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AssigneeReitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsGerhard Esser, Günther Holzmacher, Otto Rolf Müller, Rainer Kienzle
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A fastening device for a taillight of a vehicle has at least one fastening element interacting with a counter element correlated with a housing of the taillight, wherein the counter element is adjustable relative to the housing of the taillight. The housing has a receptacle and the counter element is arranged in the receptacle and is preferably a threaded sleeve that is tightened by the fastening element, preferably a screw, against a wall of the mounting space for the taillight.
A fastening device for a taillight of a vehicle, comprising:
A fastening device for a taillight of a vehicle, comprising:
A fastening device for a taillight of a vehicle, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Details of the fastening means: screw-nut fasteners
With provision for adjusting the alignment of the device housing with respect to the vehicle body: using dowels or expansible elements
The position of the plates to be connected being adjustable: allowing for adjustment perpendicular to the plane of the plates
By the use of an expander: fastened by extracting the screw, nail or the like
Term ended 30 Jan 2022 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a fastening device for taillights of vehicles, preferably motor vehicles, comprising at least one fastening element, preferably a screw, which interacts with a counter element correlated with the housing of the taillight.
2. Description of the Related Art
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FIG. 1 is a section of a first embodiment of the fastening device according to the invention;
FIG. 2 shows in section a further embodiment of the fastening device according to the invention;
The fastening devices are provided to secure a taillight 1 on the car body 2 of a motor vehicle. The taillight 1 has a housing 3 in which, as is known in the art, the corresponding light sources (not illustrated) are arranged whose light passes through the lens 4 rearwardly relative to the travel direction of the vehicle. The taillight 1 is mounted in a mounting space 5 of the vehicle.
At least one sleeve-shaped projection 6 forming a receptacle projects from the housing 3 and extends in the direction toward the back wall 7 of the mounting space 5 of the car body 2. Advantageously, the projection 6 is a unitary part of the housing 3. A sleeve-shaped holder 8 is inserted into the projection 6 and rests with its wall 9 on the inner wall 11 of the projection 6. A pressure spring 13 is supported on a bottom 12 of the holder 8 and loads a fasting screw 14. A threaded sleeve 15 projects into the holder 8 into which the screw 14 is threaded. The threaded sleeve 15 is provided at one end with a radial collar 16 which rests against the inner side 17 of the car body 2 in the mounted position of the taillight 1. The screw 14 projects through an opening 18 in the car body 2 and rests with its head 19 in the mounted position of the taillight 1 against the inner side 20 of the car body 2.
The holder 8 can also be formed as a U-shaped securing clip whose parallel legs rest against the inner wall 11 of the projection 6 and are connected by a straight transverse stay with one another.