Illinois Tool Works Inc.
FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING A COMPONENT TO A CARRIER COMPONENT

Abstract:

A fastening apparatus for fastening a component to a carrier component includes a housing device having a receiving recess, at least one actuating element and at least one latching element for latching in a carrier component, and a pin device which can be arranged so as to be displaceable in the receiving recess of the housing device in an assembly direction and which has at least one movable pin arm with a pin latching structure for transmitting an assembly force, which acts in the assembly direction, to a rigid housing latching structure which is integrally formed on the housing device, in order preferably to arrange the fastening apparatus in an intermediate assembly position, wherein the housing latching structure is formed in a corresponding manner to the pin latching structure, and wherein the actuating element is designed to actuate the at least one pin arm.