Patent ID: 6227747
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B60S,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A shaft retaining apparatus for securing a reciprocating shaft within a housing, said shaft retaining apparatus comprising:a shaft having thereon an outer retainer engaging surface;a shaft housing having a bore therethrough for rotatably receiving said shaft and at least one housing protuberance disposed on and projecting away from a shoulder located on a first end of said bore; anda shaft retainer having a tubular portion having an inner surface sized to matingly engage said outer retainer engaging surface of said shaft and a flange disposed at one end of said tubular portion, said flange having formed thereon at least one retainer protuberance projecting toward said shaft housing, said at least one retainer protuberance having a predetermined height and arcuate length such that said at least one retainer protuberance contacts said at least one housing protuberance upon press fitting and disengages thereafter upon rotation of said shaft within said shaft housing, thereby establishing a predetermined clearance between said shaft retainer and said shaft housing.