Apparatus and method for releasably attaching a tail light
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsGerald Hiesl, Thomas Weiß
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Abstract
An apparatus for releasably attaching a tail light to a vehicle body of a motor vehicle. The tail light is or becomes connected to the vehicle body in an interlocking manner on at least two interlocking connection points. In order to simplify the releasable attachment of the tail light, the tail light is connected to the vehicle body by way of at least one latching connection in addition to the interlocking connection points in order to establish the tail light in an assembled position in all spatial directions.
Claims19
An apparatus for releasably attaching a tail light to a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- at least two interlocking connection points for connecting the tail light to the vehicle body in an interlocking manner, and
- at least one latching connection for connecting the tail light to the vehicle body, in addition to the at least two interlocking connection points, in order to establish the tail light in an assembled position in all spatial directions,
- wherein the latching connection comprises a snap hook extending from the vehicle body and movable with a snap hook end to either establish or release the latching connection,
- wherein the tail light, at one end facing away from the latching connection, comprises a holding fork, by way of which the tail light is held on the vehicle body in a limited pivotable manner during assembly.
A method for releasably attaching a tail light to a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, said method comprising:
- connecting the tail light on the vehicle body in a limited pivotable manner during assembly using a holding fork disposed at one end of the tail light;
- connecting the tail light to the vehicle body in an interlocking manner on at least two interlocking points;
- connecting an opposite end of the tail light to the vehicle body by way of at least one latching connection, in addition to the interlocking connection points, in order to establish the tail light in an assembled position in all spatial directions, wherein the latching connection comprises a snap hook extending from the vehicle body and movable with a snap hook end to either establish or release the latching connection;
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- following the connecting steps, fixing the tail light to the vehicle body in the assembled position using attachment means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.