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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2017
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Yoshiharu Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Morino, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiro Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Sara Akiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Shigehiro Horiuchi, Yokohama, JP;
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The present invention provides a structure for omitting washers to reduce the number of parts, and keeping the fitting of two members fastened together even when the washers are omitted. The structure includes: a first member having a first screw hole; a second member facing the first member, having a second screw hole larger than the first screw hole, and threaded in a direction opposite to the first screw hole; and a fastener. The fastener includes, along a longitudinal direction: a first screw section having a diameter corresponding to the first screw hole; a second screw section between the first member and the second member, having a diameter corresponding to the second screw hole, and threaded in a direction opposite to the first screw section; a neck at least partially located in the second screw hole; and a head larger in the longitudinal direction than the second screw hole.