Patent ID: 6666496
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
Device with an insert (10), which can be fixed in place in an opening (25) of a carrier (20) in motor vehicles,where the opening (25) in the carrier (20) is bounded by a first edge (21) and an opposite, second edge (22); and the insert (10) has first and second edge areas (11, 12), which can be pressed against the first and second edges (21, 22) of the carrier in the fastened state; and a shell-like housing (13) of the insert (10) is provided on its external surface with lateral recesses (51) on opposite sides, which are bounded by edge flanges (52) on the visible side and by beads (53) on the other side; where, at the beginning of the insertion movement (55) of the insert (10) into the carrier opening (25), the beads (53) can be introduced successively into the free space of the carrier opening (25), which is narrower than the insert; and the two edge areas (11, 12) of the insert (10) are designed as strips, so that they can be pressed against the edges (21, 22) of the carrier during the insertion movement (55) of the insert (10) into the carrier opening (25), wherein after the insertion movement (55), a tensioning device fastens the insert (10) in the carrier opening (25) over the course of a two-part tensioning movement (58, 59), the tensioning device consisting of two clamping strips (60); where the two clamping strips (60) have a shape that is approximately complementary to the recesses (51) in the housing (13); and to improve the clamping action, the clamping strips (60) are convexly overdimensioned, whereas the recesses (51) are provided with a concave shape.