Apparatus and methods for attaching a panel to a supporting structure. Hinged assemblies having open and closed hinge states are attached to at least two elements of the supporting structure. A multiplicity of clips are bonded to the back surface of the panel. The clips are hooked on respective hinged assemblies while the latter are in their respective open hinge states, whereby the panel is coupled to the at least two elements of the supporting structure with loose fit engagement. Then the hinged assemblies are manipulated so that their respective states transform from open to closed, whereby the panel is attached to the at least two elements of the supporting structure with positive snap fit engagement. No fasteners or tooling are required when installing or removing the panels.
Apparatus and methods for attaching panels to support structures
2017-06-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / F16C SHAFTS , Wellen / F16M Rahmen, Gehäuse oder Grundplatten von Kraftmaschinen oder anderen Maschinen oder von Apparaten, nicht auf eine besondere Art von Maschine oder Apparat eingeschränkt, die anderweitig vorgesehen ist , FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS, OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE |
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