Gudgeon

The second component carries a pintle fitting, the male counterpart to the gudgeon, enabling an interpivoting connection that can be easily separated.

Designs that may use gudgeon and pintle connections include hinges, shutters and boat rudders.

The British refer to a gudgeon pin which joins the small end of a connecting rod to a piston or crosshead.

Shutters were traditionally used to protect the glazing as well as help keep heat in the building at night during the colder months.

[3] High-quality gudgeons have bushings, (plain bearing) either a solid sleeve, flanged or clenched.

[citation needed] In shipping locks, the upper pivot point for a miter gate is referred to as the gudgeon, and carries horizontal loads caused by a gate leaf hanging with no water load.