Patent · US Expired

Rivet or screw connection of a plastic part to a further part

US7815390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Schmelz · Marienmünster, DE
Eric Zimmermann · New York, US
Marko Hermann · Treffurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2005
Grant date	Oct 19, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/75
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rivet or screw connection, comprising: a first component having a first through-opening; a second component having a second through-opening; and a rivet or screw having shank, wherein the first and second through-openings are arranged and penetrated by the shank of the rivet or screw, the rivet or screw comprises a rivet head, screw head or nut on both sides of the through-openings, having a diameter larger than diameters of the through-openings, and at least the first component comprises a pot-like recess near the rivet or screw extending towards the second component, on whose base the first through-opening is arranged.

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