Patent ID: 6904826

Claim:
An arm bearing for an articulated-arm awning, comprising a pillow block, a bracket, said pillow block being hinged to said bracket for allowing to tilt said pillow block about a titling axis to a tilting angle, said pillow block being provided at one of its ends with at least one bearing eye for receiving an awning arm in a rotary fashion, said pillow block further comprising a threaded rod for adjusting said tilting angle, a first end of said threaded rod being received in a locating opening in said bracket such that the first end is substantially enclosed by said bracket, and a second end of said threaded rod being provided with a head resting against a stop on said pillow block in a given angular position of said pillow block; a locking slide positionable with respect to said head of said threaded rod such that said threaded rod can be fixed on said stop in said given angular position in a locked configuration so as to secure the pillow block with respect to the bracket; and a spring arranged so as to bias the locking slide.