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AssigneeEJOT GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRolf Kuenkel, Walter Kornsteiner, Reinhold Lenherr, Axel Tome
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The invention relates to a screw which can be screwed into a component and which will resist further screwing into an internal thread within said component once a maximum torque has been reached. For this purpose, a screw body having an external thread is combined with a screw drive element which projects into a bore within said screw body and, within said bore, is connected to the screw body via static friction. At least part of this combination is made of a plastic material, with the static friction having the effect of a slipping clutch when a maximum torque acts on the screw drive element. The screw drive element is connected to the screw body via a ratchet in such a way that when the screw body is unscrewed from the internal thread within said component, turning said screw drive element will cause the ratchet to engage, thereby entraining the screw body.
A screw which can be screwed into a component (8) and which will resist further screwing into an internal thread within said component (8) once a maximum torque has been reached wherein the combination of a screw body (2) having an external thread (3) and a screw drive element (6) which projects into a bore in the screw body (2) and which, inside this bore (4), is connected to the screw body (2) through static friction, with at least part of the combination being made of a plastic material and said static friction acting as a slipping clutch when a maximum torque acts on the screw drive element (6), and with the screw drive element (6) being connected to the screw body (2) via a ratchet (18) in such a way that when the screw body (2) is unscrewed from the internal thread within said component (8), turning the screw drive element (6) will cause the ratchet (18) to engage, thereby entraining the screw body (2).
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