Self-piercing rivet
AssigneeSungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd.
InventorsMun-Yong Lee, Byung-Jun Park
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Abstract
A self-piercing rivet is disclosed. The self-piercing rivet integrally joins an upper plate member and a lower plate member overlapped with each other. The self-piercing rivet includes: a head portion; and a shank portion integrally connected to the head portion and provided with more than two slits.
Claims18
A self-piercing rivet that integrally joins an upper plate member and a lower plate member overlapped with each other, comprising:
- a head portion;
- and
- a shank portion integrally connected to the head portion and provided with more than two slits.
A self-piercing rivet that integrally joins an upper plate member and a lower plate member overlapped with each other, comprising:
- a head portion;
- and
- a shank portion integrally connected to the head portion and provided with more than two slits formed in a length direction,
- wherein the shank portion includes a first portion integrally connected to the head portion and has cylindrical shape, and a plurality of second portions integrally connected to the first portion and disposed between the slits, and
- the second portion penetrates the upper plate member, is press-fitted to the lower plate member, and integrally connects a portion of the upper plate member corresponding to an inner space of the second portion with other portions of the upper plate member corresponding to the slits.
A self-piercing rivet that integrally joins an upper plate member and a lower plate member overlapped with each other, comprising:
- a head portion;
- and
- a shank portion integrally connected to the head portion and provided with more than two slits formed in a length direction,
- wherein the shank portion includes a first portion integrally connected to the head portion and has cylindrical shape, and a plurality of second portions integrally connected to the first portion and disposed between the slits, and
- the second portion penetrates the upper plate member, is press-fitted to the lower plate member, penetrates the lower plate member, deforms outwardly, and supports the lower plate member as a staple shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.