Global Patent Index - EP 4348067 A1

EP 4348067 A1 20240410 - SELF-CLINCHING AND SELF-PIERCING CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT WITH MULTI-PURPOSE PILOT

Title (en)

SELF-CLINCHING AND SELF-PIERCING CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT WITH MULTI-PURPOSE PILOT

Title (de)

SELBSTSCHLIESSENDES UND SELBSTLOCHENDES BAUELEMENT MIT MEHRZWECKPILOT

Title (fr)

ÉLÉMENT DE CONSTRUCTION À AUTO-CLINCHAGE ET AUTO-PERÇAGE DOTÉ D'UN PILOTE POLYVALENT

Publication

EP 4348067 A1 20240410 (EN)

Application

EP 21943257 A 20210527

Priority

US 2021034548 W 20210527

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022250671A1] A self-clinching and self-piercing construction element for attachment to a plastically deformable metal panel. The construction element includes a body portion with a central axis and a punch portion being coaxial with the central axis and extending from the body portion. A pilot embossment is coaxial with the central axis and extends from the body portion such that the pilot embossment is concentrically disposed between an annular-shaped surface of the body portion and the punch portion. The pilot embossment being configured to engage and plastically deform the metal substrate such that the metal substrate flows into a recessed pocket defined in an outer peripheral surface of the punch portion. A plurality of spaced apart lugs axially project outwards from the annular-shaped surface and extend radially outwards from the pilot embossment.

IPC 8 full level

F16B 39/282 (2006.01); F16B 35/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F16B 35/06 (2013.01 - EP KR); F16B 39/282 (2013.01 - EP KR)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022250671 A1 20221201; CN 117295900 A 20231226; EP 4348067 A1 20240410; JP 2024513344 A 20240325; KR 20230147714 A 20231023; MX 2023014047 A 20231215

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2021034548 W 20210527; CN 202180098187 A 20210527; EP 21943257 A 20210527; JP 2023557447 A 20210527; KR 20237032519 A 20210527; MX 2023014047 A 20210527