Patent ID: 7389841
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: B60R,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A device for fixing a housing to a carrier plate, comprising a fixing bracket and a separate fixing element, wherein the fixing bracket is fixed onto an edge of the carrier plate projecting past the housing and a vertical limb that extends at a distance from a wall of the housing and is parallel thereto, and wherein the separate fixing element can be inserted into an intermediate region between the housing wall and the vertical limb of the fixing bracket and fixedly secured therein, wherein the fixing element comprises a top part and a bottom part, said top and bottom part being interconnected by a hinge that permits a folding motion between the top and bottom parts, and the top and bottom parts each comprise an essentially rectangular outline and a complementary set of opposing side surfaces at the hinge, wherein said complementary set of opposing side surfaces permit a folding motion between the top and bottom parts.