IP Library Granted Patent US 8,926,004
Granted Patent B2
US 8,926,004 · App. 14/090,363 · Granted Jan 6, 2015

Motor vehicle trough module with seal

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Patent No.
US 8,926,004
App. No.
14/090,363
Granted
Jan 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A trough module is provided for attachment to the body of a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, which can be sealed by a cover that can be locked by a bolt. The trough module exhibits a wall with a passage opening through which the bolt can pass. The passage opening incorporates a seal, which is molded, in particular injection molded, with the wall.

Claims (17)

1. A trough module for attachment to a body of a motor vehicle that is sealable by a cover that is lockable by a bolt, comprising:

a wall;

a passage opening within the wall through which the bolt passes; and

a seal incorporated within the passage opening that is molded with the wall.

2. The trough module according to claim 1 , wherein the wall comprises a plastic.

3. The trough module according to claim 1 , wherein the seal comprises a plastic.

4. The trough module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the seal comprises a first plastic that is different from a second plastic, and

wherein the wall comprises the second plastic.

5. The trough module according to claim 1 , wherein the wall and the seal are materially joined together.

6. The trough module according to claim 1 , further comprising a peripheral seal that is configured to seal the body,

wherein the peripheral seal is molded by way of an overflow channel with the seal that is arranged in the passage opening.

7. The trough module according to claim 1 ,

wherein bolt that is configured to lock the cover and substantially seal the trough module, and

wherein the seal of the trough module tightly contacts the bolt.

8. The trough module according to the claim 1 , wherein the bolt is mounted by the seal.

9. The trough module according to claim 7 , wherein the bolt comprises a hooked side arm that extends on an exterior side of the wall facing away from the cover and actuated on a side lying opposite the passage opening.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034189/0065 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2014
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 033135/0440 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2014
From: BETZEN, HEIKO; FROMMANN, MARKUS
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 032483/0462 →