Earth apparatus of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9502792-B2
Application number	US-201414243308-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2014
Priority date	Nov 29, 2013
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

The present invention provides an earth apparatus of a vehicle, which includes a panel having a through-hole, a fastener having a panel-shaped support portion with an open side at one side and a nut portion fitted in the through-hole of the panel, and an earth member combined by the fastener, connected with an earth wire at one side, and having a guide bending downward at a predetermined length at the other side such that the guide is combined at a position corresponding to the open side of the support portion of the fastener.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An earth apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
a panel having a through-hole;
a fastener having a panel-shaped support portion with an open side at one side and a nut portion fitted in the through-hole of the panel; and
an earth member combined by the fastener, connected with an earth wire at a first side of the earth member, and having a guide bending downward at a predetermined length at a second side of the earth member such that the guide is combined at a position corresponding to the open side of the panel-shaped support portion of the fastener,
wherein the panel-shaped support portion is disposed between the panel and the earth member,
wherein the panel-shaped support portion and the nut portion are integrally formed, and
wherein the guide is directly earthed to the panel through the open side of the panel-shaped support portion.

2. The earth apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a protrusion protruding upward is formed on the panel, at a predetermined distance from the through-hole.

3. The earth apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion of the panel provides guidance for combining the open side of the support portion of the fastener to the panel at a position corresponding to the protrusion.

4. The earth apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support portion of the fastener is formed in a shape of a disc having a predetermined thickness.

5. The earth apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a weld nut.

6. The earth apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a coupling member is fitted in the fastener from above.

7. The earth apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the earth member is disposed between the coupling member and the fastener.

8. The earth apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the coupling member is a bolt and a thread is formed on an inner side of the nut portion of the fastener.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dae Su
• Tak Ho Sung

Classifications

• H01R4/64 Primary

  Connections between or with conductive parts having primarily a non-electric function, e.g. frame, casing, rail · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R4/34

  Conductive members located under head of screw · CPC title

• H01R13/648

  Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices {, e.g. anti-static shielding}   (coaxially arranged shields H01R24/38) · CPC title

• H01R4/029

  Welded connections (H01R4/021 - H01R4/028 take precedence) · CPC title