CONNECTING MEMBER Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: automotive industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention is designed for connecting construction panel and it can be used in automotive industry for connecting thin-walled parts. Proposed connecting member contains support part 1 on one side of which locking element 2 is installed consisting of four spring lobes 4 with outer meeting sides 5, inner surfaces 6 pointed inside the space limited by lobes, and side surfaces 7, 8. Each lobe is connected by one end with plate-type support part and is connected by other end with other lobes forming end face 9. Lobes are provided with mounting recesses 11 and are arranged on support part uniformly relative to axis of connecting member. At least one pair of lobes installed opposite to one another relative to one another relative to axis 10 of connecting member is located at different sides of plate containing axis. Side surfaces of said pair of lobes are parallel to each other and to said plane. Inner surface of each lobe is pointed to space between its adjacent and opposite lobes. Each lobe is made with size decreasing from one side surface to the other in plane of section perpendicular to axis.

EFFECT: improved reliability of connecting member.

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