BLIND RIVET NUT, BLIND RIVET NUT ARRANGEMENT AND SETTING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220034348A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17500554

    申请日:2021-10-13

    申请人: NEWFREY LLC

    IPC分类号: F16B19/10 F16B37/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a blind rivet nut allowing an easy automated setting comprising a head forming a flange, a shank comprising a head end, a foot end and a cylindrical bore extending along a longitudinal axis (X) from the head end to the foot end, the bore having a first bore segment near the foot end and a second bore segment near the head end, the wall surrounding the second bore segment forming a deformable region of the shank and having an external wall diameter, the foot end having a foot end diameter, wherein the foot end of the shank comprises a tapered chamfer making a foot end angle of 21 to 25 degrees with the longitudinal axis (X), and wherein the ratio of the foot end diameter to the external wall diameter is between 0.65 and 0.82.

    Single-piece fastener
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11221033B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US17149056

    申请日:2021-01-14

    申请人: Newfrey LLC

    IPC分类号: F16B5/06 F16B21/07

    摘要: Aperture retention arms can extend outwardly away from an aperture shaft. An insertion end can be positioned below the aperture retention arms and can have an overall conical shape. The insertion end can include an opening having a closed interior terminal end separating a portion of a first lateral half of the insertion end and leaving another portion of the first lateral half as a connecting bridge below one of the aperture retention arms. The opening can include a channel extending from the closed interior terminal end to an open exterior terminal end to separate a second lateral half of the insertion end below another of the aperture retention arms. The insertion end below the open exterior terminal end of the channel can extend laterally outwardly beyond a straight exterior line defined by laterally outermost points of an outer longitudinal side of the second aperture retention arm.

    Self-piercing rivet fastening device

    公开(公告)号:US11207728B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-28

    申请号:US17178753

    申请日:2021-02-18

    申请人: NEWFREY LLC

    摘要: A collet to feed and fasten cylindrical rivets includes an inlet unit that accepts and supports the rivet, a first feeding unit connected from the inlet unit and configured to feed the rivet, a second feeding unit connected to the first feeding unit opposite to the inlet unit and configured to feed the rivet, and an outlet unit that is connected to the second feeding unit opposite to the first feeding unit and supports the rivet that is fed to it. The inlet unit and the first feeding unit have at least two first slots at opposite angles, the second feeding unit and the outlet unit have more of second slots than the first slots, and when the rivet enters the first feeding unit, the second slots are closed by the opening of the first slots.

    Bathtub fastener assembly
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11149774B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16592307

    申请日:2019-10-03

    申请人: Newfrey LLC

    IPC分类号: F16B5/06 F16B21/07

    摘要: A bathtub component includes a structural plastic part and a plurality of separate flexible seal parts integrated together. Each of two tub side walls of a structural plastic part can have an aperture retention tab extending exteriorly therefrom. Openings in the structural plastic part on lateral sides of the aperture retention tabs are each sealed with a separate flexible seal part. Another separate flexible seal part can form an umbrella seal. A U-base clip component includes a rib retention protrusion and can extend interiorly from clip side walls into a rib receiving cavity the U-base clip component. The U-base clip component is received in an interior clip receiving cavity of the bathtub component. Clip retention protrusions can extend from the structural plastic part into a clip receiving cavity to engage apertures in the clip side walls to releasably couple the bathtub and U-base clip components together.

    Interchangeable die, joining tool and joining method

    公开(公告)号:US11077486B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US15656368

    申请日:2017-07-21

    申请人: NEWFREY LLC

    摘要: An interchangeable die comprises a die head, on which a die feature is formed, and a die shank extending in an axial direction from the die head. The die shank includes a first axial shank section, which is adjacent to the die head, and a second axial shank section, which is arranged on the opposite axial side of the first axial shank section from the die head. The first axial shank section has a first diameter and the second axial shank section has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The die shank is introducible into a shank receptacle of a die receiving section of a joining tool. A fastening contour for fastening the interchangeable die to the joining tool is formed on the interchangeable die. The fastening contour is configured such that a plug-and-turn connection is establishable between the interchangeable die and the joining tool.

    SELF-PIERCING RIVET
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210207638A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17206209

    申请日:2021-03-19

    申请人: NEWFREY LLC

    IPC分类号: F16B19/08

    摘要: Self-piercing rivet joint and self-piercing rivet for producing a joining connection between at least two components comprising a rivet head and a rivet shank having a central shank bore comprising a base, the rivet shank comprises a cylindrical shank outer surface and a shank inner surface limiting the central shank bore, the rivet shank comprises an annular piercing end facing away from the rivet head, the shank outer surface has a first diameter (Ds), the central shank bore comprises a bore depth (T) between the base of the central shank bore and the annular piercing end, wherein a ratio of the first diameter (Ds) to the bore depth (T) is in the range of 0.50≤Ds/T≤0.67.

    DEFORMABLE TAPPING PLATE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200291980A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16778446

    申请日:2020-01-31

    申请人: Newfrey LLC

    IPC分类号: F16B37/04 B60J5/04 E05B79/02

    摘要: A deformable tapping plate can include a central member including at least two mounting openings and a mounting surface wherein the mounting surface defines a mounting plane. The deformable tapping plate can also include a first attachment pad located adjacent a first end of the central member that is connected to the central member by a first connecting arm. The first attachment pad includes a first attachment surface defining an attachment plane. The first connecting arm can include a first arched portion that projects away from both the mounting plane and the attachment plane and can include a first narrowed apex having a thickness that is less than a thickness of adjacent portions of the first arched portion.

    System and method for installation and verification of fasteners

    公开(公告)号:US10771004B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16558358

    申请日:2019-09-03

    申请人: Newfrey LLC

    摘要: A method is presented for operating a power tool during installation of a deformable fastener. The method includes: receiving measures of current supplied to a motor of the power tool during operation of the power tool; determining rate of change of the current during operation of the power tool; determining occurrence of the power tool engaging the fastener based on the magnitude of the current supplied to the motor; determining occurrence of the power tool swaging the fastener based on the rate of change of the current; determining completion of the power tool swaging the fastener based on the magnitude of the current and the rate of change of the current; and verifying quality of the installation of the fastener using the determination of the occurrence of the power tool engaging the fastener and the determination of the completion of the power tool swaging the fastener.

    FEEDING BODY AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200014276A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16490967

    申请日:2018-03-06

    IPC分类号: H02K5/22 H02K3/52 H02K3/50

    摘要: A feeding body is provided which includes: a power supply main body including a conductor; a terminal formed at one end of the power supply main body; and a protection portion formed, by molding, at a junction with the terminal of the power supply main body. The protection portion includes: a clip assembled on the power supply main body; and a cover part formed by molding in a state in which the power supply main body is positioned in a cavity of a mold while a clamp part of the clip is sandwiched between pieces of the mold.

    WELDING ELEMENT AND WELDING METHOD FOR CONNECTING A WELD ELEMENT TO A WORKPIECE

    公开(公告)号:US20190351502A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16526155

    申请日:2019-07-30

    申请人: NEWFREY LLC

    发明人: Bah EISSARA

    摘要: A welding element is operable for being connected to a workpiece using a welding method. The welding element comprises: a head and a shaft like anchor portion. The head includes a welding surface, a stop surface that is remote from the welding surface, and a plurality of pointed projections evenly and uniformly distributed over the entire welding surface. The shaft-like anchor portion extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end region and a second end region, with the first end region connected to the stop surface.