Joining Element For A Housing
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsLukasz Barus, Piotr Myjak, Marcin Budziak
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Abstract
A joining element for coupling two parts of a housing includes a first pair of resilient engagement elements for receiving a first part of the housing and a second pair of resilient engagement elements for receiving a second part of the housing to be coupled to the first part. The first pair of resilient engagement elements is configured to receive and engage with the first part of the housing by a first engagement force. The second pair of resilient engagement elements is configured to receive and engage with the second part of the housing by a second engagement force. Securing the second part by the second pair of resilient engagement elements causes an increase in the first engagement force on the first part.
Claims15
A joining element for coupling two parts of a housing, the joining element comprising:
- a first pair of resilient engagement elements for receiving a first part of the housing;
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- a second pair of resilient engagement elements for receiving a second part of the housing to be coupled to the first part, wherein:
- the first pair of resilient engagement elements is configured to receive and engage with the first part of the housing by a first engagement force,
- the second pair of resilient engagement elements is configured to receive and engage with the second part of the housing by a second engagement force, and
- securing the second part by the second pair of resilient engagement elements causes an increase in the first engagement force on the first part.
A housing comprising:
- a first part;
- a second part, wherein the first part and the second part each have upstanding walls configured to align with each other at corresponding edges to form an enclosed space within the housing;
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- at least one joining element including:
- a first pair of resilient engagement elements for receiving the first part;
- and
- a second pair of resilient engagement elements for receiving the second part,
- wherein the at least one joining element is configured for coupling the respective upstanding walls of the first part and the second part across at least a portion of the respective edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.