide 4.1 Flowchart 4.2 Applied Load Direction and Load Rationg 4.2.1 LM-Guide Load Rationgs in Various Directions 4.2.2 Calculating the Load Using the Moment -Equivalent Factor 4.3 Calculating the Applied Load 4.3.1 Setting Operating Conditions (713kb) 5. Designing Rigidity (43kb) 6. Designing Accuracy (62kb) 7. Designing Safety (194kb) 8. Mounting the LM Guide (351kb) III. Caged Ball LM Guide Caged Ball LM Guide (208kb) LM Guide SSR (489kb) LM Guide SNR and SNS (738kb) LM Guide SHS (1096kb) LM Guide SHW (1146kb) LM Guide SRS (632kb) IV.LM Guide Contents LM Guide SR (1104kb) LM Guide NR and NRS (1211kb) LM Guide HSR (844kb) LM Guide HSR-YR (531kb) LM Guide JR (435kb) Cross LM Guide CSR (393kb) LM Guide HRW (610kb) LM Guide GSR (368kb) Rack-toothed LM Guide GSR-R (265kb) Miniature LM Guide RSR and RSR-W (285kb) Miniature LM Guide RSR-Z (262kb) Miniature LM Guide with Plate Type RSH (971kb) Miniature LM Guide with Plate Type RSH-Z (187kb) R Guide HCR (216kb) LM Guide NSR-TBC (433kb) V.LM Guide with QZ Lubricator LM Guide with QZ Lubricator (265kb) VI. Laminated Contact Scraper Laminated Contact Scraper (258kb) back to On-line Catalog Menu