IP Library Granted Patent US 9,897,128
Granted Patent B2
US 9,897,128 · App. 15/131,384 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Part fitted with fastening member, and method of attaching the same

Inventor: Masayoshi Sawai (Makinohara, JP)
Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
F16B33/002F16B37/04F16B37/067H01R4/34H01R4/38H01R4/06H01R4/64
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,897,128
App. No.
15/131,384
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the invention is to resolve the inconvenience of separately handling a nut member and a bolt member and improve workability in fastening and fixing a part. There is adopted a part fitted with a fastening member including: one fastening member that includes a high-rigidity screw portion, a low-rigidity crushable portion, and a locking portion provided against a member to which a part is attached; another fastening member that includes a screw portion tightly screwed with the high-rigidity screw portion to be able to crush the crushable portion; and a part that is temporarily fastened and held between the one fastening member and the other fastening member while the two screw portions are loosely screwed together.

Claims (9)

1. A part fitted with a fastening member and attached to a mounting component, comprising:

one fastening member that includes a high-rigidity screw portion, a low-rigidity crushable portion, and a locking portion provided against the mounting component;

an other fastening member that includes a screw portion tightly screwed with the high-rigidity screw portion to be able to crush the crushable portion; and

the part that is temporarily fastened and held between the one fastening member and the other fastening member while the two screw portions are loosely screwed together.

2. The part fitted with a fastening member and attached to a mounting component according to claim 1 , wherein the part is a terminal or a bracket.

3. A method of attaching a part fitted with a fastening member and attached to a mounting component, the method being employed to attach the part fitted with the fastening member according to claim 2 to the mounting component,

wherein the other fastening member is tightly fastened to crush the crushable portion while the crushable portion is inserted into a hole in the mounting component so as to prevent rotation of the one fastening member by means of the locking portion, with respect to the mounting component.

4. A method of attaching a part fitted with a fastening member and attached to a mounting component, the method being employed to attach the part fitted with the fastening member according to claim 1 to the mounting,

wherein the other fastening member is tightly fastened to crush the crushable portion while the crushable portion is inserted into a hole in the mounting component so as to prevent rotation of the one fastening member by means of the locking portion, with respect to the mounting component.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2016
From: SAWAI, MASAYOSHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039478/0760 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-241610 · Nov 22, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2014080729 · Nov 20, 2014
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