Illinois Tool Works Inc.

H.a. Springer Marine + Industrie Service Gmbh

Martin Kluge

Alexander Limpert

Bruno Da Rocha

Stefan Helbert

Stephan Sporlein

Floris Somers

Martina Brautigam

A tubular sleeve is provided, in particular for use as a force-absorbing sleeve. The sleeve includes a casing wall having a through-opening, wherein the sleeve is formed from plastic, and a modulus of elasticity of the plastic is between 15,000 MPa and 25,000 MPa.

Tubular sleeve

A fastening element () for insertion into an opening () of a part (), in particular a vehicle body part, wherein the fastening element () has a head region (), a flange region (), which is connected to the head region () via a first shaft region (), and a second shaft region (), which continues from the flange region () on the side opposite the head region () and is formed such that, in the inserted state of the fastening element () in the opening (), it extends through the opening (), at least in certain regions, and forms a snap connection with the part (), in particular vehicle body part, wherein at least one indicator element () is associated with the fastening element () for, in particular, acoustically and/or visually signaling an assembly state of the fastening element ().

Fastening element for insertion into an opening of a vehicle body part and method for assembly of such a fastening element

A plastic component with at least one fastening element attached to the plastic component, wherein the fastening element comprises at least one attachment section for attachment to the plastic component and at least one fastening section for fastening a part to be mounted on the plastic component, wherein the plastic component is composed of a plastic matrix, wherein the attachment section of the fastening element is integrated in a first area of the plastic matrix, and wherein reinforcement fibers are integrated in a second, different area of the plastic matrix, wherein the attachment section of the fastening element comprises at least one form element projecting from a surface of the attachment section, wherein the at least one form element is integrated in the first area of the plastic matrix.

Plastic component and method for producing a plastic component

The invention relates to a fastening element for fastening a component on a carrier component, in particular a carrier component of an automobile, wherein the fastening element comprises a glue surface with which the fastening element can be glued onto the earner component with a glue applicable to the glue surface, and wherein the fastening element comprises fastening means for fastening the component or a further fastening element, wherein a plurality of anchoring ribs are provided on the glue surface, which extend in a radial direction with regard to an imaginary circle around the center of the glue surface.

Fastening element

A device for fastening a component to a fastening stud includes a holding member and a holding disk for contacting first and second surfaces of the component, respectively. The holding member and holding disk are preliminarily connected with one another, without the fastening stud, each in the state contacting the component. The holding disk has fastening projections and at least one elastic member which prohibits the fastening projections from contacting the second surface of the component, so that the device is moveable with regard to the component in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the fastening stud through a through hole of the holding disk. The elastic member is elastically deformed upon mounting of the fastening stud through the through holes of the holding disk and the component, such that the fastening projections contact the second surface of the component.

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Roettingen, Germany

Martin Kluge