Insertable clamp with aligned clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12258986-B2
Application number	US-202117146872-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2021
Priority date	Jan 13, 2020
Publication date	Mar 25, 2025
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025

Abstract

Insertable clamp, for the temporary assembly of structural parts, including a main tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis X and a bearing surface intended to contact a first face of the structural parts, an elastic clip capable of passing through drilled aligned holes, produced in said parts, the clip being moveable along the longitudinal axis, rotatable about said axis of a driver nut provided with a tapped bore cooperating with a threaded end of said clip, the clip comprising two branches having hooking spurs for contacting with a last face of the structural parts, said branches transversally and progressively moving apart along a spreader, between said branches and fixed in relation to the main body, when exposed to the recoil of the clip, the clamp further includes a compression spring inside the body and holding the threaded end engaged in the tapped bore so the clip remains aligned with the longitudinal axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An insertable clamp, for temporary assembly of at least two drilled structural parts, the clamp including a main tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis X and having a bearing surface intended to come into contact with a first face of the structural parts, an elastic clip capable of passing through drilled aligned holes, produced in said parts, the clip being translationally moveable along the longitudinal axis, a driver nut whereby the clip is driven by the rotation of the driver nut about said axis and wherein the driver nut is provided with a tapped bore cooperating with a threaded end of said clip, the clip comprising two branches wherein each of the two branches terminate with a hooking spur intended to come into contact with a rear face of the structural parts, said branches are adapted to transversely and progressively move apart along a spreader upon rotation of the driver nut, the spreader being placed between said branches and fixed in relation to the main body, when said branches are exposed to the backward movement of the clip, characterized in that the clamp includes a compression spring placed inside the main body and holding permanently contacting and biasing the threaded end toward the tapped bore when the threaded end is not totally introduced into the tapped bore so that the clip remains constantly aligned with the longitudinal axis.

2. The clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the threaded end has an annular edge against which a force is applied by the spring.

3. The clamp according to claim 2 , wherein a thrust washer is positioned between the annular edge and the spring.

4. The clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing surface corresponds to a substantially flat annular surface of a collar interlocking by clipping into the main body.

5. The clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the spreader has a T-shape and wherein the main tubular body further includes a central part placed inside the main body, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X, and rotationally and translationally locked in relation to said body, the central part receiving in a groove a transverse end of the spreader.

6. The clamp according to claim 5 further including a washer and wherein the threaded end of the clip has an annular edge against which the spring applies a force and, wherein the compression spring is placed constrained between the central part and the annular edge of a threaded end of the washer.

7. The clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises at one of its ends, intended to come into contact with the parts to be assembled, at least one collar clipped so as to be translationally and rotationally locked in an interior of the main body.

8. The clamp according to claim 7 , wherein the housing includes at least one notch extending parallel to the longitudinal axis X, a base of said notch extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X.

9. The clamp according to claim 8 wherein the main tubular body further includes a central part placed inside the main body, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X, and rotationally and translationally locked in relation to said body, the central part having a groove receiving a transverse end of the spreader, the spreader having a T-shape and, wherein the central part has a regular polygonal shape having a plurality of corners in transverse cross section whereof each corner is inserted into a respective notch of the housing, the corners of said central part abutting against bases of the respective notches.

10. The clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the driver nut is mounted in the main body by a pivot connection of axis X, said driver nut being translationally locked in the main body.

11. The clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the threaded end remains constrained by the spring while it is not fully threaded in the tapped bore of the driver nut.

Assignees

• Lisi Aerospace

Inventors

• Brachet Julien

Classifications

• B23P19/04

  for assembling or disassembling parts · CPC title

• F16B19/109 Primary

  Temporary rivets, e.g. with a spring-loaded pin (special clamping devices for workpieces to be riveted together, e.g. operating through the rivet holes B21J15/42; hand tools for temporarily connecting sheets before or during assembly operations B25B31/005) · CPC title

• B21J15/42

  Special clamping devices for workpieces to be riveted together, e.g. operating through the rivet holes · CPC title

• B25B31/005 Primary

  for temporarily connecting sheets before or during assembly operations · CPC title