Patent ID: 8146701
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B01D,B60R,F02M

Abstract:
1. A component for installation under a hood of a motor vehicle, the component comprising: a housing comprised of wherein said first housing part is of a two-part configuration and comprised of wherein said support frame is supported on said second housing part; wherein said receiving part and said support frame are secured relative to one another by a releasable destruction-free latching connection; wherein after said connection is released, said connection is not destroyed and can be re-latched and reused; wherein said support frame is slideably received over said receiving part then latching to said receiving part; wherein said releasable connection is designed such that, when an external force acts on said receiving part, said releasable connection is released and said receiving part and said support frame slide telescopingly into one another in a sliding direction; wherein said receiving part is tub-shaped; wherein said releasable connection is arranged between sidewalls of said receiving part and of said support frame; wherein a first one of said sidewalls is an axially extending sidewall of said support frame; wherein a second one of said sidewalls is an axially extending sidewall of said receiving part; wherein said releasable latching connection includes a first connection portion provided on said first side wall latching to a second connection provided on said second sidewall; and wherein said support frame annularly surrounds said receiving part.