Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foam plug for engine cover fastener pocket
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Application No.: US15363770Application Date: 2016-11-29
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Publication No.: US10260414B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Christopher William Newman , Gary Nola
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: LeClairRyan
- Main IPC: F02B77/00
- IPC: F02B77/00 ; A61F2/44

Abstract:
An engine cover assembly including a fastener concealing plug is disclosed. The plug includes a conical wall having upper and lower ends. A lower circumferential ring is spaced apart from the upper ring. The lower end of the concealing plug includes a fastener-receiving recessed area. The fastener pocket of the engine cover includes upper and lower grooves having a ring area formed therebetween. The upper circumferential ring of the plug nests with the upper groove of the pocket, the recessed area of the plug nests with the ring area, and the lower circumferential ring of the plug nests with the lower groove of the pocket. The engine cover is positioned on the engine such that a cover attaching stud passes through a stud-passing aperture of the cover. A fastening nut is threaded onto the cover-attaching stud until it comes into contact with a compression-limiting spacer. The plug conceals the fastener.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180149081A1 FOAM PLUG FOR ENGINE COVER FASTENER POCKET Public/Granted day:2018-05-31
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