# US 2018/0023608 A1 · Fastener for fastening a resin component

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 2018/0023608 A1
- Document ID: US20180023608A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/651,171
- Filed: 2017-07-17
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-25
- Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Iwao MATSUSHIMA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180023608A1

## CPC

- F16B 19/10: fastened by expanding mechanically
- B60N 2/682: {Joining means}
- F16B 2/24: of metal
- F16B 5/0225: {allowing for adjustment parallel to the plane of the plates}
- F16B 13/02: in one piece with protrusions or ridges on the shaft
- F16B 21/073: {the socket having a resilient part on its inside}
- F16B 37/043: {with snap action}
- F16F 1/3732: {having an annular or the like shape, e.g. grommet-type resilient mountings}
- F16B 1/00: Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or machine parts
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION

## Abstract

Provided is a fastener for fastening a resin component. The fastener is interposed between an insertion hole provided in the resin component and a fastening member inserted through the insertion hole. The fastener includes: an insertion portion having a tubular shape and insertable through the insertion hole in a non-press-fitted state; a flange portion protruding radially outward of the insertion portion from an end portion of the fastener; and a recessed portion provided on an outer surface of the insertion portion. In the state where the insertion portion is inserted through the insertion hole, the flange portion is disposed outside the insertion hole, and a projecting portion protruding from an inner surface of the insertion hole is disposed in the recessed portion of the insertion portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fastener for fastening a resin component, the fastener configured to be interposed between an insertion hole provided in the resin component and a fastening member inserted through the insertion hole, the fastener comprising:
an insertion portion having a tubular shape and insertable through the insertion hole in a non-press-fitted state;
a flange portion protruding radially outward of the insertion portion from an end portion of the fastener; and
a recessed portion provided on an outer surface of the insertion portion, wherein, in a state where the insertion portion is inserted through the insertion hole, the flange portion is disposed outside the insertion hole, and a projecting portion protruding from an inner surface of the insertion hole is disposed in the recessed portion of the insertion portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fastener according to claim 1, wherein a depth from an opening of the recessed portion to its bottom is greater than the projecting portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The fastener according to claim 1, wherein the fastener is a nut for the fastening member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The fastener according to claim 1, wherein the insertion portion includes an abutting portion formed by cutting out the outer surface of the insertion portion into a flat surface.