An articulation device of bolt, lubricated, closed hermetically, destined to articulated systems of direction and similar. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

A lubricated, hermetically sealed pin joint device, intended for articulated steering systems and the like, to provide fixed pivot centers while absorbing strain under high load for misalignments, comprising a bolt having an enlarged head on its end which provides a diverging support surface and an axial cavity in said head, a plastic bearing block that wraps said head conforming correspondingly therewith, a compression plug resting on said cavity and protruding from the head, a bushing receiving the support block, in press fit relationship therein, and a closing disc for the bushing that axially loads the compression plug and the support block while simultaneously deforming the support and plug in accordance with both the the disc as with the head, and lubricant enclosed between the cap and the head and between the head and the support by said deformed parts of the plug and the support. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)