Anti-rotation clip for moon roof drain tube
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorDavid Huelke
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Abstract
A vehicle comprising a vehicle frame having a moon roof channel, a structural panel and a pillar. The vehicle also includes a side curtain air bag canister holding a side curtain air bag, a bracket engaged with the canister and connecting the side curtain air bag canister to the vehicle frame, a drain tube being connected to the moon roof channel, with the drain tube being configured to route drain fluid from the moon roof channel down the pillar, and a clip for connecting the drain tube to the side curtain air bag canister. The clip has a first section for engaging the canister and a second section for engaging the drain tube, with the clip having a wing abutting the bracket for preventing the clip from rotating on the canister.
Claims20
A vehicle assembly comprising:
- a side curtain air bag canister holding a side curtain air bag;
- at least one bracket engaged with the side curtain air bag canister, the at least one bracket being configured to connect the side curtain air bag canister to a frame of the vehicle;
- a drain tube being configured to have drain fluid from a moon roof of the vehicle drain therethrough;
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- a clip for connecting the drain tube to the side curtain air bag canister, the clip having a first section for engaging the side curtain air bag canister and a second section for engaging the drain tube, the clip having at least one wing abutting the at least one bracket for preventing the clip from rotating on the side curtain air bag canister.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame having a moon roof channel, a structural panel and a pillar;
- a side curtain air bag canister holding a side curtain air bag;
- at least one bracket engaged with the side curtain air bag canister, the at least one bracket connecting the side curtain air bag canister to the structural panel of the vehicle frame of the vehicle;
- a drain tube connected to the moon roof channel, the drain tube being configured to route drain fluid from the moon roof channel down the pillar;
- and
- a clip for connecting the drain tube to the side curtain air bag canister, the clip having a first section for engaging the side curtain air bag canister and a second section for engaging the drain tube, the clip having at least one wing abutting the at least one bracket for preventing the clip from rotating on the side curtain air bag canister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.