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US 8,011,631 B2Granted
Vibration resistant fastener
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJan Gregus Kollar, Eric Neal Sheppard
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Abstract
A fastener having a capture body including a cavity formed therein and a retainer clip including an elongate capture support and a pawl for engagement with the capture body. The fastener being resistant to vibration and able to be installed and removed without the use of special tools, while providing consistent fastening through thermal expansion cycles, and supporting assembly “stack-up” tolerances is disclosed.
Claims18
A fastener comprising:
- a capture body having a cavity formed therein and a tab covering at least a portion of the cavity, wherein the tab has an outer surface with an aperture formed therein and through the tab;
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- a retainer clip at least partially disposed in the cavity of the capture body, the retainer clip having a capture support, a resilient member, and a capture tab disposed adjacent the capture support, the retainer clip releasably secured to the capture body by engagement of the resilient member with the capture body, wherein the capture tab abuts the outer surface of the tab of the capture body when the retainer clip is releasably secured to the capture body.
A fastener comprising:
- a capture body having a cavity formed therein and at least one tab covering at least a portion of the cavity, wherein the tab has an outer surface with an aperture formed therein and through the tab;
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- a retainer clip having an elongate capture support, a capture tab disposed adjacent the elongate capture support, and a resilient member upon which a pawl is disposed, the retainer clip at least partially disposed in the capture body, wherein the elongate capture support covers at least a portion of the cavity, the retainer clip releasably secured to the capture body by engagement of the pawl with the aperture of the capture body, wherein the capture tab abuts the outer surface of the tab of the capture body when the retainer clip is releasably secured to the capture body.
A mounting system for a system component, the mounting system comprising:
- a mounting structure on an automotive system component;
- a capture body having a cavity formed therein and at least one tab covering at least a portion of the cavity, the capture body disposed on the mounting structure, wherein the tab has an outer surface with an aperture formed therein and through the tab;
- a system component disposed adjacent the mounting structure, the component having at least one mounting point, the mounting point at least partially disposed in the cavity;
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- a retainer clip having an elongate capture support, a capture tab disposed adjacent the elongate capture support, and a resilient member upon which a pawl is disposed, the retainer clip at least partially disposed in the capture body, wherein the elongate capture support covers at least a portion of the cavity, the retainer clip releasably secured to the capture body by engagement of the pawl with the aperture of the capture body, wherein the capture tab abuts the outer surface of the tab of the capture body when the retainer clip is releasably secured to the capture body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.