摘要:
A mounting method for mounting a plastic panel (12) to a vehicle substrate provides a support flange (24) on an inner surface of the panel. A reference nodule (28) is positioned on the inner surface of the panel. An elongate bracket (14) has an upper edge (34) thereof engaging the support flange (24). The bracket (14) has a reference notch (40) engaging the reference nodule (28) positioning the bracket (14) relative to the panel (12). A plurality of retainers (18) are mounted on the bracket (14). A double-sided adhesive tape (16) has a first adhesive on a first side thereof compatible for adhesion to the bracket (14) and a second adhesive on a second side thereof compatible for adhesion to the panel (12). The first side of the adhesive tape (16) is applied to the bracket (14) and the second side is applied to the panel (12). The tape (16) allows expansion and contraction movement of the panel (12) while securely retaining the panel (12) to the vehicle substrate.
摘要:
Apart installation structure for a vehicle for attaching a part to a vehicle body through a bracket using an access hole established in the vehicle body and a surrounding portion of the access hole, comprises a bolt including a head capable of passing through the access hole and a thread section projecting from the head and passing through the access hole, a plate member including an opening section and capable of being attached to the thread section through the opening section, a nut for being screwed onto the thread section and for tightening the surrounding portion, the plate member and the bracket altogether, and a rotation stopper provided on the bracket for contacting the head after passing through the opening section and the access hole so as to restrict a rotation when the nut is screwed in.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for attaching an undercover to the underside of a car body floor panel having a plurality of studs, comprises tubular fasteners that are inserted into respective mounting holes of the undercover with diametral clearance and that are engaged with the studs. Each fastener comprises clips coupled to one another and having flanges that exert a predetermined clamping force on the undercover while permitting displacement of the undercover along the floor panel due to thermal deformation.
摘要:
An improved structure of a fastener for a vehicle to be used for fixing various parts to a vehicle body is provided, which includes a main body(30) to be fixed and supported in a fixing base (1) of a vehicle body, a locking element (40) to be fitted into the main body via an insertion hole (2a) of an object (2) for fixing the object (2) to the fixing base, a washer (50) to be fitted into the locking element to be connected to a top surface of the object (2), and an elastic element (60) such as a coil spring for closely contacting the washer fitted into the locking element to the top surface of the object and simultaneously maintaining the holding state between the main body(30) and the locking element (40), wherein an object may be fixed to a fixing base of the vehicle body regardless of a thickness of the object and the vibration, which is generated in a coupling portion of the object when the vehicle is driving, may be absorbed for preventing the abrasion of the coupling portion of the fastener.
摘要:
A cowl assembly for a vehicle and its method of assembly includes providing first and second separable cowl parts 34, 36 adjustable between connection points on the vehicle and a latch mechanism 38 connects the first and second cowl parts for handling as a unit and for lateral adjustment of the length of the unit; and the first and second cowl parts respectively including first and second portions 62, 66 thereon configured to engage one another to providing relative movement between said first and second cowl parts for actuating the latch mechanism between locked and released positions in response to lateral adjustment of the cowl parts for connection to the vehicle.
摘要:
A motor vehicle having a sump guard and an undertray assembly attached to the undercarriage of the motor vehicle for protection of the undercarriage and engine. The undertray is made from a resilient plastics material and is moveably connected to part of the body structure of the motor vehicle and is allowed to deflect upwardly when impacted from below by an obstacle. Because of resilient nature of the undertray assembly, the undertray assembly disperses an impact load when applied thereto.
摘要:
A fastening device 1 for securing an instrument panel 3 to a vehicle body 5 comprising a first striker member 7 for passing through a bore 9 in the instrument panel 3, the first striker member 7 comprising an enlarged head 11, and a nose 13, extending from the head 11 and coupled to the head 11 by a shank 15 having a transverse cross section which is smaller than the transverse cross section of the head 11, the nose 13 having a transverse cross section 17 greater than the transverse cross section of the shank 15 such that a shoulder area 19 is defined, the nose 13 tapering from a region 17 to the nose tip 21, and a second catch member 23 on the vehicle body 5 having a nose receiving housing 27 shaped to receive the nose 13 with a mouth 29 into which the nose 13 may be pushed and a throat region having resilient walls to grip the nose 13 when inserted in the housing 25, the throat 33 and cavity 31 defining a shoulder region 35 which inhibits the removal of the nose 13 from the cavity 31 by the shoulder 19 of the nose 13 bearing against the shoulder 35 of the cavity 33.
摘要:
A vehicle body construction (10) includes a tubular metallic space frame (11) to which panels are secured by adhesive connections (126) of elongated shapes. Each adhesive connection (126) includes elastomeric spacers (128) having a nominal thickness between the associated panel and tubular member in the range of 2 to 6 millimeters, and each adhesive connection also includes an adhesive (130) that extends between the associated panel and the tubular member intermediate the spacers and has a Shore A scale hardness in the range of 40 to 60.
摘要:
An apparatus for connecting a polymeric composite pickup truck cargo box to a metallic vehicle frame without damaging the polymeric composite material of the pickup truck cargo box. The connecting apparatus is a tapping plate which allows for the distribution of forces applied by a self-tapping fastener over a broad area of the pickup truck cargo box so as not to tear or puncture the polymeric composite material. The connecting apparatus also separates the polymeric composite pickup truck cargo box from the metallic vehicle frame so that the polymeric composite material does not degrade over time.
摘要:
A first plastic body panel has an appearance panel with an appearance surface and an adjoining edge. The body panel has a tongue projecting from the adjoining edge generally parallel and recessed from the appearance surface. The tongue has an appearance side and a hidden side with the hidden side having a plurality of ribs. A second plastic body panel has an appearance panel with an appearance surface and an adjoining edge. The second plastic body panel has an inboard "L" shaped flange spaced and generally parallel to the appearance panel at the adjoining edge. The appearance panel and the flange of the second body panel define a slot at the adjoining edge for receiving the tongue of the first plastic body panel for slideably connecting the panels with the ribs of the tongue engaging the inboard "L" shaped flange. The appearance surfaces are coplanar at the adjoining edges whereby the panels can move relative to each other while maintaining the appearance surfaces coplanar at the adjoining edges.