WO2009101751A1

WO2009101751A1 - Tapping screw

Info

Publication number: WO2009101751A1
Application number: PCT/JP2008/073049
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jun Eto
Original assignee: Eto Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2008-02-14
Filing date: 2008-12-18
Publication date: 2009-08-20
Also published as: JP5269431B2; JP2009191930A

Abstract

Provided is a tapping screw which ensures smooth plastic flow of a partner material when the tapping screw is screwed into the partner material for tapping, and does not cause cutting or destruction of the internal structure of the partner material nor notch effect at the root of an internally threaded screw which is formed in the partner material. In the longitudinal section of a tapping screw (1) including the shank (2) thereof, the portion (5a) on the bottom side of a root (5) formed between threads (4) has an arcuate shape, the portion (4a) on the ridge side of the thread (4) also has an arcuate shape, and the bottom side portion (5a) and the ridge side portion (4a) are connected directly so that a linear portion is not provided therebetween or a linear portion having a length equal to or less than 20% of the height of the thread (4) is provided between the bottom side portion (5a) and the ridge side portion (4a).

Description

Tapping screw

The present invention relates to a fastening screw that can be tapped with a screw itself, that is, a tapping screw.

In a conventional normal tapping screw, when viewed in a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft, the flank (thread slope) and valley bottom form a straight line, and the vicinity of the top of the thread forms a sharp edge. Was. In addition, although a slight roundness was attached to the part where the top of the screw thread and the flank and the valley bottom intersect, these slight rounds are not intended to improve the performance of the screw, This was mainly for the purpose of manufacturing screws for improving the service life of the machining tool and for preventing harm to workers due to the edges.

Further, the fastening male screw other than the tapping screw has a small roundness at the bottom of the valley, but this small rounding is not mainly intended to improve the performance of the screw. This was for the purpose of manufacturing a screw such as an improvement in the service life, and for relaxing the stress concentration at the bottom of the male screw valley in the male screw itself.

On the other hand, the present applicant previously proposed a tapping screw in which the bottom side portion of the valley formed between the screw threads has a large arc shape in the application according to Patent Document 1.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-162310

In the conventional normal tapping screw, when the screw is screwed into the mating material and tapped into the mating material, the direction of the plastic flow of the mating material will undergo a sudden change particularly at the portion where the flank and the valley bottom intersect, While the plastic flow of the mating material is not performed smoothly, the top part of the pointed screw thread cuts and destroys the internal structure of the mating material (if the mating material is metal, the flow line (fiber flow)), In order to produce a notch effect at the bottom of the female thread formed in the mating material,
(A) The screwing torque increases.
(B) Small fastening force and holding force,
(C) If the mating material is plastic, the mating material may crack.
(D) Cannot be repeatedly screwed in and removed from the same part of the mating material,
(E) It is necessary to strictly manage the size of the pilot hole provided in the counterpart material within a narrow allowable range.
(F) When making by rolling, the wear of the mold is fast and the life of the mold is shortened.
There was a problem such as.

On the other hand, in the tapping screw disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the valley bottom side portion of the valley formed between the screw threads has a large arc shape, the counterpart material is compared with the conventional normal tapping screw. Since the plastic flow of the mating material is relatively smoothly performed when screwed into the mating material, the problem of the conventional normal tapping screw can be reduced. However, when viewed in a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, most of the flank is linear, and the vicinity of the top of the screw thread constitutes a sharp edge. There was still a problem that the screw problem could not be solved sufficiently.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional circumstances, and one of the objects of the present invention is to make the plastic flow of the mating material smoother when it is screwed into the mating material and tapped on the mating material. It is to provide a tapping screw that can be made to be performed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a tapping screw which does not cut or destroy the internal structure of the mating member due to the thread.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a tapping screw that does not cause a notch effect at the bottom of a female thread formed in a mating member.

Further objects of the present invention will become clear from the following description.

The tapping screw according to the present invention is a tapping screw having a shaft portion and a screw thread provided on the outer periphery of the shaft portion,
In the longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, the valley bottom side portion of the valley formed between the screw threads has an arc shape, and the mountain peak side portion of the screw thread has an arc shape,
The valley bottom side portion and the thread peak side portion are directly connected to each other, and there is no linear portion between them, or the length between them is 20% or less of the height of the screw thread. A linear portion is provided.

In the tapping screw according to the present invention, since it has the shape as described above, when screwed into the mating material, the mating material of the mating material is formed along the valley bottom side portion and the mountain top side portion, each of which has an arc shape. Since the meat will plastically flow, the direction of the plastic flow of the meat of the counterpart material cannot be changed abruptly. Therefore, the plastic flow of the mating material is performed very smoothly, the meat of the mating material is rotated as a whole with respect to the tapping screw, and the force is dispersed without being concentrated locally. Also, since the vicinity of the top of the screw thread does not constitute a sharp edge, this part cuts or destroys the internal structure of the mating member, or creates a notch effect at the bottom of the female screw formed on the mating member. There is nothing. Thereby, the conventional various problems can be solved.

The tapping screw according to the present invention is particularly suitable when the mating material is made of a material that easily flows plastically, such as plastic or aluminum alloy.

When the tapping screw of the present invention is screwed into the mating material and tapped into the mating material, the plastic flow of the mating material can be performed more smoothly as described above, and the mating material is provided by the thread. It is possible to prevent the internal structure of the material from being cut / destroyed or to cause a notch effect on the bottom of the female screw formed on the counterpart material.
(A) Screwing torque is reduced,
(B) The fastening force and holding force are increased.
(C) Even when the mating material is made of plastic, the risk of causing cracks in the mating material is reduced.
(D) It will be possible to repeatedly screw and remove the same material from the same location.
(E) The allowable range of the size of the pilot hole provided in the counterpart material is increased, and it is not necessary to strictly manage the size of the pilot hole.
(F) When creating by rolling, the wear of the mold is delayed, and the life of the mold is prolonged.
It is possible to obtain excellent effects such as.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing Example 1 of a tapping screw according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of the shaft portion of the tapping screw of the first embodiment in a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of FIG. 2 further enlarged. FIG. 4 is a front view showing Example 2 of a tapping screw according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing a part of the shaft of the tapping screw of the second embodiment in a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of FIG. 5 further enlarged.

Explanation of symbols

1 Tapping Screw 2 Shaft 3 Head 4 Thread 4a Peak Top Part 4H High Screw Thread 4Ha High Thread Peak Top Part 4L Low Thread 4La Low Thread Peak Top Part 5 Valley 5a Valley Bottom Part d ₁ Outer Diameter d _H1 Outer diameter at high thread d _L1 Outer diameter at lower thread d ₂ Valley diameter h Thread height R _C Radius of the arc formed by the peak part of the _C thread R _HC Formed by the peak part of the high thread Arc radius R _LC Arc radius formed by the top of the lower thread R _R Radius arc formed by the bottom of the R _R valley A A Thread angle A _H High thread angle A _L Low thread angle

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show Example 1 of the present invention, which is an example in which the present invention is applied to a single tapping screw.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tapping screw 1 includes a shaft portion 2 and a head portion 3 provided at one end portion of the shaft portion 2. A single thread 4 is spirally provided on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 2. In the longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion 2, the valley bottom side portion 5 a of the valley 5 formed between the screw threads 4 has an arc shape, and the mountain peak side portion 4 a of the screw thread 4 is also a valley bottom side portion 5 a. It has an arc shape that connects directly and smoothly to the arc.

For reference, specific examples of dimensions and angles of each part of the tapping screw 1 in this embodiment are shown below.

Outer diameter d ₁ = 1.65φmm
Valley diameter d ₂ = 1.21φmm
Thread height of thread 4 h = 0.22mm
Lead and pitch = 0.5mm
Thread angle A = 30 degrees Arc radius R _C = 0.033 mm formed by the summit portion 4a of the thread 4
The radius R _{R of the} arc formed by the valley bottom portion 5a of the valley 5 = 0.22 mm
However, it goes without saying that the tapping screw of the present invention is not limited to those having the specific dimensions as described above.

In this tapping screw 1, the valley bottom side portion 5a of the valley 5 formed between the screw threads 4 has an arc shape, and the mountain peak side portion 4a of the screw thread 4 is also directly smooth to the arc formed by the valley bottom side portion 5a. Since it has an arc shape that leads to the material, when it is screwed into the mating material (not shown), the meat of the mating material plastically flows along these arcing portions that are smoothly connected to each other Therefore, the direction of the plastic flow of the mating material cannot be changed suddenly. Therefore, the plastic flow of the mating material is performed very smoothly, the meat of the mating material is rotated as a whole with respect to the tapping screw 1, and the force is dispersed without being concentrated locally. In addition, since the vicinity of the top of the thread 4 does not constitute a sharp edge, this portion cuts or destroys the internal structure of the mating member, or creates a notch effect at the bottom of the female screw formed on the mating member. I will not let you.

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(A) Screwing torque is reduced,
(B) The fastening force and holding force are increased.
(C) Even when the counterpart material is made of plastic, the risk of causing a crack in the counterpart material is reduced.
(D) It will be possible to repeatedly screw and remove the same material from the same location.
(E) The allowable range of the size of the pilot hole provided in the counterpart material is increased, and it is not necessary to strictly manage the size of the pilot hole.
(F) When creating by rolling, the wear of the mold becomes slow, and the life of the mold becomes long.
An excellent effect such as can be obtained.

It should be noted that the radius R _c of the arc formed by the crest portion 4 a of the thread 4 is preferably 5% or more of the height h of the thread 4, and more preferably the height of the thread 4. It should be 10-20% of h. A better effect can be obtained by setting the radius R _c of the arc formed by the summit side portion 4a of the screw thread 4 within these ranges.

In the present embodiment, in the longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion 2, the valley bottom side portion 5 a of the valley 5 and the mountain top side portion 4 a of the screw thread 4 are directly connected, and a linear portion exists between the two. However, a linear portion having a length of 20% or less of the height h of the thread 4 may be provided between the both. However, in order to obtain the above-mentioned effect better, the linear portion is preferably 10% or less of the height h of the thread 4, and more preferably no linear portion is provided as in this embodiment. It is good.

Further, the tapping screw according to the present invention is particularly suitable when the mating material is made of a material that easily undergoes plastic flow, such as plastic or aluminum alloy.

4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention, which is an example in which the present invention is applied to a two-tapping screw 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, also in this embodiment, the tapping screw 1 includes a shaft portion 2 and a head portion 3 provided at one end portion of the shaft portion 2. On the outer periphery of the shaft portion 2, two

threads

4H and 4L, which are a thread 4H having a high thread height and a thread 4L having a low thread height, are provided in a spiral shape. In the longitudinal cross section including the axis of the shaft portion 2, the valley bottom side portion 5a of the valley 5 formed between the high thread 4H and the low thread 4L has an arc shape, and the high thread 4H and the low thread The summit-side portions 4Ha and 4La of the mountain 4L also have arc shapes that are directly and smoothly connected to the arc formed by the valley-bottom side portion 5a. As well shown in FIG. 6, the thread angle A _L of the low thread 4L is larger than the thread angle A _H of the high thread 4H.

Outer diameter d _{H1 at} high thread 4H = 1.65φmm
Outer diameter d _{L1 at} low thread 4L = 1.493φmm
Valley diameter d ₂ = 1.21φmm
High thread height 4H h _H = 0.22mm
Low thread 4L height h _L = 0.141mm
Lead = 1.0mm
Pitch P = 0.5mm
Thread angle A _H = 30 degrees of high thread 4H Thread angle A _L = 60 degrees of low thread 4L Arc radius R _HC = 0.033 mm formed by peak side portion 4Ha of high thread 4H
The radius R _LC = 0.063 mm of the circular arc formed by the peak portion 4La of the low thread 4L
The radius R _{R of the} arc formed by the valley bottom portion 5a of the valley 5 = 0.22 mm
However, it goes without saying that the tapping screw 1 of the present invention is not limited to the one having the above specific dimensions.

Also in the tapping screw 1 of the present embodiment, the valley bottom side portion 5a of the valley 5 formed between the high screw thread 4H and the low screw thread 4L has an arc shape, and the high screw thread 4H and the low screw thread. Since the 4L mountain top side portions 4Ha and 4La also have an arc shape that is directly and smoothly connected to the arc formed by the valley bottom side portion 5a, when they are screwed into a mating member (not shown), these circles smoothly connected to each other Since the meat of the mating material plastically flows along the arcuate portion, the mating material cannot be suddenly changed in the direction of plastic flow. Therefore, the plastic flow of the mating material is performed very smoothly, the meat of the mating material is rotated as a whole with respect to the tapping screw 1, and the force is dispersed without being concentrated locally. In addition, since the vicinity of the peak of the high thread 4H and the low thread 4L does not constitute a sharp edge, the internal structure is cut or destroyed by this part, or a notch is formed in the bottom of the female thread formed in the mating member. There is no effect.

Thereby, as in the case of the first embodiment, the excellent effects (A) to (F) can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the tapping screw 1 has a high thread 4H and a low thread 4L. However, in the present invention, two threads having the same height may be provided. However, if two threads of the high thread 4H and the low thread 4L are provided as in the present embodiment, the following more excellent operational effects can be obtained.

By separately controlling the heights h _H and h _L of the thread 4 of the high thread 4H and the low thread 4L, the amount of movement of the mating material can be adjusted. The flow can be made even smoother.

Further, since the two screw threads of the high screw thread 4H and the low screw thread 4L are provided, the contact resistance at the time of screwing becomes small, so that the screwing torque can be further reduced.

Also, since it has two

threads

4H and 4L, the lead can be enlarged even if the pitch is the same as that of a single tapping screw, so that the screwing can be performed quickly and the operation cost can be reduced. Can do.

Moreover, since the lower thread 4L is set larger the angle A _L of the thread higher thread 4H, since it is to increase the size of the flanks of the lower thread 4L, increasing the frictional resistance that, fastening The power can be further increased.

Note that arcs Preferably, the angle A _L of the thread of the lower thread 4L is 1.5-3 times larger than the angle A _H of the thread of the high thread 4H, formed by the summit portion 4Ha high thread 4H The radius R _HC is 5-30% of the height h _H of the high thread 4H, and the radius R _LC of the arc formed by the summit portion 4La of the low thread 4L is the height h of the low thread 4L. It should be 20 to 70% of _L. More preferably, the angle A _L of the thread of the lower thread 4L is 1.5 to 2.5 times greater than the angle A _H of the thread of the high thread 4H, formed by the summit portion 4Ha high thread 4H The arc radius R _HC is 10 to 20% of the height h _H of the high thread 4H, and the arc radius R _LC formed by the summit portion 4La of the low thread 4L is the height of the low thread 4L. it may be 40 to 50 percent of the h _L. Angle A _H of the thread of the high thread 4H and lower thread 4L, the ratio of A _L, the summit portion 4La radius R _HC and lower thread 4L arc formed by the summit portion 4Ha high thread 4H is A better effect can be obtained by setting the radius R _{LC of the} formed arc within these ranges.

Also in this embodiment, in the longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion 2, the valley bottom portion 5a is directly connected to the peak portions 4Ha and 4La of the high thread 4H and the low thread 4L. There is no linear portion between them, but a straight line having a length of 20% or less of the height h _H of the high thread 4H is provided between the valley bottom part 5a and the summit part 4Ha of the high thread 4H. A straight part having a length of 20% or less of the height h _L of the low thread 4L may be provided between the shape part, the valley bottom part 5a and the peak part 4La of the low thread 4L.

However, in order to obtain the above-mentioned effect better, the linear portion between the valley bottom portion 5a and the peak portion 4Ha of the high thread 4H is 10% or less of the height h _H of the high thread 4H. The straight portion between the side portion 5a and the top portion 4La of the low thread 4L is preferably 10% or less of the height h _L of the low thread 4L, and more preferably as in this embodiment. It is better not to provide a straight portion.

In addition, although each said Example is an example of a 1 item | strip | row and a 2 item | spinning tapping screw, respectively, this invention is applicable also to a multi-tapping tapping screw | thread of 3 or more.

In each of the above embodiments, each of the

screw threads

4, 4H, 4L has a symmetrical shape in which the advance side flank angle and the follow side flank angle are equal. An asymmetrical shape in which the corner and the follower flank angle are not equal may be used.

As described above, the tapping screw according to the present invention is useful as a fastening screw.

Claims

A tapping screw having a shaft portion and a screw thread provided on the outer periphery of the shaft portion,
In the longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, the valley bottom side portion of the valley formed between the screw threads has an arc shape, and the mountain peak side portion of the screw thread has an arc shape,
The valley bottom side portion of the valley and the mountain top side portion of the screw thread are directly connected, and there is no linear portion between them, or 20% of the height (h) of the screw thread between them. A tapping screw provided with a linear portion having the following length.
In a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, a linear portion having a length of 10% or less of the height (h) of the screw thread is provided between the bottom side portion of the valley and the top portion of the screw thread. The tapping screw of Claim 1 provided.
2. In a longitudinal section including an axis of the shaft portion, a radius (R C ) of an arc formed by a top portion of the thread is 5% or more of a height (h) of the thread. The tapping screw according to 1 or 2.
In a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, the radius (R C ) of the arc formed by the top portion of the thread is 10 to 20% of the height (h) of the thread. Item 3. A tapping screw according to item 1 or 2.
It has two threads, a thread with a high thread height and a thread with a low thread height,
In a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, a valley bottom side portion of a valley formed between the high thread and the low thread has an arc shape, and the high thread and the low thread The summit side part of each also has an arc shape,
The valley bottom side portion of the valley and the mountain top side portion of the high screw thread are directly connected to each other, and there is no linear portion therebetween, or the height of the high screw thread (h H ) between the two. Is provided with a linear portion having a length of 20% or less,
The valley bottom side portion of the valley and the mountain top side portion of the low screw thread are directly connected, and there is no linear portion between them, or the height of the low screw thread (h L ) between the two. The tapping screw of Claim 1 in which the linear part of the length of 20% or less of is provided.
In a longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, the height of the high thread height (h H ) is 10% or less between the valley bottom side part of the valley and the peak side part of the high thread. A straight section is provided,
6. A linear portion having a length of 10% or less of the height (h L ) of the low screw thread is provided between the bottom side part of the valley and the peak top part of the low screw thread. The tapping screw described.
The tapping screw according to claim 5 or 6, wherein an angle ( AL ) of the lower thread is larger than an angle ( AH ) of the higher thread.
The lower thread thread angle (A L ) is 1.5 to 3 times greater than the higher thread thread angle (A H );
In the longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion, the radius (R HC ) of the arc formed by the top portion of the high thread is 5 to 30% of the height (h H ) of the high thread, 8. The tapping screw according to claim 7, wherein a radius (R LC ) of an arc formed by the peak portion of the low screw thread is 20 to 70% of a height (h L ) of the low screw thread.
The lower thread thread angle (A L ) is 1.5 to 2.5 times greater than the higher thread thread angle (A H );
The radius (R HC ) of the arc formed by the top portion of the high thread in the longitudinal section including the axis of the shaft portion is 10 to 20% of the height (h H ) of the high thread, The tapping screw according to claim 7, wherein a radius (R LC ) of an arc formed by a peak portion of the low thread is 40 to 50% of a height (h L ) of the low thread.