Attachment bolt for positive locking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9845822-B2
Application number	US-201414888037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2014
Priority date	May 2, 2013
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

A fastening bolt has a threaded screw ( 11 ) with a terminal portion ( 18 ) whose diameter ( 19 ) is less than that of the threaded portion, and an end surface ( 21 ) of said terminal portion has a transverse opening groove ( 22 ). The fastening bolt also has a nut ( 30 ) comprising a threaded body ( 32 ) and an unthreaded crown ( 34 ) drilled with at least two holes ( 35 ) diametrically opposite to one another and a rod ( 23 ), able to fit in the groove of the screw and in the two lateral holes of the nut to lock the bolt. The body of the nut comprises a driving portion ( 38 ), as well as a cylindrical portion ( 39 ) less thick than the driving portion, and the cylindrical portion ( 39 ) of the nut has an elliptical deformation that was previously a circular shape.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Fastening bolt comprising:
a screw, said screw comprising a head, a threaded portion disposed along a first axis, and a terminal portion, said terminal portion being adjacent along the first axis to the threaded portion, said terminal portion having a diameter less than a minimum diameter of the threaded portion, said terminal portion having an end face with a transverse opening groove in the end face;
a nut comprising a front bearing surface, a threaded body disposed along a second axis comprising a threaded portion, and the nut further including an unthreaded crown, adjacent to the threaded body along the second axis, on a side of the nut opposite the bearing surface, said crown having at least two lateral holes, diametrically opposite one another;
a rod, able to fit in the groove of the screw and in the two lateral holes of the nut;
said bolt being characterized in that:
the nut has an elliptical deformation of the threaded portion previously in a circular shape having an outer diameter,
the ratio between the outer diameter of the threaded portion before deformation and a nominal diameter of the nut is between 1.30 and 1.35 inclusive; and
the ratio between the height of the threaded portion and the nominal diameter of the nut is greater than or equal to 0.65.

2. A fastening bolt according to claim 1 , such that the threaded body of the nut comprises a driving portion close to the front bearing surface, an outer lateral surface of said driving portion being able to mate with an assembly tool.

3. A fastening bolt according to claim 2 , such that the threaded portion is disposed between the driving portion and the unthreaded crown.

4. A fastening bolt according to claim 1 , such that a smaller outer diameter of the elliptically deformed threaded portion is less than a minimum outer diameter of the driving portion.

5. A fastening bolt according to claim 1 , such that the nut comes from a method comprising an elliptical deformation of the threaded portion and the unthreaded crown previously in a circular shape.

6. A fastening bolt according to claim 5 , such that a minimum inner diameter of the unthreaded elliptical crown is greater than a diameter of the terminal portion of the screw.

7. A fastening bolt according to claim 1 , such that the threaded body of the nut comprises a driving portion and that a length of the driving portion along the second axis is less than or equal to one-third the total length of the threaded body along said axis.

8. A fastening bolt according to claim 1 , such that the nut is made of steel and the screw is made of a titanium alloy.

9. A fastening bolt according to claim 1 , such that the nut and the screw are made of a titanium alloy.

Assignees

• Lisi Aerospace

Inventors

• Pailhories Guy

Classifications

• F16B39/04

  with a member penetrating the screw-threaded surface of at least one part, e.g. a pin, a wedge, cotter-pin, screw · CPC title

• F16B39/284 Primary

  Locking by means of elastic deformation ({F16B39/2825, F16B39/36,} F16B39/38 take precedence) · CPC title