Fastening assembly for a roof add-on part of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9956919-B2
Application number	US-201615247980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2016
Priority date	Feb 27, 2014
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

A fastening assembly is provided for a roof add-on part of a motor vehicle, which has a roof skin element, an outer roof side frame, and a roof-add-on-part fastening element, which has a thread for detachably fastening the roof add-on part. The roof-add-on-part fastening element is fastened to a support plate. The support plate is arranged on a flange of the outer roof side frame and is fixed by a blind rivet only to the flange of the outer roof side frame, in such a way that the support plate and the flange of the outer roof side frame are jammed, in particular against each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fastening assembly for a roof add-on part of a motor vehicle, comprising:
an outer roof skin element;
an outer roof side frame;
a roof add-on part fastening element having a thread for detachably fastening the roof add-on part, wherein
the roof add-on part fastening element is fastened to a support plate arranged on a flange of the outer roof side frame, and
the support plate is fixed via a blind rivet only on the flange of the outer roof side frame.

2. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the roof add-on part fastening element is constructed of the blind rivet.

3. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flange of the outer roof side frame has a flange through-boring and the support plate has a support plate through-boring, and
the flange through-boring and the support plate through-boring are in alignment and are developed for guiding the blind rivet through.

4. The fastening assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the support plate is arranged on an inner side of the flange of the outer roof side frame.

5. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support plate is arranged on an inner side of the flange of the outer roof side frame.

6. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outer roof skin element has a roof flange that is connected to the flange of the outer roof side frame, and
the roof flange has a cutout in an area of the blind rivet.

7. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outer roof skin element is made of a different material than the outer roof side frame, and
the material of the outer roof skin element has a different thermal expansion coefficient than the material of the outer roof side frame.

8. The fastening assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the outer roof skin element is made of a light metal material or a fiber composite material and the outer roof side frame is made of a steel material.

9. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outer roof side frame together with an inner roof side frame forms a roof side frame hollow profile,
a flange of the inner roof side frame is connected to the flange of the outer roof side frame, and
the flange of the inner roof side frame has a cutout in the area of the blind rivet which is at least larger than a bead of the blind rivet.

10. The fastening assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the support plate is arranged between the flange of the outer roof side frame and the flange of the inner roof side frame.

11. The fastening assembly according to claim 9 , wherein:
a roof side frame reinforcement is arranged between the outer roof side frame and the inner roof side frame,
a flange of the roof side frame reinforcement is arranged between the flange of the outer roof side frame and the flange of the inner roof side frame and is connected to the flange of the outer roof side frame and the flange of the inner roof side frame,
the support plate is arranged between the flange of the outer roof side frame and the flange of the roof side frame reinforcement, and
the flange of the roof side frame reinforcement has a cutout that is at least larger than the blind rivet bead.

12. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support plate is firmly bonded by being glued or welded to the flange of the outer roof side frame.

13. The fastening assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the blind rivet is a blind rivet nut.

14. A fastening assembly for a roof add-on part of a motor vehicle, comprising:
an outer roof skin element;
a roof side frame, the roof side frame including an inner roof side frame, an outer roof side frame, and a roof side reinforcement disposed therebetween;
a roof add-on part fastening element having a thread configured to detachably fasten the roof add-on part;
a blind rivet configured to fix some but not all components; and
a support plate, wherein
each of the inner roof side frame, the outer roof side frame, and the roof side reinforcement define a flange portion,
the roof add-on part fastening element is fastened to the support plate, and
the blind rivet fixes only the support plate and the flange portion of the outer roof side frame.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Kerscher Martin

Classifications

• B60R9/04 Primary

  Carriers associated with vehicle roof (B60R9/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D27/023

  Assembly of structural joints · CPC title

• B62D25/06

  Fixed roofs (non-fixed roofs or like shelters B60J7/00; roof liners B60R13/02; insulating elements B60R13/08) · CPC title