Systems and methods for installing a booster to a vehicle
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsYongquan Yu, Kevin Lee
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Abstract
A method for assembling a vehicle can include inserting a plurality of clips into a plurality of holes in a booster, wherein each clip is inserted into a respective hole in the booster; aligning the booster with a dash panel of the vehicle; connecting the booster to the dash panel by inserting the plurality of clips into a plurality of holes in the dash panel, wherein each clip is inserted into a respective hole in the dash panel; aligning a brake pedal of the vehicle with the booster; and tightening a plurality of nuts on a brake pedal side of the vehicle to secure the booster to the dash panel.
Claims20
A system for securing a brake booster to a panel of an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plate secured to a brake booster, the plate including a plate bore extending at least partially therethrough;
- a stud extending from the plate and insertable into a stud bore of a panel of an automotive vehicle;
- and
- a clip assembly including:
- a body;
- a first clip extending from the body and insertable into the plate bore to secure the clip assembly to the plate;
- and
- a second clip extending from the body and insertable into a panel bore of the panel to secure the plate and the brake booster to the panel.
A method for assembling a vehicle comprising:
- inserting a plurality of clips into a plurality of holes in a booster, wherein each clip is inserted into a respective hole in the booster;
- aligning the booster with a dash panel of the vehicle;
- connecting the booster to the dash panel by inserting the plurality of clips into a plurality of holes in the dash panel, wherein each clip is inserted into a respective hole in the dash panel;
- aligning a brake pedal of the vehicle with the booster;
- and
- tightening a plurality of nuts on a brake pedal side of the vehicle to secure the booster to the dash panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.