Clippable shutter with a deflector skirt for a steering housing
US10054214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2057/127
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a device for protecting a steering mechanism of a vehicle, said device comprising a housing element defining a chamber of which the wall is perforated with at least one access opening, and a plastic cap that shuts said access opening, said cap having, along the director axis (XX′) thereof, a stepped structure comprising a hub, which is engaged in a bore of the access opening and carries a sealing lining that engages with said bore, then a collar, of which the overall diameter is greater than the diameter of the bore, said collar being engaged by snap-fitting into a stop groove hollowed into the housing element, and forming a baffle deflector of which the diameter is greater than that of the bore.
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