Field serviceable landing gear bushing
AssigneeSafran Landing Systems Canada Inc.
InventorRobert Kyle Schmidt
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Abstract
A bushing is configured for installation in the hole of a lug, which has a protrusion extending radially inward from a surface of the hole. The bushing includes a first cylindrical body that is sized to be received within the hole of the lug. A flange extends radially outward from one end of the first cylindrical body, and a first recess is formed in the first cylindrical body to a radial face. The recess is sized and configured to receive the protrusion of the lug when the bushing is installed in the hole. Engagement of the protrusion with the recess preventing movement of the bushing relative to the lug.
Claims5
A bushing installation, comprising:
- a lug, comprising:
- a first planar surface opposite a second planar surface;
- a hole extending from the first planar surface to the second planar surface;
- and
- a protrusion extending radially inward from a surface of the hole, the protrusion defining a planar inner surface disposed within the hole and parallel to the first planar surface;
- and
- a bushing mounted to the lug, the bushing comprising:
- a first body completely disposed within the hole of the lug and having a cylindrical aperture extending therethrough, a length of the first body being equal to a distance between the first planar surface and the second planar surface;
- a flange extending radially outward from a first end of the first body and defining a planar flange face contacting and coplanar with the first planar surface;
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- a first annular recess formed in the first body, the first annular recess defining a radius and a radial face parallel to and offset from the planar flange face, wherein the protrusion is received within the first recess, engagement of the protrusion with the radial face and with the planar flange face preventing axial movement of the bushing relative to the lug,
- wherein an outer surface of the first body has a constant radius from the first annular recess to a second end of the first body opposite the flange, the outer surface being in contact with the hole from the first annular recess to the second planar surface of the lug,
- wherein the radius of the first annular recess is less than the constant radius.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.