IP Library Granted Patent US 10,670,069
Granted Patent B2
US 10,670,069 · App. 15/736,500 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Clip body, clip, and fastening arrangement

Inventor: Sascha Costabel (Herrenberg, DE)
Assignee: SFS intec Holding AG
F16B37/043F16B5/0635F16B37/044F16B21/073F16B37/04F16B37/0857
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Patent No.
US 10,670,069
App. No.
15/736,500
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a clip body ( 10 ) with a retainer ( 12 ) for a fastening device ( 14 ), wherein the clip body ( 10 ) can be fastened to a panel ( 18 ) provided with at least one fastening opening ( 16 ), wherein the clip body ( 10 ) has two limbs, of which one can be arranged on a first side of the panel ( 18 ) and the other can be arranged on a second side of the panel ( 18 ), and for this purpose is placed onto an edge of the panel ( 18 ), and the clip body ( 10 ) has at least one positioning element ( 20 ). According to the invention, the at least one positioning element ( 20 ) can be guided through the fastening opening ( 16 ) in the panel ( 18 ), and the clip body ( 10 ) can be positioned on the panel ( 18 ) by a stop of the at least one positioning element ( 20 ) on an edge ( 22 ) of the fastening opening ( 16 ). The invention also relates to a clip ( 30 ) and a fastening arrangement ( 50 ).

Claims (13)

1. A clip body adapted to be fastened to a panel provided with at least one fastening opening, the clip body comprising a retainer for a fastening element and two limbs, of which one is adapted to be arranged on a first side of the panel and the other is adapted to be arranged on a second side of the panel, and for this purpose is placed onto an edge of the panel, at least one positioning element on one of the limbs, the at least one positioning element is adapted to be guided through the fastening opening in the panel and includes a stop, and the clip body is adapted to be positioned on the panel by the stop of the positioning element contacting an edge of the fastening opening, and the positioning element simultaneously acts as a locking element for stabilisation in an axial direction and has at least one tongue extending therefrom that is adapted to be inserted through the fastening opening in the panel to an opposite side of the panel from the one of the limbs from which the positioning element extends.

2. The clip body according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one reinforcement element.

3. The clip body according to claim 1 , wherein the clip body is produced from at least one of an insulating material or a material which prevents contact corrosion.

4. The clip body according to claim 1 , wherein the clip body is formed of plastic.

5. The clip body according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one sealing element attached thereto.

6. A clip comprising a clip body according to claim 1 and a fastening device.

7. The clip according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening device is at least partially bolt-shaped.

8. The clip according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening device comprises a holding cam and a pin.

9. The clip according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening device comprises a nut and a screw-fastener.

10. The clip according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening device comprises a spring clip and a pin.

11. The clip according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening device comprises a taper nut and a screw-fastener.

12. The clip according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening device is held in the retainer with play in at least one direction that is adapted to be parallel to the panel.

13. A fastening arrangement comprising the clip according to claim 6 and a panel provided with a fastening opening, wherein the panel is arranged in an interior of a vehicle or aircraft.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2022
From: SFS INTEC HOLDING AG
To: SFS GROUP INTERNATIONAL AG
Reel/Frame 061328/0559 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2017
From: COSTABEL, SASCHA
To: SFS INTEC HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 044398/0889 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 009 643 · Jul 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180180086A1 · Jun 28, 2018