Patent ID: 8973248
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B21J,B21K,B29C,B29L,F01M,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connection assembly for attaching two components by heat staking a deformable stud, said assembly comprising: a first component formed of a metallic material, said first component having an inner surface; a second component formed of a plastic material, said second component having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface, said interior surface facing said inner surface of said first component, said second component having an aperture extending between said interior surface and said exterior surface, the second component having a compressible protrusion extending outwardly from said exterior surface adjacent said aperture; and a hollow annular collar having a radially extending flange at a first end, said annular collar positioned within said aperture such that a bottom surface of said flange covers said compressible protrusion.