Part assembly and vehicle deflector assembly employing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10046813-B2
Application number	US-201615239548-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2016
Priority date	Aug 18, 2015
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

A part assembly includes: a first part and a second part. The first part defines thereupon an aperture and a first tongue extending from a first edge of the aperture. The first tongue and an opposing second edge of the aperture together define there-between a clearance. The second part defines a foot to be at least partially received through the clearance and to contact the first tongue at an assembled position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A part assembly, comprising:
a first part having an aperture defined therein and a first tongue extending from a first edge of the aperture, the first tongue and an opposing second edge of the aperture together defining there-between a clearance; and
a second part defining a foot to be at least partially received through the clearance and to contact the first tongue at an assembled position, the first tongue being of a first elevation relative to the opposing second edge along an assembly direction.

2. The part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first tongue includes a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion positioned between the first portion and the first edge, the second portion extending in a second direction different from the first direction.

3. The part assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first direction is of a smaller directional differential to the assembly direction than the second direction.

4. The part assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second tongue extending from the opposing second edge and directed toward the first tongue.

5. The part assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first tongue and the second tongue differ in elevation along the assembly direction.

6. The part assembly of claim 4 , wherein the foot includes a back and a protrusion extending out from the back, the back is to contact the first tongue and the protrusion is to contact the second tongue at the assembled position.

7. The part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the foot of the second part differs in material from the first tongue.

8. The part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the foot of the second part is softer than the first tongue at the assembled position.

9. The part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the foot of the second part includes a polymeric material.

10. The part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the foot includes a back and a protrusion extending out from the back, the back is to contact the first tongue and the protrusion is to contact the opposing second edge at the assembled position.

11. The part assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second part further includes a fastener hole to receive there-through a metallic fastener for fixation to the first part, the fastener hole is spaced apart from the foot.

12. The part assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first one of the first part and the second part is at least a part of a vehicle front deflector, a second one of the first part and the second part is at least a portion of a tire spoiler.

13. A deflector assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
a deflector defining thereupon an aperture and a first tongue extending from a first edge of the aperture, the first tongue and an opposing second edge of the aperture together defining there-between a clearance;
wherein the first tongue is spaced apart with a distance from the opposing second edge along an assembly direction, the first tongue defining a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion positioned between the first portion and the first edge, the second portion extending in a second direction different from the first direction, the first direction being of a smaller directional differential to the assembly direction than the second direction.

14. The deflector assembly of claim 13 , further comprising a second tongue extending from the opposing second edge and directed toward the first tongue, wherein the first tongue and the second tongue differ in elevation along the assembly direction, the second tongue defining a third portion extending in a third direction and a fourth portion positioned between the third portion and the second edge, the fourth portion extending in a fourth direction different from the third direction, the third direction being of a smaller direction differential to the assembly direction than the fourth direction.

15. A part assembly, comprising:
a first part having an aperture and a first tongue extending from a first edge of the aperture, the first tongue and an opposing second edge of the aperture together defining there-between a clearance, said first part further having a second tongue extending from the opposing second edge and directed toward the first tongue, wherein the second tongue includes a third portion extending in a third direction and a fourth portion positioned between the third portion and the opposing second edge, the fourth portion extending in a fourth direction different from the third direction; and
a second part defining a foot to be at least partially received through the clearance and to contact the first tongue at an assembled position, the first tongue being of a first elevation relative to the opposing second edge along an assembly direction.

16. The part assembly of claim 15 , wherein the third direction is of a smaller directional differential to the assembly direction than the fourth direction.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Shi Jian
• Wang Koby
• Wang Joe

Classifications

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• B60R2019/1886

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• B62D35/02 Primary

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• B62D35/005 Primary

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• F16B5/0664

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