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Connector for automobile component

A technology of connectors and components, applied in the direction of connecting components, thin plate connections, vehicle parts, etc., can solve the problems of smaller structural space, unusable, no tight fit, etc., and achieve the effect of reduced production cost and simple processing technology

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-21
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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To fasten the side strips, a clamping fixture is used, however, it cannot be used in the overlapping area OA, since the construction space there is reduced due to the outward turning of the door frame
Therefore the first integrated vehicles shown in Figure 1B show that there is not enough tight fit in the region OA

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[0039] FIG. 1A shows a side view of a vehicle door VD (vehicle door) with a window belt WB (waist belt), which is not fastened in the overlap area OA (overlap area) at the free end of the door VD.

[0040] FIG. 1B shows an enlarged view of the area OA of FIG. 1A. It can be seen from this figure that the stiffness of the side strip WB is not sufficient to secure it in the overlapping area OA of the outer skin of the door VD when the vehicle is in use. Due to the particularly narrow installation space in this area, however, fastening can be difficult without compromising the specified aesthetic requirements. This situation is further exacerbated by the required outward turning of the door frame.

[0041] Fig. 2 shows a partially cut perspective view of the connecting element according to the present invention, the connecting element is in the assembly position AP (assembly position) on the automobile door VD shown in Fig. 1A, and its rivet 100 and its opposite support 200 are o...

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A fastener for components of a motor vehicle (VD, WB), comprising a tubular rivet (100), with a rivet head (110) and a shank (120), wherein the shank has at least two longitudinal slits, between which lugs (112A, 112B) which can deflect in an elastically rebounding manner are formed and comprising a support bearing (200) with a tubular mounting (210) into which the shank of the rivet for the holding of at least a component (VD) between rivet head and support bearing can be inserted, wherein engagement elements assigned to one another are formed on the outer circumference of the shank and on the inner circumference of the mounting which, in a fixing position (FP) of the rivet in the mounting are engaged so that the rivet is held against slipping out of the mounting, and comprising a pin (300) which can be inserted in the tubular rivet and which in a securing position (PS) in the rivet (100) blocks a deflection of the lugs so that disengagement of the engagement elements is prevented.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of fastening technology and in particular to a connector for vehicle components according to claim 1 , a method for connecting components with such a connector, and preferred uses of the connector. Background technique [0002] Various connecting elements for vehicle components are known from the prior art, such as screws, rivets, clips, clips, hooks and the like. However, these connecting elements always require a sufficiently dimensioned installation space which not only allows the fitting of the connecting elements but also allows their arrangement or placement. In motor vehicle construction, such structural space is always limited where a certain aesthetic requirement is to be fulfilled. [0003] Figures 1A and 1B attached hereto illustrate this dilemma by means of a window belt WB (waist belt) extending on the outside of the vehicle door and along its longitudinal sides. For aesthetic reasons, it is r...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F16B5/04F16B21/08B60R13/00
CPCF16B19/1081B60J10/0051B60J10/265Y10T24/309Y10T24/304Y10T24/30
Inventor 迈克尔·阿尔霍夫克劳斯-阿尔伯特·普里斯
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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