Nut with flexible fingers and radial compression members

摘要

A nut (110) and lead screw (104) assembly is disclosed. The nut (110) includes a plurality of flexible fingers (112) for adjusting the engagement of a threaded or unthreaded portion of the nut with corresponding threads (106) of a lead screw. The engagement between the nut (110) and the lead screw (104) is adjusted by installing at least one radial compression member (114) into a circumferential groove (116) formed in the outer surface of the flexible fingers (112).