US 12,471,229 B2
Device with tolerance absorbing removable joint and method of assembling a device with a tolerance absorbing removable joint
Chris J. DeBrito, Canton, MI (US); and Rami Batarseh, Sterling Heights, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/545,551.
Prior Publication US 2025/0203789 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 35/04 (2006.01); F16B 37/04 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0217 (2013.01) [F16B 35/045 (2013.01); F16B 37/043 (2013.01); F16B 2200/99 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
an inner body;
a back cover;
a front panel sealingly coupled to a front surface of the back cover, the front panel enclosing the inner body within the back cover; and
a fastener assembly supporting the inner body relative to the back cover, the fastener assembly including:
a first component including a stud and a first face, the stud extending through a rear wall of the back cover, the first face being disposed on a forward side of the rear wall;
a second component coupled to a rear side of the inner body and including a second face opposing the first face;
a retainer removably engaging the stud on a rear side of the rear wall to couple the first component to the back cover; and
an adhesive adhering the first and second faces together.