# US 10,118,467 B2 · Locating and retention pin > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,118,467 B2 - Document ID: US10118467B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/460,807 - Filed: 2017-03-16 - Published: 2018-09-20 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-16 - Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Inventors: David T. Renke - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118467B2 ## CPC - B60J 1/005: {using positioning means during mounting} - B29C 65/48: using adhesives {, i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding} - B60J 1/006: {characterised by fixation means such as clips, adhesive, etc. (incorporated in seal B60J10/70)} - B29L 2031/30: Vehicles, e.g. ships or aircraft, or body parts thereof {(vanes or blades B29L2031/08, air bags B29L2022/027)} - B60J 1/02: arranged at the vehicle front {, e.g. structure of the glazing, mounting of the glazing (on windscreen mounted antenna wire H01Q1/1271)} - B60J 1/18: arranged at the vehicle rear {(optical viewing arrangements integrated in rear windows, e.g. Fresnel lenses B60R1/001)} - E06B 3/5481: {by means of discrete fixing elements, e.g. glazing clips, glaziers points} - F16B 5/0092: {with locking means rotating about an axis parallel to the main plane and perpendicular to the abutting edge, e.g. screw, bayonet} - F16B 21/02: Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation (with snap-action F16B21/06; studs or coupling pins with resilient protrusions F16B21/08) - F16B 21/086: {the shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins or prongs intended for deformation or tilting predominantly in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion} - F16B 2200/99: Fasteners with means for avoiding incorrect assembly or positioning - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract A method of assembly includes providing a panel. The method also includes providing a locating member with a first portion and a second portion, and securing the first portion to the panel. The second portion is releasably engaged with the first portion. The method additionally includes providing a component with an orifice for receiving a locating member, and disposing the second portion in the orifice to locate the panel in a desired position relative to the component. The method further includes securing the panel to the component, and disengaging the second portion from the first portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of assembly comprising: providing a panel; providing a locating member having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being releasably engaged with the first portion; securing the first portion to the panel; providing a component having an orifice for receiving a locating member; disposing the second portion in the orifice to locate the panel in a desired position relative to the component; securing the panel to the component; and disengaging the second portion from the first portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the panel includes a pane of window glass. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising disposing an adhesive on the panel, wherein securing the panel to the component includes curing the adhesive. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion has a first mechanical feature and the second portion has a second mechanical feature, the second mechanical feature being engageable with the first mechanical feature to mechanically engage the second portion to the first portion, and wherein disengaging the second portion from the first portion includes mechanically disengaging the second feature from the first feature. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first mechanical feature includes a protrusion and the second mechanical feature includes a recess, the protrusion being engageable with the recess, and wherein mechanically disengaging the second feature from the first feature includes disengaging the protrusion from the recess. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the second portion is an elongate portion having a long axis, the recess is oriented generally orthogonal to the long axis, and wherein disengaging the protrusion from the recess includes rotating the second portion relative to the first portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first mechanical feature includes a recess and the second mechanical feature includes a protrusion, the protrusion being engageable with the recess, and wherein mechanically disengaging the second feature from the first feature includes disengaging the protrusion from the recess. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the second portion is an elongate portion having a long axis, the recess is oriented generally orthogonal to the long axis, and wherein disengaging the protrusion from the recess includes rotating the second portion relative to the first portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising reusing the second portion by engaging the second portion to a subsequent first portion to define a subsequent locating member, couplable to a subsequent panel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second portion has a first cross-sectional profile, and wherein disengaging the second portion from the first portion includes providing a tool with a socket having a second cross-sectional profile, inverse to the first cross-sectional profile, disposing the tool about the second portion, and applying a torque to the tool to rotate the second portion relative to the first portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising disposing a cover on the orifice after the disengaging. ### Claim 12 An assembly comprising: a component having a surface with a receiving orifice thereon; a panel disposed proximate the component; and a locating member having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being secured to the panel, the second portion being disposed at least partially in the orifice, the first portion having a first mechanical feature, the second portion having a second mechanical feature, the second mechanical feature being releasably engaged with the first mechanical feature, the orifice being sized to permit the second portion to pass entirely therethrough. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the panel includes a pane of window glass. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the first mechanical feature includes a protrusion and the second mechanical feature includes a recess, the protrusion being engaged with the recess. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The assembly of claim 14, wherein the second portion is an elongate portion having a long axis, the recess is oriented generally orthogonal to the long axis, the second portion being rotatable relative to the first portion to disengage the protrusion from the recess. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the first mechanical feature includes a recess and the second mechanical feature includes a protrusion, the protrusion being engaged with the recess. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The assembly of claim 16, wherein the second portion is an elongate portion having a long axis, the recess is oriented generally orthogonal to the long axis, the second portion being rotatable relative to the first portion to disengage the protrusion from the recess. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the second portion includes at least one arm member for retaining the panel relative to the component. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the first portion includes a generally planar base and the second portion is an elongate portion having a long axis, the long axis being generally orthogonal to the base. ### Claim 20 An automotive vehicle comprising: a frame for receiving window glass, the frame having a mating surface with a receiving orifice thereon; a pane of window glass disposed proximate the frame; and a locating pin having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being secured to the pane of window glass, the second portion being disposed at least partially in the orifice, the first portion having a first mechanical feature, the second portion having a second mechanical feature, the second mechanical feature being releasably engaged with the first mechanical feature, wherein a diameter of the orifice is greater than a diameter of the second portion at the second mechanical feature.