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Granted Patent B2
US 11,203,297 · App. 16/630,186 · Granted Dec 21, 2021

Holder device

Inventor: Stefan Held (Ingolstadt, DE)
Assignee: AUDI AG
B60R1/04B60R11/04B60R2011/005B60R2011/0026
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Patent No.
US 11,203,297
App. No.
16/630,186
Granted
Dec 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holder device for a rear-view and/or display device of a motor vehicle having at least one holder plate fixed to a panel or plate-like object, and having at least one securing foot, which is or can be detachably arranged on the holder plate wherein by at least one retaining means fixed to the securing foot or at least partially surrounding the securing foot, which is or can be fixed to a vehicle component spaced apart from the holder plate, which limits a movement of the securing foot in a state in which it is at least partially detached from the holder plate in form fitting and/or force-locking manner.

Claims (13)

1. A holder device for a display device of a motor vehicle, comprising: a securing foot coupled to the display device; at least one holder plate fixed to a panel or plate-like object; the securing foot, detachably arranged on the holder plater at least one retaining mechanism fixed to the securing foot or at least partially surrounding the securing foot, which is fixed to a vehicle component spaced apart from the holder plate, and which limits, in a form fitting or force-locking manner, a movement of the securing foot in a state in which it is at least partially detached from the holder plate; and at least one hinge-like bearing means by which the retaining mechanism is pivotably fixed to the vehicle component; wherein, when the securing foot is detached from the holder plate, the securing foot and the retaining mechanism are supported by the vehicle component and rotate about the at least one hinge like bearing means.

2. The holder device according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining mechanism comprises one or more of a flexible bendable retaining element and a shape-stable retaining element.

3. The holder device according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining mechanism comprises a fastening section having an opening, through which opening the securing foot extends, and the securing foot comprises a stop means, having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of the opening of the fastening section of the retaining mechanism, the stop means being provided on a section of the securing foot that is disposed between the opening and an end of the securing foot that is arranged on the holder plate.

4. The holder device according to claim 3 , wherein the stop means comprises one or more of a protrusion and a cross section of the securing foot which broadens from the display device toward the holder plate.

5. The holder device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one fixing element by which the retaining mechanism is fixed on the panel, plate-like object, or the holder plate.

6. The holder device according to claim 5 , wherein the fixing element comprises one or more of:

at least one latching means, by which the retaining mechanism is detachably fixed to the holder plate; and

at least one glue connection by which the retaining mechanism is be detachably fixed to the panel, plate-like object, or the holder plate.

7. The holder device according to claim 5 , wherein the fixing element has at least one predetermined breaking point.

8. The holder device according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining mechanism comprises a housing-like cover surrounding one or more of the holder plate and the securing foot.

9. The holder device according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle component comprises one or more of a wiring duct, an adapter, a camera, a driver assist system and the lining of a vehicle roof.

10. The holder device according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining means comprises one or more of a single or multiple-component plastic, a textile and a metal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2020
From: HELD, STEFAN
To: AUDI AG
Reel/Frame 051653/0970 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 007 379.1 · Aug 5, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200148115A1 · May 14, 2020
Cited By (1)
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