External heat-stake arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10100863-B2
Application number	US-201615221046-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2016
Priority date	Jul 27, 2016
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

An external thermal heat-stake arrangement includes a polymeric base member having a collared heat-stake having an inner diameter and a second member disposed within the inner diameter of the collared heat-stake. The collared heat-stake is operatively configured to be deformed by a heated element to retain at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the second member to the polymeric base member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An external thermal heat-stake arrangement comprising:
a polymeric base member including a collared heat-stake having an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a thickness in between the inner and outer diameters; and
a retention component disposed within the inner diameter of the collared heat-stake wherein the collared heat-stake is operatively configured to be deformed by a heated element to retain a peripheral edge of the retention component to the polymeric base member;
wherein the polymeric base member further includes a base portion for the collared heat-stake and the retention component is a PALNUT®.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Sperow Travis

Classifications

• F16B19/08 Primary

  Hollow rivets; Multi-part rivets · CPC title

• F16B37/068

  by deforming the material of the support, e.g. the sheet or plate · CPC title

• B29C65/18 Primary

  using heated tools · CPC title

• B29C66/73152

  of different hardness, i.e. the hardness of one of the parts to be joined being different from the hardness of the other part · CPC title

• F16B21/20

  for bolts or shafts without holes, grooves, or notches for locking members {(by rings resilient in their plane F16B21/18)} · CPC title