Electrically Contacting Fastening Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9799967-B2
Application number	US-201615202958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2016
Priority date	Jan 17, 2014
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

An electrically contacting fastening device has a threaded bolt and a nut, between which an electric contact element can be arranged. The threaded bolt has a contacting portion for creating planar contact with the contact element, and a threaded portion. The nut can be secured on the threaded bolt by way of the threaded portion and at an end face has a contacting area for creating planar contact with the contact element. The threaded portion of the threaded bolt is provided with a lubricant coating and the contacting portion of the threaded bolt, the contact element and the end-face contacting area of the nut are permanently free of lubricant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrically contacting fastening device, comprising:
a threaded bolt;
an electric contact element; and
a nut, wherein
the electric contact element is arrangable between the threaded bolt and the nut,
the threaded bolt has a contacting portion for planar contact with the electric contact element, and a threaded portion,
the nut is fastenable on the threaded bolt by way of the threaded portion and, on a face side, has a contacting area for planar contact with the electric contact element,
the threaded portion of the threaded bolt is provided with a lubricant coating, and
the contacting portion of the threaded bolt, the electric contact element and the face-side contacting area of the nut are permanently free of lubricant,
the electric contact element has a co-planarity in a range of 30-65 μm respectively with the contacting area of the nut and the contacting portion of the threaded bolt, so that in a fastened condition, the electric contact element rests against the contacting portion and the contacting area in a planar and tight manner, whereby the electrically contacting fastening device is resistant to corrosion.

2. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the threaded bolt and the nut are made of aluminum.

3. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the nut is configured as a cap nut.

4. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the threaded bolt has a planar and disk-shaped contacting portion.

5. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the face-side contacting area of the nut has a planar configuration.

6. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the electric contact element has a tin coating of 10-15 μm.

7. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 2 , wherein the nut is configured as a cap nut.

8. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 7 , wherein the threaded bolt has a planar and disk-shaped contacting portion.

9. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 8 , wherein the face-side contacting area of the nut has a planar configuration.

10. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 9 , wherein the contact element has a tin coating of 10-15 μm.

11. A method of providing an electrically contacting fastening device having a threaded bolt and a nut between which an electric contact element is arrangeable, the method comprising the acts of:
providing the threaded bolt having a contacting portion and a threaded portion;
providing the nut having a threaded portion and a face-side contacting area; and
applying a lubricant coating, via dipping or by a flowing around, on the threaded portion of the threaded bolt, and maintaining the contacting portion of the threaded bolt, the face-side contacting area of the nut, and the contact element arrangeable between the contacting portion and the face-side contacting area permanently free of lubricant, wherein
wherein the act of applying the lubricant coating is carried out by guiding the threaded portion of the threaded bolt through a lubricant bath, while the threaded bolt is held by the contacting portion on a movable rail.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the electric contact element has a co-planarity in a range of 30-65 μm respectively with the contacting area of the nut and the contacting portion of the threaded bolt, so that upon tightening, the electric contact element rests against the contacting portion and the contacting area in a planar and tight manner, whereby the electrically contacting fastening device is resistant to corrosion.

13. An electrically contacting fastening device, comprising:
a threaded bolt;
an electric contact element; and
a nut that is fastenable to the threaded bolt, wherein
the electric contact element is disposed between the threaded bolt and the nut,
the threaded bolt has a contacting portion for planar contact with the electric contact element, and a threaded portion,
the nut is fastenable on the threaded bolt by way of the threaded portion and, on a face side, has a contacting area for planar contact with the electric contact element, and
the electric contact element has a co-planarity in a range of 30-65 μm respectively with the contacting area of the nut and the contacting portion of the threaded bolt, so that upon tightening, the electric contact element rests against the contacting portion and the contacting area in a planar and tight manner, whereby the electrically contacting fastening device is resistant to corrosion.

14. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 13 , wherein the threaded portion of the threaded bolt is provided with a lubricant coating.

15. The electrically contacting fastening device according to claim 13 , wherein the contacting portion of the threaded bolt, the electric contact element and the face-side contacting area of the nut are permanently free of a lubricant coating.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Moosmayr Tobias
• Forster Josef
• Brandstetter Tobias

Classifications

• H01R11/26

  End pieces terminating in a screw clamp, screw or nut · CPC title

• F16B2001/0021

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16B33/06

  Surface treatment of parts furnished with screw-thread, e.g. for preventing seizure {or fretting (corrosion preventing means F16B33/008; settable coatings for locking threaded members F16B39/225; deformable coatings for locking threaded members F16B39/34)} · CPC title

• H01R4/34 Primary

  Conductive members located under head of screw · CPC title

• H01R11/12

  End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork · CPC title