Fastener assembly
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Nifco Korea Inc.
InventorsJong Woo Shim, Se Min Moon, Kyoung Ho Lee, Kwang Ok Jeon, Sun Joo Kim
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Abstract
A fastener assembly includes a head unit, a fastening part allowing a lower end of the head unit to be coupled thereto, and a fixing part allowing an upper end of the head unit to be inserted thereinto. The head unit includes a head part inserted into an insertion hole of the fixing part, and a guide part configured to be inserted into a longitudinal hole formed in the fastening part and to be in contact with a rear surface of the fastening part, the guide part being configured to be inserted into the longitudinal hole and be rotated such that the head unit is coupled to the fastening part.
Claims7
A fastener assembly comprising:
- a head unit for fixing a trim, the head unit including an upper end and a lower end;
- a fastening part having a longitudinal hole and a rear surface, wherein the lower end of the head unit is coupled to the fastening part;
- and
- a fixing part having an insertion hole, wherein the upper end of the head unit is configured to be inserted into the insertion hole of the fixing part,
- wherein the head unit further comprises:
- a head part inserted into the insertion hole of the fixing part;
- and
- a guide part configured to be inserted into the longitudinal hole formed in the fastening part, and to be in contact with the rear surface of the fastening part,
- wherein the guide part is configured to be inserted into the longitudinal hole, and be rotated such that the head unit is coupled to the fastening part;
- further comprising:
- a second support member configured to overlap with a lower surface of the fixing part;
- and
- a rib located on the second support member configured to be in contact with an upper surface of the fastening part;
- wherein at least one side surface of the head part is an elastic piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.