"Concave Convex Shapes On Bolts And Nuts To Minimize Bending"

Abstract: A flange connection (100) is provided which includes a first flange (301) having a first mounting hole (308) and at least one second flange (302) having a second mounting hole adapted to be aligned with the first mounting hole (308). A bolt (101) including a shaft portion (102) having a threaded portion (105), and a head portion (103) formed at one end of the shaft portion (102) is adapted to pass through the first and second mounting holes (308). A screw nut (201) is adapted to be screwed onto the threaded portion (105) and for connecting, when tightened, the first flange (301) and the at least one second flange (302). At least one of the head portion (103) and the screw nut (201) includes a convex surface which is oriented towards the respective flange, and the respective flange includes, at the mounting hole (308), a flange recess (306) which is oriented towards the convex surface.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

13 April 2011

Publication Number

39/2013

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, 12345, U.S.A.

Inventors

1. NIES JACOB JOHANNES

BIESLOOKWEG 1, ZWOLLE, - 8042HA THE NETHERLANDS

2. SUBRAMANIAN SHANMUGA-PRIYAN

OSNABRUCKER STRASSE 89, RHEINE, 48429 GERMANY

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	1084-del-2011-Abstract.pdf	2011-12-14
1	1084-Del-2011-Correspondence-Others-(21-04-2011).pdf	2011-04-21
2	1084-del-2011-Assignment.pdf	2011-12-14
2	1084-Del-2011-Assignment-(21-04-2011).pdf	2011-04-21
3	1084-DEL-2011-Form-3-(18-07-2011).pdf	2011-07-18
3	1084-del-2011-Claims.pdf	2011-12-14
4	1084-DEL-2011-Correspondence-Others-(18-07-2011).pdf	2011-07-18
4	1084-del-2011-Correspondence-others.pdf	2011-12-14
5	1084-del-2011-GPA.pdf	2011-12-14
5	1084-del-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2011-12-14
6	1084-del-2011-Form-5.pdf	2011-12-14
6	1084-del-2011-Form-1.pdf	2011-12-14
7	1084-del-2011-Form-3.pdf	2011-12-14
7	1084-del-2011-Form-2.pdf	2011-12-14
8	1084-del-2011-Form-3.pdf	2011-12-14
8	1084-del-2011-Form-2.pdf	2011-12-14
9	1084-del-2011-Form-5.pdf	2011-12-14
9	1084-del-2011-Form-1.pdf	2011-12-14
10	1084-del-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2011-12-14
10	1084-del-2011-GPA.pdf	2011-12-14
11	1084-DEL-2011-Correspondence-Others-(18-07-2011).pdf	2011-07-18
11	1084-del-2011-Correspondence-others.pdf	2011-12-14
12	1084-DEL-2011-Form-3-(18-07-2011).pdf	2011-07-18
12	1084-del-2011-Claims.pdf	2011-12-14
13	1084-del-2011-Assignment.pdf	2011-12-14
13	1084-Del-2011-Assignment-(21-04-2011).pdf	2011-04-21
14	1084-Del-2011-Correspondence-Others-(21-04-2011).pdf	2011-04-21
14	1084-del-2011-Abstract.pdf	2011-12-14