Device for the position-adjustment and attachment of a locking member on a support with compensation for play

{
  "publication_number": "US9126295B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Device for the position-adjustment and attachment of a locking member on a support with compensation for play",
  "abstract": "A device for fixing to a support a first part of a locking member including a base, an internal face of which can be kept clamped flat against the support by a screw-nut assembly and a body connected to the base configured to collaborate with a second part of a locking member secured to a component that is to be assembled into the support. The device includes a mechanism positioning the first part of the locking member in a reference plane formed by three other corresponding first parts of the locking member which are positioned on the support, and the screw-nut assembly includes a mechanism automatically taking up any play, configured to take up the play between the internal face of the base and the support as the screw-nut assembly is tightened.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A device for position-adjustment and attachment of at least one locking member first part on a support, the locking member first part including a base having an internal face configured to be held clamped in plane bearing engagement against the support by at least one nut-and-bolt assembly and a body connected to the base configured to cooperate with a locking member second part rigidly fastened to a part to be assembled to the support, to effect assembly of the part to the support, the device comprising: a positioning template configured to position and to retain the locking member first part on a first face of the positioning template in a reference plane formed by three other corresponding locking member first parts positioned on the support, wherein the positioning template includes three coplanar bearing areas on the first face of the positioning template to bear against the three other corresponding locking member first parts, the positioning template includes a removable attachment device that removably retains the locking member first part against a retaining area on the first face of the positioning template in the reference plane, the removable attachment device including a locking end in contact with the internal face of the base of the locking member first part, a maneuvering end positioned on a second face of the positioning template, the second face being opposite to the first face, and a rod extending through the retaining area to connect the locking end to the maneuvering end, the removable attachment device being spaced apart from the nut-and-bolt assembly on the locking member first part, and the nut-and-bolt assembly includes automatic play compensating means configured to compensate play between the internal face of the base and the support when tightening the nut-and-bolt assembly.",
    "2. A device for position-adjustment and attachment of at least one locking member first part on a support, the locking member first part including a base having an internal face configured to be held clamped in plane bearing engagement against the support by at least one nut-and-bolt assembly and a body connected to the base configured to cooperate with a locking member second part rigidly fastened to a part to be assembled to the support, to effect assembly of the part to the support, the device comprising: a positioning template configured to position and to retain the locking member first part in a reference plane formed by three other corresponding locking member first parts positioned on the support, wherein the nut-and-bolt assembly includes automatic play compensating means configured to compensate play between the internal face of the base and the support when tightening the nut-and-bolt assembly, the automatic play compensating means includes a mobile play compensation nut with oppositely handed interior and exterior threads screwed into a first part of the nut-and-bolt assembly including a fixed clamping nut rigidly fastened to the support at a level of a first part of the fixed nut matching the exterior thread of the mobile nut, and the interior thread of the mobile nut matching the thread of an attachment bolt forming a second part of the nut-and-bolt assembly so that the mobile nut is configured to move axially in the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support when screwing the attachment bolt to abut at one of its free ends against the base through which the attachment bolt passes.",
    "3. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support includes a second part matching the external thread of the attachment bolt so that the attachment bolt is configured to interengage with the second part of the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support when the free end of the mobile nut abuts on the base.",
    "4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second part of the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support and the attachment bolt are configured to define a clamping torque of at least 21 Newton-meters.",
    "5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bearing areas include removable attachment means configured to cooperate with the other three locking member first parts so as to attach the positioning template removably to the other three locking member first parts at a level of the respective bearing areas.",
    "6. A device for position-adjustment and attachment of at least one locking member first part on a support, the locking member first part including a base having an internal face configured to be held clamped in plane bearing engagement against the support by at least one nut-and-bolt assembly and a body connected to the base configured to cooperate with a locking member second part rigidly fastened to a part to be assembled to the support, to effect assembly of the part to the support, the device comprising: a positioning template configured to position and to retain the locking member first part in a reference plane formed by three other corresponding locking member first parts positioned on the support, wherein the nut-and-bolt assembly includes automatic play compensating means configured to compensate play between the internal face of the base and the support when tightening the nut-and-bolt assembly, and the locking member second part includes a male member rigidly fastened to a traction battery of a motor vehicle and the locking member first part includes a female member configured to receive the male member in mutual interengagement to assemble the traction battery to the support.",
    "7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support includes a motor vehicle body or a battery frame attached to a motor vehicle body.",
    "8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automatic play compensating means includes a mobile play compensation nut with oppositely handed interior and exterior threads screwed into a first part of the nut-and-bolt assembly including a fixed clamping nut rigidly fastened to the support at a level of a first part of the fixed nut matching the exterior thread of the mobile nut, and the interior thread of the mobile nut matching the thread of an attachment bolt forming a second part of the nut-and-bolt assembly so that the mobile nut is configured to move axially in the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support when screwing the attachment bolt to abut at one of its free ends against the base through which the attachment bolt passes.",
    "9. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support includes a second part matching the external thread of the attachment bolt so that the attachment bolt is configured to interengage with the second part of the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support when the free end of the mobile nut abuts on the base.",
    "10. The device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the second part of the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support and the attachment bolt are configured to define a clamping torque of at least 21 Newton-meters.",
    "11. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking member second part includes a male member rigidly fastened to a traction battery of a motor vehicle and the locking member first part includes a female member configured to receive the male member in mutual interengagement to assemble the traction battery to the support.",
    "12. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the locking member second part includes a male member rigidly fastened to a traction battery of a motor vehicle and the locking member first part includes a female member configured to receive the male member in mutual interengagement to assemble the traction battery to the support.",
    "13. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the support includes a motor vehicle body or a battery frame attached to a motor vehicle body.",
    "14. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the automatic play compensating means includes a mobile play compensation nut with oppositely handed interior and exterior threads screwed into a first part of the nut-and-bolt assembly including a fixed clamping nut rigidly fastened to the support at a level of a first part of the fixed nut matching the exterior thread of the mobile nut, and the interior thread of the mobile nut matching the thread of an attachment bolt forms a second part of the nut-and-bolt assembly so that the mobile nut is configured to move axially in the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support when screwing the attachment bolt to abut at one of its free ends against the base through which the attachment bolt passes.",
    "15. The device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support includes a second part matching the external thread of the attachment bolt so that the attachment bolt is configured to interengage with the second part of the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support when the free end of the mobile nut abuts on the base.",
    "16. The device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the second part of the fixed nut rigidly fastened to the support and the attachment bolt are configured to define a clamping torque of at least 21 Newton-meters."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The invention concerns a device for the position-adjustment and attachment of at least one locking member first part on a support, said locking member first part being of the type including a base the internal face of which is adapted to be held clamped in plane bearing engagement against said support by means of at least one nut-and-bolt assembly and a body connected to said base designed to cooperate with a locking member second part rigidly fastened to a part to be assembled to said support, to effect the assembly of said part to said support.\n\nThe invention applies more particularly, but not exclusively, to the attachment of motor vehicle traction battery locks to a motor vehicle body or to a battery frame attached to the body with a view to assembling the traction battery to the motor vehicle body or to the frame attached to the body.\n\nNumerous examples of arrangements for mounting a traction battery in a motor vehicle are known. In most of these arrangements, the battery is attached rigidly, by means of attachment locks, either to a frame that carries it, intended to be attached to the body of the vehicle, or directly to the body of the vehicle. Each attachment lock is in fact constituted of a male member rigidly fastened to a first element selected from the battery and the body (or frame), typically the battery, and a female member attached to the second element selected from the battery and the body (or frame), typically the body (or frame), and adapted to receive the male locking member in mutual interengagement thereby to assure the attachment of the battery to the body (or frame).",
  "cpc": [
    "B60K 1/04",
    "B23P 25/00",
    "B60K 2001/0455",
    "B60K 2001/0472",
    "F16B 5/02",
    "Y10T 29/53022"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B23P 25/00",
    "B60K 1/04"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Renault SAS"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Eric Tredan"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2011-05-06",
  "publication_date": "2015-09-08",
  "grant_date": "2015-09-08",
  "priority_date": "2010-05-10",
  "application_number": "US-201113697304-A",
  "family_id": "43466683",
  "cited_by_count": 2,
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