# US 7,744,322 B2 · Nut

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- Number: US 7,744,322 B2
- Document ID: US7744322B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/992,908
- Filed: 2005-09-29
- Published: 2009-09-10
- Granted: 2010-06-29
- Earliest claimed: 2005-09-29
- Inventors: Kaoru Taneichi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7744322B2

## CPC

- F16B 37/0857: {with the threaded portions of the nut engaging the thread of the bolt by the action of one or more springs or resilient retaining members (F16B37/0821 and F16B37/0835 take precedence)}
- F16B 31/04: for maintaining {a} tensile load
- F16B 39/22: in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening (F16B39/01 takes precedence)
- 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)

## Abstract

A nut having a nut body, a spring case, a washer, and a nut body urging spring. The nut body has received in it at least three or more nut segments and a nut segment urging spring, where the nut segments are, when rotated in the tightening direction after a bolt is inserted into the nut segments, screwed on to the thread of the bolt inserted. The spring case is attached at its upper end to the outer circumferential surface other than the upper part of the nut body so that the spring case is rotatable together with the nut body. The washer is rotatably attached to the lower part of the spring case. The urging spring is installed such that its one end received in the spring case is connected to the spring case or to the nut body and the other end to the washer, so that the urging spring can constantly urge the nut body in the tightening direction when the nut body is screwed on the bolt. When the nut is fitted on the bolt and rotated in the tightening direction, at least the three or more nut segments are screwed on to the thread of the bolt, causing the nut body in which the nut segments are received to be constantly urged in the tightening direction, which eliminates play of the nut segments to keep the nut and the bolt in a state where they are reliably screwed to each other.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A nut which is comprised of: a nut body which has received in it at least three nut segments and a nut segment urging spring which urges the nut segments, where the nut segments are, when rotated in the tightening direction after a bolt is inserted into the nut segments, screwed on to a threaded portion of the inserted bolt; a spring case which is attached at an upper end thereof to an outer circumferential surface of the nut body other than an upper part of the nut body so that the spring case is rotatable together with the nut body; a washer which is rotatably attached to a lower part of the spring case; a nut body urging spring which is received in the spring case with one end of the spring connected to the spring case or to the nut body and another end thereof to the washer, so that the spring constantly urges the nut body in the tightening direction when the nut body is screwed on to the bolt.

### Claim 2

A nut which is comprised of: a nut body which has received in it at least three nut segments and a nut segment urging spring which urges the nut segments, where the nut segments are, when rotated in the tightening direction after a bolt is inserted into the nut segments, screwed on a threaded portion of the inserted bolt; a spring case which is rotatably attached at an upper end thereof to a lower part of an outer circumferential surface of the nut body; a washer which is attached to a lower part of the spring case; a nut body urging spring which is received in the spring case with one end of the spring connected to the nut body and another end thereof to the washer or to the spring case, so that the spring constantly urges the nut body in the tightening direction when the nut body is screwed on to the bolt.

### Claim 3

A nut which is comprised of: a nut body which has received in it at least three nut segments and a nut segment urging spring which urges the nut segments, where the nut segments are, when rotated in the tightening direction after a bolt is inserted into the nut segments, screwed on to a threaded portion of the inserted bolt; a spring support plate which is fixedly attached to an outer circumferential surface of the nut body other than of an upper part of the nut body; a washer which is rotatably attached to a lower part of the nut body with a clearance relative to the spring plate; a nut body urging spring which is received between the washer and the spring plate with one end of the spring connected to the spring plate and another end thereof to the washer, so that the spring constantly urges the nut body in the tightening direction when the nut body is screwed on to the bolt.