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US 2004/0200052 A1Published application
Installation tool
AssigneeInternational Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorBruce W. Hamilton
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Abstract
An apparatus for and method of inserting, retaining, protecting, and positioning a bearing (101) or other parts of similar construction or manufacture includes an installation tool (300) that utilizes a saddle (301) capable of seating the bearing (101), and members that position the bearing with respect to a mating part, e.g., a connecting rod (201). The installation tool (300) protects and retains the bearing (101) with its mating part (201 or 203) throughout the installation and/or assembly process.
Claims24
An installation tool comprising:
- a saddle having a first peripheral surface capable of seating a peripheral surface of a bearing, the saddle having a first edge along a first length of the saddle and a second edge along a first width of the saddle;
- a first fence, disposed near the first edge of the saddle and extending away from the first peripheral surface in a first substantially perpendicular direction;
- a first flange, disposed near the second edge of the saddle and extending away from the first peripheral surface in a second substantially perpendicular direction;
- wherein the installation tool facilitates positioning of the bearing with respect to a mating part.
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An installation tool comprising:
- a saddle having a first peripheral surface capable of seating a peripheral surface of a bearing, the saddle having a first edge along a first length of the saddle, a second edge along a second length of the saddle, a third edge along a first width of the saddle, and a fourth edge along a second width of the saddle;
- a first fence, disposed near the first edge of the saddle and extending away from the first peripheral surface in a first substantially perpendicular direction;
- a second fence, disposed near the second edge of the saddle and extending away from the first peripheral surface in the first substantially perpendicular direction;
- a first flange, disposed near the second edge of the saddle and extending away from the first peripheral surface in a second substantially perpendicular direction.
- a second flange, disposed near the fourth edge of the saddle and extending away from the first peripheral surface in a direction substantially opposite to the second substantially perpendicular direction;
- wherein the installation tool facilitates positioning of the bearing with respect to a mating part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.