Connection element for connecting a bolt-supported part with the supporting bolt
US6685413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B37/122
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connection element for a bolt and having a bolt-receiving member (1) the bore of which has a cylindrical receiving region (4) and a tapering, at least sectionally, in a direction opposite to an insertion direction (A) of the bolt (2), region (7) that adjoins the cylindrical receiving region (4) at its side facing in the direction opposite the insertion direction (A), a guide region (11) that adjoins the cylindrical receiving region (4) at its insertion direction side and has an inner diameter (d3) which at most corresponds to an outer diameter of the bolt; and at least one locking member (8) arranged in the bore (5), formlockingly engaging, at least partially, in the outer thread (3) of the bolt (2), and formed as a radially expandable ring body.
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