Sliding guide

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an inherent object of the invention to provide a sliding guide minimizing deflections and deformations when a slider is sliding thereon so as to be suitable for a precision machining or measuring machine operating with very high accuracy.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a sliding guide which is improved in damping capacity for vibration so as to be suitable for a precision machining or measuring machine operating with very high accuracy.
These objects of the invention are accomplished by the sliding guide according to the invention which is made of a ceramic material and comprises body whose sectional dimension ratio is less than 0.
8 in an section perpendicular to a sliding direction of the guide, and preferably has a damping material of high damping capacity accommodated in or attached into the hollow cavity of the guide.
The sliding guide constructed as above described according to the invention is of light weight to reduce the weight of precision machining or measuring machines operating with very high accuracy.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, preferred embodiments will be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.