Granted Patent B2

US 12,612,941 · App. 16/795,302 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventor: Robert Kyle Schmidt (Brooklin, CA)

Assignee: Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc.

F16C17/02F16C33/12B64C25/001

Abstract

Claims (15)

1 . A bushing installation, comprising:

a lug, comprising:

a first planar surface opposite a second planar surface;

a hole extending from the first planar surface to the second planar surface; and

a protrusion extending radially inward from a surface of the hole, the protrusion defining a planar inner surface disposed within the hole and parallel to the first planar surface; and

a bushing mounted to the lug, the bushing comprising:

a first body completely disposed within the hole of the lug and having a cylindrical aperture extending therethrough, a length of the first body being equal to a distance between the first planar surface and the second planar surface;

a flange extending radially outward from a first end of the first body and defining a planar flange face contacting and coplanar with the first planar surface; and

a first annular recess formed in the first body, the first annular recess defining a radius and a radial face parallel to and offset from the planar flange face, wherein the protrusion is received within the first recess, engagement of the protrusion with the radial face and with the planar flange face preventing axial movement of the bushing relative to the lug,

wherein an outer surface of the first body has a constant radius from the first annular recess to a second end of the first body opposite the flange, the outer surface being in contact with the hole from the first annular recess to the second planar surface of the lug,

wherein the radius of the first annular recess is less than the constant radius.

2 . The bushing installation of claim 1 , wherein engagement of the radial face of the recess with the planar inner surface of the protrusion prevents movement of the bushing in a first axial direction.

3 . The bushing installation of claim 2 , wherein engagement of the planar flange face with the first planar surface of the lug prevents movement of the bushing in a second axial direction.

4 . The bushing installation of claim 1 , further comprising a slot extending through the outer surface of the first body from at least the flange to the second end of the first body.

5 . The bushing of claim 1 , wherein the bushing is elastically deformable and configured such that the protrusion contacts the first body to elastically deform the bushing as the bushing is being mounted to the lug.

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