Component connection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9855978-B2
Application number	US-201414485091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2014
Priority date	Mar 13, 2012
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

A component connection is provided. The component connection has a first component, at least a first male fixing element projecting from the first component, and a second component, the second component has at least a female fixing element, into which the male fixing element is fitted. At least the first component consists of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A component connection, comprising:
a first component comprising at least a male fixing element projecting from the first component, the male fixing element comprising:
a base element embedded in the first component,
a pin element extending from the base element,
a head-type element at an end of the pin element opposite the base element, and
at least one elevation extending from the base element and disposed radially outward of the pin element; and

a second component, comprising at least a female fixing element, into which the male fixing element is fitted,
wherein at least one of the first and second components is a vehicle body component, and
wherein the at least one elevation is sized so that when the head-type element and pin element are inserted through the female fixing element, the at least one elevation is brought into abutment against a first surface of the second component, and the head-type element is brought into abutment against only a second surface of the second component, the second surface facing in the opposite direction of the first surface.

2. The component connection according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second components are clamped to one another by way of the male and female fixing elements.

3. The component connection according to claim 2 , wherein
the male fixing element is formed of a plastic material.

4. The component connection according to claim 3 , wherein a plastic material of the male fixing element is different than the plastic material of the first component.

5. The component connection according to claim 3 , wherein the male fixing element is formed at least partially of a thermoplastic material.

6. The component connection according to claim 1 ,
wherein the head-type element and the base element are formed of the same material.

7. The component connection according to claim 6 , wherein a top side of the base element, from which the pin element projects, is substantially at a level with a top side of the first component or transitions smoothly into a top side of the first component.

8. The component connection according to claim 6 , wherein
the at least one elevation is provided on a top side of the base element.

9. The component connection according to claim 1 , wherein the base element has a plate shape.

10. The component connection according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second components are glued to one another.

11. The component connection according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second components are riveted to one another.

12. The component connection according to claim 1 , wherein the head-type element comprises an elastic head-type element, which form-fittingly reaches over the female fixing element.

13. The component connection according to claim 1 , wherein the female fixing element is formed by a circular hole, by an oblong hole, a collar opening or a keyhole-type opening.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Lankenau Carsten
• Vietze Eva
• Van Niekerk Johann
• Zech Sebastian

Classifications

• B23K2203/18

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B29K2307/04

  Carbon · CPC title

• B29C65/606

  the rivets being integral with one of the parts to be joined, i.e. staking · CPC title

• B29C65/58

  Snap connection · CPC title

• Y10T403/7062

  Clamped members · CPC title