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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:
Feb. 04, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven J Fujan, Sand Springs, OK (US);
Assignee:
Terex Corporation, Green Bay, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384203 ; 384206 ; 384209 ;
Abstract
A nose cone bearing arrangement for securing an axle box to a frame cross-tube of an off-road machine is provided. The axle box has an internal cylindrical bearing cavity therein. A metal double truncated spherical bearing surface is formed on and encompasses a truck frame cross-tube. A toroidal oil impregnated plastic bearing member having an external cylindrical surface is received within and conforms to the axle box internal bearing cavity. The plastic bearing has an internal concave bearing surface that engages the cross-tube spherical bearing surface.