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US 10,308,194 B2Granted
Locating apparatus and method for decorative badging for vehicles
AssigneeCalsonic Kansei North America, Inc.
InventorsBrian Bober, Orv M. Brow, Justina Strzelecki
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Abstract
An attachment structure for a decorative vehicle component includes a base having a recess therein, a skin covering the base, and an ornament coupled to the base over a portion of the skin. The ornament includes a boss structured to engage with the recess so as to be inserted within the recess. A fastener couples the boss to the recess. An upper surface of the ornament is substantially flush with an upper surface of the skin. The recess and the boss are configured to locate the ornament relative to the base.
Claims13
An attachment structure for a decorative vehicle component, comprising:
- a base having a recess therein;
- a skin covering the base;
- an ornament coupled to the base over a portion of the skin, the ornament comprising a boss structured to engage with the recess so as to be inserted within the recess;
- and
- a fastener coupling the boss to the recess;
- wherein an upper surface of the ornament is substantially flush with an upper surface of the skin;
- wherein the recess and the boss are configured to locate the ornament relative to the base;
- wherein the ornament comprises:
- a body portion which is substantially planar and wider in a longitudinal direction than in a transverse direction of the ornament;
- and
- a stem that is orthogonal to the body portion, the body portion being longer than the stem;
- wherein the recess comprises a first opening, a second opening, a third opening, and a fourth opening, wherein the first, second, and third openings are positioned along the longitudinal direction of the ornament, and the fourth opening is positioned so as to align with a center of the ornament in the longitudinal direction and be spaced from the first opening or the third opening in the transverse direction of the ornament;
- wherein the boss is a first boss and the ornament comprises a second boss, a third boss, and a fourth boss, wherein each of the four bosses are engaged in one of the four openings;
- and
- wherein the fourth opening and the fourth boss are disposed at a distal portion of the stem.
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An attachment structure for a decorative vehicle component, comprising:
- a base having a recess therein;
- a skin covering the base;
- an ornament coupled to the base over a portion of the skin, the ornament comprising a boss structured to engage with the recess so as to be inserted within the recess;
- a fastener coupling the boss to the recess;
- and
- a cut formed through the skin,
- wherein an upper surface of the ornament is substantially flush with an upper surface of the skin;
- wherein the recess and the boss are configured to locate the ornament relative to the base;
- wherein the boss is inserted into the recess through the cut;
- wherein the boss comprises a rib projecting from a surface thereof, and
- wherein the cut is formed in a cruciform shape.
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An assembly for a decorative vehicle component, comprising:
- a substrate comprising a plurality of apertures;
- a skin layer covering the substrate;
- an ornament fixed to the substrate over a portion of the skin layer such that a surface of the ornament is substantially aligned in a vertical direction with a surface of the skin layer surrounding the ornament;
- a plurality of bosses extending from the ornament and comprising a first boss configured to engage with a first aperture of the plurality of apertures, the first boss having at least one tapered edge;
- and
- a fastener configured to fix the first boss to the first aperture;
- wherein the first aperture and the first boss are configured to locate the ornament relative to the substrate;
- wherein the first boss comprises a first rib projecting from a surface thereof;
- and
- wherein the first rib is configured to contact an inner surface of the first aperture in a first direction.
7 more elements
An assembly for a decorative vehicle component, comprising:
- a substrate comprising a plurality of apertures;
- a skin layer covering the substrate;
- an ornament fixed to the substrate over a portion of the skin layer such that a surface of the ornament is substantially aligned in a vertical direction with a surface of the skin layer surrounding the ornament;
- a plurality of longitudinal bosses extending from the ornament and positioned in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis of the ornament;
- and
- a transverse boss extending from the ornament and positioned in a transverse direction along a transverse axis of the ornament with respect to one of the plurality of longitudinal bosses;
- wherein a first boss of the longitudinal bosses has first ribs extending from the first boss along the transverse direction;
- wherein the transverse boss has first ribs extending from the transverse boss along the transverse direction and second ribs extending from the transverse boss along the longitudinal direction, and
- wherein each of the ribs is configured to engage with a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.