Miniature Linear Guides
Product name | Miniature Linear Guides Standard Blocks, Light Preload, Precision Class L Configurable Type |
Part number | SEB10-55 |
Features | The most basic type among all the industry standard-compliant blocks. |
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.
Selection criteria
Effective when linear motions are needed in limited space
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Available sizes
■Miniature Linear Guides (standard blocks, light preloading, slight clearance)
Material | Hardness |
Stainless steel | 56HRC~ |
Carbon steel Carbon Steel (Alloy Steel including SCM) | 58HRC~ |
■Sizes and Dimensions
Number of Blocks | Block Width | Block Length | Overall Height | Rail Length |
1 | 12 | 17.4 | 6 | 25-100 |
17 | 23.6 | 8 | 40-130 |
20 | 30 | 10 | 35-275 |
27 | 33.9 | 13 | 45-470 |
32 | 42.4 | 16 | 70-670 |
40 | 50 | 20 | 100-700 |
2 | 12 | 17.4 x 2pcs. | 6 | 70-100 |
17 | 23.6 x 2pcs. | 8 | 70-130 |
20 | 30 x 2pcs. | 10 | 75-275 |
27 | 33.9 x 2pcs. | 13 | 95-470 |
32 | 42.4 x 2pcs. | 16 | 110-670 |
40 | 50 x 2pcs. | 20 | 160-700 |
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Selection Steps
- Determination on Operating Conditions
- (Moving mass, feed rate, motion pattern, life)
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- Temporary selection of linear guide specifications
- (Number of blocks, block type, height and rail length are temporarily selected based on the usage conditions.)
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- Basic safety check
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- Allowable Load
- Operating Life
- Preload
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Accuracy Info
■Preload and Accuracy Standards (standard blocks, light preload, slight clearance)
(μm)
Specification | Light Preload, High Grade | Light Preload, Precision Grade | Slight Clearance, Standard Grade |
Radial Clearance | -3-0 | 0~+15 |
H Dimension Tolerance | ±20 | ±10 | ±20 |
Pair variation of H | 15 | 7 | 40 |
Tolerance of dims. W2 | ±25 | ±15 | ±25 |
Pair variation of W2 | 20 | 10 | 40 |
■Running Parallelism
(μm)
| Rail length(mm) |
-80 | 81-200 | 201-250 | 251-315 | 316-400 | 401-500 | 501-630 | 631-700 |
Precision Grade | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
High Grade | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13.5 | 14 |
Standard Grade | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21.5 |
* The slight clearance type has clearances (play) between the rail and blocks.
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Performance info.
Rated Load of Linear Guide (wide standard blocks, slight clearance)
Overall Height | Basic Load Rating | Allowable Static Moment |
C (Dynamic) kN | Co (Static) kN | MA N・m | MB N・m | Mc N・m |
6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
10 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 10.2 |
13 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 16.1 |
16 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 21.6 | 23.4 | 39.6 |
20 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 86.4 |
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Technical Calculations
Operating Life Calculation for Linear Guides
- Life
- When the linear guide is loaded in linear reciprocating motion, scaly damages called flaking appear due to material fatigue as the stress works on the rolling elements (steel balls) and the rolling contact surfaces (rails) constantly. Total travel distance until the first flaking occurs is called the life of linear guides.
- Rated Life
- Rated life is the total travel distance that 90% of linear guides of the same type can reach, under the same conditions, with no occurrence of flaking damage. Rated life can be calculated with the basic dynamic load rating and the actual load applied on the linear guides, as shown below.
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- Load must be calculated before actually using linear guides. To obtain loads during linear reciprocating motion, it is necessary to fully consider vibrations and impacts during motion as well as distribution condition of the load applied to linear guides. So, it is not easy to calculation the loads. Operating temperature also critically affects the life. Considering these conditions, the above-mentioned calculation formula will be as follows.
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- L: Rated Life (Km)
- fH: Hardness Factor (See Fig.1)
- fT: Temperature Factor (See Fig.2)
- fC: Contact Factor (See Table-1)
- fW: Load Factor (See Table-2)
- C: Basic Dynamic Load Rating (N)
- P: Applied Load (N)
- Hardness factor (fH)
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For liner guide applications, sufficient hardness is required for ball contact shafts. Inappropriate hardness causes less allowable load, resulting in shorter life.
Please correct the rated life with the hardness factor.
- Temperature Factor (fT)
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When the temperature of linear guides exceeds 100°C, the hardness of guides and shafts will be reduced, and the allowable loads will also be reduced compared to being used at room temperature, causing a reduction of life. Please correct the rated life with the temperature factor.
* Please use Linear Guides at within the heat resistance temperature ranges shown on product pages.
- Contact Factor (fC)
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Table-1. Contact Factor
Number of Blocks per Rail Contact Factor fC
1 | 1.00 |
2 | 0.81 |
3 | 0.72 |
4 | 0.66 |
5 | 0.61 |
For actual applications, more than two blocks are generally used per shaft. In this case, the load applied to each block varies depending on machining precision and is not uniformly distributed. As a result, per-block allowable load varies depending on the number of blocks per rail. Please compensate the rated life with contact factors on Table-1.
- Load Factor (fW)
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Table-2. Load factor
Condition of Use | fw |
No shocks / vibrations, low speed: 15 m/min. or less | 1.0-1.5 |
No significant shocks / vibrations, medium speed: 60 m/min. or less | 1.5-20 |
With shocks / vibrations, high speed: 60 m/min. or more | 2.0-3.5 |
To calculate load applied to the Linear Guides, in addition to object weight, it requires inertia force attributed to motion velocity or moment loads. However, it is difficult to calculate the load accurately due to potential vibrations and shocks caused by other element than repeated start-stop motions during reciprocating motion. Thus, Table-2 load factor helps simplify the life calculation.
- Applied Load P Calculation Method
- When moment load is applied to each block, convert the moment load into applied load by the following formula.
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- P: Applied Load (N)
- F: Downward load (N)
- C0: Static load rating (N)
- MA: Allowable Static Moment - Pitching Direction (N·m)
- MC: Allowable Static Moment - Rolling Direction (N·m)
- Lp: Load Point Distance (m) in Pitching Direction
- Lr: Load Point Distance (m) in Rolling Direction
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Spring Plungers
Product name | Spring Plungers - Stainless Steel |
Part number | PJXW4-4 |
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.
Selection criteria
Effective as space saving and low price components for positioning reaction force
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Available sizes
■Spring Plungers - Stainless Steel
Nose Material | Load Type | Body | Pin | Spring | Operating Temperature |
Material | Material | Hardness | Material |
Stainless Steel | Ultra Light Load | 304 Stainless Steel | 440C Stainless Steel | 55HRC〜 | 631 Stainless Steel | -30〜260℃ |
Light Load |
Heavy Load |
Extra Heavy Load |
Plastic | Ultra Light Load | Polyacetal | − | -30〜80℃ |
Light Load |
Heavy Load |
Extra Heavy Load |
■Sizes and Dimensions
Screw Dia. (Coarse) | Nose | Body length |
Diameter | Stroke |
M3 | φ1 | 1.5 | 15 |
3 | 15 |
M4 | φ1.6 | 2 | 15 |
4 | 24 |
M5 | φ2 | 3 | 20 |
5 | 27 |
M6 | φ2.5 | 3 | 25 |
5 | 30 |
M8 | φ3.1 | 3 | 25 |
5 | 27 |
M10 | φ3.8 | 5 | 30 |
10 | 43 |
M12 | φ5.5 | 5 | 30 |
10 | 43 |
15 | 51 |
M16 | φ8 | 10 | 57 |
15 | 57 |
20 | 65 |
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Performance info.
■Spring Load (N) of Spring Plunger (Stainless Steel)
| Load type |
Screw Dia. (Coarse) | Nose | Ultra Light Load | Light Load | Heavy Load | Extra Heavy Load |
Diameter | Stroke | min. | max. | min. | max. | min. | max. | min. | max. |
M3 | φ1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
M4 | φ1.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 13.8 |
4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 13.6 |
M5 | φ2 | 3 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 22.0 |
5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 21.5 |
M6 | φ2.5 | 3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 26.4 | 15.8 | 35.6 |
5 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 9.86 | 4.4 | 26.6 | 12.9 | 34.4 |
M8 | φ3.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 14.7 | 27.0 | 21.9 | 36.3 |
5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 9.83 | 6.7 | 26.6 | 14.7 | 34.5 |
M10 | φ3.8 | 5 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 45.7 | 24.5 | 58.6 |
10 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 45.1 | 19.8 | 58.7 |
M12 | φ5.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 14.7 | 18.2 | 49.0 | 34.9 | 63.6 |
10 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 49.1 | 25.5 | 63.6 |
15 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 14.7 | 7.5 | 48.9 | 20.1 | 63.7 |
M16 | φ8 | 10 | 2.8 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 34.2 | 18.9 | 68.5 | 38.7 | 88.4 |
15 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 34.4 | 14.4 | 68.6 | 33.9 | 88.1 |
20 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 34.4 | 4.2 | 68.6 | 25.4 | 88.1 |
* Min. is the initial load, and max. is the load when the nose is fully compressed.
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Adjusting Stopper Screws
Product name | Adjusting Stopper Screws- Hexagon Socket, L Configurable, Fine Thread |
Part number | ANBNS4-25 |
* Orange colored cells in the table below indicate the part numbers used in this example.
Selection criteria
Effective in that existing product can be used as the pin for determining the reference position.
Available sizes
■Adjusting Pin (Wit hex socket)
Adjustment Screw | Material | Hardness | Surface Treatment |
Fine Thread | 1045 Carbon Steel | 45-50HRC | Electroless Nickel Plating |
Trivalent Chromate |
4137 Alloy Steel | 50HRC- |
304 Stainless Steel | - | - |
420 Stainless Steel | 45HRC- | - |
Coarse Thread | 1045 Carbon Steel | 45-50HRC | Electroless Nickel Plating |
Trivalent Chromate |
4137 Alloy Steel | 50HRC- |
304 Stainless Steel | - | - |
420 Stainless Steel | 45HRC- | - |
Sizes and Dimensions
Screw Shaft Dia. (mm) | Length(mm) |
3 | 10-40(Increments of 5) |
4 | 10-50(Increments of 5)、60 |
5 | 10-50(Increments of 5)、60 |
6 | 15-50(Increments of 5)、60 |
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IDEA NOTE Position setting before insertion of workpiece
Due to the arrangement of the spring plungers and mounting screws at both ends of each liner guide, adjustment of chuck position to center before insertion of workpiece is facilitated.