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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thorge Hammer, Weyhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 5/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 5/16 ;
Abstract
A fastening arrangement for joining sheet metal car body components has a locating surface on which the car body components are supported and has a fastening component that is movable in the direction toward the locating surface and can be fixed in relation to that surface and includes compression elements cooperating with a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure membrane. The fastening component advantageously pivots around a rotary joint that can be locked in relation to the locating surface. Both the fastening component and the locating surface can have three-dimensionally formed 3D contours.