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AssigneeExsto
InventorsDidier Corre, Fabrice Hermetz, Alexandre Astorg, Virginie Huguon
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The invention relates to a temporary closure device for an opening element (1) on a fixed chassis part (5) of a motor vehicle, in which the opening element (1) comprises a housing (2) for receiving a lock and the fixed part (5) comprises at least one tapped hole (6) for fixing a strike. The inventive device comprises a plastic body (11) which is equipped with means (13; 16; 17) for mounting same in the tapped hole (6). In addition, a first end (11a) of the device comprises a limit stop element (18) which is intended to co-operate with a first rim (3) of the housing (2) as the opening element (1) is being closed, while the second end (11b) of the device comprises a means (19) for retaining the opening element (1) in the closed position against the fixed part (5), which is intended to penetrate the housing (2) behind a second rim (4) thereof. The aforementioned retaining means is formed by a resilient tongue (19) which can bend under stress from the second rim (4) when the opening element (1) is moved from the free position to the closed position thereof. According to the invention, the area of the body that essentially corresponds to the base of the tongue (19) extends into a plate (19) which is suspended above a recessed area, the plate (20) and the tongue (19) being connected by means of an arch (21) forming a flexible connection.
Temporary closure device for an opening element on a fixed chassis part of a motor vehicle, said opening element comprising a housing for receiving a lock and said fixed part comprising at least one tapped hole for fixing a strike, the device comprising a plastic body which is equipped with means for mounting same in said tapped hole and comprising, at a first end, a limit stop element which is intended to cooperate with a first rim of the housing as the opening element is being closed, and a second end comprising a means for retaining said opening element in the closed position against the fixed element, and intended to penetrate the housing behind a second rim thereof, the retaining means being formed by a resilient tongue which can bend under stress from the second rim when the opening element is moved from the free position to the closed position thereof, characterized in that the area of the body that essentially corresponds to the base of the tongue extends into a plate which is suspended above a recessed area, the plate and the tongue being connected by means of an arch forming a flexible connection.
Device according to claim l, wherein the plate faces a direction opposite the first end of the device.
Device according to claim 20, wherein the body comprises a slug contributing to ensuring its fixing on the fixed element, by its introduction in the tapped hole, the cavity going through the slug along its longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.