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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Michael Windl, Landshut, DE;
Robert Pusl, Moosburg, DE;
Max Bubenhofer, Dingolfing, DE;
Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
An interior component for a motor vehicle is fixed to the vehicle by way of protrusions to reduce movement in a plane and by way of a tool-free fastener to reduce movement in a direction perpendicular to the plane. The tool-free fastener may Velcro® fastener. The tool-free fastener may allow slight movement along the plane during assembly and may prevent such movement by pressing the two complementary portions of the tool-free fastener toward each other. Employing such a tool-free fastener reduces assembly time. Because the tool-free fastener need not be accessible to tools, the fixation point may be placed at a location ideally suited for load-bearing.