Method and device for fastening a plastics component to a load-bearing component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10207565-B2
Application number	US-201615285764-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2016
Priority date	Oct 5, 2015
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and device for fastening a plastics component to a load-bearing component. The fastening device includes a plastics component which is fastened to the load-bearing component by a screw connection, and a rubber-metal buffer which is arranged as a resilient support between the load-bearing component and the plastics component. The fastening device further comprises at least one metal tip which is arranged between the rubber-metal buffer and the plastics component, and which protrudes from a metal disk in the direction of the plastics component and engages at least partially in a surface of the plastics component when the plastics component is screwed to the load-bearing component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fastening device for fastening a plastics component to a load-bearing component, comprising
(a) a rubber-metal buffer arranged as a resilient support between a load-bearing component and a plastics component,
(b) at least one metal tip, arranged between the rubber-metal buffer and the plastics component, protruding from a first metal disk in the direction of the plastics component, and which engages at least partially in a surface of the plastics component when the plastics component is screwed to the load-bearing component.

2. The fastening device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second metal disc wherein the first metal disk, from which the at least one metal tip protrudes, bears against a metal disk of the rubber-metal buffer.

3. The fastening device according to claim 1 , where the rubber-metal buffer further comprises two metal disks, at least one of which is the first metal disc from which the at least one metal tip protrudes.

4. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the first metal disk, from which the at least one metal tip protrudes is fastened by a material connection to the plastics component.

5. The fastening device according to claim 1 wherein the first metal disk, from which the at least one metal tip protrudes has been at least partially injection-moulded with plastics material during injection-moulding of the plastics component.

6. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one metal tip is arranged on an outer region of the first metal disk.

7. The fastening device according to claim 6 , wherein the at last one metal tip is arranged on an outer edge of the first metal disk.

8. The fastening device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of metal tips arranged on an outer edge of the first metal disk.

9. The fastening device according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of metal tips arranged on an outer edge of the first metal disk are uniformly distributed.

10. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the first metal disk, from which the at least one metal tip protrudes, comprises at least one fixing lug which protrudes on an outer edge of the first metal disk in the direction of the rubber-metal buffer.

11. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the first metal disk, from which the at least one metal tip protrudes, comprises at least one tensioning element which protrudes on an outer edge of the first metal disk in the direction of the rubber-metal buffer.

12. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the first metal disk, from which the at least one metal tip protrudes, comprises a central opening, a threaded shaft of the screw connection being guided there through in order to screw the plastics component to the load-bearing component.

13. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein a metal bushing is pressed into the plastics component, a threaded shaft of the screw connection being guided there through in order to screw the plastics component to the load-bearing component.

14. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein
(a) the plastics component is a primary air channel or suction duct; and
(b) the load-bearing component is a driver's cab rear wall of a vehicle.

15. A motor vehicle including a fastening device for fastening a plastics component to a load-bearing component, the fastening device comprising:
(a) a rubber-metal buffer arranged as a resilient support between a load-bearing component and a plastics component,
(b) at least one metal tip, arranged between the rubber-metal buffer and the plastics component, protruding from a first metal disk in the direction of the plastics component, and which engages at least partially in a surface of the plastics component when the plastics component is screwed to the load-bearing component.

Assignees

• Man Truck & Bus Ag

Inventors

• Preis Roland
• Heindl Thomas

Classifications

• F16F15/085

  Use of both rubber and metal springs · CPC title

• F16B43/00

  Washers or equivalent devices; Other devices for supporting bolt-heads or nuts (circlips F16B21/18; {for indicating tensile load F16B31/02; forming a whole with the bolt or nut F16B33/00; locking bolts or nuts by means of a fixed plate or ring, or washer-like resilient plates F16B39/10, F16B39/24}) · CPC title

• B60H1/00521 Primary

  Mounting or fastening of components in housings, e.g. heat exchangers, fans, electronic regulators · CPC title

• B60H1/34

  Nozzles; Air-diffusers · CPC title

• B60H1/00564

  of air ducts · CPC title