Patent ID: 6322280
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: E02F,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A pin joint, comprising:a first member including an annular bearing having an inner circumferential bearing surface defining a bore having an axis therethrough, a first axial end face at one end of the bore, and a second axial end face at an opposite end thereof;a second member including first and second brackets defining a space therebetween, each of the brackets having an inner side wall defining an aperture therethrough, the first member being positionable in the space with the bore between the apertures;a pin having opposite stepped axial ends and an outer surface extending therebetween, the pin being pivotally supported in the bore of the first member with the opposite stepped axial ends in predetermined axially spaced relation to the respective axial end faces of the bearing;a pair of annular retainers, the retainers being positioned in the apertures of the brackets and having inner circumferential stepped surfaces defining cavities adapted for cooperatively receiving and engaging the stepped axial ends of the pin, respectively, for positioning the retainers and the pin in predetermined axial relation to the bearing; anda pair of collets being wedged in the apertures of the brackets between the inner side walls and the retainers, respectively, for holding the retainers and the pin in said predetermined axial relation to the bearing.