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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Komatsu, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bearing assembly used for a work implement of a construction machine with an excellent bearing performance, excellent durability and good maintenance. A pair of first bushings with flanges and a pair of second bushings with flanges are fixed respectively in the bore of the boss and the brackets in a manner such that the first bushing flange faces the second bushing flange. An anti-wear material applied on at least one of the sliding surfaces of the flanges of the first and second bushing flanges that face each other. The first bushings with flanges fixed in both sides of the bore of the boss can be a double-structural member including an outer tubular member and an inner sliding member fixed in the bore of the outer tubular member respectively. Furthermore, the first bushings can be a double-structural member including an outer tubular member and an inner sliding member fixed in the bore of the outer tubular member.