Global Patent Index - EP 2486290 A1

EP 2486290 A1 20120815 - SELF LOCKING NUTS

Title (en)

SELF LOCKING NUTS

Title (de)

SELBSTSICHERNDE MUTTERN

Title (fr)

ECROUS AUTOBLOQUANTS

Publication

EP 2486290 A1 20120815 (EN)

Application

EP 10784852 A 20101005

Priority

  • IT TO20090757 A 20091005
  • IB 2010054488 W 20101005

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011042857A1] The present invention concerns self-locking nuts (1) comprising an upper threaded collar (3) provided with longitudinal slots (7), being V or U shaped, also with sharp edge, defining in the collar itself a plurality of circular arc segments (9) compressed by one or more turns of an external helical spring (5) made of a metal wire (5a), wherein the collar slots (7) have such a width as not to allow the mutual contact of the circular arc segments (9) compressed by the spring (5). The wire (5a) of the spring (5) is made of precipitation hardening stainless steel, and the nuts have values of unscrewing braking torque that differ from one another and are obtained, for nuts (1) having the same diameter, by modifying at least one dimensional parameter (Fd, Fj, 6) of the spring. The invention also concerns a method of manufacturing nuts according to the invention.

IPC 8 full level

F16B 39/22 (2006.01); F16B 39/284 (2006.01); F16B 39/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F16B 39/286 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011042857A1

Citation (examination)

EP 2136089 A1 20091223 - GALLY S P A [IT]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011042857 A1 20110414; CN 102597545 A 20120718; EP 2486290 A1 20120815; IT 1396294 B1 20121116; IT TO20090757 A1 20110406

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2010054488 W 20101005; CN 201080045049 A 20101005; EP 10784852 A 20101005; IT TO20090757 A 20091005