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SWING PIN ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODCM Patents

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Updated at
24/07/2026
Numero publicacion
WO.2010080417.A2
Fecha publicacion
15/07/2010
Numero solicitud
WO2009US68169
Fecha presentacion
16/12/2009

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Resumen

A swing pin assembly (10) including a pin body (12) defining first and second lubricant channels, and further including a zerk mount (14) attached to the pin body, wherein the zerk mount defines first and second zerk receptacles, a first lubricant chamber downstream from the first zerk receptacle and upstream from the first lubricant channel, and a second lubricant chamber downstream from the second zerk receptacle and upstream from the second lubricant channel.

Reivindicaciones

Claims 1. A swing pin assembly, comprising: a pin body (12) defining first and second lubricant channels; a zerk mount (14) attached to the pin body, wherein the zerk mount defines first and second zerk receptacles, a first lubricant chamber downstream from the first zerk receptacle and upstream from the first lubricant channel, and a second lubricant chamber downstream from the second zerk receptacle and upstream from the second lubricant channel. 2. A swing pin assembly according to claim 1, wherein the zerk mount comprises: a first zerk receiver (34) defining the first zerk receptacle and the first lubricant chamber; and a second zerk receiver (40) defining the second zerk receptacle and the second lubricant chamber. 3. A swing pin assembly according to claim 2, wherein the first zerk receiver removably engages the second zerk receiver. 4. A swing pin assembly according to claim 3, wherein the second zerk receiver removably engages the pin body. 5. A swing pin assembly according to claim 2, wherein the first zerk receiver is a hollow fastener comprising a head (46) and a shank (48), wherein the first zerk receptacle is defined by the head and the first lubricant chamber is defined by the shank. 6. A swing pin assembly according to claim 2, wherein the second zerk receiver further defines a zerk receiver port for receiving the first zerk receiver. 7. A swing pin assembly according to claim 6, wherein the first zerk receiver is inserted through the zerk receiver port and the second lubricant chamber defined by the second zerk receiver. 8. A swing pin assembly according to claim 7, wherein the first lubricant chamber and the second lubricant chamber are concentric and the cross-sectional area of the first lubricant chamber is less than the cross-sectional area of the second lubricant chamber. 9. A swing pin assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first lubricant channel is in fluid communication with a first lubricant outlet defined by the pin body and the second lubricant channel is in fluid communication with a second lubricant outlet defined by the pin body. 10. A swing pin assembly according to claim 9, wherein the first lubricant outlet is one of two opposing lubricant outlets in fluid communication with the first lubricant channel and the second lubricant outlet is one of two opposing lubricant outlets in fluid communication with the second lubricant channel. 11. A swing pin assembly, comprising: a pin body (12) defining first and second lubricant channels; a zerk mount (14) attached to the pin body, wherein the zerk mount defines first and second zerk receptacles, a first lubricant chamber downstream from the first zerk receptacle and upstream from the first lubricant channel, and a second lubricant chamber downstream from the second zerk receptacle and upstream from the second lubricant channel; the zerk mount comprising a first zerk receiver (34) defining the first zerk receptacle and the first lubricant chamber, and a second zerk receiver (40) defining the second zerk receptacle and the second lubricant chamber, wherein the second zerk receiver defines a zerk receiver port for receiving the first zerk receiver, the first zerk receiver removably engages the second zerk receiver, and the second zerk receiver removably engages the pin body. 12. A swing pin assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the first zerk receiver is a hollow fastener comprising a head (46) and a shank (48), wherein the first zerk receptacle is defined by the head and the first lubricant chamber is defined by the shank. 13. A swing pin assembly according to claim 11, wherein the first zerk receiver is inserted through the zerk receiver port and the second lubricant chamber defined by the second zerk receiver. 14. A swing pin assembly according to claim 13, wherein the first lubricant chamber and the second lubricant chamber are concentric and the cross-sectional area of the first lubricant chamber is less than the cross-sectional area of the second lubricant chamber. 15. A swing pin assembly according to claim 11, wherein the first lubricant channel is in fluid communication with a first lubricant outlet defined by the pin body and the second lubricant channel is in fluid communication with a second lubricant outlet defined by the pin body. 16. A swing pin assembly according to claim 15, wherein the first lubricant outlet is one of two opposing lubricant outlets in fluid communication with the first lubricant channel and the second lubricant outlet is one of two opposing lubricant outlets in fluid communication with the second lubricant channel. 17. A method for assembling a swing pin assembly, comprising: attaching a zerk mount (14) to a pin body (12) defining first and second lubricant channels, wherein the zerk mount defines first and second zerk receptacles, a first lubricant chamber downstream from the first zerk receptacle and upstream from the first lubricant channel, and a second lubricant chamber downstream from the second zerk receptacle and upstream from the second lubricant channel; and securing first and second zerks (16, 18) in the first and second zerk receptacles, respectively. 18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the zerk mount in the attaching step comprises a first zerk receiver (34) defining the first zerk receptacle and the first lubricant chamber and a second zerk receiver (40) defining the second zerk receptacle, the second lubricant chamber, and a zerk receiver port for receiving the first zerk receiver, and the method further comprises securing the first zerk receiver in the zerk receiver port defined by the second zerk receiver. 19. A method according to claim 17, wherein the first lubricant channel defined by the pin body in the attaching step is in fluid communication with a first lubricant outlet defined by the pin body and the second lubricant channel defined by the pin body is in fluid communication with a second lubricant outlet defined by the pin body. 20. A method according to claim 19, wherein the first lubricant outlet is one of two opposing lubricant outlets in fluid communication with the first lubricant channel and the second lubricant outlet is one of two opposing lubricant outlets in fluid communication with the second lubricant channel.

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Inventores
Salas Madrid Jose GRyan Michael TTrue David H
Solicitantes
Caterpillar, IncSalas Madrid Jose GRyan Michael TTrue David H
Clasificacion ipc
E02F 3/ 28 A IE02F 9/ 00 A IF16C 11/ 04 A I
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