Loosening prevention threaded fastener
US9181972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B39/30
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A novel loosening prevention threaded fastener in which a clearance side protrusion portion protruding radially outwardly toward a clearance flank surface of a female screw thread is formed on a clearance flank surface of a male screw thread, and the clearance side protrusion portion is constructed such that a tip end portion thereof interferes with the clearance flank surface of the female screw thread, in a state where a pressure flank surface of the male screw thread is in contact with a clearance flank surface of the female screw thread. At the time of screw fastening, the crest end portion of the clearance side protrusion portion is pushed to the pressure flank surface of the female screw thread so that it is deformed in a deflective manner to apply a predetermined contact pressure to a contact surface due to its elastic restoring force, thus providing resistance against a loosening direction.
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