Fastener assembly and method of assembly of the fastener assembly
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsPawel KWIATKOWSKI, Rafal JANCZYK, Piotr KULINOWSKI
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Abstract
The disclosure presents a fastener assembly comprising a plastic element with a fixing portion in the form of a plate having a top face and a bottom face, an inlet open at the edge, and locking means. The plastic element includes longitudinal and bottom border segments defining the inlet. Additionally, a metal insert with two legs and a junction between them, forming a U-shape, is provided. Each leg of the metal insert includes hooking means that cooperate with the locking means of the plastic element. This fastener assembly allows for secure and efficient fastening of components in various applications.
Claims10
A fastener assembly, comprising:
- a plastic element comprising a fixing portion in the form of a plate having a top face and a bottom face, extending essentially in a plane and provided with an edge and an inlet open at the edge, the inlet being bordered by two longitudinal border segments extending parallel to the plane of the plate in an insertion direction, and a bottom border segment also extending parallel to the plane of the plate between the two longitudinal border segments, the plastic element also comprising locking means;
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- a metal insert comprising two legs and a junction between the two legs, the metal insert being essentially U-shaped, each one of the legs comprising hooking means cooperating with the locking means.
A method for assembling a fastener assembly, the fastener assembly comprising:
- a metallic element comprising a fastening region;
- a rod secured to the metallic element and extending substantially perpendicularly to the fastening region;
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- a plastic element fixed to the metallic element at the fastening region, the plastic element comprising a fixing portion in the form of a plate having a top face and a bottom face, extending essentially in a plane and provided with an edge and an inlet open at the edge, the inlet being bordered by two longitudinal border segments extending parallel to the plane of the plate in an insertion direction, and a bottom border segment also extending parallel to the plane of the plate between the two longitudinal border segments, the plastic element also comprising locking means, the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting a metal insert on the plastic element, the metal insert comprising two legs and a junction between the two legs, the metal insert being essentially U-shaped, the insert being inserted into the inlet with the rod placed between the two legs, each one of the legs comprising hooking means cooperating with the locking means;
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- mounting the plastic element on the metallic element in sliding the plastic element on the metallic element parallel to the insertion direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.