Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pin joint for coupling components
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Application No.: US15288064Application Date: 2016-10-07
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Publication No.: US10041528B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Ronald M. Ginn , Chad M. Arnold , Daniel J. Sordelet
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agent Timothy A. Parker; Bart A. Fisher
- Main IPC: F16C11/04
- IPC: F16C11/04 ; F16C17/02 ; F16C43/02 ; F16C33/74 ; B23P15/00 ; F16J15/34

Abstract:
A pin joint for coupling a first component with a second component is provided. The pin joint includes a shell disposed within an opening in the first component. The shell has a bore and a coupling portion. The pin joint also includes a sleeve disposed concentrically within the bore of the shell. The pin joint further includes a retainer disposed proximal to an end of the sleeve and detachably coupled to the coupling portion of the shell. The retainer is configured to axially retain the sleeve within the bore of the shell. The pint joint includes a pin received through the sleeve and the retainer. The pin is engaged with the second component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180100539A1 PIN JOINT FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2018-04-12
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