The first is to use two identical
nuts to screw on the same bolt, and add a tightening torque between the
two nuts to make the bolt connection reliable.
The second type is a special lock
nut, which needs to be used with a lock washer. The special lock nut is
not a hexagonal nut, but a middle round nut. There are 3, 4, 6 or 8 gaps
on the circumference of the nut (depending on the size of the nut and
the product series of the manufacturer). Several notches are not only
the focus of the tightening tool, but also the entry point of the
locking washer.
The third type is to drill through
threaded holes from the outer surface of the nut to the inner thread
surface (usually two, distributed at 90 on the outer surface), which are
used to screw in small diameter countersunk screws for the purpose of
threading Apply a centripetal force to prevent the lock nut from
loosening. A lock nut with better quality on the market is inlaid with a
small copper piece on the inner surface of the nut that is consistent
with the thread of the lock nut to prevent the radial jack screw from
directly contacting the locked thread and damaging the latter. . This
kind of lock nut has gradually begun to be applied in the occasion of
the shaft end locking of rotating parts, such as the anti-loosening of
the bearing at the mounting end of the ball screw.
The second anti-loose method is
more reliable than the first, but the structure is relatively
complicated. Compared with the first two, the third clock has the
characteristics of better anti-loosening effect, simpler and more
beautiful structure, and smaller axial size.