Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Itw Automotive Products Gmbh Co. Kg

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Itw-ateco Gmbh

Albert Sbongk

Melanie Sindel

Jan Müller

Florian Düll

Gerit Vollmer

Frank Eckstein

Christoph Leidig

Heiner Wiese

Manuel Hübner

Viviane Reibel

Manuel Kellner

Torsten Klein

Angela Zoeller

Timo Rohner

Angela Zöller

Disclosed is a valve apparatus having a first pressure compensation valve, a first, gas-tight, cap-like membrane device, and a gas-permeable, moisture-permeable, and yet water-impermeable second membrane device. The first pressure compensation valve, in particular a back-pressure valve, having a first valve housing, which limits a pressure compensation opening and comprising a housing side and a covering side, comprising or consisting of a first, gas-tight, cap-like membrane device covering a first pressure compensation opening and releasing the first pressure compensation opening from a predetermined negative pressure prevailing on the housing side in order to enable a pressure compensation between a housing device and an environment, and a gas-permeable, moisture-permeable, and yet water-impermeable second membrane device arranged on the covering side and in series to the first membrane device, covering a second pressure compensation opening and preventing water entry into the valve housing and thus into a housing device.

Valve device, valve housing and universal valve housing

A fastening apparatus for fastening a component to a carrier component includes: a bushing device having a bushing portion that delimits a receiving space for receiving a pin device; a pin device having a pin portion, wherein the bushing device and the pin device are formed from a first plastic component; and an outer casing wall of the bushing portion of the bushing device, the outer casing wall comprising at least one and preferably two diametrically opposed fastening portions for radially abutting against a recess of a carrier component, wherein each of the one or more fastening portions are formed from a second plastic component that is softer in comparison to the first plastic component.

Fastening device and method for its manufacture

A grommet apparatus for cable passage is provided at a component opening. It includes a radially circumferential connecting portion for connecting the grommet apparatus to an edge region of a component opening in an assembly direction and a cable passage portion.

Grommet apparatus

A fastening apparatus, for a backseat bench of a motor vehicle, includes a housing installation with a fastening space for receiving a retaining section of a component to be fastened, wherein the housing installation is insertable in an assembly direction into a passage opening of a carrier component, and wherein the housing installation has an abutment section with an abutment surface extending transversely to the assembly direction at an end counter to the assembly direction for abutment on an edge of a carrier component facing counter to the assembly direction. A catching installation is provided with catching elements for connecting the fastening apparatus to a carrier component. The fastening apparatus further has a fastening installation with a catching means for releasably fixing a retaining section of a component to be fastened, wherein the fastening installation is arranged in front of the abutment section in the assembly direction.

Mounting device

A carrier apparatus (mount) for fastening a water-collecting strip to an A-pillar of a motor vehicle includes a fastening wall having a fastening side and a receiving side, wherein at least one catching device is arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall for connecting with the A-pillar, which catching device extends in an approximately orthogonal direction from the fastening side, and wherein the catching device is formed for insertion and rearward catching in a through-opening of the A-pillar, and a catching element device arranged opposite the receiving side having at least one catching element for releasably fixing a water-collecting strip in a receiving region, wherein the receiving region is formed between the receiving side of the fastening wall and the catching element.

Support device for a water-collecting strip

Installation system for a box profile () for a motor vehicle, wherein the installation system () has: &#x2014;at least one carrier strip (), which can be pushed into the box profile (), &#x2014;at least one nut element () for prepositioning on the carrier strip (), wherein the nut element () is designed to be prepositioned in a releasable manner on the carrier strip (), and the installation system () has a positioning strip (), which can be displaced relative to the carrier strip () and is designed to arrange the at least one nut element (), in the state in which the latter has been prepositioned on the carrier strip (), on an opening () of the box profile (). Installation method. Nut element.

Mounting system for box profile

A belt guide () having a base structure () and a bracket part (), wherein the base structure () includes a body contact portion () configured to abut a body part (), wherein the bracket part () is connected to the base structure () via a connecting structure and includes a belt contact surface () facing the base structure () to guide a belt between itself and the body part () or the base structure (), wherein the connecting structure is configured to hold the bracket part () such that it cannot move relative to the base structure () in a normal state and to yield under the action of a predetermined load, in particular a load acting from the direction of the body part (), to allow the bracket part () to move relative to the base structure () toward the body contact portion () in a release state.

Belt guide

A bolt fastener includes a plurality of fixing structures that are arranged radially around a receiving space for a bolt and are axially pivotable, wherein the fixing structures have, in the direction of an axial receiving space for a fastening bolt, engagement faces for engagement with a bolt and have, at diametrically opposite ends, bearing faces with which the fixing structures are supported counter to an outward movement, wherein bearing structures for the bearing faces are also provided, which cooperate in a supporting manner with the bearing faces, wherein the bearing face and bearing structure are dimensioned such that they disengage when the fixing structures are pivoted counter to the insertion direction of the bolt, wherein the radial spacing between the bearing structures and a bolt mounted in the receiving space is smaller than the entire extent of the fixing structures.

Bolt attachment

A system for fastening a component on a fastening projection. A fastening device has a fastening element with a holding receptacle with holding means to hold the fastening projection and positive-locking elements. The component or an intermediate element arranged on the component has corresponding positive-locking elements. Prestressing means prestress the mutually corresponding positive-locking elements into positive engagement in a premounted position of the fastening element on the component so that lateral displacement of the fastening element relative to the component along a first direction of movement is prevented. The holding receptacle has a centering opening at least partially tapering in the insertion direction of the fastening projection so that the fastening projection is centered with respect to the holding receptacle of the fastening element with temporary suppression of positive locking of the mutually corresponding positive-locking elements and with lateral displacement of the fastening element along the first direction.

System including a component and a fastening device

A spacer () for vibration-damped fastening of a mounting part () to a carrier part (), wherein the spacer has a base body () with a first flange region () and a second flange region () which is opposite viewed in the longitudinal direction (L) of the base body and with a passage () in which a fastener () which is connected to the carrier part, can be received at least sectionally. The base body has an at least two-part design with a first body part () and at least a further, second body part (), wherein the body parts can be detachable connected to one another to create the base body and wherein, in the connected state, a gap region () is provided between the first and second flange region, by which the border of a fastening hole () configured in the mounting part can be received.

Spacer for a fastening arrangement, fastening arrangement with such a spacer and method for fastening a mounting part to a carrier part

Connector, wherein the connector is configured for connecting a first component to a second component, wherein the components each have an opening with cross sections different from a circular cross section, wherein the connector has a cage part which has a radial flange at one end and which has a stem portion with a cross section different from a circular cross section, said stem portion being insertable into the opening of the second component such that the flange is positioned against the front side of the second component, wherein the connector has a nut part which is at least partially accommodated by the cage part and that is rotatable, has an axial opening and has opposite wing portions.

Connector with simplified and reliable mounting

A device for fastening a component to a carrier component includes a housing part and a clip part received by the housing part. The clip part is received in the housing part so as to be rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The housing part, with the clip part in the locking position has a pre-mounting position in which first latching means of the housing part latch against the opening in the component. The housing part, with the clip part in the locking position has a final-mounting position in which second latching means of the clip part latch against the opening in the carrier component. The device with clip part in the locking position cannot be released from the carrier component in a linear demounting direction, but can be when the clip part is rotated to the unlocking position.

Device for fastening a component to a carrier component

In a combination of a securing eye, which has a fastening portion and an eye portion, and a holding plate, the fastening portion includes a first fastening part, which incorporates the eye portion, and a second fastening part. The first fastening part has a fastening element which can be brought into a positive connecting effect with the holding plate by a rotational and/or translational mounting movement of the first fastening part. The second fastening part can be fastened to the holding plate and, in the fastened state, prevents the positive connection between the first fastening part and the holding plate from being released.

Combination of a securing eye and a holding plate

The invention relates to a device for fastening a component to a carrier component having a bolt in particular a threaded or grooved bolt or a bolt at least sectionally spherical, comprising an at least sectionally elastic fastening part and a housing part accommodating the fastening part in a mounted state, the housing part and the fastening part having, in the mounted state, an introduction section for introducing the bolt in an introduction direction, at least one latching element for latching on the bolt being provided on an inner wall, bounding the introduction section, of the fastening part, and the fastening part and the housing part each having at least one force transmission surface, the force transmission surfaces facing one another in the mounted state and transmitting at least one tensile force that occurs during operation, the force transmission surfaces each being located in planes which are inclined or curved with respect to the introduction direction of the introduction section such that a tensile force acting on the device generates a force on the fastening part, said force acting radially inwardly with respect to the introduction section.

The invention relates to a device for fastening at least a first component having a through-opening on at least a second component also having a through-opening, comprising a fastening bushing with a sleeve section which is designed to be inserted through the through-openings of the components and with a sleeve head, wherein the sleeve section comprises at least one locking section and at least two recesses extending in an axial direction in its wall, and wherein the sleeve head comprises a through-opening aligned with the sleeve section, a fastening pin with a pin section and with a pin head, wherein the pin head comprises at least one locking section and wherein stop means are provided between the fastening pin and the fastening bushing, wherein the pin section is inserted through the sleeve section and the through-opening of the sleeve head until reaching the stop provided by the stop means, wherein the pin head engages with the free end of the sleeve section being opposite to the sleeve head, and a water-tight sheath, which surrounds the sleeve section and the pin head engaging the sleeve section, wherein the fastening pin is designed to be pulled further through the through-opening of the sleeve head until the locking section of the pin head locks with the locking section of the sleeve section, and wherein the walls of the sleeve section and the sheath spread, whereby the sleeve section and the sheath reduce in length.

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Niederstetten, Germany

Albert Sbongk