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US 10,590,970 B2Granted
Plastic component comprising a connecting element
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMaik Hammer, Johann Van Niekerk, Juergen Greil, Lars Leichtl, Katrin Krukowski
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Abstract
A plastic component has a connecting element that includes an attachment portion protruding at least in part from the plastic component as well as an anchoring portion, by which the connecting element is releasably connected to the plastic component and which has a smaller cross-sectional diameter than the attachment portion.
Claims12
A plastic component connection system, comprising:
- a plastic component;
- and
- a connecting element, the connecting element comprising:
- an attachment portion which is of an at least partly spherical shape, where a portion of the at least partly spherical shape protrudes at least partly from the plastic component;
- and
- an anchoring portion with which the connecting element is releasably joined to the plastic component, wherein
- the anchoring portion includes a shaft, a clamping device, and a spherical bearing that is formed at an axial end of the shaft that faces the clamping device, wherein the clamping device is turned about the spherical bearing, and
- the plastic component is a sandwich component with a core and at least one reinforcement layer, where the core is formed by foam material or wood.
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A plastic component connection system, comprising:
- a plastic component;
- and
- a connecting element, the connecting element comprising:
- an attachment portion which is of an at least partly spherical shape, where a portion of the at least partly spherical shape protrudes at least partly from the plastic component;
- and
- an anchoring portion with which the connecting element is releasably joined to the plastic component, wherein
- the anchoring portion includes a shaft, a clamping device, and a spherical bearing that is formed at an axial end of the shaft that faces the clamping device, wherein the clamping device is turned about the spherical bearing, and
- an insert resistant to compressive force is provided in an opening, by which a pretensioning force is transmittable between the attachment portion and the clamping device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.