Retaining socket

• US 7,780,454 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2006
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pilkington Automotive Deutschland GmbH (Pilkington PLC)
• Original Assignee: Pilkington Automotive Deutschland GmbH (Pilkington PLC)
• Inventors: Baranski, Detlef
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilman; Alexander
• Application Number:
  US11/795,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20080272260A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,674 Days
• Field of Search: 439/34, 439/916, 439/917, 439/342, 439/345, 439/67, 439/61, 361/737, 361/752, 361/807, 248/314, 219/203
• US Class Current: 439/34
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1271 for mounting on windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/73 Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/02 for antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles

Abstract

A retaining socket which allows detachable fixing of built-in parts of various kinds with various directions of movement during the fitting to glass panes comprises a base part, optionally serving to glue or otherwise fix the retaining socket to the glass pane, at least one first accommodation space for accommodating a retaining portion of a built-in part introduceable in the direction of movement perpendicular to the base part, and at least one second accommodation space for accommodating a retaining portion of a built-in part introduceable in the direction of movement parallel to the base part.

Claims

1. Glass pane with at least one retaining socket fixed thereto;

the retaining socket being for the detachable fixing of a built-in part to said glass pane and comprising

a) a base part,

b) at least one first accommodation space for accommodating a retaining portion of a built-in part introduceable into the accommodation space in the direction of movement perpendicular to the base part, and

c) at least one second accommodation space for accommodating a retaining portion of a separate built-in part introduceable in the direction of movement parallel to the base part.

2. Glass pane according to claim 1, wherein at least one magnetic guidance or fixing element is provided in the retaining socket, with which the introduction of the retaining portion into the assigned accommodation space is facilitated and/or which fixes the retaining portion therein.

3. Glass pane according to claim 1, wherein the base part is intended for the fixing, in particular gluing, of the retaining socket to the glass pane.

4. A glass pane with at least one retaining socket fixed thereto according to claim 3 and with a built-in part fixed detachably to this retaining socket.

5. The glass pane according to claim 4, wherein at least one retaining socket comprises a through-hole in its base part, in which through-hole there is disposed at least one contacting point of an electrical arrangement on the glass pane, and wherein the built-in part comprises at least one electrical contact, in particular a spring contact, detachably assigned to this contacting point.

6. Glass pane according to claim 3, wherein the retaining socket comprises at least two side walls disposed on the side of the base part facing away from the glass pane and running perpendicular to the base part, said side walls enclosing between them the first accommodation space.

7. Glass pane according to claim 6, wherein there is provided in the region of the side walls at least one fixing element, with which a retaining portion of the built-in part can be fixed in the first accommodation space.

8. Glass pane according to claim 7, wherein the fixing element comprises at least one lock-in ridge running parallel to the base part.

9. Glass pane according to claim 6, wherein the upper edges of the side walls facing away from the base part are bevelled in the manner of a funnel at least in zones.

10. Glass pane according to claim 6, wherein the base part has at least one through-hole disposed between the side walls, said through-hole enabling a direct contact of the built-in part fixed in the retaining socket with the glass pane.

11. Glass pane according to claim 10, wherein the through-hole is bounded all round by the base part.

12. Glass pane according to claim 6, wherein the base part comprises an adhesion flange adjacent to the side walls.

13. Glass pane according to claim 6, wherein the retaining socket comprises at least one bridge, which together with the base part or the glass pane forms a tunnel-like second accommodation space.

14. Glass pane according to claim 13, wherein the bridge follows on in the longitudinal direction of the side walls directly from the latter or with a spacing.

15. Glass pane according to claim 13, wherein, in the region of the bridge, there is provided at least one fixing element, with which a retaining portion of the built-in part can be fixed in the second accommodation space.

16. Glass pane according to claim 15, wherein the fixing element comprises at least one lock-in ridge along the cover bar and/or a side support of the bridge.

17. Glass pane according to claim 13, wherein the outer edges of the bridge facing away from the side walls are bevelled in the manner of a funnel at least in zones.

18. Glass pane according to claim 1, wherein the retaining socket comprises at least two side walls running perpendicular to the base part, said side walls enclosing between them the first accommodation space.

19. Glass pane according to claim 18, wherein there is provided in the region of the side walls at least one fixing element, with which a retaining portion of the built-in part can be fixed in the first accommodation space.

20. Glass pane according to claim 19, wherein the fixing element comprises at least one lock-in ridge running parallel to the base part.

21. Glass pane according to claim 18, wherein the upper edges of the side walls facing away from the base part are bevelled in the manner of a funnel at least in zones.

22. Glass pane according to claim 18, wherein the retaining socket comprises at least one bridge, which together with the base part or the glass pane forms a tunnel-like second accommodation space.

23. Glass pane according to claim 22, wherein the bridge follows on in the longitudinal direction of the side walls directly from the latter or with a spacing.

24. Glass pane according to claim 22, wherein, in the region of the bridge, there is provided at least one fixing element, with which a retaining portion of the built-in part can be fixed in the second accommodation space.

25. Glass pane according to claim 24, wherein the fixing element comprises at least one lock-in ridge along the cover bar and/or a side support of the bridge.

26. Glass pane according to claim 22, wherein the outer edges of the bridge facing away from the side walls are bevelled in the manner of a funnel at least in zones.

27. Glass pane according to claim 18, wherein at least one magnetic guidance or fixing element is provided in the retaining socket, with which the introduction of the retaining portion into the assigned accommodation space is facilitated and/or which fixes the retaining portion therein.

28. A glass pane with at least one retaining socket fixed thereto according to claim 18 and with a built-in part fixed detachably to this retaining socket.