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Title:
WHEEL NUT OR BOLT ASSEMBLY WITH DECORATIVE CAP AND ITS ASSEMBLING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004175345
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an improved decorative cap, and a wheel nut or a bolt assembly, and to provide their assembling method.

An insert is coated and/or plated, and includes a hexagonal part and a part having a cylindrical outer surface. The cap includes a part having a hexagonal cross section and a part having a cylindrical cross section. The part of hexagonal cross section of the cap covers the hexagonal part of the insert, and is easily slid, and the part of cylindrical cross section has an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the cylindrical insert part. The cap is made out of a plastically and elastically deformable sheet material. The cap is plastically and elastically deformed when it is pressed onto the insert. The interference fit is formed therebetween by the circumferential plastic deformation of the cap.


Inventors:
WILSON LARRY J
Application Number:
JP2003362380A
Publication Date:
June 24, 2004
Filing Date:
October 22, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
IND & AUTOMOTIVE FASTENERS LLC
International Classes:
B60B3/16; F16B37/14; F16B4/00; (IPC1-7): B60B3/16; F16B37/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sota Asahina
Kei Saki
Fumio Akiyama
Hiromu Tanaka