US4360309A
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Hydraulic cylinder with spherical bearing mount
Assignee: Caterpillar Industrial Inc
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Filing: 1980-02-07
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Granted: 1982-11-23
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Expires: 2000-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A hydraulic cylinder mount assembly (50) for a cylinder (42) having first and second ends (52,64) includes a spherical load bearing surface (96) located at one of said first and second ends (52,64), which has a diameter (98) which is less than the diameter of the cylinder housing (100). Accordingly, the mount assembly (50) is smaller and more compact than prior art mounts and the cylindrical load bearing surface (96) allows the hydraulic cylinder (42) to pivot with three degrees of freedom so as to avoid any bending moments or other stresses. The mount can be used to mount hydraulic cylinders for a carriage (14) of a lift truck (10) so as to afford an overall compact design.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry L. Reeves
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:51
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66F; B66F9/00; B66F9/06; B66F9/075; B66F9/12; B66F9/14; B66F9/142; B66F9/143; B60; B60G; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/40; B60G2204/416; B60G2204/418; B60G2300/00; B60G2300/02; B60G2300/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
In a mounting assembly (50) for a hydraulic cylinder (42) having a cylindrical, housing (66) and a rod (54), said housing (66) having first and second ends (52, 64), a longitudinal axis (81) and a predetermined outer diameter (100), and said rod (54) being positioned to extend from one of said first and second ends (52, 64) of said housing (66), the improvement comprising: a bracket (102) having a first spherical load bearing surface (106) and being positioned at a location adjacent the one of said first and second ends (52, 64) of said housing (66) from which said rod (54) extends, said cylinder (42) movable relative to said bracket (102); and a mount (51) having a second spherical load bearing surface (96) and a longitudinal axis (80), said mount (51) being connected to the one of said first and second ends (52, 64) of said cylinder housing (66) from which the said rod (54) extends, said second spherical load bearing surface (96) having a diameter (98) less than the diameter (100) of said housing (66) and being engaged with said bracket (102) with said first and second spherical load bearing surfaces (106, 96) in contact with one another, and said longitudinal axis (80) being in line with axis (81), said mount (51) having a housing endcap (62), said second spherical load bearing surface (96) being connected to said endcap (62) and extending from said endcap (62) to a location spaced from the one of the said first and second ends (52, 64), said endcap (62) and said second spherical load bearing surface (96) having a bore (88), said rod (54) being positioned to extend through the bore (88).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
In a mounting assembly (50) for a hydraulic cylinder (42) having a cylindrical, housing (66) and a rod (54), said housing (66) having first and second ends (52, 64), a longitudinal axis (81) and a predetermined outer diameter (100), and said rod (54) being positioned to extend from one of said first and second ends (52, 64) of said housing (66), the improvement comprising: a bracket (102) having a first spherical load bearing surface (106) and being positioned at a location adjacent the one of said first and second ends (52, 64) of said housing (66) from which said rod (54) extends, said cylinder (42) movable relative to said bracket (102); and a mount (51) having a second spherical load bearing surface (96) and a longitudinal axis (80), said mount (51) being connected to the one of said first and second ends (52, 64) of said cylinder housing (66) from which the said rod (54) extends, said second spherical load bearing surface (96) having a diameter (98) less than the diameter (100) of said housing (66) and being engaged with said bracket (102) with said first and second spherical load bearing surfaces (106, 96) in contact with one another, and said longitudinal axis (80) being in line with axis (81), said mount (51) having a housing endcap (62), said second spherical load bearing surface (96) being connected to said endcap (62) and extending from said endcap (62) to a location spaced from the one of the said first and second ends (52, 64), said endcap (62) and said second spherical load bearing surface (96) having a bore (88), said rod (54) being positioned to extend through the bore (88).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The mounting assembly (50) as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first spherical load bearing surface (106) is concave and said second spherical load bearing surface (96) is convex.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
266 words
In a mast (12) having a carriage (14) mounted on said mast (12), a side-shiftable load carrying fork (18), means (30, 32) for connecting the fork (18) to the carriage (14), a hydraulic cylinder (42) having a housing (66), a longitudinal axis (81), first and second ends (52, 64) and a predetermined diameter (100) and a rod (54), said rod (54) being positioned to extend from one of said first and second ends (52, 64), and means (48) for connecting the cylinder (42) to the fork (18), the improvement comprising: a bracket (102) having a first spherical load bearing surface (106) and being connected to said carriage (14), said cylinder (42) movable relative to said bracket (102); and, a mount (51) having a second spherical load bearing surface (96) and a longitudinal axis (80), said mount (51) being connected to one of said first and second ends of said housing, said second spherical load bearing surface having a diameter less than the diameter of said housing and being engaged with said bracket with said first and second spherical load bearing surfaces in contact with one another, and said longitudinal axis (80) being in line with axis (81), said mount (51) having a housing endcap (62), said second spherical load bearing surface (96) being connected to said endcap (62), and extending from said endcap (62) to a location spaced from the one of the said first and second ends (52, 64), said endcap (62) and said second spherical load bearing surface (96) having a bore (88), said rod (54) being positioned to extend through the bore (88).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
266 words
In a mast (12) having a carriage (14) mounted on said mast (12), a side-shiftable load carrying fork (18), means (30, 32) for connecting the fork (18) to the carriage (14), a hydraulic cylinder (42) having a housing (66), a longitudinal axis (81), first and second ends (52, 64) and a predetermined diameter (100) and a rod (54), said rod (54) being positioned to extend from one of said first and second ends (52, 64), and means (48) for connecting the cylinder (42) to the fork (18), the improvement comprising: a bracket (102) having a first spherical load bearing surface (106) and being connected to said carriage (14), said cylinder (42) movable relative to said bracket (102); and, a mount (51) having a second spherical load bearing surface (96) and a longitudinal axis (80), said mount (51) being connected to one of said first and second ends of said housing, said second spherical load bearing surface having a diameter less than the diameter of said housing and being engaged with said bracket with said first and second spherical load bearing surfaces in contact with one another, and said longitudinal axis (80) being in line with axis (81), said mount (51) having a housing endcap (62), said second spherical load bearing surface (96) being connected to said endcap (62), and extending from said endcap (62) to a location spaced from the one of the said first and second ends (52, 64), said endcap (62) and said second spherical load bearing surface (96) having a bore (88), said rod (54) being positioned to extend through the bore (88).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mast (12) as set forth in claim 3 wherein said first spherical load bearing surface (106) is concave and said second spherical load bearing surface (96) is convex.
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