Illinois Tool Works Inc.

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Jiahui He

Mengli Sun

Zhilin Li

The present application provides a fastener for fastening a first component in a second component having a circular hole. The fastener includes a main body and a retaining member. The main body includes a head for connecting the first component and a shaft portion extending from the head. The retaining member includes a receiving barrel and a plurality of retaining arms. The shaft portion passes through and is connected to the receiving barrel to limit the axial and radial movements of the retaining member along the shaft portion relative to the main body. The plurality of retaining arms extend upwardly from the receiving barrel and are distributed about the central axis of the receiving barrel. The plurality of retaining arms are deflectable towards the shaft portion. The plurality of retaining arms are located between the shaft portion and a hole and abut against the hole to retain the second component between the head and the plurality of retaining arms when the retaining member is inserted into the hole. The main body is made of a first material, and the retaining member is made of a second material that is more wear-resistant than the first material.

Fastener

The present disclosure provides a fastening strap clamp assembly configured to fasten a first component and a second component of a vehicle together before and during deployment of a safety airbag of the vehicle. The fastening strap clamp assembly comprises a fastening strap housing and a fixing pin. The fastening strap housing comprises a fixing seat, a holder, and a fastening strap that connects the tightening seat to the holder. The fixing seat is configured to be fixed to the first component. The fixing pin locks the holder in a hole of the second component at a locked position. The fixing pin comprises a torsion bar extending along an extension axis, the torsion bar being elastically deformable by twisting around the extension axis, and the torsion bar engaging with the holder at a distal end of the torsion bar. The fixing pin further comprises an actuator that comprises a cam surface and a release surface connected to the cam surface. The cam surface fits with an edge of the hole of the second component to drive the torsion bar to twist so as to lock the holder in the hole of the second component by means of the fixing pin.

Fastening strap clamp assembly

A sealing plug that is configured to seal a hole in a panel. The sealing plug comprises a plug body, at least two holding arms and a sealing portion. The plug body has a central axis and a support portion arranged around the central axis. Each of the at least two holding arms extends downward from the bottom of the support portion of the plug body and has a holding portion. The holding portions extend obliquely downward in a direction away from the central axis. The sealing portion is arranged on an outer edge of the support portion of the plug body. The sealing body is made of a metal material, and the sealing portion is made of a material with a melting point lower than that of the metal material.

Sealing plug

Provided is a pressure balancing device, having a mounting seat and a cover, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed between the mounting seat and the cover. The pressure balancing device may also have a partition member, wherein the partition member divides the accommodating cavity into first and second accommodating cavities. The partition member may also include a support portion and an elastic portion, the support portion being disposed on the elastic portion and having a vent hole capable of fluidly communicating the accommodating cavities. The elastic portion is elastically deformable so as to move the support portion relative to the cover. The pressure balancing device may also have a breathable film that is disposed on the support portion and covers the vent hole, and that is movable as the support portion moves.

Pressure balancing device

A pressure balancing device comprises a mounting seat, a breathable film and a drying component. The mounting seat comprises a mounting seat housing and a support portion connected to the mounting seat housing. A fluid channel is formed in the mounting seat housing, the support portion is disposed in the fluid channel, and the fluid channel is capable of fluidly communicating an interior space of a component to be depressurized with the external environment. The breathable film covers on the fluid channel. The drying component is disposed on the support portion and is located between the support portion and the breathable film, and the drying component is configured to absorb moisture entering the fluid channel. In the present disclosure, the drying component is provided inside of the breathable film of the pressure balancing device, and water vapor entering the pressure balancing device is absorbed by the drying component.

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Jiahui He