Assembly for providing a fastening possibility for a vehicle component
An assembly includes a connecting element, a retaining element and a locking and/or blocking element. The locking and/or blocking element includes a land region extending in the insertion direction, including two opposing finger and/or wing elements that are radially projecting from the land region. A base body of the retaining element includes a passage extending in the longitudinal direction of the base body, wherein the land region is receivable with the finger or wing elements projecting from the land region. The passage includes a first guide system formed to guide the finger or wing elements upon insertion of the land region into the passage or into the recess of the base body, and a second guide system which is formed to guide the finger or wing elements when the land region is guided out of the passage or out of the recess of the base body.
1 . An assembly for providing a fastening possibility for a vehicle component to a body component, wherein the assembly is embodied as a torsion clip and comprises the following:
a connecting element to which the vehicle component is connectable; and
a retaining element for retaining the connecting element on the body component;
wherein the retaining element comprises a base body with a retaining region at a first end region of the base body, and the connecting element comprises a base body with a receptacle opening wherein the retaining element is receivable at least in some areas, or through which the retaining element, and the retaining region of the retaining element, is insertable at least in some areas,
wherein the assembly further comprises a locking or blocking element for defining a location or position of the retaining element in relation to the connecting element, wherein the locking or blocking element comprises a land region extending in an insertion direction, wherein the land region comprises two finger or wing elements that are opposite to one another and projecting radially from the land region, wherein the base body of the retaining element comprises a passage extending in a longitudinal direction of the base body or a recess extending in the longitudinal direction of the base body, wherein a land region of the locking or blocking element is received or receivable at least partially or in some areas with the finger or wing elements projecting from the land region, wherein the passage or the recess of the base body of the retaining element comprises a first guide system, which is formed to guide the finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element when inserting the land region into the passage or into the recess of the base body of the retaining element, and wherein the passage or recess of the base body of the retaining element comprises a second guide system, which is formed so as to guide the finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element when the land region is guided out of the passage or out of the recess of the base body of the retaining element.
2 . The assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first guide system comprises two interior groove regions opposite to one another, which are embodied in an inner wall of the passage or in the inner wall of the recess of the base body of the retaining element, wherein at least one of the two finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element is receivable; and/or
wherein the second guide system comprises two interior groove regions opposite to one another and embodied in the inner wall of the passage or in the inner wall of the recess of the base body of the retaining element, wherein one of the two finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element is respectively receivable, at least partially or in some areas.
3 . The assembly according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first guide system comprises a first region and a second region connected to the first region via a projection provided in the first guide system, wherein the first and second regions as well as the projection of the first guide system are formed such that when the land region is inserted into the passage or into the recess of the base body of the retaining element, the two finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element first follow the guide of the first region of the first guide system, wherein, for transitioning into the second region of the first guide system, the finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element must move radially inwards with respect to the land region.
4 . The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the land region is elastically formed such that the two finger or wing elements move radially towards one another.
5 . The assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second guide system is embodied without a projection in one of the interior groove regions.
6 . The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the land region comprises a window area in the area of the two finger or wing elements.
7 . The assembly according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first guide system of the passage or the recess of the base body of the retaining element is connected to the second guide system of the passage or the recess of the base body of the retaining element via a bevel inclined in a direction of the interior groove regions of the second guide system, via which, during transition of the finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element from the first guide system to the second guide system, the finger or wing elements of the locking or blocking element are guided with simultaneous torsion of the land region of the locking or blocking element.
8 . The assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein the assembly can be transitioned from a pre-assembly or delivery state, wherein the retaining region of the retaining element is not yet inserted through a fastening opening in the body component, into a pre-fixation state, wherein the retaining region of the retaining element is inserted through the fastening opening of the body component and an edge region of the body component surrounding the fastening opening is received at least in some areas between the retaining region of the retaining element and the base body of the connecting element,
wherein, in order to transition the assembly from its pre-assembly or delivery state into its pre-fixation state, a torque is exerted on at least the retaining region of the retaining element such that, starting from a basic state of the retaining region, at least the retaining region of the retaining element is twisted in relation to the connecting element and in relation to the fastening opening of the body component in order to allow a passage of the retaining region through the fastening opening of the body component, wherein, after the passage of the retaining element or retaining region of the retaining element through the fastening opening of the body component, the torque previously exerted on the retaining region is at least partially nullified, and the retaining region is in its basic state again.
9 . The assembly according to claim 8 ,
wherein the retaining element or retaining region of the retaining element can be twisted in relation to the connecting element around a rotational axis extending in an insertion direction of the retaining element, namely:
from a first rotational position of the retaining element or retaining region of the retaining element, wherein the retaining element is connectable to the connecting element for assembling the assembly, into a second rotational position of the retaining element or retaining region of the retaining element, wherein the retaining element is connected to the connecting element and the assembly is in its pre-assembly or delivery state or in its pre-fixation state; and
from the second rotational position of the retaining element or retaining region of the retaining element into a third rotational position of the retaining element or retaining region of the retaining element, wherein the retaining element is located when the retaining region passes through the fastening opening of the body component.
10 . The assembly according to claim 9 ,
wherein the assembly can furthermore be transitioned from its pre-fixation state into a fixed state, wherein the retaining region of the retaining element inserted through the fastening opening of the body component exerts a force, which acts on the edge region of the body component surrounding the fastening opening opposite the insertion direction at least in some areas, in order to fix the connecting element to the body component.
11 . The assembly according to claim 9 ,
wherein, in order to transition the assembly from its pre-fixation state into its fixed state, the retaining element or retaining region of the retaining element is further twisted from its second rotational position in relation to the connecting element into a fourth rotational position.
12 . The assembly according to claim 11 ,
wherein the locking or blocking element can be transitioned from a first state, wherein the assembly is in its pre-assembly or delivery state, into a second state, wherein the assembly is in its fixed state,
wherein, in the first state of the locking or blocking element, it blocks a transition of the retaining element from the second rotational position into the first rotational position, and wherein, upon transitioning the locking or blocking element into its second state, an engagement of a torsion element with a helical groove of the retaining element is released, and the retaining element is twisted from its second rotational position into its fourth rotational position,
wherein the locking or blocking element comprises at least one latching means for releasably latching the locking or blocking element at least in its second state.
13 . The assembly according to claim 12 ,
wherein the assembly comprises at least one element which, when the locking or blocking element is transitioned from its first state to its second state, is formed to translate a movement of the locking or blocking element relative to the connecting element into a rotational movement of the retaining element relative to the connecting element in order to transition the retaining element into its fourth rotational position.
14 . The assembly according to claim 8 ,
wherein the base body of the retaining element is arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner at least in some areas, wherein a crown region is formed at a second end region of the base body opposite the first end region of the base body, and wherein a fitted region is formed between the crown region and the retaining region, and
wherein the base body of the connecting element comprises a support surface adapted to a geometry or size of the crown region at least in some areas, such that, at least in the pre-assembly or delivery state of the assembly and, in the pre-fixation state of the assembly, the crown region of the retaining element rests on the support surface of the connecting element at least in some areas.
15 . The assembly according to claim 14 ,
wherein at least one recess is formed in the crown region of the retaining element, and wherein the connecting element comprises a region which is formed to be complementary to the at least one recess of the crown region at least in some areas, and projects in the direction of the receptacle opening of the connecting element, which is formed such that, in the first rotational position of the retaining element, the retaining element can be connected to the connecting element, so that the crown region of the retaining element then rests on the support surface of the connecting element, at least in some areas,
wherein the at least one region protruding in the direction of the receptacle opening of the connecting element is arranged at an offset from the plane wherein the crown region of the retaining element is located, such that the at least one region protruding in the direction of the receptacle opening of the connecting element blocks a release of the connection between the retaining element and the connecting element in the second rotational position of the retaining element.