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US 10,738,818 · App. 16/015,211 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Elastic washer structure and fastener

Inventors: Guohua Fan (Shenzhen, CN); Xiong Hu (Shenzhen, CN); Dingnan Song (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
F16B31/028F16B39/24F16B43/00
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Patent No.
US 10,738,818
App. No.
16/015,211
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an elastic washer structure and a fastener, including: an elastic washer ( 1 ) and one or more tongues ( 2 ), where the elastic washer ( 1 ) is a sheet object with an inner hole ( 3 ), one surface of the elastic washer ( 1 ) is a convex surface, the other surface is a concave surface, a tongue ( 2 ) is disposed towards a side of the convex surface on an outer edge of the elastic washer, an angle between the tongue ( 2 ) and a surface ( 5 ) on which the outer edge of the elastic washer is located is a first angle ( 6 ), and when the convex surface of the elastic washer bears pressure, there is a negative correlation between the first angle ( 6 ) and the pressure borne by the elastic washer.

Claims (14)

1. A fastener, comprising a fastening bolt and an elastic washer structure, wherein

the elastic washer structure, comprising an elastic washer and one or more tongues, wherein

the elastic washer is a sheet object with an inner hole, one surface of the elastic washer being a convex surface, another surface of the elastic washer being a concave surface, and

a tongue of the one or more tongues is disposed towards a side of the convex surface of the elastic washer on an outer edge of the elastic washer, an angle between the tongue and a plane on which the outer edge of the elastic washer is located being a first angle, the first angle being an obtuse angle; and

the fastening bolt comprises an upper edge and a step, wherein the step is configured to apply pressure to the convex surface of the elastic washer, so as to press the elastic washer to form a plane, a height of the step being greater than a length of the tongue, so that there is no pressure between the tongue and the upper edge when the fastener is in a fastened state.

2. The fastener elastic washer structure according to claim 1 , wherein that there is a negative correlation between the first angle and the pressure borne by the elastic washer comprises the elastic washer is configured that:

when the pressure borne by the elastic washer is less than preset maximum bearing pressure of the elastic washer, larger pressure borne by the elastic washer indicates a smaller value of the first angle; or

when the pressure borne by the elastic washer is greater than or equal to preset maximum bearing pressure of the elastic washer, both the convex surface and the concave surface of the elastic washer are turned into planes, the first angle is a right angle, and the maximum bearing pressure is minimum pressure required for pressing the elastic washer to be flat by a fastening bolt.

3. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic washer is configured that: when preset maximum bearing pressure of the elastic washer is less than pressure to be borne, the elastic washer structure and one or more elastic washers are superposed into one group, so as to increase the maximum bearing pressure of the elastic washer structure.

4. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic washer is configured that: when the elastic washer structure loosens and springs back after being fastened, the first angle increases, wherein there is a positive correlation between a degree of an increase of the first angle and an amplitude of springing back by the elastic washer structure.

5. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein one or two surfaces of the tongue have a color different from that of the elastic washer, so as to intuitively display the first angle.

6. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein there is a positive correlation between maximum bearing pressure of the elastic washer and a standard tightening torque of the fastening bolt, and the maximum bearing pressure is minimum pressure required for pressing the elastic washer to be flat by the fastening bolt.

7. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of a cross-section of the step is less than or equal to a diameter of the elastic washer.

8. The fastener according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic washer is configured that, when the convex surface of the elastic washer bears pressure, there is a negative correlation between the first angle and the pressure borne by the elastic washer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2021
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058601/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2018
From: FAN, GUOHUA; HU, XIONG; SONG, DINGNAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047389/0757 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0973583 · Dec 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016111330 · Dec 21, 2016
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