| 摘要 |
<p>A preplugged nut (10) is attachable to a vehicle panel (14) for fastening a component (12) to the vehicle panel (14). The nut has a body with an opening (20) for receiving a bolt (22) to fasten the component (12) to the panel (14) and a plug (34) in the body opening (20) sealing the opening to prevent ingress of moisture, dust, fumes and other contaminants to the panel (14) through the body opening (20). A method for forming a vehicle panel with the preplugged fastener (22) includes forming the vehicle panel (14), forming a nut having a body (10) opening for receiving a bolt (22) to fasten the bracket (12) to the panel (14), forming a plug (34), inserting the plug (34) into the body opening (20) of the nut (10) and plugging the body opening (20) to thereby prevent ingress of contaminants through the panel (14) to the body opening (20) after the nut is installed, and fastening the nut to the vehicle panel with the bolt. <IMAGE></p> |
