JP4560065B2 - Spacer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a spacer suitable for attachment to a thin workpiece.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a spacer in which a head portion, a caulking portion, and a shaft portion are integrally formed. The spacer has a head with a flange-like outer edge that is uneven, and the caulking portion that is connected to the seating surface has a cylindrical shape, and the tip of the spacer has an acute angle toward the head. It is designed to be connected to the shaft part. As a result, the caulking portion has a triangular cross-section at the tip, and an annular groove having a triangular cross-section is formed between the caulking portion and the shaft portion. The shaft portion has a hollow cylindrical shape with a hollow hole opened at the tip, and is configured so that a tapping screw can be screwed into the hollow hole and fixed. An internal thread can be formed in advance in the hollow hole.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a support pin that considers these dimensional relationships with respect to the thickness of the head, the caulking portion, and the work to be attached in the spacer of Patent Document 1 described above. This support pin is such that the length L0 from the head to the tip of the caulking portion and the length L1 of the caulking portion are larger than the thickness T1 of the workpiece. As a result, the caulking portion becomes longer than the thickness of the workpiece, so that a so-called caulking allowance for caulking the caulking portion is secured, and the support pin can be securely attached to the workpiece.

  As shown in FIG. 2 of Patent Document 2, the conventional support pin is attached to the work by supporting the work in a state of floating from the die so as to contact the head seating surface of the support pin. This is done by pressing the pin with a punch. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 of Patent Document 2, a recess for allowing the caulked portion to be caulked may be formed in the die, and a support pin may be press-fitted and caulked by placing a work on the die. Accordingly, the head of the support pin can be press-fitted into the work, and the caulking portion can be caulked on the side opposite to the side where the head is press-fitted to attach the support pin to the work.

JP 2004-197762 A Japanese Patent No. 3834054

  However, in the support pin mounting method, a gap between the workpiece and the die is generated at the press-fitting position of the support pin. In such a case, the support pin can be attached without difficulty if the workpiece is thick to some extent, but in the case of a thin workpiece that is easily bent by the pressure input of the support pin, the workpiece is pressed by press-fitting the support pin. Is pushed to the concave side and bent and deformed. In particular, as represented by a chassis for a flat display panel, recent works tend to be as thin as possible, and this phenomenon is likely to occur. On the other hand, when the length L0 from the head of the support pin to the caulking portion and the length L1 of the caulking portion are determined based on the thickness T1 of the workpiece, as in the support pin of Patent Document 2, this is the workpiece. Even if it is covered with the deformed part and cannot be caulked at all, even if it can barely be caulked, the holding force is very weak, and the problem that the support pin easily comes out of the work has occurred.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a spacer that can be securely attached to a thin workpiece. In order to achieve this object, the present invention has a head portion, a shaft portion, and a caulking portion having a diameter smaller than that of the head portion provided between them, which is disposed in a die having a recess, and from the caulking portion. The head is press-fitted into a thin plate-like workpiece formed with a pilot hole that is slightly larger than the diameter of the recess, and a caulking portion that extends to the side opposite to the head press-fitting side is inserted through the pilot hole. A spacer L0 from the head to the tip end of the caulking portion is pressed into the thickness t1 of the work in the press-fitting direction as the head is pressed into the work, and is deformed into the recess. It is characterized in that it is configured to have a length equal to or greater than the deformation t2 of the workpiece to be added and its maximum deformation amount (t2 = t3) defined by the depth t3 of the recess.

In addition, it is desirable to make the said head into the thickness below the thickness t1 of a workpiece | work, and it is desirable to shape an unevenness | corrugation in the outer edge of a head.

According to the spacer of the present invention, with the press-fitting of the spacer of the work, even in thick thin workpiece, such as to deform in the press-fitting direction, which the head is reliably pressed into, and the caulking portion There is an advantage that the deformed workpiece can be reliably wound and caulked, and a spacer having a high retaining force can be provided. In addition, by making the head a polygonal shape, or by providing irregularities on the outer peripheral edge of the head, the spacer can be firmly prevented from rotating by the head press-fitted into the workpiece, and the shaft portion is configured to be hollow There are also advantages such as prevention of rotation even when a tapping screw is screwed here. As a result, it is not necessary to form a female screw in advance in the shaft portion of the spacer, and there is an advantage that the spacer can be provided at a low cost.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a spacer, which is formed by integrally forming a substantially cylindrical head portion 2, a shaft portion 3 and a caulking portion 4 on the same axis. The head portion 2 is formed by forming irregularities 2 a on the outer peripheral edge portion, and has a hook shape extending outward from the caulking portion 4. The shaft portion 3 has a structure in which a hollow hole 3a having a bottom is formed coaxially with an opening at the tip, and a tapping screw (not shown) is screwed into the hollow hole 3a so that a female screw is screwed. It is formed so that the tapping screw can be fastened. Further, the caulking portion 4 is between the head portion 2 and the shaft portion 3, and is connected to the seating surface 2 b of the head portion 2 and the upper outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 3. The tip of the caulking portion 4 is inclined to the head 2 side and connected to the shaft portion 3. Therefore, the front end portion of the caulking portion 4 has a sharp cross-sectional shape, and an annular groove 5 having a triangular cross section is formed between the front end portion of the caulking portion 4 and the shaft portion 3.

  The spacer 1 has a plate thickness that is almost the same as the thickness of the head 2 of the spacer 1, such as SPCC of Japanese Industrial Standard G3141, and is a thin plate that easily bends and deforms when the head 2 is press-fitted. It is suitable to be used by attaching to the workpiece 6. For this reason, the thickness L2 of the head 2 is configured to be smaller than the thickness t1 of the workpiece 6. Thereby, the shear fracture of the workpiece 6 when the head 2 is press-fitted into the workpiece 6 is reliably prevented. The length L0 from the head 2 to the tip of the caulking portion 4 is determined in consideration of the deformation amount of the workpiece 6 when the spacer 1 is press-fitted into the workpiece 6. That is, the spacer 1 is caulked using a die 7 in which a circular recess 7a is formed in consideration of the caulking allowance of the caulking portion 4 as shown in FIGS. In this case, when the spacer 1 is pressed against the work 6 and the head 2 is press-fitted, the edge portion of the pilot hole 6a of the work 6 with which the seat surface of the head 2 comes into contact is shown in FIGS. With the press-fitting, a predetermined amount is bent and deformed by being pushed in the press-fitting direction. The thickness L0 from the head 2 to the end of the caulking portion 4 is equal to or greater than the dimension obtained by adding the deformation t2 to the thickness t1 of the workpiece 6 (L0 ≧ t1 + t2). In this example, since the deformation of the workpiece 6 is defined by the recess 7a, the depth t3 of the recess 7a becomes the maximum value of the deformation t2 of the workpiece 6. From this, it is configured so that L0 ≧ t1 + t3 with reference to the depth t3 of the recess 7a, and the length L1 from the head seating surface 2b to the tip of the caulking portion 4 is t1 + t3 or less. It is constituted as follows.

  Next, press fitting and caulking work of the spacer 1 to the work 6 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, a workpiece 6 having a pilot hole 6a having a diameter slightly larger than that of the caulking portion 4 is disposed on the die 7, and the spacer 1 is inserted into the pilot hole 6a from the shaft portion 3. insert. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the length L1 of the caulking portion 4 is t1 + t3 or less, so that the tip of the caulking portion 4 hits the recess 7a and the head seat surface 2b becomes the surface of the workpiece 6 Will not lift from. Accordingly, the spacer 1 is arranged such that the head seat surface 2 b is in contact with the surface of the workpiece 6, the caulking portion 4 is inserted into the prepared hole 6 a, and the shaft portion 3 is inserted into the guide hole 7 b of the die 7. When the head 8 of the spacer 1 is pressed with the stem 8 in this state, the head 2 is press-fitted into the work 6 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and the work 6 is deformed along the unevenness 2a. Thereby, the press-fitted spacer 1 can be firmly prevented from rotating.

  As the head 2 is press-fitted, as shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the edge portion of the pilot hole 6a in contact with the head seating surface 2b is in the press-fitting direction (recessed) of the head 2. And is deformed by being pushed into the place 7a. However, since the length L0 from the head 2 of the spacer 1 to the tip of the caulking portion 4 is configured to be equal to or larger than the dimension obtained by adding the deformation t2 of the workpiece 6 to the thickness t1 of the workpiece 6, FIG. ) And the same figure (b), the edge portion of the deformed pilot hole 6a can be reliably wound around the caulking portion 4 and caulked. Actually, since the length L1 of the caulking portion 4 is the same as or slightly shorter than t1 + t3, the caulking portion 4 is in a stage where the work 6 starts to deform as the head 2 is press-fitted. It touches the recess 7a and is spread outwardly along this to start caulking. Therefore, the deformed portion of the workpiece 6 can be more reliably wound around the caulking portion 4 and the caulking portion 4 can be caulked well. In this manner, the spacer 1 is firmly attached to the work 6 so that the spacer 1 is firmly attached to the work 6 by the caulking part 4 being wound on the deformed part of the work 6 on the side opposite to the side where the head 2 of the work 6 is press-fitted. Can do.

  FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the spacer according to the present invention. In the spacer 10 shown in FIG. 8, the length L1 of the caulking portion 4 ′ is set such that L1> t1 + t3. In this case, before the head 2 is press-fitted into the workpiece 6, the caulking portion 4 'can be pushed outwards to some extent along the recess 7a. Also by this, the deformed part of the work 6 accompanying the subsequent press-fitting of the head can be reliably wound around the caulking part 4 'and caulked.

  In the spacer 1 described above, the head 2 is configured to be provided with irregularities 2a on the outer peripheral edge of a thin cylinder. However, this portion may be formed in a finer sawtooth shape. It may be a polygonal shape such as a square or octagon. Even if comprised in this way, the same anti-rotation effect is acquired at the time of workpiece | work press injection. Further, the head thickness L2 is configured to be smaller than the workpiece thickness t1, but this is a preferable example, and the head thickness L2 may actually be larger. What is important is the relationship between the diameter d1 of the head 2 and the diameter d2 of the recess 7a of the die 7. If this relationship is d1 <d2 where a difference between d1 and d2 can be sufficiently secured, for example, the thickness L2 of the head 2 'and the thickness t1 of the workpiece 6 are set as in the spacer 11 shown in FIG. Even with the same configuration, the spacer 6 can be attached to the workpiece 6 by deforming the workpiece 6 without shearing. Further, the hollow hole 3a of the shaft portion 3 may be penetrated over the entire length of the spacer instead of having a bottom. The hollow hole 3a is provided as necessary, and if not necessary, the shaft portion 3 may be a solid shaft, and a projection portion at the tip like the shaft portion 3 'of the spacer 12 shown in FIG. A solid shaft provided with 31 may be used.

It is a front view of the spacer concerning the present invention. It is a top view of the spacer which concerns on this invention. It is a bottom view of the spacer which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part expanded partial notch sectional drawing of the spacer which concerns on this invention. It is a state explanatory view when attaching the spacer concerning the present invention to a work. It is a state explanatory view when attaching the spacer concerning the present invention to a work. It is a state explanatory view when attaching the spacer concerning the present invention to a work. It is a principal part expanded partially cutaway sectional view which shows the other example of the spacer which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part expanded partially cutaway sectional view which shows the other example of the spacer which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part expanded partially cutaway sectional view which shows the other example of the spacer which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Spacer 2 Head part 2a Concavity and convexity 2b Seat surface 3 Shaft part 3a Hollow hole 4 Caulking part 5 Annular groove 6 Work piece 6a Pilot hole 7 Die 7a Recess 7b Guide hole 8 Stem

Claims (3)

It has a head, a shaft, and a caulking portion having a smaller diameter than the head provided between them, and is disposed on a die having a recess, and is slightly larger than the caulking portion and larger than the diameter of the recess A spacer that press-fits the head into a thin plate-like workpiece having a pilot hole with a small diameter and is attached by crimping a caulking portion that extends to the opposite side of the head press-fitting side through the pilot hole,
The length L0 from the head to the tip of the caulking portion is a deformation t2 of the workpiece that is pushed in the press-fitting direction to the workpiece thickness t1 in the press-fitting direction and deformed into the recess. The spacer is configured to have a length equal to or longer than the maximum deformation amount (t2 = t3) defined by the depth t3 of the recess.   2. The spacer according to claim 1, wherein the head is configured to have a thickness equal to or less than a thickness t1 of the workpiece.   The spacer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein irregularities are formed on an outer edge of the head.

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