Patent ID: 9618104
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. An anti-lash nut assembly for installation on a threaded rod, the nut assembly comprising: a lead nut having a front face, a rear face, an elongated body extending axially in the rear direction, a set of tabs extending radially outward from a rear end of the body, and a threaded bore for mating with the threaded rod; a collar having a set of clearance slots on an inside surface, wherein the set of clearance slots permit sliding of the set of tabs through the clearance slots in the rear direction; and a spring positioned between the lead nut and the collar; and wherein the collar has a set of ramps on an inside surface, wherein each of the set of ramps engage each of the set of tabs when assembled; and wherein the lead nut can be assembled to the collar by inserting the rear end of the lead nut into the collar to compress the spring, with the tabs in the clearance slots, and then rotating one of the lead nut and the collar so the tabs and the ramps engage to retain the lead nut and the collar together under force of the spring.