This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. ยง 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 108138098 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on Oct. 22, 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to fastener structures and methods of manufacturing the same, and in particular to a fastener structure and a method of manufacturing the same to not only couple together and separate two or more objects repeatedly and quickly but also render the fastener structure easy to manufacture.
Conventionally, coupling together two or more objects requires fastening the two or more objects together with screws in an inseparable manner. However, the two or more objects cannot be firmly coupled together.
An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a fastener structure and a method of manufacturing the same to movably fit a body portion to an engaging portion, fit the body portion to an object, and allow the engaging portion to be engaged with another object or removed from another object, so as to not only fit together and separate at least two objects repeatedly and quickly but also render the fastener structure easy to manufacture.
To achieve at least the above objective, the present disclosure provides a fastener structure comprising a body portion and an engaging portion. The body portion is formed from a plate element shaped by being folded or shaped by being rolled. The body portion has a receiving space. The engaging portion is movably fitted to the body portion. The engaging portion has a head portion and an engaging-connecting portion. The engaging-connecting portion is disposed in the receiving space.
The present disclosure further provides a fastener structure comprising a body portion and an engaging portion. The body portion is formed from a plate element shaped by being pulled. The body portion has a receiving space. The engaging portion is movably fitted to the body portion. The engaging portion has a head portion and an engaging-connecting portion. The engaging-connecting portion is disposed in the receiving space.
The present disclosure further provides a method of manufacturing a fastener structure. The fastener structure comprises a body portion and an engaging portion. The body portion is formed from a plate element shaped by being folded, shaped by being rolled or shaped by being pulled. The body portion forms a receiving space. The engaging portion has a head portion and an engaging-connecting portion. The engaging portion is movably fitted to the body portion. The engaging-connecting portion is disposed inside or outside the receiving space.
The present disclosure further provides a method of manufacturing a fastener structure. The fastener structure comprises a body portion and an engaging portion. The body portion is formed by stamping or pressing a plate element under an applied force so as for the plate element to be shaped by being folded, shaped by being rolled or shaped by being pulled, allowing a receiving space to be formed by the body portion. The engaging portion has a head portion and an engaging-connecting portion, and the engaging portion is movably fitted to the body portion, allowing the engaging-connecting portion to be disposed inside or outside the receiving space.
Therefore, the body portion and the engaging portion are movably fitted together. The body portion is fitted to an object, whereas the engaging portion is engaged with another object or removed from another object, so as to not only fit together and separate at least two objects repeatedly and quickly but also render the fastener structure easy to manufacture.
Preferably, the plate element or the body portion shaped has a first fitting portion, and the first fitting portion is fitted to an object.
Preferably, the first fitting portion has a raised portion, and the raised portion is compressed or is engaged with the object to fit thereto.
Preferably, the first fitting portion has a hole portion, slot portion, or dented portion which is compressed by or engaged with a raised portion of the object to thereby fit to the object.
Preferably, the first fitting portion is a hole portion, slot portion, raised portion, dented portion, plane portion, welding portion, engaging portion, fastening portion, riveting portion, expanding portion or engaging-connecting portion
Preferably, the plate element or the body portion shaped has one or two second fitting portions fitted to the engaging portion.
Preferably, the body portion is formed from the plate element stamped or pressed so as to be shaped by being folded or shaped by being rolled.
Preferably, the body portion is formed from the plate element stamped or pressed so as to be shaped by being pulled or shaped by being rolled.
Preferably, the receiving space is a folded structure or a rolled structure shaped by being folded or shaped by being rolled.
Preferably, the receiving space is a closed structure formed by pulling the material of the plate element.
Preferably, the engaging-connecting portion is a thread member, cylindrical member, external fastener or internal fastener.
Preferably, the body portion has a second fitting portion which is raised, dented or flat and can compress the second fitting portion to cause deformation and contraction thereof, rendering the second fitting portion smaller than the head portion and the engaging-connecting portion, such that the engaging portion is movably fitted to the body portion.
Preferably, the engaging portion operates in conjunction with a fitting member, such that the engaging portion is movably fitted to the body portion.
Preferably, the head portion and the engaging-connecting portion are fitted together by a screwing member.
Preferably, the fastener structure further comprises a resilient component with two ends abutting against the body portion and the engaging portion, respectively, such that the engaging portion undergoes resilient motions.
Preferably, the fastener structure is placed in a mounting member, and the fastener structure is taken out of the mounting member with a tool, and then a comparison device performs a comparing process on the fastener structure before the fastener structure is precisely placed on and fitted to the object.
Preferably, the body portion has a weldable surface for being heated up to weld the body portion to the object.
Preferably, after the body portion has been shaped by being folded or shaped by being rolled, joint portions are defined by and between adjacent folded sides or rolled sides of the body portion, and gaps or spacings are, or are not, defined between the joint portions.
Preferably, the head portion is a movable member which can be engaged with the engaging-connecting portion by being rotated, moved or pulled, allowing the engaging-connecting portion to undergo motions.
Preferably, the engaging-connecting portion is engaged with and movably fitted to the body portion, alternatively, the engaging-connecting portion is engaged with and fitted to another object.
Preferably, the body portion is shaped by being folded or shaped by being rolled to form an anchoring portion in the form of a raised portion or dented portion, such that a resilient component is anchored in place by the anchoring portion.
Preferably, the body portion is shaped by being pulled to form an anchoring portion in the form of a raised portion or dented portion, such that a resilient component is anchored in place by the anchoring portion.
Preferably, the body portion is shaped by being folded or shaped by being rolled, and the adjacent folded sides or rolled sides of the body portion can be welded and coupled together.
Preferably, at least one fitting member serving a stopping purpose is disposed between the body portion and the engaging portion, and the second fitting portion of the body portion is larger than the engaging-connecting portion, or the second fitting portion of the body portion is wider than a resilient component, wherein the fitting member prevents the engaging-connecting portion from separating from the body portion or prevents the resilient component from entering the second fitting portion.
Preferably, a transverse buoyancy is defined between the second fitting portion of the body portion and a rod portion of the engaging portion, the rod portion being disposed between the head portion and the engaging-connecting portion, and the head portion or the engaging-connecting portion is larger than the second fitting portion, such that the rod portion and the second fitting portion have buoyancy without leading to separation of the body portion and the engaging portion, alternatively, the head portion or the engaging-connecting portion is smaller than the second fitting portion, and the engaging-connecting portion is smaller than at least one fitting member, the at least one fitting member being larger than the second fitting portion, such that the fitting member stopping is disposed between the engaging-connecting portion and the body portion, thereby preventing separation of the body portion and the engaging portion.
Preferably, the body portion has a first stopping portion, and the engaging portion has a second stopping portion, wherein the first stopping portion and the second stopping portion stop each other, such that the engaging portion and the body portion are movably fitted to each other.
To facilitate understanding of the object, characteristics and effects of this present disclosure, embodiments together with the attached drawings for the detailed description of the present disclosure are provided.
Referring to
The body portion 11 is a plate element 10 shaped by being folded. The body portion 11 has a receiving space 111.
The engaging portion 12 is movably fitted to the body portion 11. The engaging portion 12 has a head portion 121 and an engaging-connecting portion 122. The engaging-connecting portion 122 is disposed in the receiving space 111.
To manufacture the fastener structure (as shown in
To use the fastener structure, a user fits the body portion 11 to an object (not shown) and exerts a force on the head portion 121 of the engaging portion 12, such that the engaging-connecting portion 122 is engaged with another object. To remove the another object, the user exerts a force on the head portion 121 of the engaging portion 12, such that the engaging-connecting portion 122 is separated from the another object. Therefore, the engaging-connecting portion 122 of the engaging portion 12 is engaged with the another object or removed from the another object, so as to not only fit together and separate at least two objects repeatedly and quickly but also render the fastener structure easy to manufacture.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the plate element 10 or the body portion 11 shaped has a first fitting portion 112. The first fitting portion 112 is a hole portion, slot portion, raised portion, dented portion, plane portion, welding portion, engaging portion, fastening portion, riveting portion, expanding portion or engaging-connecting portion. The first fitting portion 112 is fitted to an object. Therefore, the body portion 12 is firmly fitted to the object by the first fitting portion 112 to facilitate the operation of the engaging portion 12, such that the engaging-connecting portion 122 of the engaging portion 12 is engaged with the another object or removed from the another object.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the plate element 10 or the body portion 11 shaped has a second fitting portion 113. The second fitting portion 113 is fitted to the engaging portion 12. Therefore, the engaging portion 12 is firmly, movably fitted to the body portion 11 to facilitate the operation of the engaging portion 12, so as for the present disclosure to meet actual application needs.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the engaging-connecting portion 122 is a thread member (part a in
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the engaging portion 12 operates in conjunction with a fitting member 123 whereby the engaging portion 12 is movably fitted to the body portion 11. Therefore, the engaging portion 12 is firmly, movably fitted to the body portion 11 to enhance stability in the course of assembly and operation.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the fastener structure 1 further comprises a resilient component 13. The two ends of the resilient component 13 abut against the body portion 11 and the engaging portion 12, respectively, such that the engaging portion 12 can undergo resilient motions. Therefore, to use the fastener structure 1, the user applies a force on the head portion 121 of the engaging portion 12, such that the engaging-connecting portion 122 is engaged with another object and compresses the resilient component 13. To remove the another object, the user applies a force on the head portion 121 of the engaging portion 12 to separate the engaging-connecting portion 122 from the another object, release the resilient component 13, and reinstate the engaging portion 12, so as to allow for the next instance of the use of the fastener structure 1. Therefore, the engaging-connecting portion 122 of the engaging portion 12 is engaged with the another object or removed from the another object, so as to not only fit together and separate at least two objects repeatedly and quickly but also render the fastener structure easy to manufacture.
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
Referring to
In conclusion, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fastener structure and a method of manufacturing the same, which involve movably fitting together a body portion and an engaging portion, fitting the body portion to an object, and allowing the engaging portion to be engaged with another object or removed from another object, so as to not only fit together and separate at least two objects repeatedly and quickly but also render the fastener structure easy to manufacture.
While the present disclosure has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure set forth in the claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
---|---|---|---|
108138098 | Oct 2019 | TW | national |