SELF-CENTERING SEALING INSERT

Abstract

An insert with a hole running through its center for a fastening connector to pass through. The self-centering sealing insert in FIG. 1a, has a central hole (pos. 1.1) running through its inner part for the passage of a fastener. Its body is made in the form of two identical truncated cones (pos.1.2 and pos.1.3) combined with their large bases in the center of the body, which tapers to the edges where a central hole is formed; and the truncated cone is part of a right circular cone formed by rotating a rectangular trapezoid around its side with a height of H (FIG. 1c) perpendicular to the bases of the trapezoid; while the radius of the larger base R1.2 is greater than the radius of the smaller base R1.1 so that the value of the angle β, which is formed by the plane between the two bases of the truncated cones and their tapering sides, is in the range from 1 to 89.9 degrees, preferably from 25 to 65, more preferably from 40 to 50, and most preferably at an angle of 45 degrees; while the radius of the larger base R1.2 and the radius of the smaller base R1.1 refers to the height of the lateral side of the rectangular trapezoid, so that the height H is less than or equal to the value of the difference between the radius of the larger base R1.2 and the radius of the smaller base R1.1.

Claims

1. A self-centering sealing insert with a central hole running through its body for passage of a fastener, said self-centering sealing insert comprising a body made in a form of two identical truncated cones combined with their large bases in a center of the body, the body tapering to its edges where a central hole is formed; and the truncated cone is part of a right circular cone formed by rotating a rectangular trapezoid around its side with a height of H perpendicular to the bases of the trapezoid; wherein a radius of the larger base R1.2 is greater than a radius of the smaller base R1.1, so that the value of an angle β, which is formed by a plane between the two bases of the truncated cones and their tapering sides, is in the range from 1 to 89.9 degrees; wherein the radius of the larger base R1.2 and the radius of the smaller base R1.1 refers to the height of the lateral side of the rectangular trapezoid so that the height H is less than or equal to the value of the difference between the radius of the larger base R1.2 and the radius of the smaller base R1.1; wherein a cylindrical recess is made along the central axis of the insert's inner part, whose base is located on one of the smaller bases of the cones so that the axis of the cylindrical recess coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the cones, and the radius of the recess R1.3 is less than or equal to the value of the radius of the larger base of the truncated cones R1.2, and the length of the cylindrical recess is less than the sum of the two heights H of the sides of the rectangular trapezoid.

2. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 1, further comprising a protrusion located along the axial line of the truncated cones combined with their large bases in the center of the insert's body, which is made in the form of a cylinder with a radius of R2.1, whose base meets the smaller base of the truncated cone opposite to the one through which the cylindrical recess is made; while the cylindrical protrusion has longitudinal slits, whose number is in a range from 1 to 50, and a channel passes through the entire cylindrical protrusion along its axis, whose radius should be less than the radius of the cylindrical recess.

3. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 1, wherein the channel has a shape selected from a group consisting of a circle, an oval, a square, a rectangle, a triangle, or their combinations.

4. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 1, further comprising a channel passing perpendicular through the smaller base of one of the truncated cones, with the axis of the channel aligned with the axis of the smaller base of one of the truncated cones perpendicular to the base, while the radius of the channel is less than the radius of the cylindrical recess, and the cylindrical recess and the channel are designed so that at least one fastening element for interconnecting elements during assembly can be placed inside the self-centering sealing insert.

5. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 1 wherein a fastening element passes through a cylindrical recess and a channel in the preferred version, whose bearing surface interacts with the seat formed by a cylindrical recess in the structure and a smaller cone base with a channel, while the self-centering sealing insert is made so that it can be fixed with a fastening element in such a way that, when it is placed into the seat of the counter hole, it takes up all the empty space in the gap, and the self-centering sealing insert is located in the center of the hole.

6. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 5, whose channel has a shape selected from a group consisting of a circle, an oval, a square, a rectangle, a triangle, or their combinations.

7. The self-centering sealing insert of claims 4 wherein a fastening element passes through a cylindrical recess and a channel in the preferred version, whose bearing surface interacts with the seat formed by a cylindrical recess in the structure and a smaller cone base with a channel, while the self-centering sealing insert is made so that it can be fixed with a fastening element in such a way that, when it is placed into the seat of the counter hole, it takes up all the empty space in the gap, and the self-centering sealing insert is located in the center of the hole.

8. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 1, wherein the angle of installation into the counter hole of the structure passes along a line at an angle to the XY plane in a range from 1 to 89 degrees.

9. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 1, further comprising a protrusion in a form of a cylinder with an internal channel is divided into segments by longitudinal slits, and located on the smaller plane of the self-centering sealing insert opposite to the smaller plane on which the recess is located, while the channel in the cylinder narrows in such a way that the protrusion with slits expands when a fastening element is inserted into this element.

10. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 9, wherein said protrusion with slits has a shape selected from a group consisting of a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, or their combinations.

11. The self-centering sealing insert of claim 9, wherein said channel inside the protrusion with slits has a shape selected from a group consisting of a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, or their combinations.

Description

[0018] The invention is explained by drawings showing the preferred method for manufacturing the device.

[0019] FIG. 1a is an angled view of a self-centering sealing insert with a through hole 1.1 in its center for the passage of a fastener.

[0020] The body of the self-centering sealing insert is made in the form of two identical truncated cones 1.2 and 1.3 combined with their large bases in the center of the body and tapering to the edges formed by the central hole 1.1.

[0021] The radius of the larger base R1.2 is greater than the radius of the smaller base R 1.1.

[0022] FIG. 1b is an angled view of the self-centering sealing insert with a through hole in its center (pos 1.1) for the passage of a fastener. The radius of the larger base R1.2 is greater than the radius of the smaller base R 1.1.

[0023] FIG. 1c is a cross-section view of the self-centering sealing insert that shows angle β, which is formed by the plane between the two bases of the truncated cones and their tapering sides, as well as height H, which is perpendicular to the bases of the trapezoid.

[0024] FIG. 1d is a cross-section view of the self-centering sealing insert that shows the cylindrical recess (pos. 1.4) along the body's central axis, whose base is located on one of the smaller bases of the cones, so that the axis of the cylindrical recess coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the cones, while the radius of recess R1.3 is less than or equal to the value of the radius of the larger base of the truncated cones R1.2 (pos. 1.2 and 1.3 in FIG. 1a).

[0025] The presence of a recess makes it possible to install a fastening element (FIG. 5a, pos. 3.6)—a type of nut into which reinforcing fasteners (FIG. 5b, pos. 3.2) are screwed, thanks to which a sequential connection can be performed. The recess makes it possible to install the nut in such a way that this element does not increase the dimensions of the claimed invention. When performing its designated function, the ratio of radii is selected in such a way that the force from the nut with the reinforcing fastener screwed in passes evenly to the self-centering sealing insert and is distributed over the surface on which it rests.

[0026] FIG. 2a shows a protrusion made in the form of a cylinder with a radius R2.1 (pos. 2.1), whose base meets the smaller base of the truncated cone (pos. 1.3) opposite to the one through which the cylindrical recess is made (pos.1.4), where the cylindrical protrusion has longitudinal slits (pos. 2.2) whose number is in the range from 1 to 50, while along the axis of the cylindrical protrusion (pos. 2.1) with slits (pos. 2.2) there is a channel (pos. 1.1) with a radius R2.2 passing through the entire cylindrical protrusion, and the radius R2.2 must be less than the radius of the cylindrical recess R1.3 (pos. 1.4 in FIG. 1d).

[0027] The slits of pos 2.2 indicated in FIG. 2a are designed to divide the protrusion (pos. 2.1) into separate segments. The claimed invention with a cylindrical protrusion and slits is inserted into a hole on a surface. To fix it in the position in which it has been placed, a reinforcing fastening element, shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b, pos. 3.2, is screwed into the invention, which performs its designated function by wedging the cylindrical protrusion with slits into the hole. The number of slits is selected depending on the type of fastener that is screwed into the designated invention and the amount of tensile force the fastener must withstand.

[0028] FIG. 2b is an angular view of a self-centering sealing insert with a through hole in its center (pos. 1.1) for the passage of a fastening element. The radius of the larger base R1.2 is greater than the radius of the smaller base R 1.1.

[0029] FIG. 2c is a cross-section view of the self-centering sealing insert that shows angle β, which is formed by the plane between the two bases of the truncated cones and their tapering sides, as well as height H, which is perpendicular to the bases of the trapezoid.

[0030] FIG. 2d is a cross-section view a self-centering sealing insert which shows that a cylindrical recess is made along the central axis of the body (pos. 1.4), whose base is located on one of the smaller bases of the cones, so that the axis of the cylindrical recess coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the cones, while the radius of the recess R1.3 is less than or equal to the value of the radius of the larger base of the truncated cones R1.2 (pos. 1.2 and 1.3 in FIG. 2a); as well as a protrusion (Pos. 2.1 in FIG. 2d) in the form of a cylinder with an internal channel divided into segments by longitudinal slits, which is located on the smaller plane of the self-centering sealing insert opposite to the smaller plane on which the recess is located, while the channel in the cylinder narrows in such a way that the protrusion with slits expands when a fastening element is inserted into the self-centering sealing insert.

[0031] FIG. 3a shows a variant for installing a self-centering sealing insert (pos.3.1), where a fastening element passes through the cylindrical recess and the channel (pos. 3.2), and the fastening element's bearing surface interacts with the seat formed by a cylindrical recess in the structure, while the self-centering sealing insert is installed in the structure and located in the center of the hole.

[0032] FIG. 3b is a cross-section view of a self-centering sealing insert (pos.3.1), installed in a structure, where a fastening element (pos. 3.2) has passed through the cylindrical recess and the channel, and the fastening element's bearing surface interacts with the seat formed by the cylindrical recess in the structure.

[0033] Thanks to its conical shape, when tightened, the self-centering sealing insert takes up all the empty space in the gap and is located in the center of the hole.

[0034] FIGS. 4a and 4b are images demonstrating the impossibility of assembling a structure when the elements of the structure are not positioned relative to one another. The image shows a situation in which there is no designated self-centering sealing insert, which is why the two parts (pos. 3.2 and pos. 3.3) do not have any elements that would lead to their centering relative to each other and prevent longitudinal displacement of the planes to be connected. If this condition is not met, it is not possible to install a fastener (pos.3.2) in the channel (pos.3.3), thus making sequential connection of two or more fasteners (pos.3.2) impossible.

[0035] FIG. 5a shows the described invention with a nut (pos.3.6) installed in the cylindrical recess (pos. 1.4) of the self-centering sealing insert (pos. 3.1).

[0036] FIG. 5b shows a cross-section of the described invention when performing a serial connection in the most preferred variant, using a nut (pos.3.6) and fastening elements (pos. 3.2), where the recess in the self-centering sealing insert (pos. 3.1) is made in such a way that a nut (pos. 3.6) can be placed inside it for the reinforcing fasteners (3.2) to be screwed into.

[0037] FIG. 6a shows the sequence for the preferred use of the invention with a building block as an example, where a cylindrical element (4.1) is embedded in the block (pos.4.2) for tightening the self-centering sealing insert.

[0038] FIG. 6b shows the sequence for preferred use of the invention with a building block as an example, where the self-centering sealing insert (pos. 3.1) is placed into the mounting hole of the block.

[0039] FIG. 6c shows the sequence for the preferred use of the invention with a building block as an example, where a fastener is screwed into the block through the channel of the self-centering sealing insert (pos. 3.1).

[0040] In FIG. 6d, the self-centering sealing insert (pos. 3.2) is fixed in place by a fastener.

[0041] In FIG. 6e, one block is being aligned with an adjacent block with the help of mounted self-centering sealing inserts.

[0042] FIG. 6f is a cross-section view of the point of contact between a block with mounted self-centering sealing inserts and an adjacent block. The contact zone is highlighted by a green line. This image shows a cross section of the surface with which the installed self-centering sealing insert is in contact. To increase the area of contact, the claimed self-centering sealing insert is made in the form of a cone, so that its bearing area is 1.4 times larger than it would be if it were made flat. The image also shows that the self-centering sealing insert's cylindrical shape properly positions the blocks relative to each other, and also prevents longitudinal displacement between them.