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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2004
Troy King, Pendleton, IN (US);
Michael W. Beeler, Anderson, IN (US);
Jack D. Bodem, Kokomo, IN (US);
Edwin R. Drews, Anderson, IN (US);
Troy King, Pendleton, IN (US);
Michael W. Beeler, Anderson, IN (US);
Jack D. Bodem, Kokomo, IN (US);
Edwin R. Drews, Anderson, IN (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The subject invention relates to an assembly and method for attaching a stud to a lamp housing that decreases the overall size of the automotive lamp assembly. The apparatus has a collar molded over a stud. The collar attaches the stud to the lamp housing by being shear welded to the lamp housing. The stud is prevented from rotating about its longitudinal axis, so that it can serve to mount the lamp housing to an automobile.