| 摘要 |
A thread-forming screw has a point or lead thread portion having a relatively steep entry angle with respect to the screw axis. Adjacent to the point thread is a tapered thread portion of about two to three pitches in axial length. This tapered thread has a shallow entry angle defined by the taper of the maximum diameter of the thread toward the point. This shallow entry angle may be approximately 5 DEG to 8 DEG or equal to about three times the helix angle of the tapered thread. This configuration of the tapered thread results in a balanced action of thread formation and axial in-feed of the screw, resulting in a lower end pressure to initiate the thread-forming in a workpiece. A roll-threading die is contoured to provide ridges and valleys to effect the tapered thread portion. |
