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US09394733B2 Assembly process for glue-free hinge 有权
无胶铰链装配工艺

Assembly process for glue-free hinge
Abstract:
Glue-free hinge assemblies including press-fit pins are disclosed. A press-fit pin of one material can mechanically attach to a workpiece of another material during a press fit operation. The press-fit pin can include a pin shaft having a chamfered first end, a notched portion, a grooved portion having axial grooves, a clinching feature, and a sealing feature. The chamfered first end can guide the press-fit pin into a counter-bored receiving hole in the workpiece. The axial grooves can etch the workpiece material to rotationally lock the press fit-pin into the receiving hole. The clinching feature can plastically deform workpiece material into the notched portion to axially lock the press-fit pin into receiving hole without causing substantial axial expansion of the workpiece. The sealing feature can form a stepped fit between an outer diameter of the press-fit pin and an outer diameter of the counter-bored receiving hole.
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