Compact core adjuster with vibration dampening
AssigneeDura Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGregory Ruhlander, Donald Gordy
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Abstract
A core adjuster assembly includes an adjuster body having a pin engagement end and a locking end. The adjuster body has a central longitudinal bore and a lock cavity formed through an outer peripheral surface. A slider body is formed on an end of a rod and is disposed in the central longitudinal bore of the adjuster body. A primary lock member is disposed in the lock cavity and is moveable from a shipping position to a locked position. A secondary lock member is associated with the adjuster body and the primary lock member and is adapted to maintain the primary lock member in the shipping and locked positions.
Claims20
A core adjuster assembly comprising:
- an adjuster body having a pin engagement end and a locking end, the adjuster body including a central longitudinal bore and a lock cavity formed through an outer peripheral surface;
- a slider body formed on an end of a rod, the slider body disposed in the central longitudinal bore;
- a primary lock member disposed in the lock cavity, the primary lock member moveable from a shipping position to a locked position;
- a secondary lock member associated with the adjuster body and the primary lock member, the secondary lock member adapted to maintain the primary lock member in the shipping and locked positions.
A core adjuster assembly comprising:
- an adjuster body having a pin engagement end and a locking end, the adjuster body including a central longitudinal bore and a lock cavity formed through an outer peripheral surface;
- a slider body formed on an end of a rod, the slider body disposed in the central longitudinal bore;
- a primary lock member disposed in the lock cavity, the primary lock member moveable from a shipping position to a locked position;
- a secondary lock member associated with the adjuster body and the primary lock member, the secondary lock member adapted to maintain the primary lock member in the shipping and locked positions;
- the slider body including an isolator material formed on an end of the rod, the isolator material having a thickness sized to reduce lash associated with the core adjuster assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.