Patent 9890840 was granted and assigned to NTN on February, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An electric linear actuator has a housing, an electric motor, a speed reduction mechanism and a ball screw mechanism. The ball screw mechanism has a nut and screw shaft. A blind bore is formed on the housing. The blind bore contains an end of the screw shaft. An anti-rotation mechanism for the screw shaft has a sleeve and guide pin. The sleeve is press-formed from steel sheet and fit into the blind bore of the housing. The guide pin is mounted on the end of the screw shaft, via a through aperture formed in the screw shaft. The guide pin axially movably engages the sleeve.