×

Inlet box mounting structure of car

  • US 9,083,163 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2012
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An inlet box mounting structure of a car, comprising:

  • an outer panel of a car having a hole;

    an inlet box inserted into the hole along a curved insertion path;

    a flange provided around an opening of the inlet box,wherein the flange is set onto an edge of the hole from the outside and screwed to the edge of the hole of the outer panel from the inside;

    an engaging claw provided on an outer peripheral surface of the inlet box,wherein the engaging claw engages the edge of the hole of the outer panel from the inside when the flange is set on the edge of the hole, andwherein the engaging claw is capable of disengaging from the edge of the hole by a disengagement operation of the outer panel;

    a positioning hole provided on the edge of the hole of the outer panel; and

    a curved positioning pin provided in the flange of the inlet box;

    wherein the positioning pin is curved along the curved insertion path of the inlet box into the hole in the outer panel;

    further wherein the curved positioning pin is inserted into the positioning hole.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×