Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for retaining automotive trim panel to inner panel
- Patent Title (中): 将汽车装饰板固定在内板上的方法
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Application No.: US14186565Application Date: 2014-02-21
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Publication No.: US09302631B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Yun Shin Lee
- 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: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60R13/02
- IPC: B60R13/02 ; F16B21/07 ; F16B21/08 ; B21D53/88 ; F16B5/06

Abstract:
A serviceable safety clip for retaining an automotive trim panel to an inner panel. The serviceable safety clip includes a pin secured to the trim panel, wherein the pin includes a plurality of blades that each include a low retention detent and a high retention detent. The serviceable safety clip also includes a receiver that is secured to the inner panel, wherein the receiver includes an angled face to facilitate insertion of the pin detents and a holding face that retains the pin detents. Insertion of the blades into the receiver includes pushing the pin to flex the blades inward and thereby move the high retention detent beyond the holding face and pushing the pin further to again flex the blades inward and to move the low retention detent into engagement with the holding face.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140165362A1 TWO STAGE SERVICEABLE SAFETY CLIP AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2014-06-19
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