Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Jan Müller

Melanie Sindel

Albert Sbongk

Christoph Leidig

Manuel Kellner

Florian Düll

Gerit Vollmer

Timo Rohner

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

Disclosed is an apparatus, in particular a valve apparatus, for sealingly connecting to an opening of a carrier component. The apparatus includes a base body made of a hard component for the connection to an edge of a carrier component delimiting an opening, and a sealing device made of a soft component. The base body comprises at least one connection passageway configured as an undercut for the form-fit connection to a correspondingly configured element of the soft component, and a lid element for covering the connecting region.

Apparatus for sealingly connecting to an opening of a carrier component

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 fastening device for fastening add-on parts on carrier components has a plug-in locking device, for locking to a carrier component, and a releasable rotary locking device, spaced apart axially from the plug-in locking device and intended for locking to an add-on part. The rotary locking device has an axial supporting element and at least one locking wing, spaced apart axially from the supporting element and extending away radially from a shank of the fastening device. The supporting element and the at least one locking wing have axial locking surfaces, located axially opposite one another. The axial locking surface of the supporting element is arranged axially between the locking wing and the plug-in locking device. The rotary locking device also has a rotary locking stop, which delimits the rotating-in and/or rotating-out action.

Fastening device

A closing plug for closing holes in objects, in particular for closing holes in vehicle bodies, wherein the closing plug has at least one first circumferential wall which encloses a cavity, wherein a transverse wall is present in the cavity between the circumferential side wall, which transverse wall has an outer shape which corresponds to the shape of the cavity and is attached to the side wall in a circumferential manner, wherein, for the purpose of reinforcing the circumferential wall against yielding outward or inward, at least one reinforcement rib extends transversely through the cavity and so as to connect opposite regions of the circumferential side wall.

Sealing plug

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

A fastening clip for fastening an attachment component on a carrier edge (), in particular in a vehicle, includes a clip body () with a main side () and holding legs () which lie opposite one another and extend away from the main side (), the holding legs () delimiting, together with the main side (), a receiving space () with an inlet opening () for the carrier edge (), wherein at least one of the holding legs () is adjoined by a holding section () which is bent over in the direction of the main side () of the clip body () and has at least one holding projection () which protrudes into the receiving space () in the direction of the opposite holding leg ().

Fastening clip for fastening an attachment component on a carrier edge

A connector () for fastening a first component () to a second component () of a motor vehicle, includes a bearing collar () for bearing against the first component (), a crossbar () having one or more upper bearing surfaces () for bearing against the second component () and for bracing the second component () against the first component () in a rotated final assembly position, a shaft portion () for passing through corresponding apertures () in the components (), and fastening means () for fastening the connector () to the first component () in a preassembly position. A rotation-blocking device () is configured to block rotation of the connector () in relation to the first component () in the preassembly position and only to release said rotation when the connector () has moved from the preassembly position in the direction of the final assembly position.

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Westheim, Germany

Jan Müller