Automotive vehicle component retaining assembly
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsMichael B. Darrow, John L. Aleva
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Abstract
A retaining assembly is provided for an amplifier or other component to be inserted in a compartment formed in the instrument panel of an automotive vehicle. The assembly includes at least one clip having a pair of vertically spaced latching tongues carried on resilient arms to permit snap fit engagement of the component in the compartment without substantial modification to the instrument panel. A locating pin aids in support of the component, and the assembly provides the sole vertical support.
Claims10
A retaining assembly for mounting a component in a compartment formed in an automotive vehicle instrument panel upon insertion through an aperture having an upper edge and a lower edge, the retaining assembly comprising:
- at least one clip fixedly securable to the component and having a pair of vertically spaced latching tongues, one latchingly engageable with the aperture upper edge and the other latchingly engageable with the aperture lower edge in snap-fit relationship upon insertion of the component through the aperture into the compartment;
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- a locating pin fixedly securable to the component adapted to be received by a portion of the vehicle instrument panel within the compartment.
A retaining assembly for mounting a component in a compartment formed in an automotive vehicle instrument panel upon insertion through an aperture having an upper edge and a lower edge, the retaining assembly comprising:
- at least one clip fixedly securable to the component and having a pair of vertically spaced latching tongues, one latchingly engageable with the aperture upper edge and the other latchingly engageable with the aperture lower edge in snap-fit relationship upon insertion of the component through the aperture into the compartment;
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- a locating pin fixedly securable to the component adapted to be received by a portion of the vehicle instrument panel within the compartment, the retaining assembly effecting the sole supporting connection between the component and the instrument panel.
A retaining assembly for mounting a component in a compartment formed in an automotive vehicle instrument panel upon insertion through an aperture having an upper edge and a lower edge, the retaining assembly comprising:
- a pair of clips laterally spaced with respect to the aperture;
- a locating pin fixedly securable to the component and adapted to be received by a portion of the vehicle instrument panel within the compartment, whereby the retaining assembly effects vertical support between the instrument panel and the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.