JP2005076644A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip managing widely with the opening width of a mounting hole in a vehicle body panel. <P>SOLUTION: The clip 10 is furnished with a pair of pinching parts 12a and 12b capable of being mounted on a rib 21 formed on a clip mounting seat 20 and a leg part 14 provided on the outside of one of the pinching part 12b in such a way deformable elastically until it goes beyond the pinching surface of the part 12b, wherein the rib 21 is furnished with an engaging hole 23 to admit insertion of the tip of the leg part 14 when the clip 10 is mounted on the rib 21 and inserted into the mounting hole 31 in the mounted condition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a clip used when an interior part or the like is detachably attached to an instrument panel of an automobile (hereinafter abbreviated as “vehicle body panel”).
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, an interior part 24 that is installed in the interior of an automobile has a clip 10 attached to a clip mounting seat 20 formed on the back side of the interior part 24, and the clip mounting seat 20 is attached to the interior part 24. The interior part 24 is attached to the vehicle body panel 30 by inserting the attached clip 10 into the attachment hole 31 of the vehicle body panel 30. The clip 10 will be described. A pair of sandwiching portions 12a and 12b that can be sandwiched between the ribs 21 of the clip mounting seat 20 by integrally molding the main body with a synthetic resin, and the tip portions of the both sandwiching portions 12a and 12b are substantially omitted. Engaging claws 12c and 12d that protrude inward at right angles and have a lateral width of "W1", for example, are provided. Moreover, the leg part 14 is formed in the said clamping part 12b, and if the said clip 10 is inserted in the attachment hole 31 currently formed in the said vehicle body panel 30, the said leg part 14 will be inward (FIG. 4 (B)). In the example described in (1), the elastic deformation occurs in the left direction). Next, the clip mounting seat 20 will be described. The main body includes a plate-like rib 21 integrally formed with the back surface of the interior part 24 and synthetic resin, and the rib 21 has, for example, a lateral width “W1”. An engagement hole 23 penetrating through is provided.
[0003]
When the clip 10 is fitted into the rib 21 of the clip mounting seat 20 from above and attached, the holding portion 12 of the clip 10 looks like the rib 21 is sandwiched from both sides, and the both engaging claws 12c are provided. , 12d engage the engagement holes 23 from both sides of the rib 21, and the clip 10 does not come off the clip mounting seat 20. When the clip 10 mounted on the clip mounting seat 20 is inserted into the mounting hole 31 having the opening width of the body panel 30 of “L1” in this way, the leg portion 14 of the clip 10 is bent from the outside to the inside. The clip 10 is attached to the vehicle body panel 30 by passing through the attachment hole 31 and the outside of the leg portion 14 pressing the edge of the attachment hole 31. Accordingly, the interior part 24 is attached to the vehicle body panel 30.
[0004]
Since the clip described above is more common than before, prior art documents are not described.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When attaching interior parts to a vehicle body panel using a conventional clip, the opening width of the mounting hole of the vehicle body panel may differ depending on the vehicle type, and if the opening width becomes smaller, the leg portion of the clip will not bend greatly. Could not pass through the mounting hole. However, if it bends greatly, the tip of the leg part interferes with the rib and the leg part cannot pass through the attachment hole, so that the clip may not be inserted into the attachment hole. Therefore, when the opening width is small, a small clip corresponding to the small opening width is required, and many sizes of clips and clip mounting seats corresponding to the opening widths of the mounting holes are required.
The present invention has been devised in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a clip that allows a wide range of opening widths of mounting holes of a vehicle body panel.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a means for solving the above-mentioned problem, the clip according to claim 1 is a pair of holding parts that can be attached to a rib formed on a clip mounting seat, and the holding part on one outer side of the holding part. A leg that can be elastically deformed until it exceeds the sandwiching surface, and the clip is attached to the rib and can be inserted into a mounting hole formed in the vehicle body panel in the attached state. When the clip mounting seat is inserted into the mounting hole, the leg portion of the clip passes through the mounting hole while being bent by elasticity, and the tip of the leg portion is inserted into the engaging hole formed in the rib. .
Therefore, even if the leg part of the clip is greatly bent, the tip of the leg part does not interfere with the rib. Therefore, even if the opening width of the mounting hole of the body panel is smaller than the conventional one, the clip is attached as it is without replacing it. be able to. That is, even if the opening width of the mounting hole of the vehicle body panel is wide, it can be mounted.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Members having the same functions as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clip 10 and a clip mounting seat 20 according to the present invention. 2A is a sectional view in which the clip 10 is mounted on the clip mounting seat 20, and FIG. 2B is an opening width for forming the clip mounting seat 20 on which the clip 10 is mounted on the vehicle body panel 30 as "L1". 2C is a cross-sectional view inserted into the mounting hole 31a, and FIG. 2C shows that the clip mounting seat 20 to which the clip 10 is mounted is formed in the vehicle body panel 30 and the opening width is “L2” (L1> L2). It is a figure explaining sectional drawing which was made.
[0008]
First, the clip 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. This clip 10 is an integrally molded product by synthetic resin injection molding or the like. And it has the pair of clamping parts 12a and 12b which have the head 11 in the upper end side, and are formed in reverse U shape. Further, a pressing portion 13 is formed at the lower end portion of the one clamping portion 12a. Further, a leg portion 14 is formed extending outwardly from the other sandwiching portion 12b in a “C” shape, extending to the lower end side, and having a lateral width of “W2” and being engageable with an engagement hole 23 described later. is there.
[0009]
In addition, an engaging claw 12c is provided at the central portion of the lower end of the one clamping part 12a so as to project at a substantially right angle toward the other clamping part 12b and to engage with an engagement hole 23 to be described later with a lateral width of "W1". is there. Similarly, an engaging claw 12d that protrudes toward the one clamping part 12a at a substantially right angle and has a lateral width of “W1” is provided at the center of the lower end of the other clamping part 12b. The interval between the opposing clamping surfaces of the both clamping portions 12a and 12b is the same as or slightly smaller than the plate thickness of the rib 21, and can be inserted into the rib 21 by an elastic action. Is possible. The lower surfaces 12e and 12f of the engaging claws 12c and 12d are formed on curved surfaces so that the ribs 21 can easily pass when contacting. Further, the leg portion 14 can be elastically deformed in a direction (inward direction) in which the distance from the pressing portion 13 is narrowed by inserting the clip 10 into the mounting hole 31 (31a, 31b) of the vehicle body panel 30. . Further, a locking shoulder 15 is provided on the outer side of the leg portion 14, and the locking shoulder 15 is provided with groove-shaped locking grooves 15 a and 15 b at the top and bottom in the width direction. These locking grooves 15a and 15b are attached to the mounting holes 31a and 31b (not shown in FIG. 1) on the back side of the vehicle body panel 30 (not shown in FIG. 1), which will be described later, depending on the bent state of the leg portion 14. The opening width “L1” or the opening width “L2” can be locked.
[0010]
Next, the clip mounting seat 20 on which the clip 10 is mounted will be described with reference to FIG. 1. The clip mounting seat 20 is integrally formed on the back surface of the interior part 24 by injection molding of synthetic resin or the like. A pair of substantially inverted T-shaped guides 22a and 22b that restrict movement in the width direction with the clip 10 attached are formed on the back surface of the interior part 24. A plate-like rib 21 is laid across the guides 22a and 22b, and an engagement hole 23 that penetrates the rib 21 is provided at a substantially central portion of the rib 21. The engagement hole 23 has a convex shape in which the upper lateral width is “W1” and engages with both the engaging claws 12c and 12d, and the lower lateral width is “W2” and the leg portion 14 can be inserted. . The tip surface of the rib 21 is curved so that the rib 21 can be smoothly inserted between the both sandwiching portions 12a and 12b. Further, guide seats 25a and 25b are formed at both lower ends of the guides 22a and 22b. The upper ends of the guide seats 25a and 25b are in contact with the surface of the vehicle body panel 30, and the clip mounting seats to which the clips 10 are attached. The insertion depth at which 20 is inserted into the mounting hole 31 of the vehicle body panel 30 is regulated.
[0011]
When the clip 10 is fitted and mounted on the rib 21 of the clip mounting seat 20 from above, the holding portions 12a and 12b of the clip 10 sandwich the rib 21 from both sides as shown in FIG. The two engaging claws 12c and 12d are engaged with the upper portion of the engaging hole 23 from both sides of the rib 21. In addition, the clip 10 may be disengaged from the clip mounting seat 20 in order to lock the engagement claws 12c and 12d with the lateral width "W1" of the engagement claws 12c and 12d being coincident with the lateral width "W1" of the upper portion of the engagement hole 23. Absent. Further, even if the leg portion 14 of the clip 10 is greatly bent inward (leftward in the example shown in FIG. 2A), the tip does not interfere with the rib 21 or the pressing portion 13 and the bending range is wide. It is.
[0012]
Next, the clip 10 thus mounted on the clip mounting seat 20 is inserted into the mounting hole 31a having the opening width “L1” formed on the vehicle body panel 30 and the mounting hole 31b having the opening width “L2”, respectively. The state will be described. First, an example in which the clip 10 is inserted into the attachment hole 31a (opening width L1) having a wide opening width will be described with reference to FIG.
[0013]
When the clip 10 mounted on the clip mounting seat 20 is inserted into the mounting hole 31a formed in the vehicle body panel 30 with the head 11 leading, the leg portion 14 of the clip 10 is bent by the elasticity while the mounting hole 31a is formed. The locking shoulder 15a on the front end side of the leg portion 14 is positioned at the edge of the mounting hole 31a on the back surface side of the vehicle body panel 30. In this state, the leg portion 14 is elastically deformed inwardly (in the left direction in the example shown in FIG. 2B), and the locking groove 15a of the locking shoulder 15 is pressed against the edge of the mounting hole 31a. Are locked. Accordingly, the clip 10 is held in a state of being attached to the vehicle body panel 30, and as a result, the interior part 24 is attached to the vehicle body panel 30. The insertion depth of the clip 10 with respect to the mounting hole 31 a of the vehicle body panel 30 is regulated by the upper end of the guide seat 25 a hitting the surface of the vehicle body panel 30.
[0014]
Next, an example of inserting the clip 10 into the attachment hole 31b (opening width L2) having a narrow opening width will be described with reference to FIG. Although the opening width “L2” of the mounting hole 31b is smaller than the opening width “L1” of the mounting hole 31a, the leg portion 14 of the clip 10 is attached to the mounting hole 31a. The degree of bending is greater when passing through the mounting hole 31b than when passing through the mounting hole 31b, that is, the leg portion 14 is bent and is in a substantially vertical state. Therefore, the tip of the leg portion 14 of the clip 10 is pushed inward of the clip 10 (leftward in the illustrated example) when passing through the mounting hole 31b as compared to when passing through the mounting hole 31a. Since the leg portion 14 of the clip 10 is largely bent, the locking groove 15b on the base side is located at the edge of the mounting hole 31b on the back surface side of the vehicle body panel 30 instead of the locking groove 15a on the front end side. The clip 10 is attached to and held by the vehicle body panel 30. Even when the tip end of the leg portion 14 is pushed inwardly in the clip 10 (in the illustrated example, leftward), the engagement hole 23 formed in the clip mounting seat 20 is greatly opened. There is no interference, and since the pressing portion 13 formed on the clip 10 is also formed short, there is no interference.
[0015]
In this way, by inserting the clip 10 having the leg portion 14 outside the one clamping portion 12b into the mounting hole 31 (31a, 31b) of the vehicle body panel 30, the tip end of the leg portion 14 is sandwiched by the one clamping portion 12b. The opening width of the mounting hole 31 is changed from “L1” to “L2” in order to elastically deform so as to exceed the clamping surface of the portion 12b, that is, elastically deform so that the tip enters the engaging hole 23 of the clip mounting seat 20. Even if it becomes small, it can hold | maintain with the vehicle body panel 30 with the same clip 10, without replacing with the clip 10 with small size. Therefore, conventionally, if the opening width is “L1”, the clip 10 and the clip mounting seat 20 corresponding to the opening width “L1” are necessary, and if the opening width is narrowed to “L2”, the opening width “ The small clip 10 corresponding to “L2” and the clip mounting seat 20 are necessary. However, if the clip 10 and the clip mounting seat 20 of the present invention as described above are used, a wide range of opening widths can be used. With the clip mounting seat 20, the opening width can also be used for "L1" and "L2".
[0016]
The contents described above are only related to one embodiment of the present invention, and do not mean that the present invention is limited to the above contents.
For example, in the embodiment of the invention, two types of mounting holes 31a and 31b of the vehicle body panel 30 are provided as the locking grooves 15a and 15b by providing two grooves on the locking shoulder 15 formed on the leg portion 14 of the clip 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration corresponding to three types, four types of mounting holes by providing three grooves, four grooves, etc. may be used.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, when the clip 10 according to claim 1 is mounted and the clip mounting seat 20 is inserted into the mounting holes 31 (31 a, 31 b) of the vehicle body panel 30, the legs 14 of the clip 10 are attached to the mounting holes 31. Even when passing through (31a, 31b), the rib 21 can be greatly bent without interference. Therefore, even if the opening width of the attachment hole 31 of the vehicle body panel 30 is smaller than the conventional one, the clip 10 can be attached as it is without replacing with the small clip 10. That is, even if the opening width of the mounting hole 31 of the vehicle body panel 30 is wide, it can be mounted.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clip 10 and a clip mounting seat 20 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a use state of the clip 10 and the clip mounting seat 20 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional clip 10 and a clip mounting seat 20;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a use state of a conventional clip 10 and clip mounting seat 20;
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Clip 12a, 12b Clamping part 14 Leg part 20 Clip mounting seat 21 Rib 23 Engagement hole 31, 31a, 31b Mounting hole

Claims (1)

A clip comprising a pair of clamping portions that can be mounted on a rib formed on a clip mounting seat, and a leg portion that is elastically deformable on one outer side of the clamping portion until it exceeds the clamping surface of the clamping portion. ,
An engagement hole is formed in the rib so that the tip of the leg portion can be inserted when the clip is attached to the rib and inserted into the attachment hole in the attached state.

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