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公开(公告)号:US12123078B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-22
申请号:US17400429
申请日:2021-08-12
发明人: Jen C. Lin , Wei Wen , Santosh Prasad , Mark D. Crowley , Gabriele F. Ciccola , Matthew C. Brest
CPC分类号: C22C21/08 , B22D21/007 , B22F3/24 , C22F1/047 , B22F2003/242
摘要: New aluminum alloys having magnesium and zinc are disclosed. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloys may include from 2.5 to 4.0 wt. % Mg, from 2.25 to 4.0 wt. % Zn, wherein (wt. % Mg/wt. % Zn)≥1.0, and wherein (wt. % Mg/wt. % Zn)≤1.6, from 0.20 to 0.9 wt. % Mn, from 0.10 to 0.40 wt. % Cu, up to 1.0 wt. % Li, up to 0.50 wt. % Fe, up to 0.50 wt. % Si, and optional secondary element(s), the balance being aluminum, optional incidental elements and impurities.
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公开(公告)号:US12078196B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US17760405
申请日:2021-03-04
IPC分类号: F16B19/06
CPC分类号: F16B19/06
摘要: Anti-shingle rivets are provided. The anti-shingle rivets comprise a head portion comprising an outer edge configured to inhibit shingling in a rivet delivery system and a shank extending from the head portion.
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公开(公告)号:US12042876B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US16369117
申请日:2019-03-29
申请人: Arconic Inc.
IPC分类号: B23K11/00 , B21D39/02 , B23K11/18 , B23K11/20 , B23K35/02 , B23K35/28 , F16B5/04 , F16B5/08 , F16B37/06
CPC分类号: B23K11/0066 , B21D39/028 , B23K11/185 , B23K35/0255 , B23K35/0288 , B23K35/28 , B23K35/284 , B23K35/286 , F16B5/08 , F16B37/061 , B23K11/18 , B23K11/20 , F16B5/04
摘要: An apparatus and method for fastening dissimilar metals like steel and aluminum utilizes a steel rivet and a spot welding machine. The rivet and metals are stacked and the heat from the welder's electric current softens the lower melting point aluminum allowing the rivet to penetrate the aluminum and weld to the steel layer. The fastener may be used to join stacks with several layers of different materials and may be used to apply a threaded socket or stud made from steel or titanium to an aluminum or magnesium alloy structure. Layers of non-conductive materials like plastic and ceramics may also be affixed to a conductive layer using the fastener made from a compatible material that extends through a pilot hole.
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公开(公告)号:US20240183379A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-06
申请号:US18441865
申请日:2024-02-14
CPC分类号: F16B19/1072 , B25B27/0007
摘要: A system includes a fastener and a fastener installation tool. The fastener includes a sleeve having a tubular portion with an internal threaded portion having an internal thread, and a head. The head of the sleeve is configured to be installed in an accessible hole in a workpiece having a surface. The fastener includes a pin member having a threaded portion with an external thread. The pin member is disposed within the sleeve and the external thread of the pin member is configured to threadedly engage the internal thread of the sleeve. The fastener installation tool includes a nosepiece having a face configured to engage the head of the sleeve without the face contacting the surface of the workpiece.
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公开(公告)号:US11984691B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US17519905
申请日:2021-11-05
IPC分类号: H01R4/02 , B23K11/11 , B23K11/20 , B23K35/02 , B23K103/20 , F16B5/08 , F16B37/06 , H01R4/62 , H01R43/02
CPC分类号: H01R4/027 , B23K11/11 , B23K11/20 , B23K35/0288 , F16B37/061 , H01R43/0214 , B23K2103/20 , F16B5/08 , H01R4/625 , Y10T403/472
摘要: An apparatus and method for fastening dissimilar materials like steel, plastic and aluminum. A resistance welding fastener having multiple layers may be used with or without a sealant. The fastener may be used to form an aluminum covered steel laminate via a hemming pattern of attachment. The fastener may have a solid shaft or have an extended reach and have features for interacting with the welding electrode. A variety of electrode tips may be employed to cooperate with the fastener.
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公开(公告)号:US11801567B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-31
申请号:US16789466
申请日:2020-02-13
发明人: Robert Wilcox , Thomas Kingsbury , Dan Peter Vanderzwet , Simon Maurice Britton , Donald J. Spinella , Daniel Bergstrom , Eric Jean Michaud , Larry Frank Koscielski , Gino Norman Iasella
CPC分类号: B23K9/20 , B23K9/28 , B23K11/0053 , B23K11/0066 , B23K11/25 , B23K11/3009 , B23K11/314
摘要: A collet assembly including an actuator and a collet connected to the actuator. The collet assembly is adapted to be installed on a welding electrode holder having an electrode. The collet is moveable by the actuator from an advanced position, in which the collet is adapted to grip a fastener such as a welding rivet, and a retracted position, in which at least a portion of the collet is retracted into the actuator to enable the electrode to engage the fastener for welding to a work piece, and the collet is adapted to release the fastener.
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公开(公告)号:US11628507B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-18
申请号:US17420729
申请日:2019-02-28
发明人: Thomas R. Kingsbury
IPC分类号: B23D29/00
摘要: Fastening collar removal apparatus, methods of making fastening collar removal apparatus, and methods of removing a fastening collar secured to a fastener are provided. A fastening collar removal apparatus includes a collet including a first section including a substantially cylindrical shape and a second section operatively coupled to the first section. The second section includes a collet cavity extending therein. The collet cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of a collar. The second section includes at least two fingers formed by at least two axial channels in the second section. At least one of the at least two fingers includes a blade extending inwardly relative to a longitudinal axis of the collet. In an open configuration of the collet, each of the at least two fingers includes an outward taper relative to a longitudinal axis of the collet.
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公开(公告)号:US20230112581A1
公开(公告)日:2023-04-13
申请号:US17907350
申请日:2021-05-26
发明人: Justin S. Branch , Robert B. Wilcox
摘要: A fastener comprising a pin and a collar. The pin comprising a shank comprising a tapered lock groove thread profile; and a head portion configured to receive a torque. The collar configured to be deformed onto and secured to the shank, wherein the collar comprises an external surface configured to receive a torque such that the collar can be removed from the shank after deformation.
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公开(公告)号:US11529826B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-20
申请号:US16563526
申请日:2019-09-06
发明人: Spencer Wallace , Matt Brest
摘要: A wheel cover assembly for a vehicle wheel may include a wheel rib that is attachable to a rim inner surface of a wheel rim of the vehicle wheel, a cover body having a cover body outer surface, a cover body inner surface, and a cover body outer edge having an outer diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the wheel rib and less than an inner diameter of an open end flange of the wheel rim. A cover mounting mechanism operatively connected to the cover body has a cover locking position wherein the cover mounting mechanism engages the wheel rib to retain the wheel rib between the cover mounting mechanism and the cover body and secure the wheel cover assembly to the vehicle wheel when the wheel rib is attached to the rim inner surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20220105579A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-07
申请号:US17420729
申请日:2019-02-28
发明人: Thomas R. KINGSBURY
IPC分类号: B23D29/00
摘要: Fastening collar removal apparatus, methods of making fastening collar removal apparatus, and methods of removing a fastening collar secured to a fastener, are provided. The fastening collar removal apparatus comprises a collet comprising a first section comprising a substantially cylindrical shape and a second section operatively coupled to the first section. The second section comprises a collet cavity extending therein. The collet cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of a collar. The second section comprises at least two fingers formed by at least two axial channels in the second section. At least one of the at least two fingers comprises a blade extending inwardly relative to a longitudinal axis of the collet. In an open configuration of the collet, each of the at least two fingers comprises an outward taper relative to a longitudinal axis of the collet.
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