EP0502746B1 - Herstellung von Nietmuttern - Google Patents

Herstellung von Nietmuttern Download PDF

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EP0502746B1
EP0502746B1 EP19920301940 EP92301940A EP0502746B1 EP 0502746 B1 EP0502746 B1 EP 0502746B1 EP 19920301940 EP19920301940 EP 19920301940 EP 92301940 A EP92301940 A EP 92301940A EP 0502746 B1 EP0502746 B1 EP 0502746B1
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rivet
mandrel
nut
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radial pressure
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Stephen Graeme Richardson
Michael Lionel Osborne
Stephen John Morris
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Newfrey LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21K—MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
    • B21K1/00—Making machine elements
    • B21K1/56—Making machine elements screw-threaded elements

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  • the present invention relates to the production of rivet-nuts, particularly using a technique of swaging on to a mandrel.
  • the rivet-nut is formed from a tubular body of uniform wall thickness, the nut being provided with an internal thread on one end portion of the body by the application of force applied in a radial direction towards the axis of the body so that material of the body wall is pressed into the thread of the inserted mandrel to form thread segments and the thus-produced rivet nut unscrewed from the mandrel.
  • a process is described in GB-A-1 462 429 and GB-A-1 439 811.
  • a process for the manufacture of a rivet nut by the insertion of a threaded mandrel into a tubular rivet body, the application of radial pressure to cause the material of an end portion of the tubular body to flow into the thread of the mandrel ans unscrewing the thus-formed rivet-nut is characterised in that, as the tubular body and threaded mandrel are inserted by a forward stroke of a forming operation into radial pressure applying means, the radial pressure applying means is rotated as the pressure is applied so that the newly-formed rivet-nut is caused to unscrew from the mandrel at least partly during the thread-forming operation. Preferably, half of the formed thread is unscrewed during the forward stroke.
  • the partial unscrewing of the rivet-nut in the forward, forming stroke of the swaging operation substantially improves the rate of operation of the rivet-nut manufacturing process.
  • the radial pressure applying means preferably comprises a ring of balls acting as a die to force the rivet body over the threaded mandrel during the forward stroke of a forming operation.
  • a rivet-nut formed by the process of the present invention is barely distinguishable from one formed in accordance with UK patent specification 1 439 811. It is, however, just possible to observe that the rotation of the pressure-applying means during thread formation produces a slight curvature of the thread segments formed in the rivet nut.
  • Figures 1-6 are schematic representations of a rivet nut producing apparatus illustrating the sequential operation of the process of the invention.
  • a rotating die 9 comprising a carrier having an outer sleeve 10 carrying a ring of balls 11 is rotated in the sense indicated by arrow A.
  • a threaded mandrel 12 carried by chuck 13 is picked up and is inserted through a tubular rivet body 14 (Fig.2) and is advanced in the direction indicated by arrow B until the rivet body 14 enters the rotating ring of balls 11 (Fig.3) which are operated to apply radial pressure to the rivet body 14.
  • the rotation of the die 9 not only forms a thread inside the rivet body 14, but also causes the body to unscrew partially from the threaded mandrel 12.
  • the threaded mandrel 12 is then withdrawn in the direction of arrow C as the die 9 continues to rotate in the direction of arrow A so that the unscrewing of rivet body 14 from threaded mandrel 12 continues to completion so that the rivet body released from the thread mandrel 12 can be ejected from the rotating die 9.
  • the process of the present invention is much quicker than the known process which requires the threaded rivet body to be fully unscrewed from the threaded mandrel after thread formation is completed.
  • the hitherto known process provides production rates of 10-15 items per minute, with the method of the present invention, production rates of more than 100 items per minute can easily be achieved.

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  1. Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Nietmutter durch Einführen eines mit einem Gewinde versehenen Dornes (12) in einen röhrenförmigen Nietkörper (14), durch die Anwendung von radialem Druck, um zu bewirken, daß das Material an einem Endabschnitt des röhrenförmigen Körpers (14) in das Gewinde des Dornes (12) fließt, und durch Abschrauben der so geformten Nietmutter,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß,
    wenn der röhrenförmige Körper (14) und der mit einem Gewinde versehene Dorn (12) durch einen Vorwärtshub eines formenden Vorganges in eine radialdruckanlegende Einrichtung (11) eingefügt werden, die radialdruckanlegende Einrichtung (11) rotiert wird, wenn der Druck so angelegt wird, daß bewirkt wird, daß die neu gebildete Nietmutter von dem Dorn (12) mindestens teilweise während des gewindebildenden Vorganges abgeschraubt wird.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei dem mindestens eine Hälfte des ausgebildeten Gewindes während des Vorwärtshubes abgeschraubt wird.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die radialdruckanlegende Einrichtung einen Ring von Kugeln (11) aufweist, die als eine Gesenkform wirken, um den röhrenförmigen Körper (14) über den mit einem Gewinde versehenen Dorn (12) während des Vorwärtshubes eines formenden Vorganges drückt.
EP19920301940 1991-03-06 1992-03-06 Herstellung von Nietmuttern Expired - Lifetime EP0502746B1 (de)

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GB919104706A GB9104706D0 (en) 1991-03-06 1991-03-06 Production of rivet-nuts
GB9104706 1991-03-06

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GB2390047B (en) 2002-06-28 2005-05-11 Textron Fastening Syst Ltd Split die groove maker
US9475109B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2016-10-25 Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. Method of manufacturing a hollow externally threaded fastener

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FR1187602A (fr) * 1950-06-16 1959-09-14 Procédé de filetage intérieur ou extérieur pour tubes
US2862215A (en) * 1954-07-13 1958-12-02 Red Lion Cabinet Company Machine for forming threads within a metallic tube by swaging
US2976549A (en) * 1956-03-12 1961-03-28 Neo Products Corp Hollow metal article and method and apparatus for forming same
US3089161A (en) * 1960-02-11 1963-05-14 Edwin P Sundholm Method of forming an internally threaded, gasket-retaining cap
GB1462429A (en) * 1974-04-04 1977-01-26 Vyzk Ustav Mech Apparatus for the shaping of hollow metal bodies
NL7901892A (nl) * 1979-03-08 1980-09-10 Erico Europa Werkwijze en matrijs voor het vormen van inwendige zelfremmende schroefdraad.

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