Device for fastening a vehicle interior trim panel
AssigneeTRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsOliver Marx, Martin Schmidt
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Abstract
A device (20) for fastening a vehicle inner lining (14) to a lining support (12) includes a holding element (22) and a receiving element (24). The receiving element (24) has a latching portion (26) that is laterally open and into which the holding element (22) can engage such that it is fastened to the receiving element (24) in the axial direction. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method of mounting and demounting the vehicle inner lining (14) to or from the lining support (12) by means of this device (20).
Claims5
A method of mounting and demounting a vehicle inner lining (14) to or from a lining support (12) by means of a device (20) including a holding element (22) associated with the vehicle inner lining (14) and a receiving element (24) associated with the lining support (12), the holding element (22) being pressed axially into the receiving element (24) during mounting, wherein the holding element (22) being shifted in a lateral, in particular radial direction with respect the axial direction when it is demounted, whereby the holding element is detached from the receiving element (24).
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