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US 11,239,601 B2Granted
Housing for use in motor vehicles
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsBryan Bishop, John Dey, Michael Endicott, James A. Svoboda, Dave Taylor
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Abstract
A housing for use in motor vehicles, in particular a motor vehicle latch housing. The basic structure of said housing comprises a connecting region and a seal that surrounds the connecting region, and a connecting element that is connected to the housing interior by means of the connecting region. According to the invention, the seal is formed as a sealing grommet that engages over the connecting region and can connect to the housing.
Claims13
A housing for a motor vehicle, the housing comprising:
- a connecting region formed as an opening in the housing;
- a seal that seals the connecting region;
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- a flexible connecting element that is connected to an interior of the housing by the connecting region, wherein the seal is formed as a sealing grommet that engages over the connecting region and is removably connected to the housing, and wherein the flexible connecting element passes through a wall of the sealing grommet and into the opening of the housing when the sealing grommet is connected to the housing;
- wherein a sealing flange that surrounds the connecting region is provided for connecting the sealing grommet;
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- wherein the opening is formed to open along a first side of the housing and a second side of the housing, wherein the sealing flange extends along both the first side and the second side.
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