Self-aligning component support system for a vehicle
US6284009A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/28
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A component support system for a vehicle provides a way to firmly attach a component to a vehicle. The component support system includes a component member adapted to attach to the component to be mounted and a support member adapted to attach to the vehicle. The component member has a first mating surface with a first channel formed thereon. The support member has a second mating surface with a second channel formed thereon. The second channel is adapted to interfit with the first channel. Because the channel configurations are non-symmetric about an axis allowing the parts to interfit in only one orientation, the component support system is self-aligning. A fastener is adapted to retain the component member against the support member when the first channel is interfitted with the second channel.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.