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US 2018/0003210 A1Published application
Blind rivet-nut and method for securing a component to a carrier
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJens LINSEL
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJens LINSEL
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A blind rivet-nut having an annular-flange-like setting head and a hollow shaft for securing a blind rivet-nut in an opening of a carrier. The hollow shaft has a free end having a threaded portion for receiving a threaded element of a tensioning tool. A clamping portion adjacent to the setting head forms a bead-like deformation when the tensioning tool is used to clamp the carrier between the bead-like deformation and the setting head. A threadless shaft portion is formed between the clamping portion and the threaded portion. The threadless shaft portion is threaded by a thread self-rolling or thread self-tapping fastener. The fastener is received in a positive-locking manner when the fastener is screwed into the thread formed on the previously threadless shaft portion. A method is also disclosed for securing a component to a carrier by a blind rivet-nut.
A blind rivet-nut having a setting head and a hollow shaft received in an opening defined by a carrier, wherein the hollow shaft has at a free end opposite the setting head, the free end includes a first threaded portion that is adapted to receive a threaded element of a tensioning tool, the hollow shaft having a clamping portion adjacent to the setting head, the clamping portion being adapted to form a bead-like deformation during a setting operation of the blind rivet-nut on the carrier to clamp the carrier between the bead-like deformation and the setting head, wherein a portion a threadless shaft portion is provided between the clamping portion and the first threaded portion, wherein a self-tapping fastener forms a second thread on the threadless shaft portion, and wherein the self-tapping fastener is attached in a positive-locking manner to the second thread.
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