Blind nut, a blind nut assembly and mounting structure thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10495131-B2
Application number	US-201715654958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2017
Priority date	Jul 20, 2016
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A blind nut assembly including a bush and nut. The bush includes a short cylindrical collar, which has a polygonal outer surface on the outer surface thereof, and a flange, the outer surface of which is polygonal. The nut consists of a female screw member, on which a female screw to be mated with a male screw on a bolt is formed; and a nut cylindrical member, which is formed adjacent to the female screw member, which has a polygonal inner surface on the inner surface thereof aligning with the polygonal outer surface of the collar, of which the outer surface is also a polygonal outer surface, and which has a wall thickness that is thinner than the female screw member. The nut head has an outer diameter which is larger than the maximum outer diameter of the nut cylindrical member, is formed above the nut cylindrical member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Blind nut, comprising a bush consisting of a short cylindrical collar, which has a polygonal outer surface on the outer surface thereof, and a flange, which is formed on one end of the collar; and a nut body consisting of a cylindrical female screw member, on which a female screw to be mated with a male screw on a bolt is formed; and a nut cylindrical member, which is formed adjacent to the female screw member, which has a polygonal inner surface on the inner surface thereof aligning with the polygonal outer surface of the collar, and which has a wall thickness that is thinner than the female screw member.

2. The blind nut of claim 1 , wherein a nut head member having an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the nut cylindrical member is formed on the end of the nut cylindrical member.

3. The blind nut of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the flange of the bush is polygonal.

4. The blind nut of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the nut cylindrical member is a polygonal outer surface having the same number of polygonal corners as the polygonal inner surface of the nut cylindrical member; and the plate thickness of the nut cylindrical member is constant in the circumferential direction.

5. The blind nut of claim 1 , wherein the bush is formed with a material which is harder than the nut body.

6. The blind nut assembly of claim 1 , which is an assembly of the blind nut and the bolt,
wherein the lower surface of the bolt head of the bolt is in contact with the upper surface of the flange of the bush, the lower surface of the flange of the bush is in contact with the upper surface of the nut cylindrical portion of the nut body, the polygonal outer surface of the collar of the bush aligns with the polygonal inner surface of the nut cylindrical member of the nut, the collar of the bush is accommodated within the nut body so as not to be rotated, and the male screw of the bolt is mated with the female screw of the nut body.

7. The mounting structure of claim 6 for tightening the mounted member and the mounting member by means of the blind nut assembly, wherein the collar of the bush and a portion of the nut cylindrical member of the nut body are accommodated within the mounting hole of the mounting member, a portion of the inside of the nut cylindrical member is supported by the collar, and the area surrounding the mounting hole of the mounted member and the area surrounding the mounting hole of the mounting member are sandwiched between the lower surface of the flange of the bush and the expanded diameter member where the nut cylindrical member of the nut is expanded.

8. A blind nut comprising a bush consisting of a short cylindrical collar, which has a polygonal outer surface on the outer surface thereof; and a nut body, consisting of a cylindrical female screw member, on which a female screw to be mated with a male screw on the axial member of a bolt is formed, and a nut cylindrical member, which is formed adjacent to the female screw member, which has a polygonal inner surface on the inner surface thereof aligning with the polygonal outer surface of the collar, of which the outer surface is a polygonal outer surface thereof, having the same number of polygonal corners as the polygonal inner surface, and which has a wall thickness that is thinner than the female screw member.

9. The blind nut of claim 8 , wherein a nut head member, of which the outer diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the nut cylindrical member, is formed on the end of the nut cylindrical member.

10. The blind nut assembly of claim 8 , which is an assembly of the blind nut and the bolt;
wherein the polygonal outer surface of the collar aligns with the polygonal inner surface of the nut cylindrical member of the nut body, the collar is accommodated within the nut so as not to be rotated, the lower surface of the bolt head member of the bolt is in contact with the upper surface of the nut cylindrical member of the nut body, and the male screw of the axis member of the bolt is engaged with the female screw of the nut body.

11. The mounting structure of claim 10 for tightening the mounted member and the mounting member by means of the blind nut assembly, wherein the collar, and a portion of the nut cylindrical member of the nut body are accommodated within the mounting hole of the mounting member, a portion of the inside of the nut cylindrical member is supported by the collar, and the area surrounding the mounting hole of the mounted member and the area surrounding the mounting hole of the mounting member are sandwiched between the lower surface of the bolt head of the bolt and the expanded diameter member where the nut cylindrical member of the nut is expanded.

12. Blind nut assembly of claim 8 which is an assembly of the blind nut, bolt, and washer through which the bolt passes through, wherein the polygonal outer surface of the collar aligns with the polygonal inner surface of the nut cylindrical member of the nut body, the collar is accommodated within the nut so as not to be rotated, the lower surface of the bolt head member of the bolt is in contact with the upper surface of the washer, the lower surface of washer is in contact with the upper surface of the nut cylindrical member of the nut body, and the male screw of the axis member of the bolt is mated with the female screw of the nut body.

13. The mounting structure of claim 12 for tightening the mounted member and the mounting member by means of the blind nut assembly, wherein the collar and a portion of the nut cylindrical member of the nut body are accommodated within the mounting hole of the mounting member, a portion of the inside of the nut cylindrical member is supported by the collar, and the area surrounding the mounting hole of the mounted member and the area surrounding the mounting hole of the mounting member are sandwiched between the lower surface of the washer and the expanded diameter member where the nut cylindrical member of the nut is expanded.

14. The mounting structure of claim 11 , wherein the mounting hole of the mounted member is polygonal, having the same number of polygonal corners as the polygonal outer surface of the collar and the polygonal inner surface of the nut cylindrical member.

15. The mounting structure of claim 14 , wherein the mounting hole of the mounted member is square.

Assignees

• Newfrey Llc

Inventors

• Takeda Atsushi

Classifications

• F16B37/067

  the material of the nut being deformed by a threaded member generating axial movement of the threaded part of the nut, e.g. blind rivet type · CPC title

• F16B39/10

  by a plate, {spring, wire} or ring immovable with regard to the bolt or object {and mainly perpendicular to the axis of the bolt}(F16B39/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16B39/08

  with a cap interacting with the nut, connected to the bolt by a pin or cotter pin · CPC title

• F16B39/26

  with spring washers fastened to the nut or bolt-head · CPC title

• F16B39/124

  with helically inclined mating surfaces · CPC title