Cover apparatus for use with aircraft hinge interfaces
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAntonio Esposito, John Michael Bilek
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Abstract
Cover apparatus for use with aircraft hinge interfaces are disclosed. An example cover apparatus includes a body defining a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The body is dimensioned to provide a stop against an outer surface of a bearing. A boss protrudes from the first side of the body. The boss is dimensioned for a press-fit connection with a bearing bore of the bearing. A knob protrudes from the second side of the body opposite the first side.
Claims20
A cover apparatus for a bearing comprising:
- a body defining a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the body dimensioned to provide a stop against an outer surface of a bearing;
- a boss protruding from the first side of the body, the boss dimensioned for a press-fit connection with a bearing bore of the bearing;
- and
- a conical knob protruding from the second side of the body opposite the first side.
A cover assembly for use with a bearing, the cover assembly comprising:
- a first cover to couple to a first side of a bearing, the first cover including a first protrusion, a first seating surface and a second seating surface, the first protrusion dimensioned to be press-fit into a bore of the bearing, the first seating surface engages a first side of an outer ring of the bearing;
- a second cover to couple to a second side of the bearing opposite the first side, the second cover including a second protrusion, a third seating surface and a fourth seating surface, the second cover dimensioned to be press-fit into the bore of the bearing and the first cover tethered to the second cover.
A method of forming a cover for a bearing, the method comprising:
- forming a body defining a first side and a second side;
- providing a boss protruding from the first side, the boss having a diameter that is greater than a bore diameter of a bearing to which the cover is to couple;
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- providing a conical grip protruding from the second side of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.