# US 11,111,949 B2 · System made up of an attachment part and a retaining element > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,111,949 B2 - Document ID: US11111949B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/947,391 - Filed: 2018-04-06 - Published: 2018-10-18 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-13 - Assignees: Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Applicants: Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Inventors: Martina Bräutigam; Matthias Wolf - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11111949B2 ## CPC - F16B 35/005: {Set screws; Locking means therefor} - B60Q 1/0433: {the housing being fastened onto the vehicle body using screws (adjustable headlamp by rotation of a screw B60Q1/0683)} - B60Q 1/045: {with provision for adjusting the alignment of the headlamp housing with respect to the vehicle body} - B60Q 1/0686: {using a position indicator mounted on the headlight and permanently attached thereto} - B60Q 1/2626: {Screw-nut fasteners} - B60Q 1/2642: {with provision for adjusting the alignment of the device housing with respect to the vehicle body} - F16B 5/0233: {allowing for adjustment perpendicular to the plane of the plates} - F16B 33/004: {Sealing; Insulation (by means of washers F16B43/001)} - F16B 33/006: {Non-metallic fasteners using screw-thread} - F16B 37/043: {with snap action} - 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) - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ## Abstract A system includes an attachment part and a holding element for holding the attachment part on a carrier part, the holding element having a threaded part connected to the attachment part and an internal thread for a holding screw, and a spacer part, the spacer part and the threaded part having interacting threads, the spacer part having a through opening flush with the internal thread of the threaded part when the spacer part is screwed to the threaded part, with the result that the carrier part can be held between a head of the holding screw and the spacer part, the threaded part having a holding section for holding the attachment part, the holding section having at least one latching element which interacts with at least one corresponding latching element of the attachment part for releasably latching the attachment part on the threaded part. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising an attachment part (44) and a holding element for holding the attachment part (44) on a carrier part (54), the holding element comprising a threaded part (10), which is releasably connected to the attachment part (44) and has an internal thread (28) for a holding screw (58), and a spacer part (30), the spacer part (30) and the threaded part (10) having interacting threads (26, 38), with the result that the spacer part (30) can be screwed to the threaded part (10), and the spacer part (30) having a through opening (56) for the holding screw (58), which through opening (56) is flush with the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) in the state in which it is screwed to the threaded part (10), with the result that the carrier part (54) can be held between a head (62) of the holding screw (58) and the spacer part (30), wherein the threaded part (10) has a holding section (11) for holding the attachment part (44), the holding section (11) engaged in an opening of the attachment part and having at least one latching element which interacts with at least one corresponding latching element of the attachment part (44) for releasably latching the attachment part (44) on the threaded part (10), wherein the at least one latching element of the attachment part (44) is at least one latching recess (52) that is spaced from the opening of the attachment part, and wherein the at least one latching element of the holding section (11) is at least one elastic latching arm (20) which engages into the at least one latching recess (52), wherein a stop is provided between the spacer part (30) and the threaded part (10), wherein the stop counteracts the spacer part (30) from being unscrewed from the threaded part (10) when an end position is reached, wherein the stop comprises a rigid stop arm (24) which is configured on the threaded part (10), and a stop face which is configured on the spacer part (30). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the threaded part (10) has an external thread (26), and wherein the spacer part (30) has an internal thread (38). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the internal thread (28) of the threaded part and the interacting threads (26, 38) of the spacer part (30) and the threaded part (10) overlap at least in sections in the axial direction. ### Claim 4 The system as claimed in 1, wherein the holding section (11) of the threaded part (10) forms a holding receptacle (14), into which the attachment part (44) can be pushed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic latching arm (20) includes a latching hook (22) engaged axially into the latching recess (52). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the through opening of the spacer part (30) has at least one clamping section (42), with the result that a holding screw (58) which is to be screwed into the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) drives the spacer part (30) in a clamping manner. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) firstly and the interacting threads (26, 38) of the threaded part (10) and the spacer part (30) secondly are configured in such a way that, in the case of a rotation of the holding screw (58) for screwing into the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10), the spacer part (30) is unscrewed from the threaded part (10). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the clamping section (42) is configured in such a way that a holding screw (58) which is to be screwed into the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) drives the spacer part (30) in a clamping manner up to a limit torque, and, when the limit torque is exceeded, the holding screw (58) is rotated relative to the spacer part (30) while being screwed into the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10). ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least the clamping section (42) is configured from a different material than a main body of the spacer part (30). ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening in the attachment part is a receiving groove formed by a C-shaped wall section. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein an insert (40) forms the clamping section (42) and is inserted into the spacer part (30). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the insert (40) consists of a thermoplastic elastomer that projects slightly beyond a contact face of the spacer part. ### Claim 13 A system comprising: an attachment part (44) and a holding element, the holding element holding the attachment part (44) on a carrier part (54), the holding element comprising a threaded part (10) releasably connected to the attachment part (44) and having an internal thread (28) receiving a holding screw (58), and a spacer part (30), the spacer part (30) and the threaded part (10) having interacting threads (26, 38) such that the spacer part (30) is screwed to the threaded part (10), and the spacer part (30) having a through opening (56) receiving the holding screw (58), which through opening (56) is flush with the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) when the spacer part is fully screwed onto the threaded part (10), wherein the carrier part (54) is held between a head (62) of the holding screw (58) and the spacer part (30), wherein the threaded part (10) has a holding section (11) for holding the attachment part (44), the holding section (11) having at least one latching element which interacts with at least one corresponding latching element of the attachment part (44) for releasably latching the attachment part (44) on the threaded part (10), wherein the through opening of the spacer part (30) has a plurality of clamping sections (42) such that the holding screw (58) drives the spacer part (30) in a clamping manner, wherein the each clamping section (42) is formed by a respective radially inwardly extending and axially running portion of a wall of the through opening of the spacer part (30), wherein the holding section (11) is engaged in an opening of the attachment part, wherein the opening in the attachment part is a receiving groove formed by a C-shaped wall section. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system as claimed in claim 13 wherein the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) firstly and the interacting threads (26, 38) of the threaded part (10) and the spacer part (30) secondly are configured in such a way that rotation of the holding screw (58) for screwing into the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) causes the spacer part (30) to unscrew from the threaded part (10). ### Claim 15 A system comprising: an attachment part (44) and a holding element, the holding element holding the attachment part (44) on a carrier part (54), the holding element comprising a threaded part (10) releasably connected to the attachment part (44) and having an internal thread (28) receiving a holding screw (58), and a spacer part (30), the spacer part (30) and the threaded part (10) having interacting threads (26, 38) such that the spacer part (30) is screwed to the threaded part (10), and the spacer part (30) having a through opening (56) receiving the holding screw (58), which through opening (56) is flush with the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) when the spacer part is fully screwed onto the threaded part (10), wherein the carrier part (54) is held between a head (62) of the holding screw (58) and the spacer part (30), wherein the threaded part (10) has a holding section (11) for holding the attachment part (44), the holding section (11) having at least one latching element which interacts with at least one corresponding latching element of the attachment part (44) for releasably latching the attachment part (44) on the threaded part (10), wherein the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) and the interacting threads (26, 38) of the threaded part (10) and the spacer part (30) are configured in such a way that rotation of the holding screw (58) for screwing into the internal thread (28) of the threaded part (10) causes the spacer part (30) to unscrew from the threaded part (10), wherein a stop is provided between the spacer part (30) and the threaded part (10), which stop counteracts the spacer part (30) from being unscrewed from the threaded part (10) when an end position is reached, wherein the threaded part (10) includes a plate (18), wherein the stop comprises a rigid stop arm (24) extending from the plate (18) and a stop face located on the spacer part (30) for contacting the rigid stop arm at the end position.