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US 9,863,455 B2Granted
Pin joint assembly
AssigneeSafran Landing Systems UK LTD
InventorChris Green
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Abstract
A pin joint assembly for an aircraft landing gear having an elongate joint pin; at least one first lug through which the joint pin passes; and at least one second lug through which the joint pin passes. The joint pin assembly includes first and second retaining elements located at opposite ends of the joint pin and arranged to maintain the location of the joint pin relative to the first and second lugs. At least portion of the pin joint assembly is elastically deformable.
Claims12
A pin joint assembly for an aircraft landing gear comprising:
- an elongate joint pin;
- at least one first lug through which the joint pin passes, the first lug having a first lug portion bearing on a first part of the joint pin and a second lug portion bearing on a second part of the joint pin, the second part being spaced from the first part;
- at least one second lug through which the joint pin passes, the second lug bearing on a third part of the joint pin independently of the first lug, the third part being between and separate from the first part and the second part;
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- first and second retaining elements located at opposite ends of the joint pin and arranged to maintain the location of the joint pin relative to the first and second lugs;
- wherein at least a portion of the pin joint assembly is elastically deformable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.