Bearing system
AssigneeValley-Todeco, Inc.
InventorHans P. Ewertz
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Abstract
A bearing system, for joint or hinge point bearings, employing a spherical bearing wherein the ball member is provided with oppositely disposed flat side walls and the bearing race therefore is formed with a longitudinal slot whereby the ball member can be inserted into the race. A sleeve, which is secured to a supporting or operating member during installation, is provided about the race and the sleeve and race are formed with mating splines which enable the spherical bearing assembly to reciprocatably move relative to the sleeve. Suitable lubricating channels are provided, and sealing rings are installed at the outer margins of the bearing ball and race members to retain the lubricant in place and to prevent the ingress of foreign material.
Claims9
A bearing system comprising in combination,
- a spherical bearing having a ball member formed with a pair of oppositely disposed substantially flat side walls and a race member formed complementally of said ball member and having a slot for receiving the same,
- the width of said ball member as defined by said opposite side walls corresponds to the slot in said race member to enable said ball member to pass through said slot for insertion and removal of said bearing member relative to said race member,
- each of said bearing members having adapted for connection to a separate structural member to cause said bearing to afford pivotal movement between said structural members,
- and means interposed between one of said bearing members and its corresponding structural member to permit reciprocatory movement therebetween for varying the point of pivotal movement between said structural members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.