US 11,982,318 B2
Tie-rod with a swivel end
Saif Sultan, Bothell, WA (US); Sean R. Cysewski, Snohomish, WA (US); Abul K. Azad, Woodinville, WA (US); George B. Bojko, Jr., Snohomish, WA (US); Matthew Edmunds, Marysville, WA (US); and Christopher E. Plass, Snohomish, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/700,663.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/167,875, filed on Mar. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0316521 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. F16C 7/06 (2006.01); F16C 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 7/16 (2006.01); B62D 7/20 (2006.01); F16B 7/06 (2006.01); F16B 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 7/06 (2013.01) [F16C 7/02 (2013.01); B62D 7/16 (2013.01); B62D 7/20 (2013.01); F16B 7/06 (2013.01); F16B 7/18 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tie-rod with a swivel tie-rod end, comprising:
a tie-rod central rod;
a first tie-rod end including a swivel joint, wherein the first tie-rod end is connected to the tie-rod central rod by the swivel joint and wherein the swivel joint is operable to enable rotation of the first tie-rod end with respect to the tie-rod central rod while maintaining a common longitudinal axis between the first tie-rod end and the tie-rod central rod; and
a second tie-rod end connected to the tie-rod central rod;
wherein the first tie-rod end further includes a connective bearing portion operable to enable attachment of the tie-rod to a neighboring object;
wherein the swivel joint includes:
a hollow bolt including a hollow bolt shaft having a hollow bolt outer threaded portion; and
a shoulder bolt attached to the connective bearing portion and inserted through the hollow bolt to thereby connect the shoulder bolt to the first tie-rod end;
wherein the tie-rod central rod includes a central rod inner threaded surface matingly engaged to the hollow bolt outer threaded portion.