Spherical bearings

US9958013B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS · FR

Inventors

• Arnauld Hervieux · Versailles, FR
• Gregory Meignat · Poissy, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 1, 2016
• Grant date: May 1, 2018
• Expiry date: Apr 1, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C35/02
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly comprises a component and a spherical bearing mounted in a bore of the component. The spherical bearing comprises an outer race received within the component bore, an inner spherical member mounted for rotation within the outer race and a releasable retaining element for releasably retaining the outer race in the component bore. The outer race and the component comprise interengaging indexing formations whereby said outer race may be mounted within said component bore in a plurality of angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis (A) of the component bore.