US 12,372,119 B2
Press tool assemblies, systems, and methods for inserting bushing assemblies
Michael Andrews, Bellingham, WA (US)
Assigned to Tiger Tool International Incorporated, Abbotsford (CA)
Filed by Tiger Tool International Incorporated, Abbotsford (CA)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/642,359.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/497,987, filed on Apr. 24, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0376936 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F16C 43/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 43/02 (2013.01) [F16C 2226/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A press tool system for pressing a bushing assembly into a bushing opening defined by a structural member, the press tool system comprising:
a tool assembly comprising a brace assembly, a drive member, and a retaining sleeve; and
an actuator system comprising an actuator housing assembly and a piston member; wherein
the brace assembly is arranged to brace the actuator housing assembly relative to the structural member;
the drive member is arranged between the piston member and the bushing assembly;
the retaining sleeve is arranged at least partly around the bushing assembly; and
the actuator system displaces the piston member relative to the actuator housing assembly to force the bushing assembly at least partly through the retaining sleeve and into the bushing opening in a desired position relative to the structural member.