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US 2023/0220876 A1Published application
Snap feature assembly and method
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsAndrew Dyer, Roland Schwarz, Scott Hart
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Abstract
A multi-component snap assembly is disclosed herein in which a snap flange has a snap nose with a contact face including a relief. The relief is configured to prevent undesirably high stress in the snap flange during assembly with another component that includes a retention pocket. A method of attaching or connecting two components with each other using a snap flange with a relief is also disclosed herein.
Claims20
A multi-component snap assembly comprising:
- a first component including a snap flange having a snap nose with a contact face including a relief;
- and
- a second component including a retention pocket configured to engage with the contact face during insertion of the second component relative to the first component.
A method of attaching a first component with a second component, the method comprising:
- providing:
- a first component including a snap flange with a snap nose having a contact face with a relief;
- and
- a second component including a retention pocket;
- pressing the second component relative to the first component such that the contact face engages the retention pocket to secure the first component to the second component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.