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Sill panel for a motor vehicle

a technology for motor vehicles and sill panels, which is applied in the direction of superstructures, building roofs, building components, etc., can solve the problems of annoying noise, visual disturbance, and inability to disassemble the sill panels without damage or destruction

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-11-03
DR ING H C F PORSCHE AG
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a sill panel for a motor vehicle that can be easily assembled and disassembled without damaging the clips or sill panel. The clips are preassembled on the sill panel and can be easily introduced into the mounting structure. The clips have a support section and a head section that can be deformed to unlock the sill panel. A sealing ring and reinforcing fins ensure proper functioning and automatic rotation of the clip into the correct mounting position. The technical effects of the invention include easy assembly, secure hold, and damage-free disassembly of the sill panel and clips without auxiliary tools.

Problems solved by technology

This arrangement has the inherent disadvantage that disassembly of the sill panel is not possible without damaging or destroying the clips and, possibly, the sill panel.
Parts of the damaged clips can remain in the sill and cause annoying noise while driving.
The head sections of the clips are furthermore located in a visible area, which has a visually disruptive effect.
Neither the clips nor the sill panel are damaged in doing so.

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[0017]FIG. 1 shows a vehicle 1 consisting of an automobile that has an elongated sill panel 3 fitted below a side door 2. The sill panel 3 is a plastic part and extends in the longitudinal direction between a front wheel house 4 and a rear wheel house 5 of a mounting structure 6.

[0018] The sill panel 3 is fitted on the outside on an adjacent support part 7 of the mounting structure 6 and is detachably affixed locally in an upper border area 8 and in a lower border area 9 on the fixed mounting structure 6. The front edge 10 and the rear edge 11 of the sill panel 3 are detachably connected to the mounting structure 6. The support part 7 is formed by an outer plate of the panel, which can be provided with a PVC undercoating on the outside.

[0019] Seen in cross section, the sill panel 3 is comprised of a lower approximately horizontally aligned section 12 and a bent section 13 extending therefrom and projecting upward. The free end 14 of the lower section 12 of the sill panel 3, which ...

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Abstract

A sill panel for a vehicle is fitted on the outside on an adjacent support part of a mounting structure and connected locally to the support part in upper and lower border areas. Clips, arranged at a distance from each other, are provided to fix the upper border area of the sill panel. In order to ensure both easy assembly with a secure hold in the mounting position and damage-free disassembly of the sill panel and the clips, the sill panel is guided up with its upper border area on the underside of an inwardly directed recess of the support part and is connected therewith via clips that are arranged in a covered fashion and extend in an upright direction. In order to disassemble the sill panel, its upper border area can be unbuttoned from the clips anchored on the support part by way of a sideways displacing motion of the sill panel.

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[0001] This application claims the priority of German application 10 2004 020 925.1, filed Apr. 28, 2004, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention concerns a sill panel for a motor vehicle which is to be fitted on an outside of an adjacent support part of a mounting structure including upper and lower border areas by which the sill panel is connectable to the support part, with clips, arranged at a distance from each other, provided in order to fix the upper border area of the sill panel. [0003] British document GB 2 142 594 A discloses a sill panel made of resin for a motor vehicle which is held in place on upper and lower border areas by means of clips on adjacent support parts of the mounting structure. Each clip rests with a head section on the outer side of the sill panel and projects with an adjacent shaft section through the openings of the sill panel and the support part. This arrange...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60R13/04B62D29/04
CPCB60R13/04B60R2013/046B62D29/048
Inventor RIJSBERGEN, MARKUSGRAMMER, MARTIN
Owner DR ING H C F PORSCHE AG
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