Shear welded mounting stud assembly
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1. An automotive lamp assembly comprising:
- a. a lamp housing with a receiving surface;
b. a metal stud with a cap and a post extending outwardly from the cap;
c. a collar molded over said cap so that said cap is within in said collar, said collar comprising a face that extends beyond the cap, an outer peripheral surface, and an opening through which the post extends, the collar is shear welded to the receiving surface of the lamp housing, so that the metal stud is attached to the lamp housing by the shear welded collar and the post extends outwardly from the lamp housing.
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Abstract
The subject invention relates to an assembly and method for attaching a stud to a lamp housing that decreases the overall size of the automotive lamp assembly. The apparatus has a collar molded over a stud. The collar attaches the stud to the lamp housing by being shear welded to the lamp housing. The stud is prevented from rotating about its longitudinal axis, so that it can serve to mount the lamp housing to an automobile.
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18 Claims
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1. An automotive lamp assembly comprising:
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a. a lamp housing with a receiving surface;
b. a metal stud with a cap and a post extending outwardly from the cap;
c. a collar molded over said cap so that said cap is within in said collar, said collar comprising a face that extends beyond the cap, an outer peripheral surface, and an opening through which the post extends, the collar is shear welded to the receiving surface of the lamp housing, so that the metal stud is attached to the lamp housing by the shear welded collar and the post extends outwardly from the lamp housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for attaching a stud to an automotive lamp housing comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a metal stud having a cap and a post extending outwardly from the cap;
b. over molding a collar around the cap to form a recess in which the cap is located and an opening that allows the post to extend through the collar; and
c. shear welding at least one surface of the collar to at least one surface of the automotive lamp housing so that the collar attaches the stud to the automotive lamp housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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