Method and structure for locking nut with deformable member
US6966736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B39/34
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A structure and method for a locking nut with a deformable member is provided. The locking nut has an elongated body relative to a comparable standard non-locking nut, allowing the nut to provide a standard length of thread for engaging bolt members while also defining a void for carrying the deformable locking member. The void has a forged side-wall structure that substantially engages the locking member within the void while shipping or handling the lock nut. The locking member deforms and flows into thread areas, thereby providing locking and vibration dampening functions, and also deforms or flows into the side-wall structures, thereby enabling the lock nut to impart sufficient frictional forces to the member to remove the deformed member from an assembly when the nut is removed. The locking forces imparted to the structure by the member may be varied and, therefore, increased by user-applied forces.
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