Durable Marble Nut Fastener for Reliable Aluminum Profile Connections

• Customization: Available
• Material: Carbon Steel
• Type: Round Head
• Model NO.: 1-1
• Connection: Common Bolt
• Head Style: Round
• Standard: DIN
• Grade: 4.8
• Surface Treatment: Nickel Plating
• Whether to Support Customization: Support
• Applicable Industries: Industry, Manufacturing
• Transport Package: Container
• Specification: 1-100
• Trademark: Huilin
• Origin: Handan, Hebei
• HS Code: 0101101010
• Production Capacity: 50000

Product Description

The Pinball Nut, also known as the steel ball nut or elastic nut, is an ingenious fastener that stands as a pivotal element across a multitude of mechanical connections and assembly scenarios. With its unique steel ball structure, it seamlessly integrates into systems, ensuring reliable performance and enhancing operational efficiency.

• Structural Construction: This sophisticated component is primarily comprised of the nut body, a steel ball, and a reset spring. The nut body typically exhibits a block shape, featuring a meticulously threaded central hole for accommodating the passage of a bolt. Intricately designed holes, compatible with the steel ball, are strategically positioned at the bottom or side of the nut body, where the steel ball is securely seated. A reset spring accompanies the steel ball within the hole, providing essential elastic support. For instance, certain marble nuts showcase two centrally symmetrical steel ball holes at the bottom, with the steel balls elegantly protruding on the nut's surface, thanks to the reset spring's influence.

Working Principle: The core functionality of the fastening and positioning is beautifully orchestrated through the interplay of frictional force between the steel ball and the contact surface, coupled with the steel ball's elastic positioning. When the ball nut is inserted into an aluminum profile groove, the reset spring exerts pressure, pushing the steel ball firmly against the groove's inner wall. This meticulous contact not only generates substantial friction to prevent sliding along the groove, thus providing a steadfast positioning effect, but also, during bolt connections, assists in the nut's self-location. This attribute proves invaluable in complex installation environments, ensuring the nut swiftly aligns with the bolt, significantly boosting installation efficiency.

Material Selection: The nut body commonly features materials such as stainless steel, carbon steel, and other robust metals. Stainless steel pinball nuts boast superb rust and corrosion resistance, making them ideal for humid, corrosive environments like food processing equipment and chemical machinery. Conversely, carbon steel offers a cost-effective solution with high strength, suitable for general mechanical manufacturing and construction engineering. The steel balls, usually crafted from high-hardness metals like bearing steel, ensure exceptional wear resistance and compressive strength, maintaining stable performance over prolonged use.

Product Advantages: Installation is remarkably straightforward—often achievable by hand, pressing into the aluminum groove without necessitating complex tools or extensive expertise. Once installed, it exhibits excellent positioning capabilities, minimizing displacement and maintaining stability across various orientations, including vertical and inclined surfaces. Additionally, it possesses seismic resilience, preserving the connection's reliability and mitigating the risk of loosening under vibrational conditions.

Application Scenario: Widely employed in constructing industrial aluminum profile frames, these nuts facilitate the connection of aluminum profiles, enabling the creation of diverse mechanical protective fences, automation equipment racks, and assembly line workbenches. In electronic device manufacturing, they are instrumental in securing internal components, offering ease of installation, precision positioning, and meeting the precision assembly requirements of electronic devices. Furthermore, their unique benefits make them a popular choice in display stands, experimental devices, and other contexts necessitating rapid assembly and disassembly.