Secure Parts in Seconds without Tools – with Quick Release Solutions from Ganter

The quick release star knob GN 6336.9 sits firmly in the locating thread after at most one full turn. This is made possible by three retracting thread segments that pull back inside the shaft when the push button is pressed. This allows the shaft to be inserted into the threaded hole without resistance. When the push button is released, the threaded segments emerge again and grip the nearest thread turns. The knob can then be tightened with at most one full turn. The knob can be released and removed just as quickly by following these steps in reverse.

The version with increased clamping force can be used for higher axial forces on the shaft. It has a disc with ball bearing under the shaft head, which eliminates the friction under the knob. This design also reduces wear on the contact surface.

The new quick release star knob is available in steel or stainless steel, with M 8, M 10 and M 12 thread, as well as in eight lengths from 24 to 69 mm.

In applications with protruding threaded bolts instead of internal thread, quick fastening can be achieved with quick release star knobs GN 6336.3, quick release knurled nuts GN 6303.1 and quick release knurled nuts GN 6305.1. They look the same as their conventional counterparts from the outside. The difference lies in a hole bored through the thread at a slight angle. This makes it possible to slide the nuts over the threaded bolts projecting perpendicular to the clamping surface. The internal thread of the quick release nut only engages at the fastening point, and it can be tightened with no more than one full turn. The thread is dimensioned so that the nuts perform just as well as the conventional versions with regard to tightness.

Ganter was founded in 1894 as a mechanical workshop in Furtwangen in the Black Forest. As early as 1912, the company published its first catalog of standard parts – five years before establishment of the Standardization Committee of German Industry, the predecessor to today’s Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN). Today, Ganter has 550 employees at two locations dedicated to developing, manufacturing and selling standard parts for diverse sectors of industry. Roughly 80,000 articles are kept in stock for prompt availability.

More information on Ganter standard parts can be found on the internet at ganternorm.com