Rivet nut unit and mounting method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9605706-B2
Application number	US-201414578624-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2014
Priority date	May 7, 2014
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A rivet nut unit is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a rivet nut unit bonding at least one plate by being riveted to the plate and fastened with a bolt that may include: a head portion supported on an upper surface of the plate at a position corresponding to a processed hole in the plate, and formed with a penetration hole in the middle thereof corresponding to the hole; and an insertion portion extended from one side of the head portion, inserted into the hole, and formed with at least one slot and a protruding end bent to a lower surface of the plate for coupling the head portion to the plate while riveting the plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rivet nut unit bonding at least one plate by being riveted to the plate and fastening with a bolt, the rivet nut unit comprising:
a head portion supported on an upper surface of the plate at a position corresponding to a processed hole in the plate, and formed with a penetration hole in the middle thereof corresponding to the hole;
an insertion portion extended from one side of the head portion, inserted into the hole, and formed with at least one slot and a protruding end bent to a lower surface of the plate for coupling the head portion to the plate while riveting the plate;
wherein the head portion is integrally formed with at least one supporting portion protruding from one side thereof corresponding to an upper surface of the plate; and
wherein the supporting portion comprises:
a plurality of first support protrusions radially formed at an external circumferential surface of the insertion portion toward an external circumferential surface of the head portion; and
a plurality of second support protrusions disposed between the first support protrusions along a circumferential direction of the head portion and formed to be rounded from the external circumferential surface of the head portion toward the external circumferential surface of the insertion portion.

2. The rivet nut unit of claim 1 , wherein the insertion portion is formed with a hollow cylindrical shape corresponding to the penetration hole.

3. The rivet nut unit of claim 1 , wherein the slot is formed to be long from one end of the insertion portion to the other end connected to the head portion, one slot is disposed apart from another slot along a circumference of the insertion portion, and the two slots form a predetermined angle therebetween.

4. The rivet nut unit of claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion further comprises a third support protrusion which connects one side of the head portion and the external circumferential surface of the insertion portion corresponding to each of the second support protrusions by being formed with a triangular shape and inclined downward toward the external circumferential surface of the supporting portion from one side of the head portion.

5. The rivet nut unit of claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion further comprises a third support protrusion which respectively connects the first support protrusions with each other by being formed with a circular ring shape and protruded from one side of the head portion between each of the second support protrusions and the insertion portion.

6. The rivet nut unit of claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion further comprises:
a third support protrusion which respectively connects the first support protrusions with each other by being formed with a circular ring shape and protruded from one side of the head portion between each of the second support protrusions and the insertion portion; and
a fourth support protrusion which connects one side of the head portion and the external circumferential surface of the supporting portion corresponding to each of the second support protrusions by being formed with a triangular shape and inclined downward toward the external circumferential surface of the supporting portion from one side of the head portion.

7. The rivet nut unit of claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion comprises:
a plurality of first support protrusions formed to be inclined toward the external circumferential surface of the head portion from the external circumferential surface of the insertion portion in a spiral direction and connected to the external circumferential surface of the head portion; and
a plurality of second support protrusions formed to be rounded from the external circumferential surface of the head portion toward the external circumferential surface of the insertion portion along a circumferential direction of the head portion and with one end connected to the external circumferential surface of the head portion and other end connected to each of the first support protrusions.

8. A rivet nut unit bonding at least one plate by being riveted to a plate and fastened with a bolt, the rivet nut unit comprising:
a head portion supported on an upper surface of the plate at a position corresponding to a processed hole in the plate, and formed with a thread on an interior circumference surface; and
an insertion portion extended from a lower part of the head portion, inserted into the hole, and formed with a protruding end bent to a lower surface of the plate in a state that penetrates through the hole while riveting the plate,
wherein the insertion portion is formed with a hollow cylindrical shape, and a tip of the protruding end is formed to be rounded such that it can be smoothly bent so that whole of an upper surface of the bent protruding end contacts the lower surface of the plate, and the protruding end is formed with at least one cutout groove, and one cutout groove is spaced apart from another cutout groove circumferentially while the two cutout grooves form a predetermined angle therebetween,
wherein the head portion is integrally formed with at least one supporting portion on one side thereof in contact with the plate along a circumferential direction, and
wherein the supporting portion is formed on a lower surface of the head portion along a circumferential direction and at a distance from the insertion portion, and a cross-section of the supporting portion is formed with a triangular shape to increase a fastening torque of the head portion when the rivet nut is riveted and forcedly pressed without the cross-section being inserted into the plate.

Assignees

• Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hwang Seokhwan
• Lee Mun Yong

Classifications

• F16B37/062 Primary

  by means of riveting · CPC title

• F16B37/067 Primary

  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

• B23P19/063

  Deforming the nut only · CPC title

• Y10T29/49945

  by driven force fit · CPC title

• F16B33/002

  Means for preventing rotation of screw-threaded elements (F16B39/00 takes precedence) · CPC title