Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable tie rod assemblies having a swivel end and related methods
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Application No.: US17093208Application Date: 2020-11-09
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Publication No.: US10962047B1Publication Date: 2021-03-30
- Inventor: John Aaron Connell , Mikhail V. Timchenko , Evgeny N. Golov
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Dascenzo Gates Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
- Priority: RURU2020103575 20200128
- Main IPC: F16C7/06
- IPC: F16C7/06 ; F16C7/02

Abstract:
Tie rod assemblies include a tie rod body, a coupling feature having a shaft, a ring positioned on the shaft, and a bushing rotatably coupled to the shaft. At least a portion of the shaft is positioned within the tie rod body, with an external threaded region of the bushing engaged with an internal threaded portion of the tie rod body to couple the coupling feature to the tie rod body. The ring is sized such that it is configured to prevent longitudinal translation of the coupling feature with respect to the bushing, via engagement with the shaft. The shaft is free to rotate within the bushing and within the tie rod body, to provide a tie rod assembly having a swivel end. The bushing may be rotated to adjust the length of the tie rod assembly. Related methods include assembling and adjusting the length of the tie rod assembly.
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