FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to an improved lid having fitment and
appearance improvement with mating part. The lid can be utilized
in·a vehicle withou~ restricting its scope to the same.
BACKGROUND/PRIOR ART
A lid used particularly in a motor vehicle as shown in fig.· 1 is
having atleast one lug (L) at one end to be hinged with respective
mating part and other side is provided with atleast one snap (S) to
be assembled with its respective mating part.
Here the lid with a plurality of ribs (R) is hinged at the side (A)
firstly, which is easily removable therefrom. The snap at the other
side is locked with the mating part, which restrains the lid from
any movement in a direction perpendicular to the lid. However, it
can't control the movement of said lid in a direction towards the
hinge connection.
In order to restrict the movement towards hinge connection, a
guide is required to be provided with the snap.
Now reference may be made to fig iA. Absence of guide gives rise· to
the following problems:-
Requirement of adjustment of lid while snap· fitting the lid
into the slot.
Difficuity in assembly.
It cannot maintain level difference with the mating part.
Required gap cannot be obtained between snap and mating
part.
The present invention obviates the above 1ssues by means of an
improved lid.
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OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of this invention is to propose an improved lid which
overcomes disadvantages associated with the prior art.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved
lid which leads to improved control of level difference and gap
between the lid and mating part.
Further object of the present· invention is to provide an improved
lid which functions effectively.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to this invention, there 1s pr-ovided an improved lid
having fitment and· appearance improvement with mating part
comprising at least one lug on one side, and atleast one snap on
other side with .a guide constituting locator.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
Further objects and advantages of this invention will· be more
apparent from the ensuing description when read in conjunction
with the accompanying drawings of exemplary embodiments of
invention and wherein:
Fig. 1 shows: conventional lid
Fig. lA shows: Assembly of lid with mating part according to prior
art.
Fig~ 2 shows: improved lid of present invention
Fig. 3 shows: locator of lid in accordance with present invention.
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Fig. 4A and 4B shows: perspective view of the locator including
ribs.
Fig. 5 shows: Assembly of improved lid with mating part according
to instant invention.
DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION WITH REFERENCE
TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
The instant invention discloses a technology relating to an
improved lid which constitutes a remedy to existing problem in the
lid.
·The same can be detailed out hereinbelow with :reference to fig.2.
As illustrated in fig. 2, the lid comprises at least one hinge (1) on
one side (A), and atleast one snap (2) another side (B) with a guide
(3) constituting locator.
The present invention focuses on said locator, for which reference
may be ·made to fig. 3. The locator forms an assembly of multiple
ribs integrated to each other to constitute a single structure for the·
integrated assembly.
Saidassembly includes atleast two side ribs (4, 5) joined by means
of an intermediate rib (6).
In this particular embodiment the side ribs are symmetrical with
respect to each other. Therefore one side rib can be described
herein under.
The side rib (4, 5) compnses· substantially a L-section having a
longitudinal member (SA) and a wedge shaped member (58). The
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wedge shaped member facilitates guiding the snap into slot of
mating part.
·As can be seen the longitudinal member (SA) is running straight
and the wedge· shaped member (58) is placed at one end of the
longitudinal member by subtending obtuse angle therebetween.
The side ribs thus formed are connected . with the help of said .
intermediate rib consisting of a strengthening rib (6), which
imparts strength to said side ribs.
The intermediate rib as best seen in fig. 4A and 4B comprises a flat
structure with multitude of sides. The intermediate rib (6) extends
beyond the side rib (4,5) on both sides to restrict movement of the
locator in the respective slot o( mating part.
Further, free side (F1, F2) of the intermediate rib undergoes an
angular transition towards fixed side thereof in contact with/
standing on the lid. The angular transition comprises a smooth
·angle to facilitate insertion of the locator into the slot in the course
of assembly. The intermediate rl.b is disposed through wedges of
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both the side ribs
The whole rib assembly of locator is integr~ted to atleast two ribs
as in fig. 2 via a smoo.th curvature (C).
According to second embodiment, side ribs are asymmetrical with
respect to each other. This necessitates variation in the profile of
respective slot in mating part accordingly for press fitting of locator
thereinto.
While assembly, the locator comes in contact with the slot followed
by snapping into the mating part.
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Thus provision of locator helps in avoiding gap on all sides and
restricting movement in all directions as welL The guide aligns the
snap flock so that the lid is accurately fitted in the corresponding
slot facilitating the assembly procedure without having to adjust
the lid on the other side.
It is preferably made of plastic polymer without restriction scope of
the invention to the same.
ThF. locator . of invention IS associated with the following
functionalities constituting advantageous features.
It acts as a guide during assembly in the slot of mating part
in the course of hinging to ease the assembly.
It helps in locating slot for the snap as a guide.
Restricts movement towards hinge- connection.
Keeps the ·lid. intact with the mating part on both· sides
thereby avoiding _any clearance therebetween which would
have caused noise otherwise.
As illustrated in fig. 5 the locator (3) remain~ in proximity to the
adjacent parts giving rise a compact assembly. by maintaining
required gap and level with the mating part (P).
The lid of invention ensures its proper fitment when the slot/hole
and snap/lock move away from each other i.e. less distance
between the snap/lock and hole/slot due to manufacturing
tolerances. Thus the invention provides an effective solution to the
problems due to unavailability of the guide in the lid.
It is to be noted that the present invention IS susceptible to
modifications, adaptations and changes by those skilled in the art.
Such variant embodiments employing the concepts and features of
this iiwention are intended to be within_ the scope of the present
invention, which is further set forth under the following claims:-

WE CLAIM:
1. An improved lid having fitment and appearance improvement
with mating part comprising ·at least one lug on one side,
and atleast one snap on other side with a guide constituting
locator.
2. An improved lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locator
forms an assembly of a plurality of ribs integrated to each
other to constitute a single structure.
3. J\n improved lid as dairned in claim 1 or 2, wherein said
assembly includes atleast two side ribs joined by means of ·
an intermediate rib.
4. An improved lid as claimed in any of the preceding claims
. wherein the side ribs can be symmetrical/ asymmetrical with
respect to each other.
. 5. An improved lid as claimed m any of the preceding claims
wherein in case of the symmetrical side ribs, each side rib
comprises substantially a L-section having a longitudinal.
member running straight, at one end of which a wedge
shaped member is disposed at obtuse angle.
6. An improved lid as claimed in any of the preceding claims
whereiri the intermediate rib constituting a strengthening rib
to impart strength to said side· ribs, in which the
intermediate rib comprises a flat structure having multitude
of sides.
7. An improved lid as claimed in any of the preceding claims
wherein the intermediate rib extends beyond the side rib on
both sides so as to restrict movement of the iocator in the
respective slot.
8. An improved lid as claimed m any of the preceding claims
wherein free side of the intermediate rib undergoes an
angular transition towards fixed side thereof in contact
with/ standing on the lid.
9. An improved lid as claimed in any of the preceding claims
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wherein the intermediate rib is disposed through wedges of
both the side ribs.
10. An improved lid as claimed in any of the preceding
claims wherein in case the side ribs are asymmetrical, the
profile of respective slot in mating part varies accordingly for
press fitting of locator thereinto.
1 L An improved lid as claimed m any of the preceding
claims is associated with the advantageous features such as
herein described.