A traditional lead screw and nut combination requires the driven screw to change its direction of rotation to enable the nut to return to its original start position. However, in certain applications, it may be advantageous to maintain a single direction of rotation of the screw but still have the nut return to the start position.
With the self-reversing screw product, only one direction of rotation is required to achieve reciprocated bi-directional lateral movement. The reciprocated bi-directional movement is achieved by using a follower blade in the nut, which is matched to the particular groove width and screw turn round on the screw. Please note that our self reversing screws, do not utilise ball bearings in their linear travel
There is not a standard range of this screw type as all designs are manufactured to meet the customer's individual specification. Typically, the self-reversing lead screws take about 5 - 7 weeks to be manufactured. They can be created in just about any mild steel, stainless steel, bronze or Aluminium. The nut can be supplied in a style and size according to your requirements.
An excellent example of the self-reversing screws placement was in the recent involvement of some confectionery machinery, where it used to produce a shaking motion. Using a screw pitch of 6mm and a 180 degree turnaround through 20mm of bi-directional stroke, the nut housing was made up of a steel follower blade housed in a brass mounting which itself was then housed in a rubber sleeve. All parts where manufactured to drawing and supplied ready to fit under one part number for future reference. Other typical applications include reliable winding of cable and hose to winch drums using gear ratios of either 4:1 or 2:1 where a reciprocating lateral movement is required.
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