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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Ingo Burger, Schloβ Holte, DE;
Hans-ulrich Figge, Schloβ Holte, DE;
Ingo Burger, Schloβ Holte, DE;
Hans-Ulrich Figge, Schloβ Holte, DE;
Bollhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH, Bielefeld, DE;
Abstract
A fastening apparatus for fastening a component B to a component A enables an automatic compensation of tolerances in the separation distance between the two components. The apparatus consists of a receiving element, which can be fixed on the component A, an adjustment element, which can be screwed to the receiving element via a first thread pairingof a first thread direction, and a fastening screw, which can be screwed into the receiving elementvia a second thread pairingof the opposite thread direction and can be connected with the adjustment elementvia a detachable drag connection, in order to also turn the adjustment elementwhen the fastening screwis turned and to thereby move for the purpose of tolerance compensation in abutment with component B. When screwed to the receiving element, the adjustment elementcan be moved to an end position serving as transport and installation position, in which the receiving elementand the adjustment elementare held together in one of several pre-determined angle positions via a detachable latch connection.