Fully engaged joint assembly

摘要

A joint assembly having a shaft with a retention notch, a joint coupling, a spring clip and a full insertion clip. The joint coupling including a body having a bore, with the bore receiving the shaft, and the body including a secondary fastener hole extending normal to the bore. The spring clip including a fixed end secured to the main body, a flexible middle portion, and a finger at an opposed end, the finger engaging the shaft as the shaft slides into the bore and extending into the retention notch when the shaft is in a fully inserted position. The full insertion clip having a first end secure to the main body, a flexible portion and an opposed second end having a fastener alignment hole, the fastener alignment hole aligning with the secondary fastener hole when not flexed and misaligning with the secondary fastener hole when flexed.

主权项

1. A joint assembly comprising:
a shaft having an outer surface with a retention notch recessed in the outer surface; a joint coupling including a main body having an input shaft bore with an opening, the input shaft bore configured to receive the shaft in slidable engagement through the opening, the main body including a secondary fastener hole extending generally normal to the input shaft bore; a spring clip including a fixed end secured to the main body, a flexible middle portion made of a flexible material and extending from the fixed end, and a finger at an opposed end from the fixed end, the finger extending in front of the opening and configured to engage the shaft as the shaft slides into the input shaft bore and extend into the retention notch when the shaft is in a fully inserted position relative to the input shaft bore; and a full insertion clip having a first end secured to the main body, an elastically flexible portion adjacent to the first end that is in contact with the middle portion of the spring clip and an opposed second end having a fastener alignment hole, the elastically flexible portion configured to be flexed away from the main body by the middle portion when the shaft is in a partially installed position, and the fastener alignment hole configured to align with the secondary fastener hole when the elastically flexible portion is not flexed and misalign with the secondary fastener hole when the elastically flexible portion is flexed away from the main body by the middle portion.