| 摘要 |
A compact locking nut (N) has a body (50) provided with a threaded bore (52) along which the nut (N) engages a thread so that upon rotation it will advance over a thread to a position suitable for securing and positioning a machine component such as a bearing. The nut (N) has a machined back face (66) along which it bears against the secured machine component and a front face (64) at its other end. The body (50) contains two grooves (70,72) - one (70) external in that it opens outwardly and the other (72) internal in that it opens into the bore (52) - and these grooves (70,72) divide the body (50) into a clamping section (74), a locking section (76), and an intervening web (78) which is thin enough to flex with relative ease. The external groove (70) lies closest to the back face (66), whereas the internal groove (72) lies closest to the front face (64). On its exterior the body (50) has lands (56) which extend out to the front face (64). Typically, the body (50) derives from a forging having lands (56) an a bore (52). The threads (54), the two grooves (70,72), and the back face (66) are all machined while the body (50) is gripped along its lands (56) in a chuck with the front face (64) in the chuck. In other words, essentially all of the machining is performed in a single setup. Machine screws (84) pass through the locking section (76) and web (78) thread into the clamping section (74), and when turned down drive the locking section (76) over the clamping section (74) to jam the threads (54) of the nut N on the thread engaged by the nut (N). The nut (N) may as be provided in an inside-out variation. <IMAGE> |
