Securing device for a decoupling device on a shielding part, decoupling device having the securing device, and shielding part having the decoupling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10974665-B2
Application number	US-201716091773-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2017
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

A fastening device for fastening a decoupling device relative to a hole rim of a hole opening of a shielding part; to achieve the vibration-decoupling connection of a bushing to the shielding part, the decoupling device has at least one bridge element, which, at its radially outer edge, has fasteners for producing a fastening connection of the bridge element to the hole rim of the shielding part, wherein the fasteners comprise at least four tabs which, starting from the bridge element, protrude radially outward and a subset of at least two tabs of the bridge element is provided to rest against a first outside of the shielding part and a remainder of at least two tabs is provided to rest against an opposite second outside of the shielding part and the hole rim can be immobilized with a force fit relative to the decoupling device by means of the tabs of the subset and the tabs of the remainder.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fastening device for fastening a decoupling device relative to a hole rim of a hole opening of a shielding part to achieve a vibration-decoupling connection of a bushing to the shielding part, wherein at least a portion of the shielding part connected to the bushing is substantially coplanar with a central plane when the fastening device is in a fastened position, the fastening device comprising:
at least one bridge element having a multi-piece embodiment comprising at least one first individual part and one second individual part, wherein the at least one bridge element at its radially outer edge has fasteners for producing a fastening connection of the bridge element to the hole rim of the shielding part, wherein the fasteners comprise at least four tabs which, starting from the bridge element, protrude radially outward; and
the first individual part of the bridge element forms a subset of at least two tabs that are configured to extend from a first side of the shielding part in the central plane and rest against an opposite second side of the shielding part in the central plane, in an installation position, and the second individual part of the bridge element forms a remainder of at least two tabs that are configured to extend from the opposite second side of the shielding part in the central plane and rest against the first side of the shielding part in the central plane, in the installation position, and the hole rim can be immobilized with a force fit relative to the decoupling device by the tabs of the subset and the tabs of the remainder, wherein in a preinstallation position of the decoupling device, the tabs of the subset or the tabs of the remainder are bent radially inward so that the decoupling device can be inserted into the hole opening in the shielding part in such a way that the other tabs extending radially outward can be brought into contact with an associated outside of the shielding part.

2. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein, viewed in a circumference direction, adjacent tabs of the first individual part and, viewed in the circumference direction, adjacent tabs of the second individual part each form at least two spaces, with the tabs of the second individual part reaching radially and/or axially through the at least two spaces between tabs of the first individual part and with the tabs of the first individual part reaching radially and/or axially through the at least two spaces between the tabs of the second individual part.

3. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the tabs, which are bent radially inward in the preinstallation position of the decoupling device, can be brought into contact with the associated outside by bending the tabs radially outward, thus making it possible to produce the force fit.

4. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the tabs of the subset and the tabs of the remainder are arranged one after the other in alternating fashion viewed in a circumference direction.

5. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein in an installed state, cut edges of a space bottom of spaces between each of the tabs of the one of the first and second individual parts are supported resting against the tabs of the other of the first and second individual parts.

6. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the bridge element or individual parts of the bridge element are stamped-and-bent parts or deep-drawn stamped parts composed of a metal sheet with a material thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm.

7. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the bridge element or individual parts of the bridge element are composed of stainless steel 1.4301.

8. A shielding part fastened to a decoupling device with the fastening device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Elringklinger Ag

Inventors

• Heiselbetz Gerald

Classifications

• F01N2260/20

  for heat or sound protection, e.g. using a shield or specially shaped outer surface of exhaust device · CPC title

• F16B5/0241

  with the possibility for the connection to absorb deformation, e.g. thermal or vibrational · CPC title

• F01N13/14

  having thermal insulation {(exhaust manifolds F01N13/102)} · CPC title

• F01N2450/24

  by bolts, screws, rivets or the like · CPC title

• F01N13/1811

  with means permitting relative movement, e.g. compensation of thermal expansion or vibration · CPC title