Fastening system for a vehicle component housing
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJeffrey MORTON, David Bryan McGEARY, Scott Allen SCHAFFER, Robert D. BOYER, Roger Joseph KHAMI
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Abstract
A vehicle component housing, such as for an air filtration assembly, includes a first shell having a mount defining a retention feature, and a second shell having a flange. A fastener has a hooked region rotatably supported by the mount and configured to selectively mate with the retention feature to retain the fastener in a disengaged position. The fastener has a locking member configured to mate with the flange to retain the fastener in an engaged position. The fastener may be a spring clip fastener.
Claims20
An air filtration assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- an upper filter element casing having a mount defined by a post extending between first and second flanges, the mount further defining a retention feature;
- a lower filter element casing having a flange, the upper and lower filter element casings mating via a compressible seal to enclose an interior region sized to receive an air filter element;
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- a spring clip fastener having a curved member extending from an attachment portion to a locking portion, the attachment portion being rotatably coupled to the post such that the spring clip fastener is configured to rotate between a disengaged position and an engaged position, wherein the attachment portion is configured to cooperate with the retention feature to retain the fastener in the disengaged position, and wherein the locking portion engages the flange to retain the fastener in the engaged position.
A vehicle component housing comprising:
- a first shell having a mount defining a retention feature;
- a second shell having a flange;
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- a fastener having a hooked region rotatably supported by the mount and configured to selectively mate with the retention feature to retain the fastener in a disengaged position, and a locking member configured to mate with the flange to retain the fastener in an engaged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.