Trw Automotive Electronics & Components Gmbh

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Itw Fastener Products Gmbh

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Juergen Hofmann

Hubert Loewe

Markus Elsner

Michael Demerath

Vitali Leidner

Stefan Jatzke

Anett Kilian

Oliver Marx

Klaus Hock

A first fastening clip comprises at least one seat for a line, and at least one hermaphroditic coupling section for connecting the first fastening clip to a second fastening clip of identical construction as the first fastening clip. The hermaphroditic coupling section of the first fastening clip comprises a base surface, a first connecting portion including a groove that widens inwardly from an opening of the first connecting portion distal from the base surface, a second connecting portion including a protruding rail that has a thickened intermediate portion between opposite longitudinal narrower ends, a first locking structure, and a second locking structure. The first locking structure of the first fastening clip is configured to lock with the second locking structure of the second fastening clip, and the second locking structure of the first fastening clip is configured to lock with the first locking structure of the second fastening clip.

Fastening clip and fastening assembly

In a vibration damper () for at least one conduit (), in particular in a vehicle, with at least one receptacle () in which a conduit () can be held, and a frame () in which the receptacle () is held and which encloses the receptacle () in circumferential direction (U), it is provided that the frame () is flexible and/or that flexible webs () are provided, which keep the receptacle () spaced from the frame ().

Vibration damper

On a sealing plug () for sealing an opening () in a component (), in particular in a vehicle body part, comprising a base body () which can cover the opening (), a plurality of projecting latch elements () which can latch onto the rear wall of the component () are provided on the rear face of the base body (). Further, a plurality of centring elements () arranged separately from the latch elements () are provided on the rear face of the base body () and can lie resiliently flexibly against the edge () of the opening ().

Sealing plug

In a brake assembly for an air vent in a vehicle, comprising two brake components which are movable relative to each other, wherein on at least one brake component a friction lining is provided, which rubbingly rests against the respective other brake component and inhibits a mutual movement of the brake components, it is provided that the friction lining is made of a thermoplastic elastomer which contains a silicone admixture. A friction lining for such brake assembly is made of a thermoplastic elastomer which contains a silicone admixture.

Brake assembly and friction lining for a brake assembly

A baffle () for a venting valve for reducing the admission of sound into the interior in particular of a motor vehicle, including at least one air guiding channel () having a labyrinth geometry.

Sound deadening baffle for a ventilation valve

A holding dowel () for fastening a fastening means to a component (), in particular to a vehicle body part, is adapted to be inserted into and arrested in an opening () of the component () and has a mount () for the fastening means. The holding dowel () has a base body () made from a hard material, which protrudes into the opening () and is adapted to fix the holding dowel () in place in the opening (), and further has a sealing member () made from a flexible plastic material, which includes a surrounding sealing lip (). In the installed condition of the holding dowel (), the sealing lip () rests against the component () and seals the opening () of the component (). The sealing member () is produced at least partly from a material which under the influence of heat establishes a substance-to-substance bond with the component ().

Holding dowel

The invention relates to a fastening device () for at least one cable (), having an edge clip part () for fitting the fastening device () to an edge () of a base part (). A holding device () for at least one cable strap () surrounds at least one cable (). The holding device () includes fastening sections () that constitute a mount for the cable strap () in three directions of cable strap orientation orthogonal to each other, so that a cable strap () can be fastened to the base part () selectively oriented in one of the three directions of cable strap orientation.

Fastening device

An adapter for the vehicle-side installation of a component, in particular of a lining part, has a first fastening element to which a component-side holding piece can be attached, and a second fastening element to which a vehicle-side retaining element can be attached. The first and second fastening elements are coupled to each other via at least one spring element so as to be movable to a limited extent.

Adapter, assembly unit comprising an adapter as well as a method of installing such an assembly unit

A connecting assembly () for fastening a mount-on part () to a carrier part (), having a clip () which includes a deformable locking section () for fastening the clip () to the carrier part (), and a separate locking pin () which is adapted to be received by the clip () by a movement in a mounting direction () along a mounting axis (A), the clip () and the locking pin () including cooperating latching members () which form snap connections in a preassembly position and a locking position to fix the locking pin () axially on the clip (). In the preassembly position the locking pin () and the clip () form a preassembled connecting assembly which is insertable into mounting openings () of the mount-on part () and of the carrier part () by a movement along the mounting axis (A) and is movable to a fastening position.

Connecting assembly

A device for connecting two components, in particular a linkage of bars () and an engine hood (), includes a fastening element () and a securing element () cooperating with the fastening element (). The fastening element () includes a fastening section () for connecting the fastening element () with the first component and a receiving section () for mounting the second component. The securing element () includes first and second securing sections () and is transferable to a final assembly position, in which the first securing section () secures the connection of the fastening element () with the first component and at the same time the second securing section () secures the mounting of the second component in the receiving section ().

Device for connecting two components

A connection assembly for fastening an attaching element on a support () comprises a holding clip (), which can be inserted into a mounting opening () of the support () and has holders () for axially fixing the holding clip () to the support (), and a pin (), which can be reversibly attached to a coupling piece () fastened to the attachment element and inserted into the holding clip (). The pull-off force of the pin () in an intermediate position of the connecting assembly, in which the pin () has a first orientation relative to the holding clip (), is larger than in a mounting position of the connection assembly, in which the pin () also has the first orientation and is inserted fully into the holding clip ().

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Eisenberg, Germany

Juergen Hofmann