Curve
Some machines need movement not only along a straight line but also on a smooth curved line. To facilitate this, THK provides the "R Guide" and the "Straight-curved Guide" devices. These devices allow for very accurate guidance that could not have been achieved through a combination of only conventional rotary and linear motions.
Applied curved motion
Large-capsule bingo game machines
Our R guides are used in arcade bingo game machines. The large capsule is shaken and rotated to scramble the bingo's number balls. The R guides enable the machine's reliable oscillatory movements.
Products used
R Guides
R Guides are an application of our LM Guides, the first guides in the world to allow linear motion with rolling contact.