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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Goodrich Aerospace Services Private Limited, Karnataka, IN;
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Jithin Athimannil, Bangalore, IN;
Chandru Revanna, Bangalore, IN;
Jeremy Kracke, Staffordshire, GB;
Richard McKay, Shropshire, GB;
GOODRICH AEROSPACE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED, Bangalore, IN;
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, Solihull, GB;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a cover for a rod end of an actuator. The cover comprises a mounting collar for surrounding and mounting to a portion of the rod end. The collar is deformable such that it may be mounted over a rod eye mounted to the rod end. The cover further comprises a shield extending from the collar and shaped such that when attached to the rod end the shield shields a portion of rod end to prevent fluid or foreign object ingress to the rod end. Also disclosed is a rod end assembly comprising a rod end and a cover mounted thereto and a method of assembling and retro-fitting a rod end and cover.