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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1993
Wayne E Fritz, Joliet, IL (US);
Thomas A Watts, Ottawa, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A follow up mechanism for maintaining a timed positional relationship between a bearing cage of an arcuate roller bearing assembly and a swashplate supported by the bearing assembly includes a flexural elastic link pivotally connected to the bearing cage and having first and second ends slidably disposed within a first bore in a pump housing and a second bore in the swashplate, respectively. The bores are in axial alignment with each other when the swashplate is in the equivalent of its centered position thereby allowing blind assembly of the follow up mechanism thereby eliminating the need for an access opening in the side of the pump housing and the associated cover, gasket and bolts.