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US 10,520,003 B2Granted
Screw suitable for housings
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorThomas Freyermuth
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Abstract
A screw, in particular for housings, has an elongated section provided at least in parts with a thread, and a screw head. A cone-shape section may be arranged between the screw head and the elongated section, wherein the point of the conical section connects to one end of the elongated section, and the underside of the screw head may be arranged opposite the base surface of the conical section, and a groove for accommodating a seal may be provided between the underside of the screw head and the base surface of the conical section.
Claims13
A screw, comprising:
- an elongate portion including a thread at least in part;
- a screw head comprising an upper portion and a lower face;
- a conically shaped portion having a tip and a base surface, the conically shaped portion being arranged between the screw head and the elongate portion, the tip being connected to an end of the elongate portion, and the base surface being arranged opposite the lower face of the screw head;
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- a groove configured to receive a seal, the groove being delimited by the lower face of the screw head, the base surface of the conically shaped portion, and a continuously curved surface extending from an outermost circumference of the upper portion to the base surface such that, in a screwed-in state of the screw, the lower face of the screw head is configured to be disposed directly above and contacting the seal.
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A system, comprising:
- a seal;
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- a screw, the screw comprising:
- an elongate portion including a thread at least in part;
- a screw head comprising an upper portion and a lower face;
- a conically shaped portion having a tip and a base surface, the conically shaped portion being arranged between the screw head and the elongate portion, the tip being connected to an end of the elongate portion, and the base surface being arranged opposite the lower face of the screw head;
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- a groove configured to receive the seal, the groove being delimited by the lower face of the screw head, the base surface of the conically shaped portion, and a continuously curved surface extending from an outermost circumference of the upper portion to the base surface such that, in a screwed-in state of the screw, the lower face of the screw head is configured to be disposed directly above and contacting the seal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.