Breakable pin and holding structure for in-vehicle component
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorsAaron Vandiver, Adam Jones
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a breakable pin for an in-vehicle component disposed on a vehicle body. The breakable pin includes a first portion, a second portion, and a breakable portion. The first portion is inserted into the in-vehicle component along a first direction and detachably connected to the in-vehicle component. The second portion is fixed to the vehicle body. The breakable portion is positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The breakable portion has a cross-section taken along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The cross-section of the breakable portion has an outer shape shape of rotational symmetry except a circular shape.
Claims22
A breakable pin for an in-vehicle component disposed on a vehicle body, the breakable pin comprising:
- a first portion inserted into the in-vehicle component along a first direction and detachably connected to the in-vehicle component;
- a second portion fixed to the vehicle body;
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- a breakable portion between the first portion and the second portion, the breakable portion having a cross-section taken along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein
- the cross-section of the breakable portion has an outer shape of rotational symmetry, and
- the outer shape of rotational symmetry is a regular polygon.
A breakable pin for an in-vehicle component disposed on a vehicle body, the breakable pin comprising:
- a first portion inserted into the in-vehicle component along a first direction and detachably connected to the in-vehicle component;
- a second portion fixed to the vehicle body;
- and
- a breakable portion between the first portion and the second portion, the breakable portion having a cross-section taken along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein
- the cross-section of the breakable portion has an outer shape of rotational symmetry, and
- the outer shape of rotational symmetry is an N-point star-shaped pattern.
A breakable pin for an in-vehicle component disposed on a vehicle body, the breakable pin comprising:
- a first portion inserted into the in-vehicle component along a first direction and detachably connected to the in-vehicle component;
- a second portion fixed to the vehicle body;
- and
- a breakable portion between the first portion and the second portion, the breakable portion defining a hollow space therein and having a cross-section taken along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein
- the cross-section of the hollow space has a shape of rotational symmetry, and
- the shape of rotational symmetry is a regular polygon.
A breakable pin for an in-vehicle component disposed on a vehicle body, the breakable pin comprising:
- a first portion inserted into the in-vehicle component along a first direction and detachably connected to the in-vehicle component;
- a second portion fixed to the vehicle body;
- and
- a breakable portion between the first portion and the second portion, the breakable portion defining a hollow space therein and having a cross-section taken along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein
- the cross-section of the hollow space has a shape of rotational symmetry, and
- the shape of rotational symmetry is an N-point star-shaped pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.