Rivet structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11353049-B2
Application number	US-201916379328-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 9, 2019
Priority date	Mar 8, 2019
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

A rivet structure includes a female rivet plate and a male rivet plate. The female rivet plate defines an elongated countersunk hole. A size of the countersunk hole increases from a first side of the female rivet plate to a second side of the female rivet plate. The male rivet plate includes a rivet including a shaft portion and two head portions. The shaft portion extends from the male rivet plate. The two head portions are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the shaft portion on a side of the shaft portion facing away from the male rivet plate. The two head portions extend through the countersunk hole from the first side of the female rivet plate to the second side of the female rivet plate. The two head portions are configured to be stamped by a stamping member to fill in the countersunk hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rivet structure comprising:
a female rivet plate; and
a male rivet plate; wherein:
the female rivet plate defines at least one elongated countersunk hole;
a size of the countersunk hole increases from a first side of the female rivet plate to a second side of the female rivet plate, the first side being opposite to the second side;
the male rivet plate comprises at least one rivet each comprising a shaft portion and two head portions;
the shaft portion extends from the male rivet plate;
the two head portions are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the shaft portion on a side of the shaft portion facing away from the male rivet plate;
the two head portions extend through the countersunk hole from the first side of the female rivet plate to the second side of the female rivet plate, each head portion is V-shaped, and has a tip facing away from the male rivet plate, the tip of one of the head portions is independent from the tip of the other one of the head portions, an angle between inner sides of the two head portions of the rivet is 94 degrees;
the two head portions are configured to be stamped to fill in the countersunk hole.

2. The rivet structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the countersunk hole comprises a communication hole and a fixing hole;
a cross-sectional shape of the communication hole taken along a length of the communication hole is rectangular;
a cross-sectional shape of the fixing hole taken along a length of the fixing hole is isosceles trapezoidal;
the communication hole and the fixing hole are respectively defined on opposite sides of the female rivet plate and communicate with each other;
an opening of the communication hole and an opening of the fixing hole are rectangular-shaped;
a size of the fixing hole is larger than a size of the communication hole.

3. The rivet structure of claim 2 , wherein:
the countersunk hole comprises a first inner wall, a second inner wall opposite to the first inner wall, a third inner wall, and a fourth inner wall opposite to the third inner wall;
an interior angle formed between the first inner wall and the second inner wall is 90 degrees;
an interior angle formed between the third inner wall and the fourth inner wall is 90 degrees.

4. The rivet structure of claim 3 , wherein:
a total height of the female rivet plate is 0.8 mm;
a height of the female rivet plate defined by opposite ends of the first inner wall, the second inner wall, the third inner wall, and the fourth inner wall is 0.6 mm;
the communication hole extends 0.2 mm perpendicularly to an end of the first inner wall, the second inner wall, the third inner wall, and the fourth inner wall.

5. The rivet structure of claim 4 , wherein:
a length and a width of the communication hole are 3.1 mm and 0.9 mm, respectively;
a distance between the two communication holes of two adjacent countersunk holes is 3.3 mm.

6. The rivet structure of claim 5 , wherein:
a length of the shaft portion is 3 mm;
a distance between the shaft portions of two adjacent rivet heads is 3.4 mm.

7. The rivet structure of claim 6 , wherein:
outer sides of the two head portions are parallel to each other;
a distance between the outer sides of the two head portions is between the length of the communication hole and the length of the shaft portion.

8. The rivet structure of claim 7 , wherein:
a height from a zenith of the head portion to the male rivet plate is 1.3 mm.

9. The rivet structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the rivet and the male rivet plate are integrally formed by stamping.

10. The rivet structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the female rivet plate and the male rivet plate are made of sheet metal.

Assignees

• Fulian Prec Electronics Tianjin Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Chang-You
• Ji li-chao
• Zhang tian-yu

Classifications

• B21D39/038

  Perpendicular plate connections · CPC title

• B21D39/032

  by fitting a projecting part integral with one plate in a hole of the other plate · CPC title

• B21D39/00 Primary

  Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating ({joining mitred profiles B21D53/745; } riveting B21J; uniting components by forging or pressing to form integral members B21K25/00; welding B23K; press-fitting, force-fitting, or shrinking in general B23P11/00, B21D19/00; by adhesives F16B11/00 {; Connections as such F16L, F16B}); Tube expanders · CPC title

• F16B5/0096

  by using permanent deformation · CPC title

• B21D37/00

  Tools as parts of machines covered by this subclass · CPC title