Abstract An anchor pin assembly is both adjustable and self-aligning. The assembly includes an anchor pin substantially cylindrical in shape for mounting on a fixed structure. The anchor pin is received into a bearing comprising two members. The first bearing member is mounted in a fitting having means for attachment to a body to be supported against mechanical shock and includes internal spherical surfaces. A second bearing member has external spherical surfaces which are received and movably supported within the internal spherical surfaces of the first bearing member and the second bearing member has an internal cylindrical bore for slidingly engaging and receiving the cylindrical surfaces of the anchor pin. In a preferred embodiment, the anchor pin is flanged and has an eccentric stud portion which is received and supported within an eccentric, substantially cylindrical, bearing member to afford first and second degrees of pivotal positioning to perfect the alignment of the anchor pin with the central axis of the bearing into which it is received and supported.
A self-aligning, adjustable anchor pin assembly comprising: a first bearing member mounted in a fitting having means for attachment to a body to be supported against mechanical shock, said first bearing member having at least partial internal spherical surfaces; a second bearing member having external spherical surfaces configured and dimensioned to be received and movably supported within said internal spherical surfaces, said second bearing member having an internal cylindrical bore; an anchor pin having substantially cylindrical surfaces with a conically tapered end for slidingly engaging said internal cylindrical bore and accommodating slight misalignment of said cylindrical surfaces relative to said cylindrical bore; a flange extending laterally from the base of said cylindrical surfaces for supporting said anchor pin against a fixed structure; a stud eccentrically extending opposite the tapered end of said anchor pin affording a first pivotal adjustment of the alignment of the anchor pin with said cylindrical bore; a cylindrical bearing rotatably supported on a fixed structure and having an eccentric bore for receiving and supporting said stud to afford a second degree of pivotal adjustment of the aligNment of the anchor pin with said cylindrical bore; and means attached to said stud for maintaining the desired rotatable disposition of said bearing by securing said flange in compression against said fixed structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A self-aligning, adjustable anchor pin assembly comprising: a first bearing member mounted in a fitting having means for attachment to a body to be supported against mechanical shock, said first bearing member having at least partial internal spherical surfaces; a second bearing member having external spherical surfaces configured and dimensioned to be received and movably supported within said internal spherical surfaces, said second bearing member having an internal cylindrical bore; an anchor pin having substantially cylindrical surfaces with a conically tapered end for slidingly engaging said internal cylindrical bore and accommodating slight misalignment of said cylindrical surfaces relative to said cylindrical bore; a flange extending laterally from the base of said cylindrical surfaces for supporting said anchor pin against a fixed structure; a stud eccentrically extending opposite the tapered end of said anchor pin affording a first pivotal adjustment of the alignment of the anchor pin with said cylindrical bore; a cylindrical bearing rotatably supported on a fixed structure and having an eccentric bore for receiving and supporting said stud to afford a second degree of pivotal adjustment of the aligNment of the anchor pin with said cylindrical bore; and means attached to said stud for maintaining the desired rotatable disposition of said bearing by securing said flange in compression against said fixed structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A self-aligning, adjustable anchor pin assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fitting has a shoulder extending proximate to said second bearing member for limiting its rotational movement within said first bearing member to a determinable amount.