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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1995
Mark C Barnholt, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A structure for supporting a generally cylindrical hollow tube comprising at least one trunnion which is adapted for receiving a generally cylindrical hollow tube. The trunnion includes a radially stepped bore formed therein and extending between first and second ends of the trunnion. The stepped bore includes a first generally cylindrical portion extending axially from the first end toward the second end. The first portion of the bore has a diameter which is less than an outside diameter of the tube, so that the tube engages the trunnion in an interference fit throughout the first portion of the bore. The stepped bore further includes a second axially extending, generally cylindrical portion having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of the first portion of the bore and greater than the outside diameter of the tube, so that the tube does not engage the trunnion in an interference fit in the area corresponding to the second portion of the bore. The trunnion further includes at least one radially extending hole formed therethrough and intersecting the second portion of the stepped bore.