SELF-THREADING FASTENER

摘要

The embodiments described in this paper relate generally to a fastener configured to reduce a risk of doing damage to a high cost component. Various embodiments of fasteners configured to be threaded during insertion are described. This is accomplished by selecting a material for an engaging portion of the fastener that is soft enough to yield to a set of threads to which it is driven into. In this way, a complementary threading pattern is formed on an exterior surface of the fastener as it is twisted against threading of the high cost component to which the fastener is configured to be coupled.

主权项

1. A method for securing a first component to a second component, the method comprising:
arranging a first end of a fastener through an opening in the first component and against a threaded bore disposed in the second component; and driving the first end of the fastener against a plurality of threads disposed along an inside surface of the threaded bore such that an outer surface of the fastener is deformed against the plurality of threads, the deformation of the outer surface forming a threading pattern along the outer surface of the fastener that is complementary with the plurality of threads, wherein the threading pattern interacts with the plurality of threads to secure the first end of the fastener within the threaded bore of the second component, and wherein the outer surface of the fastener is not rigid enough to cause damage to the plurality of threads.