IP Library Granted Patent US 12,583,377
Granted Patent B2
US 12,583,377 · App. 18/999,599 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Fastening device for fastening a headlamp in a motor vehicle, a headlamp assembly, a motor vehicle, a kit comprising a plurality of fastening devices

Inventors: Bernd Schulz (Reutlingen, DE); Carsten Otto (Esslingen, DE); Ulrich Neubauer (Weilheim, DE)
Assignee: Marelli Germany GmbH
B60Q1/0441B60Q1/0005B60Q1/0433B60Q2900/10
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Patent No.
US 12,583,377
App. No.
18/999,599
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a fastening device for fastening a headlamp in a motor vehicle, having a first and a second fastening element, which are connected to one another by means of a latching connection, wherein the first fastening element and/or the second fastening element have a predetermined breaking point.

Claims (21)

1 . A fastening device for fastening a headlamp in a motor vehicle, the fastening device comprising:

a first fastening element having a first fastening interface for fastening to the motor vehicle;

at least one second fastening element formed separately from the first fastening element and having a second fastening interface for fastening to the headlamp;

wherein the first fastening element and the second fastening element can be reversibly connected to one another by means of a latching connection, and wherein a predetermined breaking point is provided on the first fastening element and/or on the second fastening element; and

wherein the first fastening element has a guide section extending along a guide axis for guiding the second fastening element or wherein the second fastening element has a guide section extending along a guide axis for guiding the first fastening element.

2 . The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined breaking point is formed as a local material taper.

3 . The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening element or the second fastening element has a truncated cone, and wherein the predetermined breaking point is arranged on the truncated cone.

4 . The fastening device according to claim 3 , wherein the truncated cone arranged on the first fastening element has a first cone end facing the second fastening element and a second cone end opposite the first cone end and facing the first fastening interface, and wherein the truncated cone tapers from the first cone end to the second cone end.

5 . The fastening device according to claim 3 , wherein the truncated cone is formed to be hollow, and wherein the truncated cone has a constant cone wall thickness with the exception of a local reduction of the cone wall thickness at the predetermined breaking point.

6 . The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening element and/or the second fastening element has a latching section.

7 . The fastening device according to claim 6 , wherein the latching section has at least one undercut.

8 . The fastening device according to claim 6 , wherein the first fastening element for latching connection with the second fastening element or the second fastening element for latching connection with the first fastening element has a latching hook, wherein when a latching connection exists the latching hook engages in the latching section so that the first fastening element is secured to the first fastening element.

9 . The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening element has a sliding section that acts in conjunction with the guide section when the second fastening element is inserted into the first fastening element, or

wherein the second fastening element has a sliding section that acts in conjunction with the guide section when the first fastening element is inserted into the second fastening element.

10 . A headlamp assembly having a fastening device according to claim 1 and a headlamp for a motor vehicle.

11 . The headlamp assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the fastening device and the motor vehicle are formed separately from one another.

12 . A motor vehicle having a fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening device and the motor vehicle are formed separately from one another.

13 . A kit comprising a plurality of fastening devices, in particular according to claim 1 , for different motor vehicles and/or for different headlamps.

14 . The kit according to claim 13 , wherein the kit comprises:

a plurality of different first fastening elements, and

a second fastening element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2026
From: OTTO, CARSTEN; SCHULZ, BERND
To: MARELLI GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 073850/0017 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102023136788.9 · Dec 28, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250214503A1 · Jul 3, 2025
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