WO2016202981A1 - Dispositifs de fixation vissante auto-verrouillables et ensembles équipés de tels dispositifs - Google Patents

Dispositifs de fixation vissante auto-verrouillables et ensembles équipés de tels dispositifs Download PDF

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WO2016202981A1
WO2016202981A1 PCT/EP2016/064009 EP2016064009W WO2016202981A1 WO 2016202981 A1 WO2016202981 A1 WO 2016202981A1 EP 2016064009 W EP2016064009 W EP 2016064009W WO 2016202981 A1 WO2016202981 A1 WO 2016202981A1
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Damien Marc
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Jpb Systeme
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B39/00—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts
    • F16B39/22—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening
    • F16B39/24—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening by means of washers, spring washers, or resilient plates that lock against the object
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B39/00—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts
    • F16B39/22—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening
    • F16B39/28—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening by special members on, or shape of, the nut or bolt
    • F16B39/282—Locking by means of special shape of work-engaging surfaces, e.g. notched or toothed nuts

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  • the present invention relates to a self-locking screwing attachment device.
  • the device includes a nut screwed onto a threaded tip.
  • the device includes a screw which is screwed into a threaded bore.
  • the device is a plug having a male thread, typically a borescope plug.
  • the present invention also relates to an assembly of at least two parts attached to each other by such a device.
  • the self-locking attachment device has the object to prevent two parts from being importunately unscrewed with respect to each other, in particular in applications where both pieces are subjected when operated to vibrations or shakes. This is applicable to an assembly of three or more parts.
  • Self-locking screwing attachment devices for securing at least two parts to each other, having generally the form of a nut screwed onto a threaded tip, provided with reinforced releasable coupling means, for preventing said at least two parts from being importunately unscrewed, are known.
  • This reinforced coupling means performs a self-locking of the coupling when screwing the nut on the tip.
  • the device consists of several separable parts which can be lost and should be assembled according to an accurate order
  • the purpose of the invention is to overcome all or part of the previous drawbacks by providing a self-locking screwing attachment device for attaching at least two parts to each other, which is compact, made as a single piece, adaptable to configurations and shapes of multiple non-standard parts, or demanding as little machining as possible.
  • one object of the invention is to provide a unitary self-locking screwing attachment device for being part of an assembly having locking structure and for engaging a threaded member of said assembly, the attachment device comprising :
  • a releasable coupling means arranged for releasably coupling the stop member and the second element for common rotation;
  • o spring means for resiliently activating said releasable coupling means
  • said locking structure has a shape which is at least partially conjugated with a shape of said at least one locking feature.
  • said at least one locking feature comprises at least one projection sized and shaped to be received into at least one recess of said locking structure.
  • said at least one projection comprises an at least partially cylindrical body.
  • said at least one projection comprises a radially elongated protrusion relative to the screwing or unscrewing direction.
  • said at least one projection comprises a tangentially elongated protrusion relative to the screwing or unscrewing direction.
  • the at least one locking feature preferably comprises at least one recess sized and shaped to receive a projection of said locking structure.
  • said at least one recess consists of two diametrically opposed recesses.
  • said at least one locking feature comprises at least one recess
  • said at least one recess consists of at least one notch disposed on the periphery of said second element.
  • said notch comprises an axial protrusion having a tangentially increasing or decreasing size.
  • Said at least one locking feature is preferably disposed on a radially overhanging element shaped on the second element.
  • said unitary self-locking screwing attachment device is a nut.
  • said unitary self-locking screwing attachment device is a screw.
  • said unitary self-locking screwing attachment device is a plug having a male thread intended to be screwed into a bore for removably closing said bore.
  • said plug is a borescope plug.
  • an assembly comprising:
  • the attachment device comprising :
  • a releasable coupling means arranged for releasably coupling the stop member and the second element for common rotation;
  • o spring means for resiliently activating said releasable coupling means
  • said releasable coupling means and said spring means are configured and arranged to allow relative rotation of said stop member and said second element in a screwing direction when a torque applied to said device exceeds a predetermined screwing torque threshold and to allow relative rotation of said stop member and said second element in an unscrewing direction when an unscrewing torque applied to said device exceeds a predetermined unscrewing torque threshold .
  • said locking structure and said at least one locking feature have a conjugated shape, at least partially.
  • at least one of said locking structure and said locking feature comprises at least one recess
  • the other of said locking structure and said locking feature comprises at least one projection sized and shaped to be received into the at least one recess.
  • said at least one recess consists of two diametrically opposed recesses
  • said at least one projection comprises an at least partially cylindrical body.
  • said at least one projection comprises a radially protrusion relative to the screwing or unscrewing direction.
  • said at least one projection comprises a tangentially elongated protrusion relative to the screwing or unscrewing direction.
  • said at least one recess consists of at least one notch disposed on the periphery of said assembly or said second element.
  • said notch comprises an axial protrusion having a tangentially increasing or decreasing size.
  • said at least one locking feature is disposed on a radially overhanging element shaped on the second element.
  • said assembly comprises a threaded shank and said unitary self- locking screwing attachment device is a nut.
  • said assembly comprises a threaded bore and said unitary self-locking screwing attachment device is a screw. In another embodiment, said assembly comprises a threaded bore and said unitary self-locking screwing attachment device is a plug adapted to removably close said threaded bore.
  • said bore is a boresco r
  • Figs. 1 and 2 represent an assembly comprising a self-locking screwing attachment device being generally a nut, and a sub-assembly having a threaded shank for receiving the nut, according to a first embodiment of the invention, respectively in a preassembled configuration and in an assembled configuration,
  • FIG. 3 represents an enlarged view of Fig . 1 with a partial cross-section along a longitudinal cross-section plane
  • Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of the nut of Fig . 1 with one quarter cut away in the longitudinal direction
  • Fig. 5 represents an exploded view of the nut of Fig . 1.
  • Fig. 6 represents a view of the spring integrated to the nut of Fig . 1,
  • Fig. 7 is an exploded view of various embodiments of a device being a nut, with a part view of several corresponding embodiments of a sub-assembly, and
  • Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig . 7, but with the device shown according to two embodiments, one being a screw and the other being a borescope plug.
  • the assembly comprises a self- locking screwing attachment device being generally a nut, and a sub-assembly having a threaded shank for receiving the nut.
  • a self-locking screwing attachment device la includes a nut 2a screwed onto a threaded tip 3a (or strut) so as to ensure the attachment to each other of at least two parts, typical ly a supporting part 4 and an adjacent part 5, in the example represented .
  • the threaded tip 3a is rigidly mounted in a bore of the supporting part 4.
  • the adjacent part 5 has the tip 3a passing therethroug h and is sandwiched between the supporting part 4 and the nut 2a .
  • the tip 3a can be provided with a shoulder resting against a face of the supporting part 4 on the opposite side to the thread of the tip 3a, so as to simultaneously sandwich the supporting part 4 and the adjacent part 5 between the shoulder and the n ut 2a .
  • the nut 2a incl udes a first element 6a rotating relative to the tip 3a when screwing .
  • this first element incl udes several sections that can be broken down from back to front into an area for rotatable engagement 7a by a screwing tool such as a wrench, a shoulder 8a formed on the periphery of the nut 2a, and a cylindrical part 9a, substantially extending the area for rotatable engagement 7a forwardly beyond the shoulder 8a .
  • the area 7a has typical ly a prismatic external shape, for example a six-sided one.
  • the first element incl udes an end-to-end throug h bore 10.
  • a rear part 11 of the bore 10 is narrower and incl udes a thread 12 cooperating with that of the tip 3a when screwing .
  • the nut 2a includes a second element 13a having general ly an annular shape located at a front end of the nut 2a .
  • the second element 13a incl udes an internal shoulder 14a .
  • the radial ly internal profile of the shoulder 14a is fitted around a front end of the cylindrical part 9a of the first element 6a and is retained forward ly by an axial stop 15a, typically an elastic ring .
  • the second element 13a comprises a projection consisting in a lug 17a .
  • This lug 17a is for being introduced into a recess 18 formed in the assembly (or adjacent part) 5 as represented in Fig . 1.
  • the second element 13a is rotatably engaged with the adjacent part 5, that is rotatably unmovable with the same. It is assumed in this case that the part 5 is itself rotatably unmovable with respect to the tip 3a .
  • the second element 13a includes a radial extension 16a carrying a l ug 17a extending axial ly in the screwing d irection of the nut 2a, that is forwardly.
  • the lug 17a is for being introd uced into a housing 18 having a conjugated shape, for example a blind bore provided in the adjacent part 5. In the example illustrated in Figs.
  • housings 18 there are provided two housings 18 arranged at 180° around the axis X, preventing the second element 13a from being rotated one full rotation about the axis X before the lug 17a is positioned opposite the housing 18.
  • a single housing could be enough .
  • the nut 2a also includes a supporting cylinder 19a fastened at its back end to a front face of the shoulder 8a .
  • a face of the front end of the cylinder 19a makes up a first clamping surface 20a for axially engaging a second clamping surface 21a located in front of the same on a back face of the second element 13a.
  • the supporting cylinder 19a forms a spacer restricting the advancement of the first element 6a with respect to the second element 13a when the nut 2a is being screwed onto the tip 3a .
  • the cylinder 19a is for example welded to the shoulder 8a .
  • a substantially annular or cylindrical throat 22a is provided between the cylindrical part 9a and the supporting cylinder 19a which bound this throat internally and externally, respectively.
  • the nut 2a also includes a stop member 23a having generally an annular shape introduced into the throat 20a.
  • the stop member 23a is rotatably secured to the first element 6a .
  • the stop member 23a includes at least one radial protrusion 24a, typically two protrusions 24a as represented in Figs. 1 to 5.
  • These protrusions 24a are introduced and axially slide in grooves 25 having conjugated shapes provided in the thickness of the supporting cylinder 19a (Figs. 5) .
  • These protrusions have for example dovetail shapes, the flared zone of which is the farthest from the axis X, these protrusions being introduced into respective grooves having also a trapezoidal cross-section .
  • the nut 2a also includes releasable coupling means 26a, 27a, 28a consisting of two groups of axially directed teeth, fastened for a first group to the stop member 23a, and for the second group to the second element 13a.
  • One group of teeth 26a is provided on a front annular face of the stop member 23a and another group of teeth 27a is provided on a back annular face of the second element 13a facing said front face.
  • the teeth have a triangular configuration and have more precisely an isosceles shape, that is have faces d irected towards the other g roup of teeth and are of the same obl iq ue slope.
  • the teeth 26a of the stop member 23a and the teeth 27A of the second element 13a have complementary profiles such that they are interpenetrable when biased by the return means 28a provided in the throat 22a, urg ing the stop member 23a towards the second element 13a .
  • the first g roup of teeth 26a of the stop member 23a is rotatably d riven with the first element 6a upon screwing the nut 2a, whereas the second g roup of teeth 27a of the second element 13a is rotatably unmovable.
  • the latter are alternately in an interpenetration config uration and a tip to tip config uration .
  • the passage from one config uration to the other is performed by a relative sl id ing of the respective adjacent faces of both g roups of teeth .
  • the stop member 23a thereby performs translations along the axis X alternately rearward ly and forwardly when screwing the nut 2a, this being similar to an oscillation movement.
  • Each translation is performed on a stroke correspond ing to the heig ht of the teeth, the d istance separating the tip of one tooth from the troug h between two teeth, projected on the axial d irection .
  • the return means 28a are typical ly formed by a wavy compression spring, as ill ustrated in Fig . 6, working on a relatively smal l axial stroke, induced by alternated translations of the stop member 23a .
  • the spring 28a rests on the one hand onto a shoulder of the first element 6a located at the bottom of the throat 22a, and on the other hand on a back face of the stop member 23a . Screwing the nut 2a onto the tip 3a is performed the fol lowing way : as ill ustrated in Fig . 1 , the nut is presented at the end of the threaded tip and then screwed thereto using an adapted wrench rotatably engag ing the nut.
  • the second element is freely rotatable, and then moves closer to the adjacent part 5.
  • the second element 13a rotates about the axis X until the lug contacts the adjacent part 5.
  • a further screwing of the nut further rotates the second element 13a, until the lug 17a clings onto the first of the housings 18 located on its trajectory, in view of the axial forward thrust.
  • This indexing of the lug onto the mouth of the housing is automatically operated and generates a sensory effect perceived by the operator when screwing .
  • the lug 17a once in this position, will then penetrate the housing 18 as the screwing proceeds further and the nut advances towards the adjacent part 5.
  • the second element 13a is then rotatably unmovable with respect to the other parts of the nut 2a . Any further rotation of the first element 6a causes two effects : on the one hand , the first element 6a will advance in translation along the axis X towards the second element 13a, as long as there is nothing to stop this advancement.
  • the coupling means are biased by the relative sliding between both g roups of teeth 26a, 26b, which rotate with respect to each other at the same time as an oscillation of the stop member 23a is exerted against the thrust exerted by the return means 28a . Thrusts and releases are alternately performed in the contact between both g roups of teeth .
  • a rotation torq ue should be applied to the first element 6a, which is hig her than a given threshold , so as to generate either locking , or unlocking .
  • the anti-rotation protrusion is a projection 182 shaped on the adjacent part 592, and the recess 17a2 is formed in the second element 13a2.
  • the second element 13a2 comprises two recesses 17a2 consisting in notches formed in the periphery and d isposed on diametrical ly opposite sides of the second element 13a2.
  • the locking feature is a tab 17a3 formed on and projecting axial ly towards the locking structure.
  • the locking structure comprises two recesses consisting in notches formed in the periphery of the adjacent part 593 and d isposed on d iametrically opposite sides of the adjacent part 593. This latter embodiment red uces the bul k of the device in comparison with the embodiment represented in Fig . 5.
  • the second element 13a4 comprises a recess 17a4 for receiving a rad ial projection 184 or 185 formed on the adjacent part 594 or 595.
  • the recess 17a4 is formed on an axial protrusion, which protrusion is shaped so as to provide tangentially increasing and decreasing profile. Such profile allows appropriate introd uction of the rad ial projection 184 or 185 formed on the adjacent part 594 or 595 for interlocking of said locking structure and said locking feature.
  • the sq uare-shape projection 184 of the adjacent part 594 leads to good repartition of the torq ue action of the device.
  • the peak-shape projection 185 of the adjacent part 595 makes its fabrication easier.
  • the first element 6a, 6b, 6c could have either an inner thread (reference 6a in Fig . 7), or an outer thread (references 6b and 6c in Fig . 8) .
  • the first element 6a, 6b, 6c could either comprise a hol low body (reference 6a in Fig . 7) into which for instance the tip 3a is engaged , or have a closed end ( references 6b and 6c in Fig . 8) . In this latter case, the first element 6c is conceived to be engaged for instance into the adjacent part 5.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de fixation vissante auto-verrouillables Selon un mode de réalisation, le dispositif comprend un premier élément 6a ayant un filetage intérieur, le premier élément 6a étant vissé sur un embout fileté 3a. Selon d'autres modes de réalisation, le premier élément présente un filetage extérieur et peut être constitué d'un corps creux ou d'une extrémité fermée de manière à constituer, par exemple, un endoscope.
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EP1134438A2 (fr) * 2000-03-16 2001-09-19 Böllhoff GmbH Ensemble de raccordement pour monter un élément de fixation sur un membre structural
US20040244518A1 (en) * 2003-03-24 2004-12-09 Frank Odenthal Ultrasonic welded plastic retainer to secure yoke plug adjustment
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US20140056666A1 (en) * 2011-03-21 2014-02-27 Jpb Systeme Self-Locking Sealing Device
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BE349290A (fr) *
GB163229A (en) * 1920-07-26 1921-05-19 Edward Franklin Walker Improvements in and relating to lock washers
EP1134438A2 (fr) * 2000-03-16 2001-09-19 Böllhoff GmbH Ensemble de raccordement pour monter un élément de fixation sur un membre structural
US20040244518A1 (en) * 2003-03-24 2004-12-09 Frank Odenthal Ultrasonic welded plastic retainer to secure yoke plug adjustment
US20120213608A1 (en) * 2009-11-05 2012-08-23 Jpb Systeme Self-Locking Screwing Attachment Device And Assembly Provided With Same
US20150063939A1 (en) * 2009-11-05 2015-03-05 Jpb Systeme Self-Locking Screwing Attachment Device And Assembly Provided With Same
US20140056666A1 (en) * 2011-03-21 2014-02-27 Jpb Systeme Self-Locking Sealing Device

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