IP Library Granted Patent US 11,635,104
Granted Patent B2
US 11,635,104 · App. 17/642,958 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Fastener for heavy transmission parts

Inventors: Wim De Laet (Antwerp, BE); Jan Aerts (Friedrichshafen, DE); Dominiek Ceyssens (Friedrichshafen, DE)
Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG; ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.
F16B19/02
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Patent No.
US 11,635,104
App. No.
17/642,958
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fastener for a transmission part includes a main body. The main body has at least one external screw thread and at least one through-hole. The fastener further includes a first pin displaceable in a first region of the through-hole and a second pin having an external screw thread. A second region of the through-hole has at least one internal screw thread configured to be screwed to the external screw thread of the second pin. The second pin has a through-hole. The first pin has an internal screw thread aligned with the through-hole of the second pin.

Claims (22)

1. A fastener for a transmission part, the fastener comprising:

a main body, wherein the main body has at least one external screw thread and at least one through-hole;

a first pin displaceable in a first region of the through-hole; and

a second pin having an external screw thread;

wherein a second region of the through-hole has at least one internal screw thread configured to be screwed to the external screw thread of the second pin,

wherein the second pin has a through-hole, and

wherein the first pin has an internal screw thread aligned with the through-hole of the second pin.

2. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the first pin has at least one groove extending longitudinally, and wherein a part of the main body engages in the groove.

3. A method for fastening a transmission part using a fastener, wherein the fastener comprises:

a main body, wherein the main body has at least one external screw thread and at least one through-hole;

a first pin displaceable in a first region of the through-hole; and

a second pin having an external screw thread;

wherein a second region of the through-hole has at least one internal screw thread configured to be screwed to the external screw thread of the second pin,

wherein the second pin has a through-hole, and

wherein the first pin has an internal screw thread aligned with the through-hole of the second pin, the method comprising:

inserting the first pin into the first region of the through-hole of the main body;

screwing the external screw thread of the main body into an internal screw thread of a structure of a transmission fixed to a housing; and

tensioning the first pin against the transmission part by screwing the external screw thread of the second pin into the internal screw thread of the main body and tensioning the second pin against the first pin.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

positioning the second pin such that the first pin and the second pin are spaced apart from each other;

passing a screw through the through-hole of the second pin, and

screwing into the internal screw thread of the first pin.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2023
From: DE LAET, WIM; AERTS, JAN; CEYSSENS, DOMINIEK
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG; ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.
Reel/Frame 062939/0912 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 214 094.7 · Sep 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220333631A1 · Oct 20, 2022
Cited By (1)
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