Locking positioning systems
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorShawn Alstad
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Abstract
A locking positioning system includes a bearing having an inner race and an outer race. The outer race is coupled to the inner race, and the outer race is to be coupled to a second structure. The locking positioning system includes a housing movably coupled to the inner race, and the housing is to be coupled to a first structure. The locking positioning system includes a lock ring coupled to the housing. The lock ring is movable between a first position, in which the inner race is held in a fixed position, and a second position, in which the inner race is movable to adjust a position of the second structure relative to the first structure.
Claims18
A locking positioning system, comprising:
- a bearing including an inner race and an outer race, the outer race coupled to the inner race, the outer race to be coupled to a second structure;
- a housing movably coupled to the inner race, the housing to be coupled to a first structure;
- a lock ring coupled to the housing, the lock ring movable between a first position, in which the inner race is held in a fixed position, and a second position, in which the inner race is movable to adjust a position of the second structure relative to the first structure;
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- a mechanical fastener that couples the lock ring to the inner race,
- wherein the inner race defines an inner race attachment bore and the lock ring defines a lock ring bore coaxially aligned with the inner race attachment bore, and the mechanical fastener is received within the inner race attachment bore and the lock ring bore to couple the lock ring to the inner race.
A locking positioning system, comprising:
- a spherical bearing including an inner race and an outer race, the outer race coupled to the inner race, the outer race to be coupled to a second structure;
- a housing movably coupled to the inner race, the housing to be coupled to a first structure and the housing defines a plurality of housing teeth about a circumference of the housing;
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- a lock ring coupled to the housing and the inner race, the lock ring defining a plurality of lock teeth about an inner circumference of the lock ring that engage the plurality of housing teeth in a first position, the lock ring movable between the first position, in which the inner race is held in a fixed position, and a second position, in which the inner race is movable to adjust a position of the second structure relative to the first structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.