US4354566A
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Radiator grille fixing structure
Assignee: Nifco Inc
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Filing: 1980-09-08
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Granted: 1982-10-19
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Expires: 2000-09-08
Abstract
Abstract In a radiator grille fixing structure having a radiator grille fixing fastener formed of a base plate portion, engaging means provided one each on the opposite sides of the base plate portion and a screw hole bored in the base plate, and a fixing portion of a radiator grille, which fixing portion is provided with a fitting hole for admitting one of the engaging means in the width direction and a perforation provided at a position opposed to the aforementioned screw hole; either the screw hole in the fastener or the perforation in the fitting portion of the radiator grille is elongated in the width direction of the fastener or the fitting portion, permitting the radiator grille which has been brought into temporary attachment to the automobile body through the medium of the aforementioned fastener to be given fine positional adjustment and brought to its exact position relative to the automobile body and finally fixed at that exact position.
Inventors
- 👤 Takuo Yuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:04
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R19/00; B60R19/52; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49895; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/60; Y10T403/606
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A structure for fixing a radiator grille to an automobile body, which comprises: a base plate, a first engaging means provided on one surface of the base plate and adapted to come into engagement with a fitting hole formed on a fitting portion of an automobile body, a second engaging means provided on the other surface of the base plate, possessed of a width smaller than the width of a fitting hole formed on a fitting portion of a radiator grille and adapted to come into engagement with said fitting hole of the radiator grille, and an oblong screw hole formed in the base plate at a position corresponding to a perforation formed for passage of a screw means in the fitting portion of the radiator grille, with the larger axis of said oblong screw hole falling in the width direction of said second engaging means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A structure for fixing a radiator grille to an automobile body, which comprises: a base plate, a first engaging means provided on one surface of the base plate and adapted to come into engagement with a fitting hole formed on a fitting portion of an automobile body, a second engaging means provided on the other surface of the base plate, possessed of a width smaller than the width of a fitting hole formed on a fitting portion of a radiator grille and adapted to come into engagement with said fitting hole of the radiator grille, and an oblong screw hole formed in the base plate at a position corresponding to a perforation formed for passage of a screw means in the fitting portion of the radiator grille, with the larger axis of said oblong screw hole falling in the width direction of said second engaging means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
168 words
A structure for fixing a radiator grille to an automobile body, which comprises: (a) a radiator grille fixing fastener provided with a base plate, a first engaging means provided on one of the opposite surfaces of the base plate and adapted to come into engagement with the automobile body, a second engaging means provided on the other surface of the base plate and adapted to come into engagement with the radiator grille, and a screw hole formed in said base plate for admitting a screw means, and (b) a fitting portion integrally provided in the radiator grille, provided with at least one fitting hole adapted to admit the second engaging means of said fastener and possessed of a width large enough for permitting the second engaging means to be moved therein in the width direction, and an oblong perforation formed at a position opposed to the screw hole in the base plate of said fastener, with the larger axis thereof falling in the direction of the fitting hole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
168 words
A structure for fixing a radiator grille to an automobile body, which comprises: (a) a radiator grille fixing fastener provided with a base plate, a first engaging means provided on one of the opposite surfaces of the base plate and adapted to come into engagement with the automobile body, a second engaging means provided on the other surface of the base plate and adapted to come into engagement with the radiator grille, and a screw hole formed in said base plate for admitting a screw means, and (b) a fitting portion integrally provided in the radiator grille, provided with at least one fitting hole adapted to admit the second engaging means of said fastener and possessed of a width large enough for permitting the second engaging means to be moved therein in the width direction, and an oblong perforation formed at a position opposed to the screw hole in the base plate of said fastener, with the larger axis thereof falling in the direction of the fitting hole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
132 words
The structure according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the second engaging means is in the shape of a hook having a leg member extending from the base plate of the fastener and a catch claw rising at the leading end of the leg member, the screw hole in the base plate is disposed at a position such that it borders on the rear surface of the second engaging means, the perforation in the fitting portion of the radiator grille is disposed at a position such that it borders on the fitting hole of said fitting portion, and the edge of said perforation has an increased wall thickness on the side destined to constitute a rearward surface when the second hook-shaped engaging means is brought into engagement with said fitting hole.
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