公开(公告)号：US20110211932A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-01

申请号：US12874092

申请日：2010-09-01

Applicant: Jiri Babej ,  Christian Sowa ,  Richard Humpert ,  Michael Vieth

Inventor： Jiri Babej ,  Christian Sowa ,  Richard Humpert ,  Michael Vieth

IPC: F16B39/282

CPC classification number: F16B39/282 ,  B23P19/064 ,  F16B37/068

Abstract: A piercing nut element having a strength in the range between 700 and 900 MPa which is designed to be pressed into the sheet metal part. The nut element is characterized in that the self-piercing attachment of the nut element into a sheet metal part of higher strength, or into a sheet metal part with a thickness greater than 3.5 mm, the nut element is designed in such a way that the piercing section has a peripheral extending groove below the sheet metal contact surface and in that the piercing section has a piercing edge at its free end face with the piercing edge being spaced from the boundary of the groove adjacent to the piercing section by a peripheral surface having an axial height which corresponds to at least 30% and preferably to at least 50% of the sheet metal thickness, wherein the radial wall thickness of the piercing section in the region of its free end face from the outer side of the piercing section up to the nominal diameter of the thread corresponds to a thickness between 1.2 to 1.8 and preferably 1.5 times the intended sheet metal thickness.

Abstract translation: 一种穿孔螺母元件，其强度在700和900MPa之间的范围内，被设计成被压入金属片部分。 螺母元件的特征在于，螺母元件的自刺穿附接到具有较高强度的金属片部分或厚度大于3.5mm的金属板部分中，螺母元件被设计成使得 刺穿部分具有在金属板接触表面下方的周边延伸槽，并且刺穿部分在其自由端面处具有刺穿边缘，其穿孔边缘与邻近穿孔部分的槽的边界间隔开， 轴向高度对应于金属板厚度的至少30％且优选至少50％，其中穿孔部分在其自由端的区域中的径向壁厚面从穿孔部分的外侧面向上 螺纹的公称直径对应于预期的金属板厚度的1.2至1.8之间的厚度，优选为1.5倍的厚度。

公开(公告)号：US20100031722A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-11

申请号：US12311752

申请日：2007-10-26

Applicant: Masaaki Mizumura ,  Koichi Sato ,  Yukihisa Kuriyama

Inventor： Masaaki Mizumura ,  Koichi Sato ,  Yukihisa Kuriyama

IPC: B21D26/02

CPC classification number: B21D26/035 ,  B21D28/28 ,  B23P19/064 ,  Y10T29/49805 ,  Y10T29/49925 ,  Y10T29/49938

Abstract: The present invention was made with the object of eliminating the short pipe member when attaching a bolting nut to a hydroformed part, preventing an increase in the difficulty of hydroforming for attaching the nut, extending the nut length so as to enable sufficient strength at the time of bolting, and enabling application even to thin wall hydroformed parts and comprises inserting a metal pipe into a split mold having a pierce punch able to be moved perpendicular to an axis of the inserted metal pipe or in a slanted direction, having a front part narrower than a center part, and having around the front part a nut having an in side diameter larger than an outside diameter of the front part and smaller than an outside diameter of the center part; hydroforming it; then making the pierce punch advance to pierce part of the hydroformed part and pushing the nut by a center part arranged behind the nut and embedding the nut in the metal pipe.

Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是为了在将螺栓螺母连接到液压成型部件时消除短管部件，防止加压螺母的液压成形难度增大，延长螺母长度，以便在此时能够获得足够的强度 甚至能够应用于薄壁液压成形部件，并且包括将金属管插入具有能够垂直于插入的金属管的轴线或沿倾斜方向移动的穿孔冲头的分割模具中，其具有前部较窄 并且具有比所述前部的外径更大且小于所述中心部的外径的螺母，所述螺母具有大于所述前部的外径的螺母， 液压成型 然后使穿孔冲头前进，刺穿部分液压成型部件，并通过布置在螺母后面的中心部分推动螺母，并将螺母嵌入金属管中。

公开(公告)号：US12128473B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US15910599

申请日：2018-03-02

Applicant: UTICA ENTERPRISES, INC.

Inventor： Mark A. Savoy ,  Phillip J. I. Morgan

IPC: B21J15/08 ,  B21D39/03 ,  B21J15/28 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23P19/06 ,  F16B37/06

CPC classification number: B21J15/08 ,  B21D39/031 ,  B21J15/28 ,  B23K26/0853 ,  B23P19/064 ,  F16B37/068

Abstract: Apparatus (20) and a method for securing a clinch nut (24) to an AHSS sheet (26) as an assembly (22). In one embodiment, a parallel kinematic machine (PKM) (88) sequentially performs the operation, while another embodiment includes a nut ram assembly (112) that attaches clinch nuts (24) to the AHSS sheet (26), and a further embodiment includes a C frame (114) that supports the apparatus and is moved by a robot (130) to sequentially attach clinch nuts (24) to the AHSS sheet (26) at different locations. The attachment of the clinch nuts is performed in a manner that contains laser beam radiation.

公开(公告)号：US12117034B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17961624

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: PROFIL Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Inventor： Tobias Jene ,  Oliver Diehl ,  Christoph Becker ,  André Mordelt ,  Maik Beutler

IPC: F16B37/06 ,  B23P19/06

CPC classification number: F16B37/068 ,  B23P19/064

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for fastening a functional element to a section of a workpiece and/or for reshaping a section of the workpiece, comprising a support device for supporting the workpiece, wherein the workpiece section has a first surface facing the support device and a second surface facing away from the support device. The support device comprises a first support element having a first workpiece support surface that is associated with the first surface, and a second support element having a second workpiece support surface that faces away from the first workpiece support surface and that is associated with a supporting surface. The first and the second support element are movable relative to one another by a spreading device such that the first and the second workpiece support surface can be moved away from one another in an axial direction, in particular wherein the axial direction extends perpendicular to the first and/or second workpiece support surface.

公开(公告)号：US12115631B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17236033

申请日：2021-04-21

Applicant: Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.

Inventor： Michael Maloney ,  Kristina Valko ,  Jonathan Olson ,  Brian Bentrim ,  Qiang Sun ,  Ronald Dise ,  Kent Johnston

IPC: B25B27/00 ,  B23P11/00 ,  B23P19/06 ,  F16B37/06

CPC classification number: B25B27/0007 ,  B23P11/005 ,  B23P19/064 ,  F16B37/068 ,  Y10T29/49915

Abstract: Tooling is held within the nose of a rotary punch and as the tool is rotated and forced against a workpiece a fastener within the tool becomes affixed to the workpiece. The tools have displacers which non-destructively deform and reshape the workpiece without any loss of workpiece material. The tools have various types of displacers including; tapered and arcuate displacers which act in concert to progressively act upon the workpiece; spherical displacers which may be fixed or rotatable such as caged ball bearings; and a full-circle displacer ring which wobbles as it presses against the workpiece. In the case of fixed spherical displacers, a multi-stroke method can be employed where the tool is rotated after each stroke in a group of installation strokes.

公开(公告)号：US12030144B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US18168058

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH

Inventor： Stefan Rehling ,  Adnan Kolac

IPC: B23P19/06 ,  B25J15/00

CPC classification number: B23P19/064 ,  B25J15/0019

Abstract: A bolt setting method and device for a nail-shaped bolt with a head and a shaft, ending in a tapered manner. The bolt setting method includes: joining the bolt into a component with a deforming stroke during which the bolt reaches a first joining speed of ≤4 m/s and the shaft completely penetrates the components with a portion of a maximum diameter with respect to a shaft length, without a bottom side of the head abutting the at least one component, and after the deforming stroke, driving the bolt into the at least one component until a head abutment of the bottom side of the head on the at least one component by at least one friction stroke with which a frictional connection between the shaft and the components is overcome and with which the bolt reaches a second joining speed that is smaller than the first joining speed.

公开(公告)号：US11969840B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17978341

申请日：2022-11-01

Applicant: Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.

Inventor： Michael J Maloney ,  Brian G. Bentrim

IPC: B23P19/06 ,  B21D39/03 ,  B21J15/04 ,  F16B37/06

CPC classification number: B23P19/064 ,  B21D39/031 ,  B21J15/04 ,  F16B37/068

Abstract: A clinch-in fastener with a cylindrical body having a top, a bottom, sides and an axial internal bore. The fastener has a single shank at the bottom end of the body having a top surface orthogonal to the bore and a chamfer tapering to the bottom of the body. The top surface of the shank is adapted for receiving the cold flow of material surrounding a receiving hole of a workpiece. The shank may have a plurality of notches in its outermost edge that extend through both the top surface of the shank and the chamfer. The bore of the fastener extends completely through the fastener body from top to bottom and may be threaded. A fastener installation system having a tool with means for affixation to a rotary and vertically reciprocal element of an industrial machine. The tip of the tool has a distal end face with at least one arcuate displacer adapted for deforming a workpiece as the tool rotates and is pressed against the workpiece. A bore within the tip holds a fastener installed by the tool. The displacer is vertically and radially tapered along an arcuate ridge centered about the axial bore. The width of the displacer is also tapered to a point.

公开(公告)号：US09816548B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14749051

申请日：2015-06-24

Applicant: Audi AG

Inventor： Jochen Rintelmann ,  Patrick Feldhan ,  Benjamin Hans ,  Norbert Hornbostel

IPC: F16B19/00 ,  F16B5/06 ,  F16B37/06 ,  F16B37/14 ,  B23P19/06 ,  F16B37/00

CPC classification number: F16B37/068 ,  B23P19/064 ,  F16B37/005 ,  F16B37/14

Abstract: In a method for connecting a press-in bolt with a metal sheet, the metal sheet is positioned upon a cover element of a joining tool. The press-in bolt is forced by the joining tool in a pilot hole of the metal sheet as the metal sheet is supported by the cover element in its capacity as a die, until a head portion of the press-in bolt rests upon one side of the metal sheet and the cover element is pressed upon a shaft portion of the press-in bolt and radially deformed to rest upon another opposite side of the metal sheet.

公开(公告)号：US09574602B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US14633372

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: Rifast Systems LLC

Inventor： John E. Burton

IPC: F16B37/04 ,  F16B39/282 ,  F16B33/00 ,  F16B37/06 ,  B23P19/06

CPC classification number: F16B39/282 ,  B23P19/064 ,  F16B33/002 ,  F16B37/068

Abstract: A self-clinching fastener for insertion into ductile sheets of varying thicknesses has increased push-out and torque-out resistance. The self-clinching fastener includes a plurality of radial projections and spline teeth that embed into the ductile sheets, causing the material to cold flow into a recess, thereby permanently clinching the self-clinching fastener to the ductile sheet.

Abstract translation: 用于插入不同厚度的韧性片材的自锁紧紧固件具有增加的推出和扭矩输出阻力。 自锁紧紧固件包括多个径向突起和花键齿，其嵌入延展片中，使材料冷入流入凹槽，从而将自紧固件永久地紧固到延性片上。

公开(公告)号：US09328763B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US13967311

申请日：2013-08-14

Applicant: Whitesell International Corporation

Inventor： Randy M. Hoffman ,  Patrick Bolick

IPC: F16B37/06 ,  B21D22/04 ,  B23P19/06

CPC classification number: F16B37/068 ,  B21D22/04 ,  B23P19/064 ,  Y10T29/49833 ,  Y10T29/49835 ,  Y10T29/49837 ,  Y10T29/49888 ,  Y10T29/49908 ,  Y10T29/49947 ,  Y10T29/5343

Abstract: A die button for installation of a nut to a panel includes a button body with a panel end, and a cavity defined therein. An aperture is defined in the panel end at a mouth of the cavity. A shearing edge is at a perimeter of the aperture to shear a tab from the panel when a shearing force is applied to the panel by the nut driven by a punch of a press. A relief is in a portion of the perimeter of the aperture to bend a root portion of the panel connecting the tab to the panel without severing the root when the nut applies the shearing force. A reaction member is slidably disposed within the cavity. A resilient member is disposed within the cavity to urge the reaction member toward the panel end, thereby bending the tab to contact the nut and seal a bore.

Abstract translation: 用于将螺母安装到面板的模具按钮包括具有面板端部的按钮主体和限定在其中的空腔。 在腔的端部的面板端部限定有孔。 当剪切力通过由冲压机的冲头驱动的螺母施加到面板上时，剪切边缘在孔的周边处以从面板剪切突片。 当螺母施加剪切力时，浮雕位于孔的周边的一部分中，以将连接到翼片的面板的根部部分弯曲，而不会断开根部。 反应构件可滑动地设置在空腔内。 弹性构件设置在空腔内以将反作用构件推向面板端部，从而弯曲突片以接触螺母并密封孔。