Fastener using lubricated interference fit
AssigneeLisi Aerospace
InventorsLaurent Bourges, Johan Stephan, Christophe Van Daele
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AssigneeLisi Aerospace
InventorsLaurent Bourges, Johan Stephan, Christophe Van Daele
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The invention relates to a method for installing metallic fastener (10; 40) for the interference fit assembly of at least two structural elements (20, 22) comprising a through hole, the fastener comprising an enlarged head (12; 42), a shaft (14; 44) having an external diameter before installation that is greater than an internal diameter of the hole, said shaft comprising a conductive surface (26; 56). Before installation, at least the conductive surface (26; 56) is coated with a lubricating layer (30), which comprises a mixture of at least one polyolefin and one polytetrafluoroethylene, for example, having sufficient adherence to prevent its abrasion by manual manipulation of the fastener and being weak enough to be at least partly stripped from the conductive surface during the interference fit assembly of the fastener. The invention is applicable to the assembly of aircraft structures.
A method for installing a metallic fastener a hole passing through at least two structural elements, the fastener comprising an enlarged head and a shaft having an external diameter D1 before installation that is greater than an internal diameter D3 of the hole, said shaft comprising a conductive surface,
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