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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Brogan, Kent, WA (US);
Irwin Gerald Baker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308227 ;
Abstract
A turntable bearing which is particularly well adapted for securing an adjustable airfoil to the fuselage of an aircraft. The disclosed preferred embodiment comprises a ring shaped structure consisting of a lower support ring, an inner and an outer bearing, a tee ring, and an annular bearing plate. A dovetail groove is placed into the top surface of the support ring around its circumference. Within the groove are the inner and outer bearings with the tee ring located between them. Both bearings and the tee ring engage the top surface of the annular bearing plate which is also within the groove.