Claims
- 1. A safety device for removing a bearing bolt, the safety device comprising:
a mounting part with a mounting through hole for a bolt connection; a connecting piece with a connecting through hole; a bearing bolt extending through the mounting through hole and through the connecting through hole, connecting said mounting part and said connecting piece with one another to provide a mounting point, said bearing bolt being compressible in an axial direction of an axis of said bearing bolt; a disconnection means for removing said bearing bolt and for separating said connecting piece to perform a safety function, said disconnection means including a pushing element compressing said bearing bolt under the action of a force over at least one plane that is oblique in relation to the bolt axis and moves said bearing bolt out of said mounting part in the compressed state to open said mounting point.
- 2. A safety device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bearing bolt is plastically compressible in the axial direction.
- 3. A safety device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bearing bolt is elastically compressible in the axial direction.
- 4. A safety device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bearing bolt comprises a tube section with a tube section end surface, a cylindrical body, and a compression spring, said cylindrical body being guided on at least one side in said tube section, said compression spring being provided between said inner side of said tube section end surface and a front face of the cylindrical body, said front face being guided in said tube section.
- 5. A safety device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said bearing bolt has a center portion comprising a grooved tube which is plastically deformable.
- 6. A safety device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bearing bolt is a multipart compressible bolt comprising a cylindrical body having an outer surface, a compression spring and a first tube section having a first inner surface and a first end surface and a second end tube section having a second inner surface and a second end surface, said cylindrical body being a center portion which guides said first tube section and said second tube section, said compression spring being disposed between said cylindrical body and at least one of first end surface and second end surface, at least one of said first tube section and said second tube section being displaceable on said cylindrical body such that there always is contact between the inner surface of at least one of said first tube section and said second tube section and the outer surface of said cylindrical body.
- 7. A safety device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said connecting piece is a pedal located in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, wherein said mounting part is a U-shaped bearing block.
- 8. A safety device comprising:
a mounting part including a first distal end with a first through hole and a second distal end with a second through hole and a space in between; a pushing element including a first leg and a second leg with at least one oblique guide of said first leg and said second leg, extending from within said first distal end and said second distal end; a compressible bearing bolt placed in between said first through hole and said second through hole, said compressible bearing bolt compressible alongside an axis.
- 9. A safety device according to claim 8, wherein said compressible bearing bolt is plastically compressible.
- 10. A safety device according to claim 8, wherein said compressible bearing bolt is elastically compressible.
- 11. A safety device according to claim 8, wherein said bearing bolt comprises a tube section with a tube section end surface, a cylindrical body, and a compression spring, said cylindrical body being guided on at least one side in said tube section, said compression spring being provided between said inner side of said tube section end surface and a front face of the cylindrical body, said front face being guided in said tube section.
- 12. A safety device according to claim 8, wherein said bearing bolt has a center portion comprising a grooved tube which is plastically deformable.
- 13. A safety device according to claim 8, wherein said bearing bolt is a multipart compressible bolt comprising a cylindrical body having an outer surface, a compression spring and a first tube section having a first inner surface and a first end surface and a second end tube section having a second inner surface and a second end surface, said cylindrical body being a center portion which guides said first tube section and said second tube section, said compression spring being disposed between said cylindrical body and at least one of first end surface and second end surface, at least one of said first tube section and said second tube section being displaceable on said cylindrical body such that there always is contact between the inner surface of at least one of said first tube section and said second tube section and the outer surface of said cylindrical body.
- 14. A method for safely removing a bearing bolt in a motor vehicle, said method comprising:
providing a mounting part with a first and a second distal ends with thorough hole and a void space between said first and second distal ends; providing a pushing element including a first and a second leg with at least one leg forming an oblique guide extending from within said first and second distal ends; providing a compressible bearing bolt between said first and second through holes; providing a force on said bearing bolt by said pushing element; and compress said compressible bearing bolt alongside said oblique guide and disengages said compressible bearing bolt from said mounting part.
- 15. A method according to claim 14, wherein said compressible bearing bolt is plastically compressible.
- 16. A method according to claim 14, wherein said compressible bearing bolt is elastically compressible.
- 17. A method according to claim 14, wherein said compressible bearing bolt comprises a tube section with a tube section end surface, a cylindrical body, and a compression spring, said cylindrical body being guided on at least one side in said tube section, said compression spring being provided between said inner side of said tube section end surface and a front face of the cylindrical body, said front face being guided in said tube section.
- 18. A method according to claim 14, wherein said compressible bearing bolt has a middle portion comprising a grooved tube which is plastically deformable.
- 19. A method according to claim 14, wherein said bearing bolt is a multipart compressible bolt comprising a cylindrical body having an outer surface, a compression spring and a first tube section having a first inner surface and a first end surface and a second end tube section having a second inner surface and a second end surface, said cylindrical body being a center portion which guides said first tube section and said second tube section, said compression spring being disposed between said cylindrical body and at least one of first end surface and second end surface, at least one of said first tube section and said second tube section being displaceable on said cylindrical body such that there always is contact between the inner surface of at least one of said first tube section and said second tube section and the outer surface of said cylindrical body.
Priority Claims (1)
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DE102 27 015.5 |
Jun 2002 |
DE |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of and claims the benefit (35 U.S.C. §120 and 365(c)) of copending International Application PCT/DE 03/02028 of Jun. 17, 2003, which designated inter alia the United States and which claims the priority of German Application DE 102 27 015.5 of Jun. 17, 2002. The entire contents of each application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/DE03/02028 |
Jun 2003 |
US |
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10875116 |
Jun 2004 |
US |