Fastener and wiring assembly including fastener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10800474-B2
Application number	US-201816048771-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2018
Priority date	Aug 31, 2017
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

To provide a fastener improving assembling efficiency and a wiring assembly including the fastener, a fastener includes a head including a first inner peripheral surface and a groove and a shank. The first inner peripheral surface defines a first through hole. The groove is in communication with the first through hole and extends in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the first through hole extends. The shank includes a second inner peripheral surface defining a second through hole that is in communication with the first through hole. The shank is connected to the head.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fastener to be engaged with a bicycle, the fastener comprising:
a head including a first inner peripheral surface and a groove, wherein the first inner peripheral surface defines a first through hole, and the groove is in communication with the first through hole and extends in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the first through hole extends; and
a shank including a second inner peripheral surface defining a second through hole that is in communication with the first through hole, wherein
the shank further includes a second outer peripheral surface opposite to the second inner peripheral surface in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the second through hole extends,
the second outer peripheral surface includes a screw thread,
the head further includes a first outer peripheral surface opposite to the first inner peripheral surface in the direction intersecting with the direction in which the first through hole extends,
the groove is in communication with a first opening provided in the first outer peripheral surface, the groove extends to and terminates at the first inner peripheral surface, and
the first opening is defined by an edge including at least a first curved surface.

2. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein
the head further includes a first end connected to the shank and a second end opposite to the first end in the direction in which the first through hole extends, and
the groove is in communication with a second opening provided in the second end.

3. The fastener according to claim 2 , wherein the second opening is defined by an edge including a second curved surface.

4. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein
the shank further includes a third end connected to the head and a fourth end opposite to the third end in a direction in which the second through hole extends, and
the second through hole is in communication with a third opening provided in the fourth end.

5. The fastener according to claim 4 , wherein the third opening is defined by an edge including a third curved surface.

6. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the head further includes an additional groove different from the groove.

7. the fastener according to claim 6 , wherein the additional groove is in communication with the groove via the first through hole adjacent where the groove terminates at the first inner peripheral surface.

8. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the head further includes a tool engagement portion.

9. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein
the head has a first maximum width in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the first through hole extends,
the shank has a second maximum width in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the second through hole extends, and
the second maximum width is smaller than the first maximum width.

10. A wiring assembly comprising:
the fastener according to claim 1 ; and
a linear member partially arranged in at least one of the first through hole and the second through hole.

11. The wiring assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the linear member includes a wire.

12. The wiring assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the fastener engages with a bicycle frame.

13. The wiring assembly according to claim 10 , further comprising an intermediate member located between the head and the bicycle frame with the fastener engaged with the bicycle frame.

14. The wiring assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the fastener fixes a bottle cage to the bicycle frame.

15. The wiring assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the fastener is fixed to at least one of a down tube and a seat tube of the bicycle frame.

16. A fastener to be engaged with a bicycle, the fastener comprising:
a head including a first inner peripheral surface defining a first through hole;
a shank including a second inner peripheral surface and a second outer peripheral surface, wherein the second inner peripheral surface defines a second through hole that is in communication with the first through hole, the second outer peripheral surface is opposite to the second inner peripheral surface in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the second through hole extends, and the shank is connected to the head; and
a first electric terminal fixed to one of the first inner peripheral surface and the second inner peripheral surface,
wherein the second outer peripheral surface includes a screw head.

17. The fastener according to claim 16 , wherein the first electric terminal is fixed to the first inner peripheral surface.

18. The fastener according to claim 17 , wherein
the head further includes a first end connected to the shank and a second end opposite to the first end in a direction in which the first through hole extends, and
the first electric terminal is arranged on the second end.

19. The fastener according to claim 16 , wherein the first electric terminal is fixed to the second inner peripheral surface.

20. The fastener according to claim 19 , wherein
the shank further includes a third end connected to the head and a fourth end opposite to the third end in the direction in which the second through hole extends, and
the first electric terminal is arranged on the fourth end.

21. The fastener according to claim 16 , further comprising a second electric terminal fixed to the other one of the first inner peripheral surface and the second inner peripheral surface.

22. A wiring assembly comprising:
a fastener comprising:
a head including a first inner peripheral surface and a groove, wherein the first inner peripheral surface defines a first through hole, and the groove is in communication with the first through hole and extends in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the first through hole extends, and
a shank including a second inner peripheral surface defining a second through hole that is in communication with the first through hole, wherein the shank is connected to the head; and

a linear member partially arranged in at least one of the first through hole and the second through hole, wherein
the fastener engages with a bicycle frame, and
the linear member is electrically connected to a wireless communication portion located outside the bicycle frame.

23. The wiring assembly according to claim 22 , wherein the fastener fixes the wireless communication portion to the bicycle frame.

24. A fastener to be engaged with a bicycle, the fastener comprising:
a head including a first inner peripheral surface and a groove, wherein the first inner peripheral surface defines a first through hole, the groove is in communication with the first through hole and extends in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the first through hole extends, and the goove extends to and terminates at the first inner peripheral surface; and
a shank including a second inner peripheral surface defining a second through hole that is in communication with the first through hole, wherein
the shank further includes an end connected to the head and an additional end opposite to the end in a direction in which the second through hole extends, and the second through hole has a smaller diameter in the additional end than in the end.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Mishima Eiji
• Suzuki Takafumi
• Fujita Junya

Classifications

• F16B35/041 Primary

  Specially-shaped shafts (shape of thread F16B33/02) · CPC title

• B62J11/19

  specially adapted for electric wires · CPC title

• B62J11/04

  for bottles · CPC title

• B62J11/13

  specially adapted for mechanical cables · CPC title

• B62K19/40

  for attaching accessories, e.g. article carriers, lamps · CPC title