Door Module Clip Head
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsHideki Kanie, Logan Scott Irvine
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Abstract
A fastener assembly includes a head section with an outer profile configured to engage a tool socket. The outer profile comprises flat portions meeting at vertex regions, at least one of which has a radius of curvature selected to define a torque threshold at which the head section slips relative to the socket. The outer profile can be hexagonal, rectangular, or triangular, and may include a slot to receive a blade-type driver. Cantilevered flat portions may also be provided to flex at a predetermined torque.
Claims20
A fastener assembly for attaching a first component having a first opening relative to a second component having a second opening, the fastener assembly comprising:
- a head section defining an external outer profile configured to engage a socket of a tool;
- and
- a clip body coupled to the head section and having one or more cam features configured to pass at least partially through the first opening and the second opening and to secure the first component to the second component when the clip body is rotated about an axis of rotation relative to the first component and the second component via the head section, and
- wherein the outer profile comprises a plurality of flat portions and a plurality of vertex regions, and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of vertex regions incorporates a radius of curvature associated with a torque threshold at which the head section slips axially relative to the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.