Abstract
Current bolts and nuts used to attach vehicle parts experience failure during crash due to bolt over constrained by the nut. New design of barrel nuts to reduce bolt loads under crash events by reducing bolt constraints (more of the bolt shaft can deform) is presented. Update the thread location to be further away from the head and creating a hollow space between the bolt and the nut before the starting of the thread enables bolt to deform more, subsequently reduce shear load, failure risk and keep the integrity of vehicle’s major structures.
Publication Date
2026-01-05
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Recommended Citation
Anonymous, "Partial Threaded Barrel Nut with Hollow Spacing along Unthreaded Portion Concept", Technical Disclosure Commons, (January 07, 2026)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/9133