Device for attaching a first sub-assembly to a second sub-assembly in an automobile
AssigneeFaurecia Interieur Industrie
InventorChristian Brancheriau
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Abstract
An attachment device (1) includes: a female member (25); a male member (29) which is capable of insertion into the inner cavity (27) of the female member (25) in an insertion direction; a blocking member (31) which is movable relative to the female member (25), inside the inner cavity (27), between a rest position and an operative position for blocking the male member (29) relative to the female member (25). The attachment device does not have an actuator capable of moving the blocking member (31) from its rest position to its operative position, the blocking member (31) being movable from its rest position to its operative position by an actuator arranged outside the inner cavity (27).
Claims20
An assembly for attaching a first structural or functional sub-assembly to a second structural or functional sub-assembly of a motor vehicle, the attachment assembly comprising:
- an attachment device arranged to attach the first sub-assembly in a predetermined use position relative to the second sub-assembly, the attachment device comprising:
- a female member which is connected to the second sub-assembly and defines an inner cavity on the inside,
- a male member connected to the first sub-assembly, the male member being configured to be inserted into the inner cavity of the female member in an insertion direction, and
- a blocking member which is movable relative to the female member, inside the inner cavity, between a rest position, in which the blocking member allows the male member to be inserted into the female member in the insertion direction, and an operative position, in which the blocking member cooperates with the male member in order to block the male member relative to the female member at least in the insertion direction;
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- an actuator arranged outside the inner cavity and being a distinct and separate device with regard to the attachment device,
- wherein the blocking member is movable from the rest position to the operative position by the actuator.
An assembly for attaching a first structural or functional sub-assembly to a second structural or functional sub-assembly of a motor vehicle, the attachment assembly comprising:
- an attachment device arranged to attach the first sub-assembly in a predetermined use position relative to the second sub-assembly, the attachment device comprising:
- a female member which is connected to the second sub-assembly and defines an inner cavity on the inside,
- a male member connected to the first sub-assembly, the male member being configured to be inserted into the inner cavity of the female member in an insertion direction, and
- a blocking member which is movable relative to the female member, inside the inner cavity, between a rest position, in which the blocking member allows the male member to be inserted into the female member in the insertion direction, and an operative position, in which the blocking member cooperates with the male member in order to block the male member relative to the female member at least in the insertion direction;
- a gripper configured to move the first sub-assembly to the use position;
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- an actuator connected to the gripper and arranged outside the inner cavity, the actuator being a distinct and separate device with regard to the attachment device,
- wherein the blocking member is movable from the rest position to the operative position by the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.