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US 11,894,666 B2Granted
Vehicular conduit retention assembly
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorsDennis G. Kreft, Alex Grant
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a conduit or pipe retention assembly for a vehicle. A vehicle fluid conduit outer perimeter surface includes one or more protrusions mechanically printed on the outer perimeter surface of the conduit or pipe. A mounting clip is mounted to the fluid conduit adjacent to one of the protrusions. The mounting clip includes retention devices for attaching the conduit to a vehicular structure.
Claims18
A vehicular conduit retention assembly, comprising:
- a conduit having an outer perimeter surface configured with the addition of one or more protrusions deposited on the outer perimeter surface of the conduit;
- an adhesion promotion layer applied on the conduit outer perimeter surface before depositing the one or more protrusions;
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- a mounting clip mounted to the conduit adjacent to one of the protrusions, the mounting clip including retention devices for attaching the conduit to a vehicular structure.
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A method for retaining a conduit to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- applying an adhesion promotion layer on a conduit outer perimeter surface;
- depositing one or more protrusions to the conduit outer perimeter surface on the adhesion promotion layer;
- mounting a clip to the conduit adjacent to one of the protrusions, and
- attaching the clip to a structure on the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.