Fastening device for a water-catching strip, and arrangement of a water-catching strip on an A-pillar of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11840180-B2
Application number	US-202017782364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	Dec 6, 2019
Publication date	Dec 12, 2023
Grant date	Dec 12, 2023

Abstract

A fastening device is provided for arranging a water-catching strip of a motor vehicle on an A-pillar of the motor vehicle. The fastening device can be secured in its position relative to the A-pillar by way of a bolt fastened to the A-pillar. The fastening device has a retaining region for retaining a fastening portion of the water-catching strip. The fastening device includes, in the retaining region, at least one tab, which protrudes from a main body of the fastening device and has a detent element, which detent element is designed to engage in one of a plurality of grooves. The grooves are formed in the fastening portion of the water-catching strip such that the grooves are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction of extension of the at least one tab. An arrangement of a water-catching strip of a motor vehicle on an A-pillar is carried out by a fastening device of this type.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fastening device for arranging a water-catching strip on an A-pillar of a motor vehicle, the A-pillar having a bolt fastened thereto to secure the fastening device in position relative to the A-pillar, comprising:
a main body of the fastening device;
a retaining region of the fastening device that retains a fastening portion of the water-catching strip, wherein
the fastening device, in the retaining region, has at least one tab projecting from the main body, the at least one tab includes a detent element, which is configured to engage in one of a plurality of grooves which are formed in the fastening portion of the water-catching strip such that the plurality of grooves are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction of extension of the at least one tab,
the fastening device has at least one spring piece projecting from the main body in the direction of extension of the at least one tab, which spring piece is configured to bear on the A-pillar under preload in an installed position of the fastening device.

2. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one tab and at least one web projecting from the main body in the direction of extension of the tab laterally delimit an insertion region of the fastening device, into which insertion region the fastening portion of the water-catching strip is insertable in a direction opposite to the direction of extension.

3. The fastening device according to claim 2 , wherein
in a first portion of the insertion region, a first web and two tabs are arranged on mutually opposite sides of the insertion region, and
in a second portion of the insertion region, a second web and two further tabs are arranged on the mutually opposite sides of the insertion region.

4. The fastening device according to claim 3 , wherein
along the main body, the first web is arranged to be offset to the two tabs of the first portion, and the second web is arranged to be offset to the two further tabs of the second portion along the main body.

5. The fastening device according to claim 4 , wherein
the first web is arranged along the main body opposite a gap between the two tabs, and
the second web is arranged along the main body opposite a gap between the two further tabs.

6. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein
the fastening device has a receiving opening configured to receive a sub-region of the bolt.

7. The fastening device according to claim 3 , wherein
the fastening device has a receiving opening configured to receive a sub-region of the bolt, and
the receiving opening is arranged along the main body between the first portion of the insertion region and the second portion of the insertion region.

8. The fastening device according to claim 6 , wherein
a wall of the main body that delimits the receiving opening has a plurality of ribs.

9. The fastening device according to claim 6 , wherein
in the region of the receiving opening, the fastening device has a detent web, which is configured to latch a sub-region of the bolt.

10. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein
the detent element of the at least one tab projects away from the at least one tab in a direction of a width of the fastening device, wherein the width of the fastening device is less than 7 mm.

11. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein
the fastening device is a plastic fastening device.

12. A fastening device for arranging a water-catching strip on an A-pillar of a motor vehicle, the A-pillar having a bolt fastened thereto to secure the fastening device in position relative to the A-pillar, comprising:
a main body of the fastening device;
a retaining region of the fastening device that retains a fastening portion of the water-catching strip, wherein
the fastening device, in the retaining region, has at least one tab projecting from the main body, the at least one tab includes a detent element, which is configured to engage in one of a plurality of grooves which are formed in the fastening portion of the water-catching strip such that the plurality of grooves are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction of extension of the at least one tab,
the fastening device has at least one protective tab which, in an installed position of the fastening device, is arranged between a supporting part of the water-catching strip and a surface of the A-pillar.

13. An arrangement, comprising:
a water-catching strip of a motor vehicle configured for an A-pillar of the motor vehicle;
at least one fastening device, the at least one fastening device comprising:
a main body;
a retaining region, wherein
the fastening device, in the retaining region, has at least one tab projecting from the main body that includes a detent element, the detent element being configured to engage in one of a plurality of grooves which are formed in a fastening portion of the water-catching strip such that the plurality of grooves are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction of extension of the at least one tab;
wherein the fastening portion of the water-catching strip is retained in the retaining region of the fastening device,
the detent element of the at least one tab engages in one of the plurality of grooves of the water-catching strip, and
a respective length of the groove in which the tab is engaged is greater than a length of an engagement region in which the detent element engages in one of the grooves.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Held Lukas
• Sosnik Richard

Classifications

• B60R13/07 Primary

  Water drainage or guide means not integral with roof structure (B60R13/06, {B60J10/25} take precedence; {integral with roof structure B62D25/07; drainage openings having movable or removable closures B62D25/24}) · CPC title

• F16B5/128

  a strip with a C-or U-shaped cross section being fastened to a plate such that the fastening means remain invisible, e.g. the fastening being completely enclosed by the strip · CPC title