CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE TRIM PANELS
First Claim
1. A connecting structure, comprising:
- a first connecting part having a clip and a stabilizer flange that is spaced apart from the clip; and
a second connecting part having a first engagement structure that is engageable with the clip of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second connecting part with respect to the first connecting part in an insertion direction, and a second engagement structure that is engageable with the stabilizer flange of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second connecting part with respect to the first connecting part in an elevational direction.
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Abstract
A connecting structure includes a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting part has a clip and a stabilizer flange that is spaced apart from the clip. The second connecting part has a first engagement structure that is engageable with the clip of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second connecting part with respect to the first connecting part in an insertion direction. The second connecting part also has a second engagement structure that is engageable with the stabilizer flange of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second connecting part with respect to the first connecting part in an elevational direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A connecting structure, comprising:
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a first connecting part having a clip and a stabilizer flange that is spaced apart from the clip; and a second connecting part having a first engagement structure that is engageable with the clip of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second connecting part with respect to the first connecting part in an insertion direction, and a second engagement structure that is engageable with the stabilizer flange of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second connecting part with respect to the first connecting part in an elevational direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A panel structure for an automobile, comprising:
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a first panel having a first edge; a first connecting part positioned adjacent to the first edge of the first panel, the first connecting part having a clip and a stabilizer flange that is spaced apart from the clip; a second panel having a second edge; and a second connecting part positioned adjacent to the second edge of the second panel, the second connecting part having a first engagement structure that is engageable with the clip of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second panel with respect to the first panel in an insertion direction, and a second engagement structure that is engageable with the stabilizer flange of the first connecting part to restrain movement of the second panel with respect to the first panel in an elevational direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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