Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Itw Automotive Italia S.r.l.

Itw Automotive Italia S.r.l. Con Unico Socio

Fulvio Yon

James S Tisol, Jr

Eric Leverger

Massimo Savi

Riccardo Gagliardi

Andrea Coccoz

A device for securing one or more units includes a first component and a second component configured to couple to the first component. The first component includes a body that has an elongated shape and a head that is connected to an upper longitudinal end of the body. The head includes a part that is configured to be rotationally engaged by a tool. The first component also includes a retainer at a lower longitudinal end of the body. The first component further includes an elastic latch formed in a thickness of the body. The elastic latch includes a tab that has an upper end connected to the body and a free lower end. The elastic latch is configured to cooperate with complementary means of one or both of the second component or the one or more units.

Fastening clip device configured to secure a door module to a door frame of a vehicle

A spacer assembly for spaceably coupling a first and second component with a threaded connection bolt, each one of the first and second component provided with one or more fitting apertures. The spacer assembly includes a support member, a base member, and a spacer member having resilient friction elements configured to provide an interference fit engagement with a predetermined friction force with a threaded connection bolt, during use.

Spacer assembly

A device for securing a first unit to a second unit includes a first component having a body and a head. The body is configured to be inserted in at least one of a first orifice of the first unit and a second orifice of the second unit. The first component includes a retainer at a lower longitudinal end of the body. A second component is configured to couple to the first component. At least one of the first and second components includes at least one cam surface and the other of the first and second components includes at least one follower configured to cooperate with the at least one cam surface, and to transform a rotational movement of the first component into a longitudinal translation movement of the first component in relation to the second component so that the retainer bears on the lower surface of the second unit.

A retaining device () including: a box-like element () designed so that it can be inserted so as to pass through a perforation () of parts to be connected; a pivot () mounted inside the box-like element rotatably about an axis (A) of symmetry thereof and provided with a head () arranged on the outside of the box-like element; and a pair of elastically deformable wings () mounted in an angularly integral manner on the pivot () and projecting from opposite sides transversely so as to jut out through a pair of opposite through-windows () formed in a side wall () of the box-like element () and designed to assume an elastically deformed or retracted configuration, in which they are fully folded up inside the box-like element ().

Retaining device, in particular for removably connecting vehicle body parts

Self-adjusting spacer device, including a bushing having a cavity with a longitudinal axis, a pin having a shank inserted into said cavity and a head projecting outside of said cavity, the cavity of the bushing and the pin being provided with respective threaded portions that do not extend over the entire circumference of the pin and the cavity, and the pin being rotatable relative to the bushing between (i) an adjustment position in which the threaded portion of the pin is disengaged from the threaded portion of the bushing and the pin is capable of moving axially with respect to the bushing, and (ii) a locking position in which the threaded portion of the pin engages the threaded portion of the bushing and in which the pin is locked axially with respect to the bushing.

Self-adjusting spacer device

A fastener includes a head and snap-engaging portion that includes: &#x2014;a shank projecting from the head and having a proximal end connected to the head and a distal end spaced from the head, and&#x2014;two elastic arms in the form of a V, with respective first ends connected to the distal end and respective second ends arranged in the proximity of the head and spaced in the transverse direction on opposite sides of the shank, so as to form an arrow head shape, wherein the snap-engaging portion includes a substantially U-shaped retaining structure having two open ends connected integrally to the respective second ends of the elastic arms and a rounded portion which surrounds without contact the distal end of the shank, wherein the retaining structure has two snap-engaging seats which are open outwards, each being situated between the rounded portion and a respective open end.

Fastener, in particular for fastening vehicle trim panels to a support

A blade-mountable windshield wiper spray device including a body formed by a first upper member, arranged in use distant from the blade and a second lower member, arranged in use in contact with the support part of the blade; the first member integrally in one piece carries a plurality of fluid-dynamic sprayers and snapping fastening means to the blade so that the second member is sandwiched in use between the first member and the blade, closing respective internal cup-shaped cavities open towards the second member of the first member; the first and the second members reciprocally and fluid-tightly couple so that the second member defines along with the internal cavities of the first member respective feeding chambers of the sprayers.

Blade-mountable windshield wiper spray device

A clamp-type retention element for an axisymmetrical component for vehicles, such as a cable or a tube for oil or fuel, has an axis of symmetry; the retention element has at least one through seat, which has an insertion opening and is designed to house a portion of the axisymmetrical component, a snap-action closing element of the insertion opening, hooking elements designed to co-operate with a support, elastic elements designed to co-operate with the portion of the axisymmetrical component within the seat, and a guide element of the portion of the axisyrumetrical component within the seat for identifying a housing position of the portion of the axisymmetrical component under the action of the elastic elements. The elastic elements are flexible in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of symmetry when the portion of the axisymmetrical component is in the housing position.

Clamp-type retention element for axisymmetrical components such as cables or tubes, in particular for application on vehicles

A window-washer sprayer is configured to provide an orientable jet by substitution of a cylindrical nipple installed within a seat of an enbloc sprayer body. The sprayer body defines the seat, an internal duct for passage of a detergent fluid, and a side window made in a position corresponding to the seat and partially occupied in use by the cylindrical nipple. The internal duct, the seat, and the nipple have a geometry such that when a flow of detergent fluid is fed into the internal duct it splits by fluid-dynamic effect into a number of separate flows that simultaneously reach the seat and are expelled through a through radial slit or a plurality of through radial holes selectively made in the cylindrical nipple in a position corresponding to the side window of the sprayer body.

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Donnas, Italy

Fulvio Yon