US 6,273,632 B1Granted

Joint pin lock mechanism for pivotal pin joint

AssigneeHitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

InventorsEi Takahashi, Ryohei Suzuki, Toshio Hasegawa, Hiroshige Kurosaka

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Abstract

A joint pin lock system or mechanism for a pivotal pin joint which connects one mechanical structural member between a pair of bracket portions of another mechanical structural member pivotally relative to each other by means of a joint pin passed through a connecting end portion of one mechanical structural member and the bracket portions of the other mechanical structural member. For locking the joint pin in a fixed state at least in rotational directions, the joint pin lock mechanism includes a collar portion which is provided fixedly at and around one end of the joint pin and extended along the outer side of one bracket in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the joint pin, a locking slot which is formed in the collar portion in such a way as to have a longitudinal center line in an intersecting direction relative to a center line of the joint pin, a seating member which is securely fixed to the bracket, and an anti-rotation block which is fitted on the seating member for engagement in the locking slot of the collar portion. The anti-rotation block is substantially of a square shape having a width approximately same as that of the locking slot and a length shorter than that of the locking slot.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A pivotal pin joint for connecting one end of a mechanical structural member between a pair of bracket portions of another mechanical structural member, comprising:

a joint pin configured to be passed across the bracket portions through said mechanical structural member;
and
a joint pin lock mechanism configured to lock said joint pin in a fixed state at least against movements in rotational directions, said joint pin lock mechanism comprising:
a collar portion provided fixedly at and around one axial end of said joint pin and configured to be extended along and on an outer side of one of the bracket portions in a direction perpendicular to an axis of said joint pin;
a locking slot formed in said collar portion in predetermined length and width and having a longitudinal center line extended in a direction perpendicular intersecting said axis of said joint pin;
a seating member configured to be fixedly attached on the outer side of the one of the bracket portions;
and
an anti-rotation block member rotatably supported on said seating member for engagement in said locking slot in said collar portion, said anti-rotation block member being rectangular in shape and having a width substantially same as that of said locking slot and a length shorter than that of said locking slot.

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