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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2000
Harald Schaty, Wetzlar, DE;
Emhart Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The subject matter of the invention relates to an assembly system with fastening stud as well as to a method of forming an assembly system. The assembly system comprises a fastening stud ( ) and an assembly part ( ) mounted on the fastening stud ( ). The assembly part ( ) has a receiving space ( ) for receiving the fastening stud ( ). When the assembly part ( ) has been mounted, the inner surfaces of the receiving space ( ) and the outer surface of the fastening stud ( ) are frictionally connected to one another. The fastening stud ( ) has a frontal opening. The fastening stud ( ) is radially resilient at least in the region of the opening. The assembly system comprises a clamping member ( ) which, after the assembly part ( ) has been mounted onto the fastening stud ( ), is movable from a first position outside of the fastening stud ( ) into a second position inside the fastening stud ( ) so that the clamping member ( ) in the second position is insertable without clearance or with little clearance into the opening.