WO2023044249A1 - Ensemble de fixation de verrouillage à pièces multiples, tel que pour fixer une jante de roue à un moyeu de véhicule - Google Patents

Ensemble de fixation de verrouillage à pièces multiples, tel que pour fixer une jante de roue à un moyeu de véhicule Download PDF

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WO2023044249A1
WO2023044249A1 PCT/US2022/075880 US2022075880W WO2023044249A1 WO 2023044249 A1 WO2023044249 A1 WO 2023044249A1 US 2022075880 W US2022075880 W US 2022075880W WO 2023044249 A1 WO2023044249 A1 WO 2023044249A1
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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
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/02—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of fastening members using screw-thread
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B3/00—Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body
    • B60B3/14—Attaching disc body to hub ; Wheel adapters
    • B60B3/16—Attaching disc body to hub ; Wheel adapters by bolts or the like
    • B60B3/165—Attaching disc body to hub ; Wheel adapters by bolts or the like with locking devices for the fixing means, e.g. screw or nut covers
    • 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
    • F16B35/00—Screw-bolts; Stay-bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws
    • F16B35/04—Screw-bolts; Stay-bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws with specially-shaped head or shaft in order to fix the bolt on or in an object
    • F16B35/041—Specially-shaped shafts
    • F16B35/044—Specially-shaped ends
    • 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
    • F16B35/00—Screw-bolts; Stay-bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws
    • F16B35/04—Screw-bolts; Stay-bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws with specially-shaped head or shaft in order to fix the bolt on or in an object
    • F16B35/041—Specially-shaped shafts
    • F16B35/048—Specially-shaped necks
    • 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
    • F16B37/00—Nuts or like thread-engaging members
    • F16B37/12—Nuts or like thread-engaging members with thread-engaging surfaces formed by inserted coil-springs, discs, or the like; Independent pieces of wound wire used as nuts; Threaded inserts for holes
    • F16B37/122—Threaded inserts, e.g. "rampa bolts"
    • F16B37/125—Threaded inserts, e.g. "rampa bolts" the external surface of the insert being threaded
    • 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
    • F16B39/30—Locking exclusively by special shape of the screw-thread
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B2900/00—Purpose of invention
    • B60B2900/30—Increase in
    • B60B2900/331—Safety or security
    • B60B2900/3318—Safety or security by theft prevention
    • 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
    • F16B19/00—Bolts without screw-thread; Pins, including deformable elements; Rivets
    • F16B19/02—Bolts or sleeves for positioning of machine parts, e.g. notched taper pins, fitting pins, sleeves, eccentric positioning rings
    • 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
    • F16B33/00—Features common to bolt and nut
    • F16B33/02—Shape of thread; Special thread-forms
    • F16B2033/025—Shape of thread; Special thread-forms with left-hand thread

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  • the present invention relates generally to fastener assemblies. More specifically, the present invention discloses a multi-piece locking fastener incorporating a plurality of lug nut shaped intermediate components for use in a first application for securing a wheel rim to a vehicle hub, in combination with opposing pluralities of first and second fasteners for preventing loosening in response to such as vibrations and the like.
  • the present invention teaches a related fastener assembly in which the intermediate component is reconfigured as a plate having a threaded aperture in a first direction being bolted through an aligning aperture in another stacked plate without threads. The head of a bolt contacts the plate without threads and is threaded through the intermediate plate and then attached to an opposing retaining fastener.
  • fasteners such as which are configured in an attempt to prevent loosening when employed in dynamic environments.
  • a first and most basic example of this is the conventional threaded bolt fastener with attachable and interiorly threaded nut.
  • a spring washer can either be integrated into the nut or separately provided.
  • U.S. 5,562,379 to Rausch et al., teaches a vibration resistant fastener having a pin and a collar.
  • the pin is threaded or peripherally grooved.
  • the major diameter of the thread or groove is reduced to a diameter which is still larger than its minor diameter.
  • a collar is threaded or swaged on to the pin and collar material is pressed into an open region that was formed by the reduction of the major diameter, to form a thread lock.
  • the present invention discloses a multi-piece locking fastener assembly which, in a first variant, is provided for securing a wheel rim to a vehicle hub including an intermediate component in the form of a lug nut having a plurality of interior threads arrayed in a first direction.
  • a first fastener has a first enlarged head and a first stem with a solid first portion extending from the first enlarged head, a second portion extending from said first portion and being exteriorly threaded in the first direction.
  • a hollowed interior is formed in an end of the second portion and exhibits a further plurality of interior threads extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
  • a second fastener having a second enlarged head and a second stem, upon which is configured a second exterior thread pattern extending in the second direction.
  • a plurality of the first fasteners are adapted to being installed through a circumferential array of apertures in the hub and aligning apertures in the wheel rim so that said threaded second portions project upwardly from the wheel rim.
  • a plurality of the lug nuts are threadably engaged to the threaded exteriors of the first fastener stems projecting from the rim.
  • a plurality of the second fasteners are then rotationally inter-engaged with the exposed interior threads of the first fasteners in the second direction until the second enlarged heads contact the lug nuts, with loosening of either of the first and second fasteners being prevented.
  • the present invention teaches a related fastener assembly in which the intermediate component is reconfigured as a plate having a threaded aperture in a first direction bolted through an aligning aperture in another stacked plate without threads.
  • the head of a bolt contacts the plate without threads and is threaded through the intermediate plate and then attached to an opposing retaining fastener.
  • the description of the first and second fasteners is substantially the same as described in the variant of Figs. 1-4.
  • the first fastener however does not necessary require the stem to include each of solid and hollowed portions as previously shown.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the multi-piece locking fastener assembly according to a first variant of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the fastener assembly of Fig. 1 showing a selected lug nut and second fastener;
  • FIG. 3 is a side assembled view of the fastener assembly of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is an environmental view depicting a plurality of fastener assemblies securing a wheel rim to a vehicle hub;
  • FIGs. 5 and 6 present respective side and front views of the fastener assembly according to a second variant
  • Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the fastener assembly of Fig. 5.
  • the present invention discloses a multi-piece locking fastener assembly providing the advantages of counter-threaded rotation support to prevent loosening in use with any dynamic (including vibratory) environment.
  • each of the rim 12 and hub 14 include a plurality of circumferentially arrayed and aligning apertures (typically including multiple sets of aligning apertures) and which is depicted in Fig. 4 in cutaway by selected aperture 16 in the wheel rim 12 which aligns and overlays with aperture 18 in the outer rim edge of the wheel hub 14.
  • the hub 14 in Fig. 5 can also include a central axis 20 for rotation thereof of the hub, wheel rim and supported vehicle tire (not shown).
  • An intermediate component 22 is provided in the form of a plurality of individual lug nuts, one of which is shown and each having a plurality of interior threads 24 arrayed in a first direction and extending between opposite open ends (see cutaway in Fig. 4).
  • the lug nuts 22 can exhibit a conventional hex configuration as is known in the art and can be constructed of any of a steel or other rigid material not limited to metal or plastic composites.
  • a first fastener 26 is provided and has a first enlarged head 28 and a first stem with a first portion (see again as referenced at 26) which is shown as serrated, however which can be any of smooth or threaded extending from the first enlarged head 28.
  • a second portion extends from the first portion and is exteriorly threaded (at 30) in the first direction.
  • a hollowed interior is formed in an open end of the second portion 30 and exhibits a further plurality of interior threads 32 extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
  • a second fastener 34 is provided having a second enlarged head 36 and a second stem 38, upon which is configured a second exterior thread pattern 40 extending in the second direction.
  • the second fastener can also include a separate or integrated enlarged washer portion (see again at 34).
  • a tool bit engage-able recess profile is configured within the second enlarged head 36 and, without limitation, is depicted by such as a hex key pattern 42 (see top view of Fig. 2)
  • a plurality of the first fasteners 26 are adapted to being installed through the circumferential array of apertures 18 in the hub 14 (see again Fig. 4) and aligning apertures 16 in the wheel rim 12 so that the exterior threaded apertures 30 configured upon the second portions project upwardly from the wheel rim.
  • the present invention also contemplates the first fasteners as depicted being integrally constructed with the vehicle hub 14.
  • a plurality of the lug nuts 22 are then threadably engaged to the threaded exteriors 30 of the first fastener stems projecting from the rim 12 and in a first installing direction.
  • a plurality of the second fasteners 34 are then rotationally inter-engaged with the exposed interior threads 32 of the first fasteners 26 in the second direction until the second enlarged heads 36 contact the annular top surfaces of the lug nuts 22 (see Figs. 3-4), with loosening of either of the first 26 and second 34 fasteners being prevented.
  • Additional features include additional washers 44 (see as shown in Fig. 4) supported upon the wheel rim upper surface and through which the exterior threaded 30 second portions of the first fasteners project.
  • the annular defined apertures associated with the vehicle rim 12 can exhibit a sloped or angled profile 46 which can mirror a sloped lower circumferential exterior profile 48 (see as best shown in Fig. 3) configured in the intermediate lug nuts 22.
  • the fastener assembly of the present invention contemplates the intermediate component (previously depicted by lug nut 22) being reconfigured as a plate 102 having an interior threaded aperture (see threads 104 configured within inner rim defining aperture in the exploded view of Fig. 6), the threads 104 being arrayed in a first direction.
  • a further underneath stacked plate 103 exhibits an aligning aperture (see inner rim 105) without threads.
  • the first fasteners are reconfigured from what is shown at 26 in the first variant and include an exteriorly threaded first stem 106 (these threads extending in a first direction corresponding to the direction of the threads 104 within the first plate 102) and an enlarged first hex head 108.
  • a hollowed interior is formed in an open end 110 of the first stem 106 and is depicted by a further plurality of interior threads 112 extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction depicted by the exterior threads 106.
  • the second fastener 34 is repeated from that shown in Figs. 1-4 and again includes the second enlarged head 36 and second stem 38, upon which is configured a second exterior thread pattern 40 extending in the second direction.
  • the second fastener can also include a separate or integrated enlarged washer portion (see again at 34) along with a tool bit engage-able recess profile (again exhibited by hex key pattern at 42) configured within the second enlarged head 36.
  • the enlarged head 108 of the first fastener 106 contacts the second or lower plate 103 with the non-threaded aperture 105, with the exterior threads 106 of the first fastener stem being threaded through the interior threads 104 defined in the intermediate (or first) plate 102 and then attached to the opposing and retaining second fastener 34 in the manner previously described.
  • the first and second fasteners are further each as substantially constructed in the first described variant.
  • joinder references e.g., attached, affixed, coupled, connected, and the like
  • joinder references are only used to aid the reader's understanding of the present disclosure, and may not create limitations, particularly as to the position, orientation, or use of the systems and/or methods disclosed herein. Therefore, joinder references, if any, are to be construed broadly. Moreover, such joinder references do not necessarily infer that two elements are directly connected to each other.

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Fixation de verrouillage à pièces multiples ayant un élément intermédiaire présentant une pluralité de filetages intérieurs disposés en réseau dans une première direction. Un premier élément de fixation a une première tête élargie et une première tige filetée à l'extérieur dans la première direction. Un intérieur creux est ménagé dans une extrémité de la tige et présente une autre pluralité de filets intérieurs s'étendant dans une seconde direction opposée à la première direction. Un second élément de fixation a une seconde tête élargie et une seconde tige, sur laquelle est conçu un second motif de filets extérieurs s'étendant dans la seconde direction. Le premier élément de fixation est installé à travers l'élément intermédiaire depuis une première direction, le second élément de fixation venant en prise en rotation avec les filets intérieurs découverts du premier élément de fixation dans la seconde direction jusqu'à ce que les secondes têtes élargies entrent en contact avec l'élément intermédiaire, le desserrage de l'un ou l'autre des premier et second éléments de fixation étant empêché.
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US5314279A (en) 1991-02-15 1994-05-24 Ewing Paul E Locking fastener
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US5562379A (en) 1994-02-16 1996-10-08 Hi-Shear Corporation Vibration resistant pin and collar fastener
US5636905A (en) * 1993-05-07 1997-06-10 Pagacz; Zbigniew L. System for central fastening a wheel to a vehicle
KR20130068066A (ko) * 2011-12-15 2013-06-25 박병섭 차량용 휠볼트 조립공구 세트
US20140105706A1 (en) * 2012-10-14 2014-04-17 Paul-Uwe Koenig Exchangeable wheel stud
US10639931B2 (en) * 2018-05-11 2020-05-05 Adam Price Secure locking hub system
US20200386258A1 (en) * 2019-03-12 2020-12-10 Earl Allen Size, JR. Fastener assembly

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5314279A (en) 1991-02-15 1994-05-24 Ewing Paul E Locking fastener
US5636905A (en) * 1993-05-07 1997-06-10 Pagacz; Zbigniew L. System for central fastening a wheel to a vehicle
US5562379A (en) 1994-02-16 1996-10-08 Hi-Shear Corporation Vibration resistant pin and collar fastener
DE4440240C1 (de) * 1994-11-10 1996-05-15 Zikun Fahrzeugbau Gmbh Radbefestigung für Fahrzeuge
KR20130068066A (ko) * 2011-12-15 2013-06-25 박병섭 차량용 휠볼트 조립공구 세트
US20140105706A1 (en) * 2012-10-14 2014-04-17 Paul-Uwe Koenig Exchangeable wheel stud
US10639931B2 (en) * 2018-05-11 2020-05-05 Adam Price Secure locking hub system
US20200386258A1 (en) * 2019-03-12 2020-12-10 Earl Allen Size, JR. Fastener assembly

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