Carrier device for water collection strips

Abstract

According to the application, a carrier device (retention device) for fastening a water collection strip on an A-pillar of a motor vehicle is proposed. The carrier device comprises a fastening wall having a fastening side and a receiving side, wherein at least one latching means is arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall for connection with the A-pillar of the motor vehicle, which latching means extends approximately in an orthogonal direction from the fastening side and wherein the latching means is designed to be introduced and latched from behind in a through-opening of the A-pillar of the motor vehicle; and a latching element device arranged opposite the receiving side, which latching element device has at least one latching element for fixing the water collection strip in a receiving area in a releasable manner, wherein the receiving area is formed between the receiving side of the fastening wall and the latching element.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a carrier device for a water collection strip, a component assembly comprising such a carrier device and a water collection strip, and a method for assembling a water collection strip.

[0002] The rainwater traps are used to controllably drain rainwater that falls onto the windshield via the roof or engine compartment, and to cover the transition from the windshield to the A-pillar. This reduces water eddies in the field of view of the side windows and side mirrors.

[0003] In motor vehicles, most of the water that reaches the windshield (i.e., either rainwater or sewage splashed from the road) is driven to the sides of the vehicle by the arched shape of the windshield, where water collection strips fastened to the windshield pillars guide most of the water upwards to the roof of the vehicle, thus greatly reducing the dirt on the side windows.

[0004] One such water collection bar is described in DE 3 600 504 A1.

[0005] The water collection strip is fastened to the A-pillar of the motor vehicle by means of a retaining device or carrier device.

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a carrier device for a water collection bar, which is an alternative to carrier devices for water collection bars known in the prior art.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a carrier device for a water collection bar that simplifies the assembly process of the carrier device and / or the water collection bar and operates safely and reliably.

[0008] Another objective of this invention is to design a carrier device for a water collection strip that is simple in construction and cost-effective in manufacturing.

[0009] The present invention also aims to provide a component assembly comprising a water collection strip and at least one carrier device, and a method for assembling the water collection strip, which forms an alternative to the prior art, is simple in construction, and operates safely and reliably.

[0010] One or more of these objectives are achieved by the features of independent claims 1, 8, and 10. Advantageous design options are given in the dependent claims.

[0011] According to the present invention, a carrier device (holding device) for fastening a water collection strip to the A-pillar of a motor vehicle is provided. The carrier device includes a fastening wall having a fastening side and a receiving side, wherein at least one locking device is arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall for connection to the A-pillar of the motor vehicle, the locking device extending generally orthogonally from the fastening side, and wherein the locking device is designed to be inserted and locked from the rear into a through-hole in the A-pillar of the motor vehicle; and a locking element device arranged opposite to the receiving side, the locking element device having at least one locking element for releasably securing the water collection strip to the receiving area, wherein the receiving area is formed between the receiving side of the fastening wall and the locking element.

[0012] The locking device arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall can be designed to be detachably connected to the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, for example, it can be designed as an expansion rivet.

[0013] Carrier devices or retaining devices for securing water traps to the A-pillars of motor vehicles, as known in the prior art, are connected, for example, by clamping connections to mushroom-shaped fastening pins molded on the A-pillars. Carrier devices for water traps are also known to be connected to the A-pillars of motor vehicles by means of welding, bonding, riveting, or torsion clamp connections.

[0014] In all connections, either the carrier device itself is relatively complex in construction, or the connection process or method used to assemble the carrier device and the water collection strip requires significant technical costs.

[0015] What is not found in any known water collection strip is that the water collection strip has a locking device for being introduced and locked from the rear into a through opening in the A-pillar of a motor vehicle for fastening.

[0016] The design, in which the locking device is introduced and locks from the rear into the through-hole in the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, allows for easy assembly and disassembly of the carrier device when appropriate. Furthermore, only minimal assembly force is required. In particular, the same carrier device can be repeatedly and detachably attached to the A-pillar.

[0017] The carrier device according to the invention can be easily assembled with minimal force consumption by applying pressure in the axial direction or assembly direction of the corresponding locking device.

[0018] Within the framework of this invention, the assembly direction is understood as the direction in which the carrier device can connect to the A-pillar, wherein the assembly direction extends orthogonally to the A-pillar towards the A-pillar or extends along the axial direction of the locking device.

[0019] Within the framework of this invention, locking devices are understood to be fastening devices having elastically deformable locking arms with corresponding locking edges or locking flanges for engaging through openings of carrier members from the rear. Within the framework of this invention, expansion rivets are also understood to be corresponding locking devices.

[0020] The water collection strip can be easily fitted into the receiving area of ​​the carrier device by means of a lateral introduction and hereby secured by at least one locking element.

[0021] Simple assembly and disassembly can also be performed here.

[0022] Due to its simple construction, the device according to the invention can preferably be made of plastic by injection molding at a cost-effective rate and operate safely and reliably.

[0023] The locking element may have a fixed wall section, wherein a locking edge is molded at the free end of the locking element, and wherein the fixed wall section is arranged to be spaced apart from the fastening wall in a generally parallel manner, so that the fixed wall section and the receiving side define the receiving area.

[0024] Here, the locking element or its fixed wall section can function as a locking arm or form a locking arm, wherein the locking edge is designed to engage the recess or through opening of the water collection strip from the rear.

[0025] The fixed wall section extends approximately parallel to the fastening wall, thereby enabling the water collection strip to be held in the assembled state by the fastening wall and the fixed wall section on opposite sides of the water collection strip.

[0026] The fastening and fixing wall sections also enable the guiding and accurate positioning of the water collection strip when it is introduced into the receiving area of ​​the carrier device according to the invention.

[0027] The fastening wall may have two locking devices and the locking element device may have two or three locking elements, wherein the locking devices and locking elements are arranged to be offset from each other along the longitudinal direction of the fastening wall.

[0028] The locking devices and locking elements are arranged to be offset from each other along the longitudinal direction of the fastening wall, which means that the locking devices and locking elements are also arranged to be offset from each other orthogonally to the assembly direction.

[0029] This method allows for a flat structure of the carrier device because the locking elements and locking devices are arranged offset from each other.

[0030] Furthermore, the areas where the holding force is applied and where a large mechanical force is generated (such as between the locking device and the A-pillar and between the locking element and the water collection strip) are disconnected from each other, thereby allowing the carrier device to be stably formed with a relatively small material thickness.

[0031] Setting up two locking devices and two or three locking elements can achieve a high holding force and ensure safe and reliable retention of the water collection strip.

[0032] Two of the locking elements in the locking element device may have the previously described fixed wall section and corresponding locking edge. A third locking element may be arranged opposite to the other two locking elements with respect to the receiving area, wherein the corresponding section of the locking arm of the locking element facing the receiving area forms a receiving side section. A locking edge is also formed at the free end of the locking element. Thus, the receiving side section forms the locking arm of the locking element with a corresponding locking edge at its free end.

[0033] This method allows the water collection strip to be held from both sides, which enables a safer connection between the water collection strip and the carrier device while also improving the holding force.

[0034] Because the locking arm of the locking element forms a receiving side section (which is arranged flush with the receiving side in the longitudinal direction of the fastening wall), the water collection strip can be safely guided and positioned when introduced into the carrier device and positioned in the corresponding final assembly position. This is because the water collection strip then abuts against the receiving side of the fastening wall, the receiving side section of the locking element, and the two fixed wall sections of the other two locking elements and is positioned and guided by them.

[0035] This design achieves a synergistic effect: the locking element is not only designed to hold and secure the water collection strip, but also, on the other hand, the water collection strip is accurately held in place by the fixed wall section or fixed side section and / or receiving side section of the locking arm of the locking element, and is safely guided and positioned when introduced into the receiving space. This allows for better and more accurate positioning of the water collection strip.

[0036] The carrier device further includes: a fastening wall having a fastening side and a receiving side, wherein at least one, preferably two, locking devices are arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall for connection with the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, the locking devices extending from the fastening side in a generally orthogonal direction; and a fixing wall with a fixing side, wherein the fixing wall is arranged to be spaced apart from the fastening wall in a generally parallel manner, and wherein the receiving side of the fastening wall and the fixing side of the fixing wall define a receiving area for the water collection strip, and wherein at least one locking element extending into the receiving area is arranged at the fixing wall for releasably securing the water collection strip in the receiving area.

[0037] If the carrier device according to the invention is provided with a fastening wall having two locking devices for connection with the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, then the carrier device can be easily clamped into the corresponding fastening opening of the A-pillar of the motor vehicle.

[0038] By incorporating two locking devices, the carrier device can be mounted on the A-pillar of a motor vehicle in a rotation-proof manner. These two locking devices also ensure the correct positioning of the carrier device.

[0039] This method enables the safe and reliable placement of the carrier device and the water collection strip connected to it on the A-pillar of the motor vehicle.

[0040] The receiving side section of the fastening wall and / or locking element and the two adjacent edges of the fixed wall and / or locking element fixed wall section can be connected to each other by a connecting wall, wherein the connecting wall is arranged orthogonally to the fastening wall and the fixed wall, and wherein the receiving opening is formed by the free edges of the fastening wall and the fixed wall opposite to the connecting wall.

[0041] The water collection strip can be introduced into the receiving area through the receiving opening along the inlet direction that extends orthogonally to the connecting wall.

[0042] This structural design of the carrier wall allows for a simple way to introduce the water collection strip into the carrier device.

[0043] The locking element can be tilted at approximately 45° relative to the direction of introduction from the fixed side of the fixed wall, so that the locking element is designed such that the force applied when fixing the water collection strip in the receiving area is less than the force applied when releasing the water collection strip from the receiving area.

[0044] This means that the assembly force required to assemble the water collection strip into the carrier device according to the invention is very small, which significantly simplifies the assembly and thus allows for safe and reliable implementation.

[0045] Furthermore, the removal force required to detach or loosen the water collector strip from the receiving area of ​​the carrier device is 70N to 160N. This method ensures the water collector strip is reliably mounted on the A-pillar of the motor vehicle, as it guarantees that the water collector strip will not accidentally detach from the carrier device and is thus securely held in place. Nevertheless, the water collector strip can still be removed with a predetermined force.

[0046] Preferably, two identical locking elements are arranged on the fixed side of the fixed wall to fix the water collection strip.

[0047] By setting two identical locking elements, the water collection strip can be fixed in position within the receiving area of ​​the carrier device.

[0048] In addition, these two locking elements help to properly position or occupy a predetermined assembly position of the water collection strip relative to the carrier device and thus also relative to the A-pillar of the motor vehicle.

[0049] The locking device may have a radially surrounding sealing element for sealingly connecting the carrier device to the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, wherein the sealing element is preferably manufactured by means of a two-component injection molding process and connected to the locking device.

[0050] By setting a corresponding sealing element at the locking device, a sealed connection between the carrier device and the A-pillar of the motor vehicle is ensured.

[0051] The sealing element can be easily formed or manufactured together with the carrier device by means of a two-component injection molding process, and thus chemically bonded to the locking device in the same processing step.

[0052] In principle, the carrier device has fastening walls and fixed walls. Here, the fastening walls and fixed walls can be designed as continuous walls or segmented walls. The wall segments can be referred to as fastening wall segments and fixed wall segments.

[0053] The fastening wall is generally plate-shaped and includes a fastening side and a receiving side. The receiving side faces the receiving area. If the fastening wall has two or more fastening wall sections, then each of these fastening wall sections has a fastening side section and a receiving side section.

[0054] The fixed wall is designed in a generally plate-like shape and is arranged approximately parallel to the fastening wall. The fixed wall has a fixed side that faces the direction of the receiving area. If the fixed wall has two or more fixed wall sections, then each of these fixed wall sections has a fixed side section.

[0055] One or more fixed wall sections may be formed independently and / or formed by the surface of the locking arm of the locking element facing the receiving area.

[0056] One or more fastening wall sections may be formed independently and / or formed by the surface of the locking arm of the locking element facing the receiving area.

[0057] The water collecting strip is guided and positioned when it is introduced into the receiving area by means of the fixed side of the fixed wall or the fixed side section of the fixed wall, and the receiving side of the fastening wall or the receiving side section of the fastening wall. In the assembled state, the surface of the water collecting strip is against the fixed side of the fixed wall or the fixed side section of the fixed wall and is positioned and held by means of them.

[0058] Adjacent edges of a fastening wall or fastening wall segment and a fixed wall or fixed wall segment can be connected to each other by a connecting wall. The connecting wall is arranged to be substantially orthogonal to the fastening wall or fastening wall segment and the fixed wall or fixed wall segment.

[0059] The free edges of the fastened wall or fastened wall section and the fixed wall or fixed wall section opposite to the connecting wall form receiving openings.

[0060] The water collection strip can be introduced into the receiving area of ​​the carrier device through the receiving opening along an introduction direction that extends approximately orthogonally to the connecting wall.

[0061] The receiving area is defined by a fastening wall or a fastening wall section, a fixed wall or a fixed wall section, and a connecting wall.

[0062] The technical features shown above can be combined with each other arbitrarily, provided that it is technically feasible.

[0063] According to the invention, a component assembly is also provided, which includes a carrier device previously shown and a water collection strip arranged and fixed in the receiving area of ​​the carrier device.

[0064] The water collection strip may have a locking recess designed to correspond to the locking element of the carrier device.

[0065] The advantage of such a component assembly is that it can be pre-assembled in a simple manner and then assembled as a complete component assembly onto the A-pillar of a motor vehicle.

[0066] Preferably, each A-pillar is provided with multiple carrier devices, such as at least two or three, or at most seven or six, or five or four, and especially three to five carrier devices, to form a component group.

[0067] A method for mounting a water collection strip to the A-pillar of a motor vehicle is also proposed, wherein the carrier device is first releasably attached to the A-pillar of the motor vehicle by means of one, and preferably two, locking devices, wherein the locking devices are introduced into the corresponding fastening openings (through openings) of the A-pillar and locked therein from the rear. This process is repeated until all carrier devices used are fastened to the A-pillar. The water collection strip is then introduced into the receiving area of ​​the previously shown carrier device and secured by means of the corresponding locking elements.

[0068] The method according to the present invention allows for the simple, safe, and reliable assembly of one or three carrier devices and water collection strips onto the A-pillar of a motor vehicle.

[0069] The advantages of the component assembly and the method according to the invention also correspond to advantages similar to those previously described by means of a carrier device.

[0070] The invention will be described in more detail below with the aid of two embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

[0071] Figure 1The diagram shows a perspective view of the carrier device according to the invention based on the first embodiment, with a section of column A in an unsecured state.

[0072] Figure 2 Shown in the state of being fastened to the A-pillar Figure 1 The illustration,

[0073] Figure 3 The diagram shows a plan view of the locking device of the carrier device from below when it is in a secured state.

[0074] Figure 4 Show Figure 2 Side view of the carrier device,

[0075] Figure 5 Show Figure 4 A side sectional view taken along line AA.

[0076] Figure 6 Show Figure 5 A detailed view of the sealing device of the carrier device's locking mechanism.

[0077] Figure 7 A side view of the carrier device is shown.

[0078] Figure 8 Another perspective view of the carrier device is shown.

[0079] Figure 9 A perspective view of the carrier device according to the invention based on the second embodiment is shown.

[0080] Figure 10 Shown in the state of being assembled on the A-pillar Figure 9 Another three-dimensional illustration of the carrier device,

[0081] Figure 11 This illustrates the case where a water collection bar is mounted on the carrier device. Figure 10 The illustration,

[0082] Figure 12 Shown from below Figure 11 A floor plan of the components.

[0083] Figure 13 Show Figure 11 The side view of the component.

[0084] Figure 14 Showing the view from above Figure 11 A floor plan of the components.

[0085] Figure 15 Show Figure 11 The side view of the component.

[0086] Figure 16 Show Figure 11 Another side view of the component,

[0087] Figure 17 Show Figure 16 A side sectional view of the component taken along line AA.

[0088] Figure 18 Show Figure 16 A side sectional view of the component along line BB, and

[0089] Figure 19 Show Figure 18 Detailed view.

[0090] The carrier device 1 according to the invention is described in more detail below with the aid of a first embodiment. Figures 1 to 8 ).

[0091] The carrier device 1 or holding device for fastening the water collection strip 10 to the A-pillar 14 of a motor vehicle has a fastening wall 2.

[0092] The fastening wall 2 is generally plate-shaped and includes a fastening side 3 and a receiving side 4. According to this embodiment, the fastening wall 2 has two fastening wall sections 19. Each of these two fastening wall sections has a fastening side section 20 and a receiving side section 27.

[0093] However, the fastening wall 2 can also be designed to be continuous.

[0094] In the region between these two fastening sections, a locking device 5 extending orthogonally from the fastening side 3 is arranged in the fastening wall 2. The locking device 5 is designed as an expansion rivet.

[0095] On the fastening side 3 of the fastening wall 2, two locking devices 5 can also be arranged extending from the fastening side 3 in a generally orthogonal direction.

[0096] The locking device 5 is configured to be detachably connected to the through opening or fastening opening 17 formed corresponding to the locking device 5 in the A-pillar 14 of the motor vehicle.

[0097] The carrier device 1 also includes a generally plate-shaped fixing wall 6, which is arranged generally parallel to the fastening wall 2. According to this embodiment, the fixing wall 6 includes two plate-shaped fixing wall sections 22. However, the fixing wall 6 can also be designed to be continuous.

[0098] The fixed wall 6 has a fixed side 7 which faces the direction of the receiving area 11.

[0099] Accordingly, each of the fixed wall sections 22 has a fixed side section 21, which faces the direction of the receiving area 11. The water collecting strip is guided and positioned when introduced into the receiving area 11 by means of the fixed side 7 of the fixed wall 6 or the fixed side section 21 of the fixed wall section 22, and the receiving side 4 of the fastening wall 2 or the receiving side section 27 of the fastening wall section 19. In the assembled state, the surface of the water collecting strip abuts against the fixed side 7 of the fixed wall 6 or the fixed side section 21 of the fixed wall section 22 and is positioned and held by them.

[0100] The adjacent edges of the fastening wall 2 and the fixed wall 6 are connected to each other by a connecting wall 8. The connecting wall 8 is arranged to be approximately orthogonal to the fastening wall 2 and the fixed wall 6.

[0101] The free edges of the fastening wall 2 and the fixed wall 6, opposite to the connecting wall, form the receiving opening 9.

[0102] The water collecting strip 10 can be introduced into the receiving area 11 of the carrier device via the receiving opening 9 along the inlet direction 18 which extends approximately orthogonally to the connecting wall 8.

[0103] The receiving area 11 is defined by the fastening wall 2, the connecting wall 8 and the fixed wall 6.

[0104] Two locking elements 12 extending into the receiving area 11 are arranged at the fixed wall 6 for releasably fixing the water collection strip 10 in the receiving area 11. These two locking elements form a locking element device.

[0105] The locking element 12 is tilted at an angle of approximately 45° from the fixed side 7 of the fixed wall 6 relative to the guide direction 18.

[0106] The area of ​​the receiving opening 9 also has an end of the locking element connected to the fixed wall 6, so that the corresponding locking edge of the locking element 12 can be set in the area of ​​the connecting wall 8.

[0107] Therefore, the locking element 12 is designed such that the assembly force required to secure the water collection strip 10 in the receiving area 11 is less than the disassembly force required to release the water collection strip 10 from the receiving area.

[0108] A sealing element 13, which is approximately circular in design and arranged radially around the locking device 5, is provided accordingly for sealing connection with the A-pillar of the motor vehicle.

[0109] The carrier device 1 according to the present invention will be described below with reference to a second embodiment. Figures 9 to 19Unless otherwise stated, the carrier device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same technical features as the carrier device 1 according to the first embodiment previously described. The same technical features are provided with the same reference numerals. All technical features of the two embodiments can be arbitrarily combined with each other, provided it is technically feasible.

[0110] The carrier device 1 has a fastening wall 2. The fastening wall 2 is generally plate-shaped and includes a fastening side 3 and a receiving side 4.

[0111] According to this embodiment, the fastening wall 2 has two fastening wall sections 19. Each of these two fastening wall sections has a fastening side section 20 and a receiving side section 27.

[0112] On the fastening side 3 of the fastening wall 2, two locking devices 5 are integrally molded, extending from the fastening side in a generally orthogonal direction. The locking devices 5 are configured to be releasably connected to the through opening 17 of the A-pillar 14 of the motor vehicle, which is formed corresponding to the locking devices.

[0113] The locking device 5 is designed to taper from its free end toward the fastening wall 2 and includes at least two locking arms with corresponding locking edges, which are designed to engage the corresponding fastening opening 17 of the A-pillar from the rear. Such a locking device is referred to as a hardflex locking device.

[0114] The locking device 5 extends from the fastening side section 20 in an orthogonal direction.

[0115] These two fastening wall sections 20 are connected to each other by connecting wall 8.

[0116] A first locking element and a second locking element 12 are integrally molded at the free end of the connecting wall 8. The locking element 12 has a locking arm, wherein the surface of the locking arm facing the receiving area 11 forms a fixed wall section 22.

[0117] At the free end of the locking arm 23, a corresponding locking edge 24 is molded for engaging the recess or through opening of the water collection strip from the rear. The locking edge extends along the assembly direction 25.

[0118] A third locking element 12 is provided in the area between the two locking elements 12, and the third locking element is arranged approximately centrally between the two fastening wall sections 19.

[0119] The third locking element 12 also has a locking arm 23, wherein the surface of the locking arm facing the receiving area 11 forms an additional receiving side section 27.

[0120] The locking element 12 forms a locking element device.

[0121] The locking device 5 has a radially circumferentially surrounding an annular sealing element 13, wherein the sealing element has two sealing lips 26 at its free end for sealingly abutting against the A-pillar. The sealing element 13 is manufactured by a two-component injection molding process and is connected to the carrier device.

[0122] The component assembly 16 according to the invention includes the previously defined carrier device 1. Preferably, the component assembly 16 includes three or four carrier devices 1, which are connected to the water collection strip 10 by means of locking elements 12.

[0123] The present invention also provides a method for mounting a carrier device 1 onto the A-pillar 14 of a motor vehicle.

[0124] Here, the carrier device 1 is moved along the assembly direction 25 toward the A-pillar 14. The locking device 5 is introduced into the fastening opening 17 of the A-pillar 14 of the motor vehicle and engages with the fastening opening from the rear. For this purpose, a fastening opening 17 corresponding to the locking device 5 is provided at the A-pillar of the motor vehicle.

[0125] According to the present invention, a method is also provided for mounting a water collection strip on a carrier device 1 and thereby mounting it on the A-pillar 14 of a motor vehicle.

[0126] The method involves introducing the water collection strip 10 into the receiving area 11 via the receiving opening 9 along the introduction direction 18. Here, the locking element 12 locks into the locking recess 15 formed in the water collection strip corresponding to the locking element 12.

[0127] The component group 16 is designed in this way, which includes three carrier devices 1 and a water collection strip 10.

[0128] List of reference numerals

[0129] 1. Carrier device

[0130] 2. Fasten the wall

[0131] 3. Fastening side

[0132] 4. Acceptance side

[0133] 5. Locking devices

[0134] 6. Fixed wall

[0135] 7. Fixed side

[0136] 8 Connecting Wall

[0137] 9. Acceptance opening

[0138] 10 water collection strips

[0139] 11 Reception Area

[0140] 12 Locking Components

[0141] 13 Sealing elements

[0142] 14 A-pillar

[0143] 15. Locking mechanism dented

[0144] 16 Component Groups

[0145] 17. Secure the opening

[0146] 18 Import Direction

[0147] 19. Fastening Wall Section

[0148] 20 Fastening side section

[0149] 21 Fixed side section

[0150] 22 Fixed wall section

[0151] 23 Locking Arm

[0152] 24. Lock edge

[0153] 25 Assembly direction

[0154] 26 Sealing Lip

[0155] 27. Reception side section

Claims

1. A carrier device for fixing a water collection strip to the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, the carrier device comprising: A fastening wall having a fastening side and a receiving side, wherein at least one locking device is arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall for releasable connection to the A-pillar, the locking device extending from the fastening side in a generally orthogonal direction, and wherein the locking device is designed to be introduced and locked from the rear into the through opening of the A-pillar. as well as A locking element device arranged opposite to the receiving side, the locking element device having at least one locking element for releasably securing the water collection strip to the receiving area, wherein the receiving area is formed between the receiving side of the fastening wall and the locking element; The locking arm of the locking element forms a fixed wall section, wherein a locking edge is formed at the free end of the locking arm of the locking element, and wherein the fixed wall section is arranged to be spaced apart from the fastening wall in a substantially parallel manner, so that the fixed wall section and the receiving side define the receiving area.

2. The carrier device according to claim 1, in, The fastening wall has two locking devices, and the locking element device has two or three locking elements, wherein the two locking devices and the two or three locking elements are arranged to be offset from each other along the longitudinal direction of the fastening wall.

3. The carrier device according to claim 2, in, The two locking elements have fixed wall sections and locking edges, and wherein when the locking element device has three locking elements, the third locking element is arranged oppositely with respect to the receiving area and its locking arm forms a receiving side section, wherein a locking edge is formed at the free end of the locking element.

4. The carrier device according to claim 3, in, The fastening wall and / or the receiving side section of the locking element and the two adjacent edges of the fixing wall section of the locking element are connected to each other by a connecting wall, wherein the connecting wall is arranged orthogonally to the fastening wall and / or the receiving side section of the locking element and to the fixing wall section of the locking element. Furthermore, a receiving opening is formed by the free edges of the fastening wall and the fixed wall sections opposite to the connecting wall, leading into the receiving area, wherein the water collecting strip can be introduced into the receiving area via the receiving opening along an introduction direction extending orthogonally to the connecting wall.

5. The carrier device according to claim 1, in, The locking device has a radially surrounding sealing element.

6. A component assembly comprising a carrier device according to claim 1 and a water collection strip disposed in the receiving area of ​​the carrier device and secured by means of the at least one locking element, wherein the water collection strip has a locking recess designed corresponding to the locking element of the carrier device.

7. The component assembly according to claim 6, further comprising: Two or three carrier devices, each of which is a carrier device as defined in claim 1, and each of which is engaged with the water collection strip.

8. A carrier device for fixing a water collection strip to the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, comprising: A fastening wall having a fastening side and a receiving side, wherein at least one locking device is arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall for releasable connection to the A-pillar, the locking device extending from the fastening side in a generally orthogonal direction, and wherein the locking device is designed to be introduced and locked from the rear into the through opening of the A-pillar. as well as A locking element device arranged opposite to the receiving side, the locking element device having at least one locking element for releasably securing the water collection strip to the receiving area, wherein the receiving area is formed between the receiving side of the fastening wall and the locking element; in The carrier device has a fixed wall with a fixed side, wherein the fixed wall is arranged to be spaced apart from the fastening wall in a substantially parallel manner, and wherein the receiving side of the fastening wall and the fixed side of the fixed wall define the receiving area, and wherein at least one locking element extending into the receiving area is arranged at the fixed wall for releasably securing the water collection strip in the receiving area.

9. A carrier device for fixing a water collection strip to the A-pillar of a motor vehicle, comprising: A fastening wall having a fastening side and a receiving side, wherein at least one locking device is arranged on the fastening side of the fastening wall for releasable connection to the A-pillar, the locking device extending generally orthogonally from the fastening side, and wherein the locking device is designed to be inserted and locked from the rear into the through-hole of the A-pillar; and A locking element device arranged opposite to the receiving side, the locking element device having at least one locking element for releasably securing the water collection strip to the receiving area, wherein the receiving area is formed between the receiving side of the fastening wall and the locking element; in, The fastening wall has two locking devices, and the locking element device has two or three locking elements, wherein the two locking devices and the two or three locking elements are arranged to be offset from each other along the longitudinal direction of the fastening wall.

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