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US 2012/0066879 A1Published application
Assembly facilitation apparatus and method
OwnerBernd P. Daeschnerinventor
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Abstract
An assembly facilitation apparatus for assembling and seating bearings on a gearbox pinion. The apparatus includes a bearing cup support for holding a bearing for assembly onto a pinion and an arm operatively connected to the bearing cup support. The arm is configured to engage the pinion and seat a bearing on a first portion of the pinion by moving the pinion axially in a first direction relative to the bearing.
Claims21
An assembly apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a bearing cup support configured to hold a bearing for assembly onto a pinion, the pinion defining an axis;
- an arm operatively connected to the bearing cup support and configured to engage the pinion;
- and
- wherein the arm is operable to seat the bearing on a first portion of the pinion by moving the pinion axially in a first direction relative to the bearing.
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An apparatus for assembling and seating bearings on a gearbox pinion, the apparatus comprising:
- an upper support surface configured to receive a pinion and support a bearing housing assembly mounted on the pinion, the pinion defining an axis;
- a lower support surface configured to hold a bearing for assembly onto the pinion, the lower support surface having a gear lock to prevent rotation of the pinion;
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- a movable gantry operatively connected to the upper support surface, the gantry being operable to seat the bearing on the pinion by moving the pinion axially in a first direction relative to the bearing.
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A method of assembling a gearbox, comprising:
- placing a bearing in a bearing cup support;
- lowering a pinion through the bearing cup support and into engagement with the bearing, the pinion defining an axis;
- and
- moving the pinion axially in a first direction relative to the bearing to seat the bearing on a first portion of the pinion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.