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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
Jon-David Kehoe, Belle River, CA;
Brian Maurice Marcus, Chatham, CA;
Siemens VDO Automotive, Inc., Chatham, CA;
Abstract
An injection molded component includes a plurality of integrally formed push pins that provide a simplified attachment interface for attaching the component to a vehicle structure. The injection molded component includes a base housing component with an upper and lower surfaces. Each pin extends out from the lower surface of the base housing component to a distal end. A plurality of radially extending flanges is formed about the circumference of the distal end. The flanges are spaced apart from one another and form a retention feature that is inserted into an appropriate vehicle structural component to secure the base housing component to the vehicle. The formation of flanges on the pins eliminates the need for additional injection mold tooling actions to further form the attachment interface.