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US 2017/0321735 A1Published application
Anti-shear-off plastic pin locator
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEduardo Monjaraz Lopez, Luis Flores Alonso, Francisco Ronquillo Melendez, Enrique Granell Peniche
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Abstract
A pin locator includes a body having a base and a pin projecting from the base. The base includes an undercut in a first face around the pin and a sink saver in a second face of the base. A workpiece assembly is also disclosed having a first workpiece including an integral, projecting pin and an undercut around the pin as well as a second workpiece including a locator aperture for receiving and holding the pin.
Claims20
A pin locator, comprising:
- a body including a base and a pin projecting from said base wherein said base includes an undercut in a first face around said pin.
A pin locator, comprising:
- a body including a base and a pin projecting from said base wherein a sink saver cavity extends through said base into said pin.
A workpiece assembly, comprising:
- a first workpiece including an integral, projecting pin and an undercut on a first face of said first workpiece around said pin;
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- a second workpiece including a locator aperture wherein said pin is received and held in said locator aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.