Anti-loosening bolt assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9732783-B2
Application number	US-201514962280-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Dec 9, 2014
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

An anti-loosening bolt assembly includes a bolt having a bolt head and a bolt shank; a fixed nut having second threads on an inner circumferential surface thereof; and a washer, wherein the bolt head includes a plurality of locking protrusions, each of the locking protrusions having an inclined locking surface and a vertical locking surface, the washer includes a plurality of stop protrusions, each of the stop protrusions having an inclined stop surface and a vertical stop surface, and a magnetic member is provided in the washer such that the magnetic member maintains a combined state of the washer with an objective member using a magnetic force, so that when a rotational force is applied to the bolt in the loosening direction, the inclined locking surface is stopped by the inclined stop surface, thereby preventing the bolt from loosening and rotating.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An anti-loosening bolt assembly comprising:
a bolt having a bolt head and a bolt shank, wherein the bolt shank vertically extends from the bolt head, the bolt shank having first threads formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;
a fixed nut having second threads on an inner circumferential surface thereof, the second threads being engaged with the first threads of the bolt; and
a washer arranged between the bolt and an objective member to be fastened by the bolt,
wherein the bolt head includes a plurality of locking protrusions provided on the lower surface thereof in a circumferential direction of the bolt head, each of the locking protrusions having an inclined locking surface and a vertical locking surface, wherein the inclined locking surface is provided by having an inclination on the lower surface of the bolt head, and the vertical locking surface connects the inclined locking surface with a neighboring inclined locking surface, and an upper end part of the inclined locking surface is directed to a loosening direction of the bolt, and a lower end part of the inclined locking surface is directed to a tightening direction of the bolt,
the washer includes a plurality of stop protrusions provided on an upper surface thereof in a circumferential direction of the washer, each of the stop protrusions having an inclined stop surface and a vertical stop surface, wherein the inclined stop surface is provided by having an inclination on the upper surface of the washer, and the vertical stop surface connects the inclined stop surface with a neighboring inclined stop surface, and an upper end part of the inclined stop surface is directed to a loosening direction of the bolt, and a lower end part of the inclined stop surface is directed to a tightening direction of the bolt, and
a magnetic member is provided in the washer such that the magnetic member maintains a combined state of the washer with the objective member using a magnetic force, so that when a rotational force is applied to the bolt in the loosening direction, the inclined locking surface of the bolt is stopped by the inclined stop surface of the washer, thereby preventing the bolt from loosening and rotating.

2. The anti-loosening bolt assembly of claim 1 , wherein the washer includes a ring-shaped insert groove on a lower surface thereof, and a through hole on an upper surface thereof, and
the magnetic member has a thickness less than a thickness of the insert groove.

3. The anti-loosening bolt assembly of claim 2 , wherein when the bolt is fastened to the fixed nut, a lower end part of the locking protrusion presses the magnetic member exposed outside an upper end of the through hole such that the magnetic member is located in a lower part of the insert groove.

4. The anti-loosening bolt assembly of claim 2 , wherein the magnetic member includes a protrusion protruding outward from an outer circumferential surface thereof in a radial direction, and
the insert groove includes a protrusion insert groove such that the magnetic member is held in the washer by an insertion of the protrusion into the protrusion insert groove.

5. An anti-loosening bolt assembly comprising:
a fixed bolt having a fixed bolt shank, the fixed bolt shank having first threads formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;
a nut having second threads on an inner circumferential surface thereof, the second threads of the nut being engaged with the first threads of the fixed bolt shank; and
a washer arranged between the nut and an objective member to be fastened by the nut,
wherein the nut includes a plurality of locking protrusions provided in a circumferential direction thereof, each of the locking protrusions having an inclined locking surface and a vertical locking surface, wherein the inclined locking surface is provided by having an inclination on the lower surface of the nut, and the vertical locking surface connects the inclined locking surface with a neighboring inclined locking surface, and
an upper end part of the inclined locking surface is directed to a loosening direction of the nut, and a lower end part of the inclined locking surface is directed to a tightening direction of the nut,
the washer includes a plurality of stop protrusions provided on an upper surface thereof in a circumferential direction of the washer, each of the stop protrusions having an inclined stop surface and a vertical stop surface, wherein the inclined stop surface is provided by having an inclination on the upper surface of the washer, and the vertical stop surface connects the inclined stop surface with a neighboring inclined stop surface, and an upper end part of the inclined stop surface is directed to a loosening direction of the nut, and a lower end part of the inclined stop surface is directed to a tightening direction of the nut, and
a magnetic member is provided in the washer such that the magnetic member maintains a combined state of the washer with the objective member using a magnetic force, so that when a rotational force is applied to the nut in the loosening direction, the inclined locking surface of the nut is stopped by the inclined stop surface of the washer, thereby preventing the nut from loosening and rotating.

6. The anti-loosening bolt assembly of claim 5 , wherein the washer includes a ring-shaped insert groove on a lower surface thereof, and includes a through hole on an upper surface thereof, and
the magnetic member has a thickness less than a thickness of the insert groove.

7. The anti-loosening bolt assembly of claim 6 , wherein when the nut is engaged with the fixed bolt, a lower end part of the locking protrusion presses the magnetic member exposed outside an upper end of the through hole such that the magnetic member is located in a lower part of the insert groove.

8. The anti-loosening bolt assembly of claim 7 , wherein the magnetic member includes a protrusion protruding outward from an outer circumferential surface thereof in a radial direction, and
the insert groove includes a protrusion insert groove such that the magnetic member is held in the washer by an insertion of the protrusion into the protrusion insert groove.

Assignees

• Samson Co Ltd
• Korea Mach & Materials Inst
• Findmold Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Moogyum
• Kim Dongwoo

Classifications

• F16B5/0241

  with the possibility for the connection to absorb deformation, e.g. thermal or vibrational · CPC title

• F16B39/24 Primary

  by means of washers, spring washers, or resilient plates that lock against the object (locking to the screw-thread F16B39/14 {, F16B39/34}, F16B39/36) · CPC title

• F16B41/002

  Measures against loss of bolts, nuts or pins (devices for fastening nuts to surfaces F16B37/04) · CPC title

• F16B35/06

  Specially-shaped heads (special shape in order to rotate the bolt F16B23/00 {; separate hook adaptors for bolts F16B43/025}) · CPC title

• F16B43/00

  Washers or equivalent devices; Other devices for supporting bolt-heads or nuts (circlips F16B21/18; {for indicating tensile load F16B31/02; forming a whole with the bolt or nut F16B33/00; locking bolts or nuts by means of a fixed plate or ring, or washer-like resilient plates F16B39/10, F16B39/24}) · CPC title