1. A fastening device for an axle nut, comprising:
a fastening part engaging an axially-extending groovelike recess of a screw element of a vehicle axle, wherein the fastening part includes at least one fastening segment that is adapted to engage with an inner wall of a screw element of a vehicle axle, wherein the at least one fastening segment comprises a pair of fastening elements arranged opposite each other;
a securing part engaging an axle nut that is threadably received on the screw element of the vehicle axle; and
an intermediate part coupling the fastening part and the securing part, wherein the intermediate part comprises a sheetlike configuration;
wherein the intermediate part comprises an elastically deformable material that applies a restoring torque to the securing part upon rotation of the securing part relative to the fastening part.
2. A fastening device for an axle nut, comprising:
a fastening part engaging an axially-extending groovelike recess of a screw element of a vehicle axle;
a securing part engaging an axle nut that is threadably received on the screw element of the vehicle axle; and
an intermediate part coupling the fastening part and the securing part, wherein the intermediate part comprises a sheetlike configuration;
wherein the intermediate part comprises an elastically deformable material that applies a restoring torque to the securing part upon rotation of the securing part relative to the fastening part, and wherein at least a select one of the fastening part, the securing part and the intermediate part comprise a temperature indicating material.
3. A screw connection for a vehicle axle, comprising:
a screw element of a vehicle axle, wherein the screw element includes a recess extending in a substantially axial direction, the recess includes an inner wall having at least one substantially axially extending groove;
an axle nut that is threadably received on the screw element of the vehicle axle; and
a fastening device comprising:
a fastening part engaging the screw element, wherein the fastening part includes at least one fastening segment that engages the at least one groove;
a securing part engaging the axially-extending groovelike recess of the screw element of a vehicle axle; and
an intermediate part coupling the fastening part to the securing part, wherein the intermediate part comprises an elastically deformable material that applies a restoring torque to the securing part upon rotation of the securing part relative to the fastening part, wherein the intermediate part comprises a sheetlike configuration.
4. The screw connection of claim 3, wherein the at least one fastening segment has at least one outwardly-extending locking projection.
5. The screw connection of claim 3, wherein the securing part comprises at least one securing segment engaging an outer wall of an axle nut.
6. The screw connection of claim 5, wherein the at least one securing segment includes a pair of securing segments arranged opposite to each other.
7. The screw connection of claim 6, wherein the securing segment is substantially U-shaped and engages opposite sides of an axle nut whose side walls forming the legs of the U-shape engage with the nut.
8. The screw connection of claim 5, wherein the at least one securing segment is adapted to engage at least one flank of an axle nut.
9. The screw connection of claim 3, wherein the fastening part, the securing part and the intermediate part comprise a single integral piece.
10. The screw connection of claim 3, wherein the intermediate part comprises a metal.
11. The screw connection of claim 3, wherein at least a select one of the fastening part and the securing part comprises a plastic.
12. The screw connection of claim 10, wherein the intermediate part comprises spring steel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A radiant panel, comprising:
a first skin including an outer face and an inner face; and
a fluid conduit formed in multiple rows, wherein at least a portion of the fluid conduit is bonded to the inner face of the first skin, and wherein the fluid conduit of each of the rows has a serpentine configuration that provides structural support for the first skin.
2. The panel of claim 1, wherein the fluid conduit is one of a copper tube and a stainless steel tube.
3. The panel of claim 1, wherein the fluid conduit includes a round tube that is inserted into a bracket having one of a round profile and a square profile.
4. The panel of claim 1, wherein the serpentine configuration of each segment of the rows traverses a length of about twice a width of the first skin.
5. The panel of claim 1, wherein the first skin is made of at least one of a wood, a metal, a metal with one of a wood and plastic veneer, a thermally conductive plastic material, a ceramic material, a natural stone material and a glass pane, and wherein the fluid conduit is bonded to the inner face of the first skin with an adhesive.
6. The panel of claim 1, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section, and wherein the first skin is made of sheet metal and an adhesive bonds the copper tube to the first skin.
7. The panel of claim 1, wherein the first skin is a metallic sheet and the fluid conduit is made of a metal, and wherein the fluid conduit is bonded to the inner face of the first skin with a nonferrous solder.
8. The panel of claim 1, wherein the first skin includes a plurality of spaced apertures.
9. The panel of claim 8, further including:
a first veil positioned between the first skin and the fluid conduit.
10. The panel of claim 9, wherein the veil visually screens the fluid conduit and provides sound deadening.
11. The panel of claim 10, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section, and wherein the first skin is made of sheet metal and an adhesive extends through the veil to bond the copper tube to the first skin.
12. The panel of claim 10, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section, and wherein the first skin is made of sheet metal and an adhesive applied to both sides of the veil bonds the copper tube to the first skin.
13. A radiant panel, comprising:
a first skin including an outer face and an inner face;
a second skin including an outer face and an inner face; and
a fluid conduit formed in multiple rows positioned between the first and second skins, wherein a first portion of the fluid conduit is bonded to the inner face of the first skin and a second portion of the fluid conduit is bonded to the inner face of the second skin.
14. The panel of claim 13, wherein the fluid conduit is one of a copper tube and a stainless steel tube.
15. The panel of claim 13, wherein the fluid conduit includes a round tube that is inserted into a bracket having one of a round profile and a square profile.
16. The panel of claim 13, wherein each of the rows has a serpentine configuration, and wherein the serpentine configuration of each segment of each of the rows traverses a length that is about twice a width.
17. The panel of claim 13, wherein the first and second skins are made of at least one of a wood, a metal, a metal with one of a wood and plastic veneer, a thermally conductive plastic material, a ceramic material, a natural stone material and a glass pane, and wherein the fluid conduit is bonded to the inner faces of the first and second skins with an adhesive.
18. The panel of claim 13, wherein the first and second skins are metallic sheets and the fluid conduit is made of a metal, and wherein the fluid conduit is bonded to the inner faces of the first and second skins with a nonferrous solder.
19. The panel of claim 13, wherein the first skin includes a plurality of spaced apertures.
20. The panel of claim 13, wherein the first and second skins include a plurality of spaced apertures.
21. The panel of claim 19, further including:
a first veil positioned between the first skin and the fluid conduit.
22. The panel of claim 20, further including:
a first veil positioned between the first skin and the fluid conduit; and
a second veil positioned between the second skin and the fluid conduit.
23. The panel of claim 21, wherein the veil visually screens the fluid conduit and provides sound deadening.
24. The panel of claim 22, wherein the veils visually screen the fluid conduit and provide sound deadening.
25. The panel of claim 21, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section, and wherein the first skin is made of sheet metal and an adhesive extends through the veil to bond the copper tube to the first skin.
26. The panel of claim 22, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section, and wherein the first and second skins are made of sheet metal and an adhesive applied to both sides of the first and second veils bonds the copper tube to the first and second skins.
27. A radiant panel, comprising:
a first skin including an outer face and an inner face;
a fluid conduit formed in multiple rows, wherein at least a portion of the fluid conduit is adjacent to the inner face of the first skin;
a second skin including an outer face and an inner face; and
a core material, wherein the core material is positioned between the first and second skins, and wherein the fluid conduit is positioned between the core material and the first skin.
28. The panel of claim 27, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube.
29. The panel of claim 27, wherein the fluid conduit includes a round tube that is inserted into a bracket having one of a round profile and a square profile.
30. The panel of claim 27, wherein a portion of the core material is a honeycomb core and the honeycomb core is one of removed and deformed to receive the fluid conduit.
31. The panel of claim 27, wherein the first and second skins are made of at least one of a wood, a metal, a metal with one of a wood and plastic veneer, a thermally conductive plastic material, a ceramic material, a natural stone material and a glass pane.
32. The panel of claim 27, wherein the first skin includes a plurality of spaced apertures.
33. The panel of claim 27, wherein the first and second skins include a plurality of spaced apertures.
34. The panel of claim 32, further including:
a first veil positioned between the inner face of the first skin and the fluid conduit and the inner face of the first skin and the core material.
35. The panel of claim 33, further including:
a first veil positioned between the inner face of the first skin and the fluid conduit and the inner face of the first skin and the core material; and
a second veil positioned between the core material and the inner face of the second skin.
36. The panel of claim 34, wherein the veil visually screens the fluid conduit and the core material and provides sound deadening.
37. The panel of claim 35, wherein the veils visually screen the fluid conduit and the core material and provide sound deadening.
38. The panel of claim 27, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section and the first and second skins are made of sheet metal, and wherein an adhesive applied to a first side of the core material and a portion of the copper tube facing the inner face of the first skin bonds the copper tube and the core material to the first skin and an adhesive applied to a second side of the core material facing the inner face of the second skin bonds the core material to the second skin.
39. The panel of claim 34, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section and the first and second skins are made of sheet metal, and wherein an adhesive applied to a first side of the core material and a portion of the copper tube facing the inner face of the first skin extends through the first veil to bond the copper tube and the core material to the first skin and an adhesive applied to a second side of the core material facing the inner face of the second skin bonds the core material to the inner face of the second skin.
40. The panel of claim 35, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section and the first and second skins are made of sheet metal, and wherein an adhesive applied to a first side of the core material and a portion of the copper tube facing the inner face of the first skin extends through the first veil to bond the copper tube and the core material to the inner face of the first skin, and an adhesive applied to a second side of the core material facing the inner face of the second skin extends through the second veil to bond the core material to the inner face of the second skin.
41. The panel of claim 27, wherein the core material is one of a honeycomb core, a foam, a fiberglass and a rockwool.
42. A radiant panel, comprising:
a first skin including an outer face and an inner face;
a second skin including an outer face and an inner face;
a fluid conduit formed in multiple rows, wherein a first portion of the fluid conduit is adjacent to the inner face of the first skin and a second portion of fluid conduit is adjacent to the inner face of the second skin; and
a core material positioned between the inner face of the first and second skins, wherein a portion of the core material is positioned between the rows of the fluid conduits.
43. The panel of claim 42, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube.
44. The panel of claim 42, wherein the fluid conduit includes a round tube that is inserted into a bracket having one of a round profile and a square profile.
45. The panel of claim 42, wherein the first and second skins are made of at least one of a wood, a metal, a metal with one of a wood and plastic veneer, a thermally conductive plastic material, a ceramic material, a natural stone material and a glass pane.
46. The panel of claim 42, wherein the first skin includes a plurality of spaced apertures.
47. The panel of claim 42, wherein the first and second skins include a plurality of spaced apertures.
48. The panel of claim 46, further including:
a first veil positioned between the inner face of the first skin and the fluid conduit and the inner face of the first skin and the core material.
49. The panel of claim 47, further including:
a first veil positioned between the inner face of the first skin and the fluid conduit and the inner face of the first skin and the core material; and
a second veil positioned between the core material and the inner face of the second skin.
50. The panel of claim 48, wherein the veil visually screens the fluid conduit and the core material and provides sound deadening.
51. The panel of claim 49, wherein the first and second veils visually screen the fluid conduit and the core material and provide sound deadening.
52. The panel of claim 42, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section and the first and second skins are made of sheet metal, and wherein an adhesive applied to a first side of the core material and copper tube facing the inner face of the first skin and a second side of the core material and the copper tube facing the inner face of the second skin bonds the copper tube and the core material to the first and second skins.
53. The panel of claim 48, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section and the first and second skins are made of sheet metal, and wherein an adhesive applied to a first side of the core material and the copper tube facing the inner face of the first skin extends through the veil to bond the copper tube and the core material to the first skin and an adhesive applied to a second side of the core material and the copper tube facing the inner face of the second skin bonds the core material and the copper tube to the inner face of the second skin.
54. The panel of claim 49, wherein the fluid conduit is a copper tube that has one of a circular and an elliptical cross-section and the first and second skin are made of sheet metal, and wherein an adhesive applied to a first side of the core material and the copper tube facing the inner face of the first skin extends through the first veil to bond the copper tube and the core material to the inner face of the first skin and an adhesive applied to a second side of the core material facing the inner face of the second skin extends through the second veil to bond the core material to the inner face of the second skin.
55. The panel of claim 42, wherein the core material is one of a honeycomb core, a foam, a fiberglass and a rockwool.