A method of installing a vehicle component to a vehicle panel is provided. The method includes aligning a rib receiving channel of the vehicle component with an alignment rib that is formed integrally with the vehicle panel while also aligning a fastening opening of the vehicle component with a fastening opening through the vehicle panel. The alignment rib is inserted into the rib receiving channel. A fastener is inserted through the fastening openings of the vehicle component and the vehicle panel. The fastener is tightened while the alignment rib and rib receiving channel inhibit rotation of the vehicle component.
VEHICLE COMPONENTS INCLUDING RIB RECEIVING CHANNELS FOR RECEIVING ALIGNMENT RIBS OF VEHICLE PANELS
2020-07-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Vehicle components including rib receiving channels for receiving alignment ribs of vehicle panels
European Patent Office | 2020
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