US 11,988,235 B2
Clip and a motor vehicle provided with the clip
Enrico Horn, Gerolsbach (DE)
Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/602,229
Filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/057630
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/207742, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 15, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 109 763.0 (DE), filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0186771 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 2/20 (2006.01); B60J 5/10 (2006.01); E05B 79/20 (2014.01); E05B 83/26 (2014.01); F16C 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 2/20 (2013.01) [E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 83/26 (2013.01); F16C 1/262 (2013.01); B60J 5/10 (2013.01); F16C 2326/01 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clip (25), comprising:
a housing (48) with a passage opening (49); and
a closed frame (38);
wherein the closed frame (38) has two laterally running portions (42, 43) and wherein the two laterally running portions (42, 43) are connected to one another at a first end by an arcuate portion (39) of the closed frame (38) which is formed opposite the housing (48);
wherein the two laterally running portions (42, 43) are connected to one another at a second end by a transversely running frame portion (46);
wherein a respective projection (34, 35) which protrudes from the clip (25) and which is engageable at an intended assembly point with a hooking-behind action is formed on the two laterally running portions (42, 43) on an outer surface (25a) of the clip (25) pointing away from the closed frame (38);
wherein the housing (48) is disposed on an inner side of the transversely running frame portion (46) that faces toward the arcuate portion (39) of the closed frame (38) and wherein the housing (48) has an arcuate portion that faces toward the arcuate portion (39) of the closed frame (38) and that faces toward the respective projection (34, 35) formed on the two laterally running portions (42, 43);
wherein the closed frame (38) has a spring action and is deformable elastically at a level of the two laterally running portions (42, 43).