Mechanism for coupling a component with a vehicle

Details Mechanism for coupling a component with a vehicle Mechanism for coupling a component with a vehicle

1991-06-14

1993-01-26

Purol, David M.

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180312, 180344, F16M 100

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051816881

ABSTRACT:
A mechanism for coupling vehicle components to a vehicle frame made of a plastic material. A bolt is received by generally aligned openings defined by the frame and the component, and a first nut threaded onto the bolt securely presses the frame and component together. A spacer or second nut carried by the bolt between the first nut and the component is positioned within the opening in the frame. The spacer is slightly smaller in depth than the frame member, and allows the frame to become slightly compress. The spacer limits the travel of the nut on the threads, thereby preventing the frame from being compressed beyond the elastic range of deflection. A module plate having the vehicle engine thereattached is carried between the second nut and the vehicle component. The second nut keeps the module plate and the component securely coupled together when the first nut is removed from the bolt, such that the module plate, the engine and the vehicle component can be removed from the frame as a single unit.

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patent: 4077485 (1978-03-01), Bonora et al.
patent: 5000428 (1991-03-01), Thorn

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