Joints and connections – Rotarily connected – differentially translatable members,... – Having locking means
Patent
1995-09-25
1998-02-03
Kim, Harry C.
Joints and connections
Rotarily connected, differentially translatable members,...
Having locking means
403 43, 403274, 411283, F16B 706
Patent
active
057136866
ABSTRACT:
An improved adjusting sleeve for connecting together a pair of opposite, generally-collinear threaded rods, as may be found in automotive front-end suspensions, includes an elongate, tubular body. While the sleeve may comprise differing numbers of surfaces prior to and subsequent to a longitudinally-nonuniform crimping operation performed on each of its longitudinal ends, in a preferred embodiment the sleeve forms a modified octagon when viewed in lateral cross-section, including six wrenching flats extending along its entire length. A longitudinally-nonuniform crimping operation serves to radially inwardly displace the longitudinal end portions of each of the full-length diametrical crimping flats which otherwise complete the body's octagonal shape in lateral cross-section. The resulting localized deformation of the bore formed in each of the body's longitudinal ends achieves a consistent a prevailing torque without inducing connector "wobble." The improved adjusting sleeve has a low profile to permit its use where space is very limited, and its full-length standard wrenching flats facilitates adjustment of the connector assembly.
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Dana Corporation
Kim Harry C.
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