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Roller bushing assembly

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WO1998036922B1
WO1998036922B1 PCT/US1998/003465 US9803465W WO9836922B1 WO 1998036922 B1 WO1998036922 B1 WO 1998036922B1 US 9803465 W US9803465 W US 9803465W WO 9836922 B1 WO9836922 B1 WO 9836922B1
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Prior art keywords
shackle
bushing
ribs
bearing
assembly
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PCT/US1998/003465
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French (fr)
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WO1998036922A2 (en
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Priority claimed from US08/806,525 external-priority patent/US5897107A/en
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Priority to CA002281661A priority Critical patent/CA2281661C/en
Priority to AU66637/98A priority patent/AU723850B2/en
Publication of WO1998036922A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998036922A2/en
Publication of WO1998036922A3 publication Critical patent/WO1998036922A3/en
Publication of WO1998036922B1 publication Critical patent/WO1998036922B1/en

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Abstract

A roller bushing assembly (21d, 21e, 21f) designed to enable a low tolerance, frictional fit within an out-of-round or otherwise distorted support member (5, 9) includes a bushing member (29a, 216) having an outer surface (102) machined to provide various axially spaced, annular grooves (127-130, 132 and 242-250). Between or directly adjacent respective ones of the annular grooves (127-130, 132 and 242-250) are defined a plurality of axially spaced and radially extending ribs (113-122 and 232-240). The axial outermost ribs (113, 122 and 240) are preferably elongated relative to the remaining ribs (114-121 and 232-239) and have annularly chamfered portions (124, 125 and 252). The ribs (113-122 and 232-240) are adapted to shear upon mounting of the bushing member (29a, 216) within an out-of-round or otherwise distorted support. By providing the shearable ribs (113-122 and 232-240), the bushing assembly (21d, 21e, 21f) can be effectively mounted within a greater range of varying sized support members. In accordance with a first embodiment, the bushing member constitutes a sleeve (29a) within which is mounted at least one bearing unit (33, 34). The shearing of the ribs (113-122) assures that the bearing unit (33, 34) will not be excessively pre-loaded in a radial direction. In accordance with a second embodiment, the bushing member constitutes a pin (216) formed with terminal stub shafts (222 and 223) which are mounted within respective bearing units (186) positioned within pockets (182, 183) formed in a pair of shackle links (164, 165).

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 22 September 1998 (27.09.98); original claims 31 and 37 amended; remaining claims unchanged (3 pages)] the shackle link (164, 165) and the cap member (198) and the cap member (198) including a cavity (208) adapted to non-rotatably receive an end portion of the pin (216) .
29. The assembly of any claim 21-28, wherein the ribs (114-121) are integral with the bushing member (29a) .
30. The assembly of any claim 21-29, wherein the ribs (114-121) project radially from the generally cylindrical outer surface of the bushing member (29a) , prior to being sheared, approximately 0.030 inches (0.0762 cm).
31. A combination shackle and bushing assembly for rotatably attaching a first member (2) having an internal bore (5) to a support (1) , including a shackle assembly (8a) including a pair of shackle links (164, 165) each having first and second end portions, with the first end portion of each shackle link (164, 165) being adapted to rotate relative to the support (1) and the second end portion of each shackle link (164, 165) being formed with a bearing pocket (183), a bearing unit (186) mounted in each of the bearing pockets (183) , and a bushing assembly (21f) including a bushing member in the form of a pin (216) having a central body portion (218) and first and second axially spaced stub shafts (222, 223), with the central body portion (218) of the bushing member being adapted to be non-rotatably mounted within the internal bore (5) of the first member (2) , with the stub shafts (222, 223) projecting out respective axial ends of the internal bore (5) and being rotatably mounted within a respective one of the bearing pockets (183) through a respective bearing unit (186) , characterized by a first flange (230) between the central body portion (218) and the first stub shaft (222); and an internally threaded cap member (256) including a second flange (258) , with the second stub shaft (223) being externally threaded for threaded receipt of the internally threaded cap member (256) , with the first member (2) being clamped between the first and second flanges (230, 258) .
32. The combination shackle and bushing assembly of claim 33
31, further comprising, in combination: means (167, 172, 173, 178) for interconnecting the pair of shackle links (164, 165) intermediate the first and second end portions of each shackle link (164, 165).
33. The combination shackle and bushing assembly of claim
32, wherein the interconnecting means includes a threaded fastener (167) having a spacer member (178) of a predetermined length, with the spacer member (178) being positioned between the pair of shackle links (164, 165) and the threaded fastener (167) extending through each of the shackle links (164, 165) such that the pair of shackle links (164, 165) are spaced a distance determined by the length of the spacer member (178).
34. The combination shackle and bushing assembly of any claim 31-33, wherein the central body portion (218) of the pin (216) has a generally cylindrical outer surface provided with a plurality of axially spaced, shearable ribs (232- 240) extending radially therefrom such that, when the pin (216) is mounted within the internal bore (5) of the first member (2), the ribs (232-240) will shear to compensate for size and shape distortions of the bore (5) thereby enabling the pin (216) to be frictionally, non-rotatably mounted within the bore (5) of the first member (2).
35. The combination shackle and bushing assembly of claim 34, wherein each of the ribs (232-240) extends annularly about the generally cylindrical outer surface of the pin (216) .
36. The combination shackle and bushing assembly of any claim 31-35, wherein the first stub shaft (222) is directly received within the bearing unit (186) mounted in one of the bearing pockets (183) and the first flange (230) is integrally formed between the first stub shaft (222) and the central body portion (218).
37. A combination shackle and bushing assembly for rotata~bly attaching a first member (2) having an internal bore (5) to a support (1), including a shackle assembly (8a) including a 34 pair of shackle links (164, 165) each having first and second end portions, with the first end portion of each shackle link (164, 165) being adapted to rotate relative to the support (1) and the second end portion of each shackle link (164, 165) being formed with a bearing pocket (183), a roller bearing unit (186) mounted in each of the bearing pockets (183), and a bushing assembly (21f) including a bushing member in the form of a pin (216) having a central body portion (218) and a pair of axially spaced stub shafts (222, 223), with the central body portion (218) of the bushing member being adapted to be non-rotatably mounted within the internal bore (5) of the first member (2) , with the stub shafts (222, 223) projecting out respective axial ends of the internal bore (5) and being rotatably mounted within a respective one of the bearing pockets (183) through a respective roller bearing unit (186) , wherein each of the roller bearing units (186) includes a roller bearing (192) and a thrust bearing (196), characterized by each of the roller bearing units (186) further including a cap member (198) , with the roller bearing (192) being positioned radially about the cap member (198) within the bearing pocket (183), the thrust bearing (196) being positioned within the bearing pocket (183) axially between the shackle link (164, 165) and the cap member (198) and the cap member (198) including a cavity (208) adapted to non-rotatably receive a respective one of the stub shafts (222, 223) therein.
PCT/US1998/003465 1997-02-24 1998-02-23 Roller bushing assembly WO1998036922A2 (en)

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CA002281661A CA2281661C (en) 1997-02-24 1998-02-23 Roller bushing assembly
AU66637/98A AU723850B2 (en) 1997-02-24 1998-02-23 Roller bushing assembly

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US08/806,525 US5897107A (en) 1997-02-24 1997-02-24 Roller bushing assembly
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