Preassembly tool
AssigneeFederal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
InventorsDouglas M. Clemons, Stephen M. Yob
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Abstract
A tool for preassembling with an oil pan a bolt-locating isolator rail and a gasket such that the isolator rail locates a plurality of bolts for securing a flange of the oil pan to an engine block and the gasket forms an oil-tight seal between the flange and the engine block. The tool has a head, a body and a neck between the head and the body. The neck is of reduced diameter relative to the adjacent portions of the head and the body. The head has a first slot adapted to receive an aperture in the gasket. The neck is adapted to receive an aperture in the flange. The body has a reduced midsection adapted to receive an aperture in the isolator rail.
Claims18
A tool for preassembling first, second and third panels, said tool comprising:
- an elongated, resilient, compressible member having a head, a body and a neck between the head and the body,
- said neck being of reduced diameter relative to adjacent portions of said head and said body,
- said head having a first slot adapted to receive a first aperture in the first panel,
- said neck adapted to receive a second aperture in the second panel, and
- said body having a reduced midsection adapted to receive a third aperture in the third panel.
A tool for preassembling with an oil pan a bolt-locating isolator rail and a gasket such that the isolator rail locates a plurality of bolts for securing a flange of the oil pan to an engine block and the gasket forms an oil-tight seal between the flange and the engine block, the tool comprising:
- an elongated, resilient, compressible member having a head, a body and a neck between the head and the body,
- said neck being of reduced diameter relative to the adjacent portions of said head and said body,
- said head having a first slot adapted to receive a first aperture in the gasket,
- said neck adapted to receive a second aperture in the flange, and
- said body having a reduced midsection adapted to receive a third aperture in the isolator rail.
In combination,
- an oil pan,
- an isolator rail for locating a plurality of bolts to secure a flange of the oil pan to an engine block,
- a gasket adapted to form an oil-tight seal between the flange of the oil pan and the engine block,
- a tool for preassembling the oil pan, the isolator rail and the gasket,
- said tool comprising:
- an elongated, resilient, compressible member having a head, a body and a neck between the head and the body,
- said neck being of reduced diameter relative to adjacent portions of said head and said body,
- said head having a first slot receiving a first aperture in the gasket,
- said neck receiving a second aperture in the flange, and
- said body having a reduced midsection receiving a third aperture in the isolator rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.