Fastener assembly for a door
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsAndrew B. Robinson, Michael J. Jensen, Jeffrey J. Johnson
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Abstract
A fastener assembly arranged about a perimeter of a door for an enclosure is provided. The fastener assembly includes a compression limiter, a bolt and a retaining ring. The compression limiter is disposed on an inner surface of the door and configured to press against a fastener receptacle block on the enclosure. The compression limiter has an opening. The bolt passes through the opening of the compression limiter and is configured to be fastened to a threaded opening in the fastener receptacle block. The retaining ring is disposed in the opening of the compression limiter and is configured to retain the bolt with the door.
Claims20
A fastener assembly arranged about a perimeter of a door for an enclosure, the fastener assembly comprising:
- a compression limiter disposed on an inner surface of the door and configured to press against a fastener receptacle block on the enclosure, the compression limiter having an opening;
- a bolt passing through the opening of the compression limiter and configured to be fastened to a threaded opening in the fastener receptacle block;
- and
- a retaining ring disposed in the opening of the compression limiter and configured to retain the bolt with the door.
A door for an enclosure comprising:
- a panel configured to cover an entrance of the enclosure;
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- a fastener assembly arranged about a perimeter of the panel, the fastener assembly including:
- a compression limiter attached to an inner surface of the panel and configured to press against a fastener receptacle block on the enclosure, the compression limiter having an opening;
- a bolt passing through the opening of the compression limiter and configured to be fastened to a threaded opening in the fastener receptacle block;
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- a retaining ring disposed in the opening of the compression limiter and configured to retain the bolt with the panel.
An inverter cabinet comprising:
- an enclosure including:
- a housing;
- an entrance to the housing;
- and
- a fastener receptacle block arranged about a perimeter of the entrance, the fastener receptacle block having a threaded opening;
- and
- a door for the enclosure, the door including:
- a panel covering the entrance to the housing;
- and
- a fastener assembly arranged about a perimeter of the panel, the fastener assembly including:
- a compression limiter attached to an inner surface of the panel and pressing against the fastener receptacle block, the compression limiter having an opening;
- a bolt passing through the opening of the compression limiter and fastened to the threaded opening;
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- a retaining ring disposed in the opening of the compression limiter, the retaining ring configured to retain the bolt with the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.