Joining system and method of detachably and securely joining two members
US5845384A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53996
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A joining system for repeatedly but securely joining two members, where one member is temporarily deformed during the joining process in such a way that an effective peripheral contour corresponds to the corresponding effective peripheral contour of the other member with a given tolerance, and after the two members have been positioned, a tight pressure fit of the two effective peripheral contours is established by at least partial elastic recovery of the deformable member. According to this invention, the original peripheral contour of the deformable member has some sections inside the peripheral contour of the other member and has some sections outside that peripheral contour. The deformation of at least one member takes place through the controlled action of radial compressive forces on certain sections of the peripheral contour of the deformable member. The tight mutual pressure fit of the two peripheral contours is achieved in predetermined peripheral sections by elastic recovery of the deformable member.
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