How a Ball Screw Works - Ball Screw & Nut Assembly | Barnes …
How A Ball Screw Works A. The Ball Screw Assembly. The ball screw assembly consists of a screw and a nut, each with matching helical grooves, and balls which roll between these grooves providing the only contact between the nut and the screw. As the screw or nut rotates, the balls are deflected by the deflector into the ball return system of the nut and they travel through the …