Patent ID: 6042295
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: E02F,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A pin assembly for a work implement having a pair of spaced ears defining a pair of axially aligned openings therethrough, comprising:a first pin having first and second end portions disposable within one of the respective pair of axially aligned openings and extendable between the spaced ears, the first pin having a fluid communication path therein;a second pin spaced from the first pin and first and second end portions disposable within the other one of the respective pair of axially aligned openings, the second pin extendable between the spaced ears and having a fluid communication path therein;means for supplying lubricating fluid to the fluid communication path in the first and second pins;a bushing circumferentially surrounding each of the respective first and second pins at an outer surface thereof and extending a predetermined distance thereacross, each of the bushings having an inner surface in fluid communication with the respective fluid communication path within the first and second pins; anda pair of seals substantially disposed within first and second end portions of each of the bushings in contact with the inner surface of the bushings and the outer surface of the first and second pins to provide a seal therebetween, the pair of seals retaining the fluid along a portion of the inner surface of the bushings and the outer surface of the first and second pins between the pair of seals.