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US 9,539,935 B2Granted
Screw connection in a headlight
AssigneeHella KGaA Hueck & Co.
InventorMartin Hunolt
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Abstract
The invention relates to a screw connection (1) in ha headlight of a motor vehicle, which has a threaded element (10) with a screw shaft (11) that is screwed into a screw-in opening (12) of a headlight component (13). According to the invention, a protective sleeve (14) has been provided and mounted on at least a portion of the screw shaft (11) in such a way that the protective sleeve (14) covers the screw-in opening (12).
Claims7
A screw connection in a headlight of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a threaded element with a screw shaft that is screwed into a projection of a headlight component;
- a protective sleeve comprising a shaft portion and a spout-formed sleeve portion, wherein the shaft portion has a first internal diameter and the sleeve portion has a second internal diameter greater than the first internal diameter,
- wherein the first internal diameter of the shaft portion is slightly greater than an external diameter of the screw shaft, and wherein the second internal diameter of the sleeve portion is slightly smaller than an external diameter of the projection such that when the screw shaft is screwed into the projection.
A screw connection in a headlight of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a threaded element with a screw shaft that is screwed into a projection of a headlight component;
- a protective sleeve comprising a shaft portion and a spout-formed sleeve portion, wherein when the screw shaft is screwed into the projection, a cavity portion is formed between the sleeve portion and the screw shaft for collecting screw shavings generated by the screw shaft being screwed into the projection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.