Compensator nut

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9829020-B2
Application number	US-201414765396-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2014
Priority date	Feb 4, 2013
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

COMPENSATION NUT, of the type used to perform fixing together of two parts which may be joined together at a slightly variable distance while maintaining said distance separating them, used for example in motor vehicles in order to fix the supports of dashboards to the vehicle structure, said nut being formed by a combination of a top part, one or more intermediate nuts and a base clip or nut, which are provided with threads which allow mutual mating thereof and mutual retraction or extension thereof by means of a single screwing operation, said threads each being provided with stops which limit relative displacement thereof.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A COMPENSATION NUT, configured to perform fixing together of two parts which may be joined together at a slightly variable distance while maintaining said distance separating them, wherein the compensation nut is formed by a combination of a top part, one or more intermediate nuts and a base clip or nut, which are provided with threads which allow mutual mating thereof and mutual retraction or extension thereof upon rotational engagement of a tightening screw with the compensation nut.

2. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said top nut has an outer surface with a central through-hole continuously communicating with a cylinder having an external thread and a number of stops at its distal end.

3. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein it is provided with an internal nut bush which has one or more surfaces configured for engagement of the tightening screw.

4. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said intermediate nuts have a double thread, i.e. external thread and internal thread, said external thread having stops at the bottom.

5. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein internal thread of said intermediate nuts consists of a few turns of a thread.

6. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base clip or nut is formed by a flat base having a centrally protruding cylinder with an internal nut.

7. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base clip or nut has lugs with bearing flanges and disengaging tongues.

8. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base clip or nut has surfaces suitable for welding the part to the fixing base.

9. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said thread of said intermediate nuts consists of two turns of the thread, and has a small height.

10. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said one or more intermediate nuts have an external thread and internal thread, said external thread having stops at the bottom.

11. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said internal thread of said intermediate nuts consists of a few turns of a thread, and has a small height.

12. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said internal thread of said intermediate nuts consists of two turns of a thread, and has a small height.

13. THE COMPENSATION NUT as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the compensation nut is configured fix a support of a dashboard of a motor vehicle to the vehicle structure.

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Ortega Dona Raul

Classifications

• F16B5/0283

  with an externally threaded sleeve around the neck or the head of the screw-threaded element for adjustably fastening a plate or frame or the like to a fixed element · CPC title

• F16B5/0233 Primary

  allowing for adjustment perpendicular to the plane of the plates · CPC title