Closure cover
The invention relates to a closing lid or closure cover having a lid element (1) and an insert element (2). The insert element (2) can comprise a hard component having a center region. The center region acts upon an elastic counter-region of the lid element (1) such that the lid element (1) and the insert element (2) can be locked together in a mounted state.
This application claims the benefit of PCT Application No. PCT/DE2003/01861 which was filed on Jun. 5, 2003 (published as WO2004/000632), which in turn claims priority of German Application No. GE 202 09 513.4 which was filed on Jun. 19, 2002.
BACKGROUNDThe exemplary embodiments provided herein relate to a closure cover or closing lid, comprising two plastic components for tight closing of an opening in a support plate, for example a motor vehicle body. The closure cover includes a dish-like shaped cover or lid element and an insert element.
This type of closing lid, comprising two plastic components is already known form the state of the art (DE 195 46 160 A1). The lid element in this arrangement consists of a core component made of hard material, whereas a sealing element, connected with the lid element is made of an outer component produced of a softer material. The sealing element can be glued together with a support plate, at least at the outer edge.
Further state of the art concerns a closing lid for tight sealing of an opening in a support plate and is described in DE 43 27 545 A1. Here, the core component consists of a hard material having a shell component being provided of softer material. The shell component encloses the core component. The shell component is cementable at its outer edges with the support plate.
In contrast thereto, the exemplary embodiments describe a closure cover of the initially mentioned type, which provides, with simple installation and without use of any gluing procedure, tight sealing of an opening in a support plate. According to the invention, an insert element consisting of a hard component, presents a center-region, which, in mounted state of the closing lid, acts upon an elastic counter region of the lid element. The lid element and the insert can be locked together in the mounted state.
The result is a simply designed closure cover with the insert comprising a hard plastic component which can be locked together with the lid element. Due to the locking, the lid element consisting of a softer material is jammed in such manner in an opening (i.e. to be closed opening) of a support such that tight closure is provided.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the elastic counter-region of the lid element can present a plate, positioned opposite the center region of the insert, which is connected with a collar of the lid element by means of a thinner conical segment. In addition, according to another characteristic of the invention, the center region of the insert can be designed as a hollow cylinder, with the hollow cylinder being connected to a covering plate of the insert.
Beneficial use is made, relative to the lid element and the insert of a locking connection with a counter-locking device, whereby it is possible, to first join the two parts provisionally and to only effect the mounted state after insertion into a to be closed support plate. In such manner, the insert consisting of a hard component is pressed into the elastic material and locked together with same such that tight closing of the support opening is provided.
Beneficial further developments are apparent from the dependent claims. In the following, the invention is described in more detail by means of exemplary embodiments represented in the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe drawings depict as follows:
The closing lid consists of a dish-like shaped lid element 1 and an insert element 2. The insert element 2 can be made of a hard component and includes a center region 10, which, in mounted state of the closing lid, acts upon a plate 15 in the shape of an elastic counter-region 20 of the lid element 1. The elastic counter-region 20 of the lid element 1 is connected to a collar 21 of the lid element 1 by means of a thinner conical section 18.
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The lid element 1 includes a circumferential collar 21 and cover region 25, with an intermediate ring 22 therebetween. The cover region 25 in a mounted state of the closing lid, acts upon the support plate 35 in the region of opening 38. In addition, it is to be appreciated from
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The cover plate 14 of the insert element 2 protrudes beyond collar 40. In the mounted position, according to
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A hollow cylinder 12‘includes a locking ’ region device 51 extending circumferentially inward. The locking region 51 can be embedded in two successively positioned counter-locking devices 53 and 55 of a peg 60. The peg 60 can be located centrally at plate 15′ of the lid element 1′ and extends transverse to thereto. As described above, two positions can be assumed, namely the pre-mounting and the final mounting position, similar to the representation according to
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Claims
1. Closing lid, comprising two plastic components, for tight closure of an opening (38) in a support plate (35), especially a motor vehicle body, with a dish-like designed lid element (1) and an insert element (2)
- characterized in that
- the insert element (2) consisting of a hard component, presents a center region (10, 10′), which, in mounted state of the closing lid acts upon an elastic counter-region (20) of the lid element (1) and that the lid element (1) and the insert element (2) can be locked together in mounted state.
2. Closing lid according to claim 1, characterized in that the elastic counter region (20) of the lid element (1) presents a plate (15) positioned opposite the center region (10, 10′) of the insert element (2), which is connected via a thin conical segment (18) with a collar (21) of the lid element (1).
3. Closing lid according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the center region (10) of the insert element (2) is designed as a hollow cylinder (12).
4. Closing lid according to claim 3, characterized in that the hollow cylinder is connected with a cover plate (14) of the insert element (2).
5. Closing lid according to claim 4, characterized in that between the cover plate (14) of the insert element (2) and the hollow cylinder (12) recesses (16) are arranged.
6. Closing lid according to claim 2, characterized in that the collar (21) of the closing lid (1) passes over via an intermediate ring (22) into a cover region (25) which, in mounted state of the closing lid, acts upon the support plate in the region of the opening.
7. Closing lid according to claim 6, characterized in that the intermediate ring (22) presents a locking region (30, 30′, 30″) which can be embedded into at least one counter-locking stop (31; 32; 31′) at the insert element (2).
8. Closing lid according to claim 7, characterized in that for pre-mounting of the insert element (2) there is arranged at the lid element (1) a first counter-locking stop (31) in the anterior region of a collar (40) of the insert element (2).
9. Closing lid according to claim 7 and 8, characterized in that for final mounting of the insert element (2) at the lid element (1) there is arranged, at the collar (40) behind the first counter-locking stop (31) a second counter-locking stop (32).
10. Closing lid according to one or several of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover plate (14) of the insert element (2) protrudes beyond the collar (40) and can be embedded in mounted state in a recess (50) of the closing lid (1).
11. Closing lid according to claim 3, characterized in that the hollow cylinder (12) presents a locking stop (51) which can be embedded into two successively arranged counter-locking stops (53; 55) of a peg (60) at the plate (15) of the lid element (1) for pre-mounting and/or final mounting.
12. Closing lid according to claim 7, characterized in that the locking region (30) comprises a number of over the circumference distributed locking teeth (30′).
13. Closing lid according to claim 6, characterized in that the collar (21) of the closing lid (1) presents, on the inside, a number of over the circumference distributed cross-pieces (65).
14. Closing lid according to claim 1, characterized in that the center region (10) of the insert element (2) is connected by means of thin locations (66) with a circular-shaped circumferential counter-locking stop (31′) and that the counter-locking stop (31′) is embedded in a locking region (30″) of the lid element (1).
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 5, 2003
Publication Date: Sep 14, 2006
Inventor: Willi Kraus (Grunstadt)
Application Number: 10/518,805
International Classification: B65D 41/00 (20060101); B65D 51/18 (20060101);