Moldable wire thread insert, method for its production, component with a moldable wire thread insert as well as a method for its production
US8931991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/727
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A moldable wire thread insert 1 for reinforcing a screw-in opening of a component has the following characteristics: a cylindrical spiral 20 made of a helically, wound wire 10, the neighboring coils 30 of which are arranged such that a closed cylindrical spiral wall 22, 24 is present, while at least one end of the cylindrical spirals 20 has a fastening flange 40, which extends radially outwards over the cylindrical spiral wall 22, 24 and with which the wire thread insert 1 is anchorable in the component and/or one end of the cylindrical spiral 20 is designed in a planar manner in order to form an even axial front surface of the cylindrical spiral 20.
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