Auxiliary handle fixture for modular headline of automobile

• US 6,499,782 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2001
• Issued: 12/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daehan Solution Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Daehan Solution Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Hoe Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, KIRAN B
• Application Number:
  US10/004,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20020175529A1
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: 296/1.1, 296/97.09, 296/146.6, 296/39.1, 296/97.12, 296/214, 296/71, 280/751, 411/512, 411/908, 411/40, 411/508, 242/93, 242/95
• US Class Current: 296/1.02
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/026 characterised by the fixing means B60N3/023 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/304 Resilient metal type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/307 Sheet metal formed

Abstract

The invention relates to an auxiliary-handle fixture for a modular headliner of an automobile, which enables an easy mounting and nevertheless guarantees a firm securement of accessaries.

The invention comprising a body 5 having a central threaded hole 48, a plurality of elastic coupling pieces 40 extending outwardly from the front portion of the body 5 in a spreading manner to the base portion of the body 5 and capable of contacting, with their ends, to the outer surface of the body panel 10 after insertion through the coupling hole 15, and a plurality of supporting pieces 45 bent at the base portion of the body 5 to extend outwardly toward the front portion of the body 5 to thereby elastically bear on the inside surface of the body panel 10 after mounting, wherein in assembling on the body panel 10, the ends of the coupling pieces 40 interfere with the outside surface of the body panel 10 for firm fixing and the end portions of the supporting pieces 45 elastically bear on the inner surface of the body panel 10 for prevention from play.

Claims

1. An auxiliary handle fixture for a modular headliner of automobile, mounted in a coupling hole 15 of the body panel 10 for fixing an auxiliary handle 30 positioned inside a headliner 20, comprising a body 5 having a central threaded hole 48, a plurality of elastic coupling pieces 40 extending outwardly from the front portion of the body 5 in a spreading manner to the base portion of the body 5 and capable of contacting, with their ends, to the outer surface of the body panel 10 after insertion through the coupling hole 15, and a plurality of supporting pieces 45 bent at the base portion of the body 5 to extend outwardly toward the front portion of the body 5 to thereby elastically bear on the inside surface of the body panel 10 after mounting, wherein in assembling on the body panel 10, the ends of the coupling pieces 40 interfere with the outside surface of the body panel 10 for firm fixing and the end portions of the supporting pieces 45 elastically bear on the inner surface of the body panel 10 for prevention from play.

2. An auxiliary handle fixture for a modular headliner of automobile of claim 1, wherein the coupling pieces 40 and supporting pieces 45 are radially arranged around the central threaded hole 48 of the body 5 at predetermined circumferential angle and each pair of the coupling pieces 40 and supporting pieces 45 is arranged overlapped in view of the axial direction of the threaded hole 48.

3. An auxiliary handle fixture for a modular headliner of automobile of claim 1, wherein each pair of the coupling pieces 40 and supporting pieces 45 are disposed in opposite direction of the central threaded hole 48 of the body 5.