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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/02 (2006.01); F16B 21/07 (2006.01); F16B 5/12 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0206 (2013.01); F16B 5/0657 (2013.01); F16B 5/0664 (2013.01); F16B 5/126 (2013.01); F16B 21/071 (2013.01); F16B 21/073 (2013.01); F16B 21/075 (2013.01); F16B 21/086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener assembly for an interior trim part in a vehicle is provided. The fastener assembly includes a fixed element and a movable element. The fixed element includes a base panel with a through hole and a plurality of engaging parts extending from a surface of the base panel, and the engaging parts are flexible and deformable towards or away from a central axis of the through hole. The movable element includes a flange and an engaging shaft extending from a surface of the flange, and the engaging shaft passes through the through hole of the fixed element to be engaged with the engaging parts at a fixed position.