Trw Automotive Electronics & Components Gmbh

Martin Schmidt

Oliver Marx

In a water drain plug () for a cavity () of a vehicle, in particular a side sill (), comprising a base body () which can be fixed in an aperture () of the cavity () and has an opening () in which a sealing element () is arranged that is adapted to be moved between a closing position in which the opening () is tightly closed, and an opening position in which the opening () is open, the sealing element () is mounted in the base body () for pivoting movement about a retaining axis ().

Water drain plug

A device () for fastening a vehicle inner lining () to a lining support () includes a holding element () and a receiving element (). The receiving element () has a latching portion () that is laterally open and into which the holding element () can engage such that it is fastened to the receiving element () in the axial direction. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method of mounting and demounting the vehicle inner lining () to or from the lining support () by means of this device ().

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Rockenhausen, Germany

Martin Schmidt