Earth Nut

Nut that creates electrical conduction while fastened

Earth Nut

Nut that creates electrical conduction while fastened

Feature
The specially designed thread pitch and notch scrape off the paint from mating material to create electrical conduction while being tightened.
Industry
Automobile etc.
Specific Application
Applications that use mating materials such as painted steel as electrical conduction circuit
Benefits to Users
Reducing extra process and manpower, Increase grounding reliability.
Size
M6

Conventional Products

<Issues >

Using M6 standard nut
・Peeling off existing paint or applying masking to avoid paint requires additional man-hours.
・Electrical resistance can be unstable.

Reliability
95
Cost Index
100

Earth Nut

<Feature>

①Special thread pitch
→To facilitate interference between bolt thread and nut’s flank face.
②Notch
→To peel off the paint from bolt threads.
③Projections on bearing surface
→Peel off the paint on bearing surface

 

Reliability
100
Cost Index
50 (based on total cost of piece price and manhours)

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