Front section for a motor vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsMarco Nickel, Martin Likar
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Abstract
A front section for a motor vehicle includes a bumper cladding and a bumper stiffening which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction between the bumper cladding and a supporting body part. A connecting unit including a blind nut and a threaded fastener is inserted from below into an opening of the body part to fix a rear edge region of the bumper stiffening on an underside of the body part. The blind nut has flexible legs which are reversibly splayed apart above the opening.
Claims14
A front section for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a bumper stiffener configured to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction between a bumper cladding and a body part;
- and
- a connecting unit configured to fix a rear edge region of the bumper stiffener to an underside of the body part, the connecting unit having a threaded fastener and blind nut for inserting into an opening of the body part and receiving the threaded fastener, wherein a flexible leg formed on the blind nut is reversibly splayed apart when the threaded fastener is received in the blind nut,
- wherein the blind nut includes the flexible leg which are splayed apart by screwing the threaded fastener into a thread of the blind nut, and
- wherein the blind nut comprises a base plate having the thread formed therein, wherein the flexible leg extends from an edge of the base plate.
A front section for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a bumper stiffener configured to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction between a bumper cladding and a body part;
- and
- a connecting unit configured to fix a rear edge region of the bumper stiffener to an underside of the body part, the connecting unit having a threaded fastener and blind nut for inserting into an opening of the body part and receiving the threaded fastener, wherein a flexible leg formed on the blind nut is reversibly splayed apart when the threaded fastener is received in the blind nut,
- wherein the bumper stiffener comprises sliding surfaces to provides the body part when the bumper stiffener is moved rearward relative to the body part.
A front section for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a bumper stiffener configured to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction between a bumper cladding and a body part;
- and
- a connecting unit configured to fix a rear edge region of the bumper stiffener to an underside of the body part, the connecting unit having a threaded fastener and blind nut for inserting into an opening of the body part and receiving the threaded fastener, wherein a flexible leg formed on the blind nut is reversibly splayed apart when the threaded fastener is received in the blind nut,
- wherein the bumper stiffener comprises a projection in a flank opposite a front side of the body part and a recess formed underneath the projection, wherein the projection is configured to contact the front side at least when the bumper stiffener is moved rearward relative to the body part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.