Tolerance ring with perforated waves

摘要

A tolerance ring can include a generally cylindrical body that can include a side wall. The sidewall can define a top and a bottom. Further, the sidewall can include a plurality of wave structures that can extend from the sidewall, a plurality of unformed sections, and a gap that can extend along the entire length of the body. Each unformed section can be located between a pair of adjacent wave structures. Further, the gap can establish a split in the body. The tolerance ring can also include at least one hole intersecting at least one of the wave structures to establish a perforated wave structure.

主权项

1. A tolerance ring, comprising:
a generally cylindrical body having a side wall that defines a top, and a bottom, wherein the side wall includes:
a plurality of wave structures, each wave structure defining an outer perimeter;a plurality of unformed sections, wherein each unformed section is located between a pair of adjacent wave structures, and wherein the plurality of wave structures extend from the unformed sections such that at least half of the perimeter of each wave structure is contiguous with adjacent unformed sections;a gap extending along the entire length of the body, wherein the gap establishes a split in the body; andat least one hole having a closed periphery overlapping at least one of the wave structures and at least one of the adjacent unformed sections to establish a perforated wave structure.