Fastener structure and assembling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11306759-B2
Application number	US-202016944189-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2020
Priority date	Aug 16, 2019
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

Abstract

A fastener structure and an assembling method thereof are introduced. The fastener structure includes a head portion and a body portion. The body portion is movably connected to the head portion and includes a connecting section for assembling to an intermediate member. The intermediate member includes a material retaining section and can be further connected to an object. Partial material of the object would move or flow into the material retaining section when the intermediate member is forcefully pressed against the object, so that the intermediate member and the object are connected together. Since the body portion can be assembled to the intermediate member and the intermediate member can be further connected to an object, and the fastener structure can be fastened to and released from a target object, at least two objects can be repeatedly and quickly connected to and disconnect from one another using the fastener structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fastener structure, comprising:
a head portion; and
a body portion being movably connected to the head portion and including a connecting section for assembling to an intermediate member; the intermediate member including a material retaining section and being adapted to be further connected to an object; and partial material of the object being caused to move or flow into the material retaining section when the intermediate member is forcefully pressed against the object, whereby the object and the intermediate member are connected to one another.

2. The fastener structure according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting section is assembled to the intermediate member through expansion connection when an external force is applied to the connecting section.

3. The fastener structure according to claim 1 , wherein the head portion includes a mating stop section and the body portion includes a stop section; and the mating stop section and the stop section being pressed against each other when the head portion and the body portion are movably connected together, so that the head portion and the body portion do not separate from each other.

4. The fastener structure according to claim 3 , wherein the head portion includes a fastening section.

5. The fastener structure according to claim 4 , wherein the fastening section is selected from the group consisting of a cylinder, a screw, a male fastener and a female fastener.

6. The fastener structure according to claim 3 , further comprising an elastic element; and the elastic element having an end pressed against the head portion and another end pressed against the body portion.

7. The fastener structure according to claim 1 , wherein the head portion has a width larger than that of the body portion, the intermediate member has a width larger than that of the head portion, and the object includes an assembling hole dimensionally larger than the head portion but smaller than the intermediate member.

8. The fastener structure according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate member and the object are respectively made of a metal material; and the intermediate member having a hardness that can be higher or lower than that of the object.

9. The fastener structure according to claim 1 , wherein the body portion includes a shoulder section; and the intermediate member being clamped between the connecting section and the shoulder section.

10. A fastener structure assembling method for assembling the fastener structure according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps: assembling a connecting section of the fastener structure to an intermediate member; and connecting a material retaining section of the intermediate member to an object by pressing the intermediate member against the object, so that partial material of the object is forced to move or flow into the material retaining section, which makes the intermediate member to be connected to the object.

11. A fastener structure, comprising:
a body portion for movably connected to a head portion; the body portion including a connecting section for assembling to an intermediate member; the intermediate member including a material retaining section and being adapted to be further connected to an object; and partial material of the object being caused to move or flow into the material retaining section when the intermediate member is forcefully pressed against the object, whereby the object and the intermediate member are connected to one another.

12. The fastener structure according to claim 11 , wherein the connecting section is assembled to the intermediate member through expansion connection when an external force is applied to the connecting section.

13. The fastener structure according to claim 11 , wherein the intermediate member and the object are respectively made of a metal material; and the intermediate member having a hardness that can be higher or lower than that of the object.

14. The fastener structure according to claim 11 , wherein the body portion includes a shoulder section; and the intermediate member being clamped between the connecting section and the shoulder section.

15. A fastener structure assembling method for assembling the fastener structure according to claim 11 , comprising the following steps: assembling a connecting section of the fastener structure to an intermediate member; and connecting a material retaining section of the intermediate member to an object by pressing the intermediate member against the object, so that partial material of the object is forced to move or flow into the material retaining section, which makes the intermediate member to be connected to the object.

Assignees

• Fivetech Technology Inc

Inventors

• Wang Ting-Jui

Classifications

• B21J15/04

  Riveting hollow rivets mechanically · CPC title

• B21J15/046

  by edge-curling · CPC title

• B21J15/02

  Riveting procedures · CPC title

• B21K25/00

  Uniting components to form integral members, e.g. turbine wheels and shafts, caulks with inserts, with or without shaping of the components (uniting by interference- or press-fitting B23P11/02, B21K19/02) · CPC title

• F16B5/0621

  in parallel relationship (fastened by a drive-pin F16B19/1081; fastened by a device locking by rotation F16B21/02) · CPC title