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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Roger Khami, Troy, MI (US);
Leon Speed, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Scott M. Rollins, Canton, MI (US);
Erik Hermann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ha to Chung, Canton, MI (US);
John Qingrui Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roger Khami, Troy, MI (US);
Leon Speed, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Scott M. Rollins, Canton, MI (US);
Erik Hermann, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ha To Chung, Canton, MI (US);
John Qingrui Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A spring clamp for providing a compressive load to a compression seal in an air filtration system for a vehicle. The spring clamp may be made of a plastic composite and includes an arch-like arm wherein elastic deformation is distributed throughout the arch while providing a compressive load. The spring clamp may include a head piece with a greater thickness than the other parts of the spring clamp to provide greater material strength at a point of contact between the spring clamp and an air filter housing.