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US 12,584,510 B2Granted
Torque-limiting nut for a break-off bolt
AssigneeTyco Electronics Simel SAS
InventorJulien Dossmann
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Abstract
A torque-limiting nut for a break-off bolt includes a thread section having an internal thread, a head section having an abutment shoulder extending further toward a radial inward direction than the internal thread, and a predetermined breaking area separating the thread section and the head section. The abutment shoulder is arranged adjoining to the predetermined breaking area.
Claims14
A break-off assembly for installing a conductor within a connector, comprising:
- a break-off bolt;
- and
- a torque-limiting nut including a thread section having an internal thread, a head section having an abutment shoulder extending further toward a radial inward direction than the internal thread, and a predetermined breaking area separating the thread section and the head section, the abutment shoulder is arranged adjoining to the predetermined breaking area, the break-off bolt has a remaining part that remains in the connector after breakage by the torque-limiting nut, a cavity of the remaining part is configured to be covered and closed by the head section.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector having a hollow space and a bore extending from an outer surface of the connector to the hollow space;
- and
- a break-off assembly including a break-off bolt and a torque-limiting nut, the torque-limiting nut including a thread section having an internal thread, a head section having an abutment shoulder extending further toward a radial inward direction than the internal thread, and a predetermined breaking area separating the thread section and the head section, the abutment shoulder is arranged adjoining to the predetermined breaking area, the bore and a cavity of the break-off bolt positioned in the bore are configured to be covered and closed off by the head section after breakage of the break-off bolt by the torque-limiting nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.