IP Library Granted Patent US 10,823,217
Granted Patent B2
US 10,823,217 · App. 15/746,622 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Attachment arrangement, clip body and clip

Inventor: Sascha Costabel (Herrenberg, DE)
Assignee: SFS intec Holding AG
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,823,217
App. No.
15/746,622
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fastening arrangement with a clip body, a fastening device and a panel is provided, with the clip body having a retainer for the fastening device, the clip body being fastenable to the panel which has fastening and positioning openings so that the clip body can be positioned on the panel by a stop of a positioning element on an edge of the positioning opening. The positioning opening has a size which allows the clip body with the fastening device held thereon to be passed at least partially therethrough, the positioning element bearing at least partially against the edge of the positioning opening and the positioning element at the same time being or being connected to a locking element which makes contact with the panel on a side facing away from the retainer. The locking element is arranged opposite the retainer. A clip body and clip are also provided.

Claims (27)

1. A fastening arrangement, comprising a clip body, a fastening device and a panel,

the clip body having a retainer for the fastening device and a positioning element, and being fastenable to the panel which includes at least one fastening opening,

the panel having a positioning opening in addition to the fastening opening so that the clip body is positionable on the panel by a stop of the positioning element on an edge of the positioning opening,

the positioning opening having a size which allows the retainer with the fastening device held thereon to be passed therethrough, the positioning element bearing at least partially against the edge of the positioning opening, and a portion of the clip body that connects the retainer to the positioning element extending through the positioning opening,

the positioning element further comprising or being connected to a locking element which makes contact with the panel on a side facing away from the retainer,

the locking element is arranged opposite the retainer and includes at least one tongue that together with the retainer forms a U-shaped panel receiving area, and bears against the side of the panel facing away from the retainer, and

the clip body has at least one rib as a reinforcement element reinforcing the clip body.

2. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the panel is arranged in an interior of a vehicle or aircraft.

3. A clip body for a fastening arrangement, the clip body comprising:

a retainer for a fastening device and a positioning element including a stop,

the clip body is adapted to be positioned on a panel by the stop of the positioning element contacting an edge of a positioning opening in the panel with the retainer for the fastening device being positioned at a fastening opening in the panel,

the retainer being sized to pass through with a fastening device held thereon with the positioning element bearing at least partially against the edge of the positioning opening, and a portion of the clip body that connects the retainer to the positioning element being adapted to extend through the positioning opening,

the positioning element further comprising or being connected to a locking element which makes contact with the panel on a side facing away from the retainer,

the locking element is arranged opposite the retainer and includes at least one tongue that together with the retainer forms a U-shaped panel receiving area, and bears against the side of the panel facing away from the retainer, and

the clip body has at least one rib as a reinforcement element reinforcing the clip body.

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

5. The clip body according to claim 3 , wherein the clip body is formed of plastic.

6. The clip body according to claim 3 , further comprising at least one sealing element attached to the clip body.

7. A clip comprising the clip body according to claim 3 and a fastening device.

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

9. The clip according to claim 7 , wherein the fastening device comprises a holding cam and a pin.

10. The clip according to claim 7 , wherein fastening device comprises a nut and a screw-fastening.

11. The clip according to claim 7 , wherein the fastening device comprises a spring clip and a pin.

12. The clip according to claim 7 , wherein the fastening device comprises a taper nut and a screw-fastening.

13. The clip according to claim 7 , wherein the fastening device is held in the retainer with play in at least one direction parallel to a panel.

14. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one rib also extends through the positioning opening.

15. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one rib reinforces the clip body in a longitudinal direction defined between the fastening opening and the positioning opening.

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 Jan 22, 2018
From: COSTABEL, SASCHA
To: SFS INTEC HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 044689/0514 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 009 644 · Jul 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180216650A1 · Aug 2, 2018
Cited By (1)
US 12,270,428