Patent · US Expired

Mounting arrangement for engine steering cylinder

US5934956A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1998
Grant dateAug 10, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B61/045
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steering cylinder mounting assembly includes a cylinder housing having a longitudinal opening formed therethrough, a groove formed along a longitudinal face of the cylinder housing, a protruding rib formed at opposite longitudinal ends of the cylinder housing and formed spaced apart from and parallel to the groove, and a plurality of apertures formed in a surface of the cylinder housing opposing the groove and transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cylinder housing. A mounting bracket is selectively connected with the cylinder housing and positioned between the protruding ribs. The mounting bracket includes a tongue portion engageable with the groove of the cylinder housing, and a plurality of apertures formed therein transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cylinder housing. Connecting members are aligned with the apertures of the cylinder housing and the mounting bracket for securing the cylinder housing to the mounting bracket. A cylinder rod is rotatably mounted within the longitudinal opening of the cylinder housing. The cylinder rod includes a main body portion and opposing terminal end portions, each opposing terminal end portion having a reduced diameter relative to the…

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