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US 10,948,005 B2Granted
Bolt compression limiter
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsLeonard Griffiths, Shawn M. Owen, David A. Wulbrecht
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Abstract
A bolt compression limiter includes a Belleville disc that applies a load to a flange of a bolt assembly and a component that applies a load to a limiter positioned within the flange, the limiter being shy of the top surface of the flange. The load applied to the flange is a first proportion and the load applied to the limiter is a second proportion of the total load applied when a bolt of the bolt assembly is tightened.
Claims18
A bolt compression limiter comprising:
- a Belleville disc that applies a load to the top of a flange of a bolt assembly;
- and
- a component that applies a load to a limiter, the limiter being cylindrical in shape with an opening, positioned within the flange, the limiter being shy of the top surface of the flange,
- wherein the load applied to the flange is a first proportion and the load applied to the limiter is a second proportion of the total load applied when a bolt of the bolt assembly is tightened.
1 more element
A bolt compression limiter comprising:
- a Belleville disc that applies a load to a flange of a bolt assembly, the Belleville disc residing on top of the flange:
- and
- a biasing mechanism that applies a load to a limiter, the limiter being cylindrical in shape with an opening, positioned within the flange and shy of the top surface of the flange, the biasing mechanism positioned between the Belleville disc and the limiter, the biasing mechanism residing on top of the limiter, the load applied to the flange being a first proportion and the load applied to the limiter being a second proportion of the total load applied when a bolt of the bolt assembly is tightened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.