Supports – Instrument in panel – Having biased clip holding means
Patent
1998-11-24
1999-12-28
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Instrument in panel
Having biased clip holding means
G12B 900
Patent
active
060070285
ABSTRACT:
A device mounting structure includes a stepped, annular mount, which holds a device in a hole on a peripheral side wall of an equipment housing, and a plurality locking mechanisms, which secure the stepped, annular mount to the peripheral side wall of the equipment housing, wherein each locking mechanism includes two upright lugs raised from the stepped, annular mount, an axle coupled between the upright lugs, a locking plate turned about the axle between a locking position where the stepped, annular mount is locked, and an unlocking position where the stepped, annular mount is unlocked and can be removed from the equipment housing, the locking plate having horizontal top wall and a vertical side wall raised from one end of the horizontal top wall at right angles, a torsional spring mounted around the axle to hold the locking plate at the locking position, and an adjustment screw mounted on the stepped, annular mount and stopped at the horizontal top wall of the locking plate at a bottom side and rotated inwards/backwards to move the locking plate between the locking position and the unlocking position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4526281 (1985-07-01), Herr
patent: 5909008 (1999-07-01), Pelaez
patent: 5931432 (1999-08-01), Herold et al.
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