摘要 |
The ball block includes first and second mating housing portions that together define a socket for receiving the ball end, with each portion abutting one another along the mating surfaces that are parallel to the axis. A passageway extends from the forward end portion through the housing portions and is dimensioned to receive a forwardly projecting portion of the component on which the ball end is formed. Fasteners are positioned around the socket and extending through the mating surfaces to secure the housing portions together. One of the housing portions includes an integral rear wall having an inner forward surface that defines a rear portion of the socket, and an outer rear surface that is securable to a fixed support. The axis extends through the rear surface and the forward surface, and the wall extends perpendicularly past the axis, to directly transmit loads created by operation of the linear motor from the ball end to a fixed support to which the wall is secured. |