US 12,429,079 B2
Fastening element with selectively elongatable body
Matthias Hegenbart, Hamburg (DE); and Hermann Benthien, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/654,189.
Claims priority of application No. 23175049 (EP), filed on May 24, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0392820 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. F16B 5/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 5/0621 (2013.01) [B64C 1/00 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastening element for fastening a first component to a second component, the fastening element comprising:
a body which is elastically deformable; and
an elongated actuating member, movably guided relative to the body to be selectively movable further into or further out of the body,
wherein the body is configured to be elongated by moving the actuating member further into the body and applying a corresponding load onto the body and to elastically deform back by moving the actuating member further out of the body and releasing the load applied thereto, and the body is configured to have a smaller outer diameter when correspondingly elongated than when at least one of non-elongated or deformed back
wherein the body is formed from an elastic plastic material.