Arrangement for connecting two structural parts
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsSiegfried Mayer, Arno Altpeter
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Abstract
An arrangement for producing a connection between two structural parts for preventing any relative movement thereof, consists of a blind bore in the one part and a through bore in the other part, a pin being inserted in fitting manner into the blind bore and projecting into the through-hole. Since the diameter of the through-hole is larger than the diameter of the blind bore an annular space is obtained within the through-hole which is filled out by a sleeve which is deformable through application of ultrasonic waves.
Claims3
Arrangement for connecting two structural parts while preventing relative movement thereof, comprising a blind bore in one part;
- a substantially coaxial through-hole in the other part;
- a separate pin partially inserted in fitting manner in the blind hole of the one part and having a remaining portion which extends into the through-hole of the other part so that a free space remains in the through-hole between the remaining portion of the pin and a body of the other part;
- and means for filling the free space in the through-hole of the other part, said filling means including an additional sleeve inserted into the through-hole of the other part so as to surround substantially the remaining portion of the pin, and deformed by ultra-sonic waves to thereby fill the free space in the through-hole of the other part, and wherein the pin is provided with an intermediate portion of smaller diameter arranged to be located within the through-hole of the other part and forming an inwardly extending annular recess in the region of the intermediate portion of the pin, and the through-hole of the other part being provided with a counterbore portion of larger diameter forming an outwardly extending recess in the other part and facing said one part, so that when the sleeve is deformed, the material of the sleeve displaces both inwardly and outwardly into the inwardly extending recess of the pin and outwardly extending recess of the other part, and
- wherein said inwardly extending recess and said outwardly extending recess are formed at axial locations which partially overlap one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.