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US 11,078,950 B2Granted
Fastener biasing system
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsJacob L. Wymore, Ross Warlick, Eric Klasen
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Abstract
A biasing system for use with a fastener is disclosed. The biasing system can include a sleeve configured to be disposed about a shank of a fastener and operable to form at least a portion of a first load path between the fastener and a component coupled to the fastener to preload the fastener through the sleeve. The biasing system can also include a spring configured to be associated with the sleeve and operable to form at least a portion of a second load path parallel to the first load path between the fastener and the component to facilitate biasing the fastener away from the component.
Claims20
A biasing system for use with a fastener, comprising:
- first and second sleeves configured to be disposed end-to-end about a shank of a fastener and operable to form at least a portion of a first load path through an entire length of the first and second sleeves, and between the fastener and a component coupled to the fastener to preload the fastener through the first and second sleeves;
- and
- a spring configured to be associated with the first and second sleeves and operable to form at least a portion of a second load path parallel to the first load path between the fastener and the component to facilitate biasing the fastener away from the component,
- wherein at least one of the first sleeve or the second sleeve comprises a flange configured to interface with the spring.
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A fastener system, comprising:
- a component;
- a fastener coupled to the component;
- and
- a biasing system having
- first and second sleeves disposed end-to-end about a shank of the fastener and operable to form at least a portion of a first load path through an entire length of the first and second sleeves, and between the fastener and the component to preload the fastener through the first and second sleeves, and
- a spring associated with the first and second sleeves and operable to form at least a portion of a second load path parallel to the first load path between the fastener and the component to facilitate biasing the fastener away from the component,
- wherein at least one of the first sleeve or the second sleeve comprises a flange configured to interface with the spring.
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A method for facilitating removal of a fastener from a component to which the fastener is coupled, the method comprising:
- providing first and second sleeves and a spring configured to be associated with the first and second sleeves, wherein the first and second sleeves are configured to be disposed end-to-end, and wherein at least one of the first sleeve or the second sleeve comprises a flange configured to interface with the spring;
- facilitating formation of at least a portion of a first load path through the entire length of the first and second sleeves between a fastener and a component coupled to the fastener to preload the fastener through the first and second sleeves;
- and
- facilitating formation of at least a portion of a second load path through the spring parallel to the first load path between the fastener and the component to bias the fastener away from the component.
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A biasing system for use with a fastener, comprising:
- first and second sleeves configured to be disposed end-to-end about a shank of a fastener and operable to form at least a portion of a first load path between the fastener and a component coupled to the fastener to preload the fastener through the first and second sleeves;
- and
- a spring configured to be associated with the first and second sleeves and operable to form at least a portion of a second load path parallel to the first load path between the fastener and the component to facilitate biasing the fastener away from the component, wherein at least one of the first sleeve or the second sleeve comprises a flange configured to interface with the spring, and
- wherein an unloaded length of the spring is greater than a length of the first and second sleeves such that the second load path is formed at a first fastener position and the first load path is formed at a second fastener position.
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A fastener system, comprising:
- a component;
- a fastener coupled to the component;
- and
- a biasing system comprising:
- first and second sleeves disposed end-to-end about a shank of the fastener and operable to form at least a portion of a first load path between the fastener and the component to preload the fastener through the first and second sleeves, and
- a spring associated with the first and second sleeves and operable to form at least a portion of a second load path parallel to the first load path between the fastener and the component to facilitate biasing the fastener away from the component, wherein at least one of the first sleeve or the second sleeve comprises a flange configured to interface with the spring, and
- wherein an unloaded length of the spring is greater than a length of the first and second sleeves such that the second load path is formed at a first fastener position and the first load path is formed at a second fastener position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.