Patent ID: 11891168
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 6:
7. The gimbal joint of claim 1, wherein:
the pillow or mounting block comprises a plurality of mounting blocks, each mounting block defining a mounting pin and secured to, or an integral part of, a rotor yoke of the aircraft;
the integral coupling is a ring-shaped integral ring coupling and defines a plurality of integral pin receptive bore portions configured for rotatably pinning to the integral trunnion via the trunnion pins and rotatably pinning to the mounting blocks via respective mounting pins; and
one of each of the first or second plurality of integral flanged wear sleeves is disposed in each integral ring coupling pin receptive bores over a respective trunnion drive pin or mounting block pins, rotatably retaining the respective trunnion drive pin or mounting block pin with respect to the respective integral ring coupling pin receptive bore, coupling the integral trunnion to the mounting blocks and thereby to a rotor yoke of the aircraft.