公开(公告)号：US06584655B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US09947729

申请日：2001-09-06

申请人： Walter Wilcox Cardwell, III ,  Stephen Andrew Stickel ,  An Tran ,  Richard P. Manahan ,  Scott R. Stone ,  David C. Munkwitz

发明人： Walter Wilcox Cardwell, III ,  Stephen Andrew Stickel ,  An Tran ,  Richard P. Manahan ,  Scott R. Stone ,  David C. Munkwitz

IPC分类号： A44B1302

CPC分类号： F16B45/00 ,  Y10S24/905 ,  Y10T24/3424 ,  Y10T24/45257 ,  Y10T24/45675 ,  Y10T24/45775

摘要： A retention mechanism has a base and a snap ring that are mounted to two components. The snap ring has a hole for attaching a first component. A conical element with a rounded knob protrudes from the snap ring. The base is cylindrical and has a cap with a rounded face and a conical opening that tapers to a cylindrical hole. Both the knob and the base are slit for greater compliance. After the base and snap ring are mounted to their respective components, the snap ring may be removably connected to the base by inserting its knob into the conical opening in the base. The complementary shapes of the snap ring and base allow for significant axial and angular misalignment. The slits allow the snap ring and base to elastically deform. The snap ring and base are disengaged by pulling the snap ring away from the base.

摘要翻译： 保持机构具有安装到两个部件上的基部和卡环。 卡环具有用于附接第一部件的孔。 具有圆形旋钮的锥形元件从卡环突出。 底座是圆柱形的，并且具有带有圆形面的帽和朝向圆柱形孔渐缩的锥形开口。 旋钮和底座都被切开以提高柔顺度。 在将基座和卡环安装到它们各自的部件之后，卡环可以通过将其旋钮插入基座中的锥形开口中而可移除地连接到基座。 卡环和底座的互补形状允许显着的轴向和角度偏移。 狭缝允许卡环和基座弹性变形。 通过将卡环远离基座脱开卡扣环和底座。