CN102741610B

CN102741610B - Clip

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Publication number: CN102741610B
Application number: CN201180008336.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 立岩丈幸; 柴田勇二
Original assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd; Nifco Inc
Current assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd; Nifco Inc
Priority date: 2010-02-03
Filing date: 2011-01-31
Publication date: 2014-12-03
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-31
Also published as: CN102741610A; JP2011159561A; WO2011096372A1; JP5399282B2

Abstract

Disclosed is a clip wherein a gripper is configured so that a receiving opening of the gripper is projected from the inside of a storage recessed portion of a clip main body at a standby position located on the inlet side of the storage recessed portion, so that the diameter of the receiving opening is increased to a diameter similar to or larger than the diameter of the spherical tip;and the gripper is gradually and elastically deformed as the gripper moves to a gripping position, so that the diameter of the receiving opening is decreased to a diameter smaller than the diameter of the spherical tip at the gripping position. The gripper is configured so that the edge of the receiving opening of the gripper is brought into contact with an output shaft so as to surround the output shaft, and the inner surface of the gripper is brought into surface-contact with the spherical tip at the gripping position.

Description

Clip

Technical field

The present invention relates to the improvement for making to form the reflector of lamps apparatus for vehicle and making as required the interconnective clip of output shaft of the driver that this reflector fascinates.

Background technology

Have in the clip main body of the installation portion that reflector is installed, be assembled with and can be pressed into mobile seizure body, by the state that output shaft is contained in the seizure body that is positioned at position of readiness from the spherical front end of the output shaft moving forward and backward of the driver of use that reflector is fascinated, be pushed down into clip main body, thereby make to catch body, be pressed into and move to catching position and by means of clip, reflector and output shaft coupled together.(with reference to patent documentation 1)

In the clip of this patent documentation 1, catch body and formed by a pair of seizure sheet, the access port of the spherical front end consisting of a pair of seizure sheet is done greatlyr than the diameter of spherical front end at above-mentioned position of readiness, less than it at above-mentioned catching position.Thus, can carry out the seizure of spherical front end.

But, in the clip of this patent documentation 1, although a pair of seizure sheet be take inner side as flexure plane, at catching position, be still limited to spherical front end is linear and contact.

Prior art document

Patent documentation

Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2007-42289 communique

Summary of the invention

Invent problem to be solved

The subject matter that the present invention will solve is, in the interconnective clip of output shaft of driver that makes to form the reflector of this lamps apparatus for vehicle and the use of fascinating thereof, can make maintenance (seizure) state of this output shaft of clip better, and the spherical front end that can make this output shaft become and is more prone to the embedding of clip.

In order to complete above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, clip possesses: for being arranged on the installation portion on reflector, this reflector can fascinate and be configured the reflector housing support of lamps apparatus for vehicle; And seizure body, the spherical front end of the output shaft moving forward and backward of the driver of the above-mentioned use of fascinating of this seizure body seizure,

Clip is configured to, and possesses the recess that holds of above-mentioned installation portion and seizure body in clip main body,

Seizure body is configured to, and can to being positioned at the inboard catching position that holds recess, be pressed into movement from being positioned at the position of readiness of the entrance side that holds recess of clip main body,

And the access port side that makes to catch body at position of readiness is held in recess outstandingly from above-mentioned, and the diameter that makes this access port and spherical front end is about equally or larger than it,

And, be accompanied by the movement of catching position and strain makes access port less than the diameter of spherical front end at this catching position,

And the mouth edge part that makes to catch the access port of body at catching position joins to surround mode and this output shaft of output shaft, and the inner surface that makes to catch body is realized face with spherical front end and is contacted.

By the spherical front end of output shaft is entered, be positioned at the seizure body of position of readiness, and then make output shaft enter the operation in clip main body, thereby can make to catch body, move to catching position.When seizure body moves to catching position, because it is less than the diameter of spherical front end that access port becomes, the mouth edge part of access port joins with it to surround the mode of output shaft, and, the inner surface of seizure body is realized face with spherical front end and is contacted, and therefore spherical front end stably can be remained in clip main body.Under the state that can fascinate at reflector by means of clip thus,, reflector and output shaft are stably combined.Because it is outstanding from access port at position of readiness to catch body, so the seizure body that the spherical front end of output shaft enters position of readiness is easy.

By forming holding section in advance on above-mentioned seizure body, this holding section is accompanied by and catches the movement of body from position of readiness to catching position and engage with the engaged part elasticity of clip main body, to stop, catch body to the reset of position of readiness, thereby can stably maintain the state that has been caught ball head by seizure body.

As one of optimal way, be, catch body and have a pair of seizure sheet, this pair of seizure sheet interconnects in the inboard side towards holding recess, and will connect the contrary side of side as the access port of spherical front end with this, and, there is the crooked inner surface similar with the sphere of spherical front end; Between this pair of seizure sheet, possesses holding section.In this case, by forming and append holding section in the outside of a pair of seizure sheet in advance, this appends holding section and is accompanied by and catches the movement of body from position of readiness to catching position and engage with the engaged part elasticity of appending of clip main body, to stop, catch body to the reset of position of readiness, thereby can more stably maintain the state that has been caught ball head by seizure body.

Effect of the present invention is as follows.

According to clip involved in the present invention, the spherical front end of the output shaft of driver stably can be remained in clip main body, and the spherical front end that can make this output shaft becomes and is more prone to the embedding of clip.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 forms the reflector of lamps apparatus for vehicle of an embodiment of the invention and the three-dimensional structure diagram of the major part of driver.

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the clip of an embodiment of the invention, catches body and is positioned at position of readiness.

Fig. 3 is the side view of clip, catches body and is positioned at position of readiness.

Fig. 4 is the A-A line cutaway view along Fig. 3, represents a part for the bracket of reflector with imaginary line, catches body and is positioned at position of readiness.

Fig. 5 be from Fig. 3 be the side view of the clip seen of 90 degree different directions, catch body and be positioned at position of readiness.

Fig. 6 is the B-B line cutaway view along Fig. 5, represents a part for the bracket of reflector with imaginary line, catches body and is positioned at position of readiness.

Fig. 7 represents that with imaginary line the bracket of reflector and a part for output shaft represent to catch body and be pressed into the major part cutaway view of clip of the state of catching position.

Fig. 8 be take imaginary line represent the bracket of reflector and a part for output shaft represent by catch body be pressed into catching position state, from the cutaway view of the clip seen as 90 degree different directions with Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is the side view that forms the seizure body of clip.

Figure 10 is the C-C line cutaway view along Fig. 9.

Figure 11 be from Fig. 9 be the side view of the seizure body seen of 90 degree different directions.

Figure 12 is the top view that catches body.

Figure 13 is the upward view that catches body.

Figure 14 is the side view that forms the clip main body of clip.

Figure 15 is the D-D line cutaway view along Figure 14.

Figure 16 be from Figure 14 be the side view of the seizure body seen of 90 degree different directions.

Figure 17 is the top view of clip main body.

The specific embodiment

Below, based on Fig. 1～Figure 17, typical embodiment of the present invention is described.The related clip Cp of present embodiment is in order to form the reflector 100 of lamps apparatus for vehicle and to make as required the output shaft 111 of the driver 110 that this reflector 100 fascinates interconnect and the clip that uses.

The open-front of reflector 100, and take its inner surface as reflecting surface 101, along with narrowing down gradually towards depths, in deep 102, be provided with removable not shown bulb.

Reflector housing (having omitted diagram) is the case shape of at least take above as lens section, thereby it is inner that reflector 100 can be held with fascinating and be supported on reflector housing.In illustrated example, reflector 100 at an upper portion thereof two places is supported on the back side of reflector housing with support component 120, and this support component 120 forms by being arranged on the ball bearing 122 that reflector holds the ball axle 121 on side and be arranged on reflector 100 sides.In addition, reflector 100 has bracket 103 at the inferior horn of its lower backside, by means of above-mentioned clip Cp and utilize this bracket 103 to be connected with the output shaft 111 of driver 110, this driver 110 is installed in the outside, the back side of reflector housing, and can make movably forward and backward output shaft 111 enter in reflector housing.Reflector 100 so that its outer surface be not accommodated in reflector housing with the state that the inner surface of reflector housing contacts.And, by the output shaft 111 of driver 110 is moved forward and backward, thereby can make reflector 100 adjustment of fascinating between certain forward-lean state and certain retroverted state.This lamps apparatus for vehicle is arranged on the headlamp that forms automobile in the main body panel of vehicle.

Above-mentioned clip Cp possesses: to fascinating, be supported on the installation portion 10 that the reflector 100 on the reflector housing that forms this lamps apparatus for vehicle is installed; And the seizure body 2 of the spherical front end 112 of the output shaft moving forward and backward 111 in the driver 110 of the above-mentioned use of fascinating.This clip Cp consists of clip main body 1 and seizure body 2.And what have above-mentioned installation portion 10 and catch body 2 in this clip main body 1 holds recess 11.

In illustrated example, clip main body 1 has first portion 12 and diameter than its second little portion 13.Two portions 12,13 are all configured to roughly cylindric.Cylinder one end of first portion 12 is opened wide, and the cylinder other end is sealed by base plate 12a, and it is inner is the above-mentioned recess 11 that holds.The cylinder two ends of second portion 13 are all opened wide, and the base plate 12a substantial middle portion of its one end and first portion 12 links into an integrated entity.

In the central authorities of the base plate 12a of first portion 12, form the intercommunicating pore 12b of the internal communication that makes to hold recess 11 and second portion 13.In the bore edges portion of this intercommunicating pore 12b, in the diametric(al) both sides of this intercommunicating pore 12b, be provided with the interior side-prominent flexible tab 12c towards intercommunicating pore 12b respectively.

In addition, the sidepiece in first portion 12, forms respectively the window 12d of the inside and outside connection that makes first portion 12 in the diametric(al) both sides of this first portion 12.This window 12d forms to the sidepiece of first portion 12 being carried out to opening base plate 12a by the approximate mid-section position of the cylinder axis direction from first portion 12.Position under this window 12d, above-mentioned base plate 12a also carries out opening in the scope of the outer surface along second portion 13.The window edge of the entrance 11a side of holding recess 11 that is positioned at the window 12d of such formation will play a role as engaged part 14 described later.

In addition, the sidepiece in first portion 12, the position between the forming part of above-mentioned window 12d, window 12d at two places is formed with through hole 12e respectively.This through hole 12e is formed at the entrance 11a side of holding recess 11 of first portion 12.In illustrated example, this through hole 12e will play a role as the engaged part 15 of appending described later.

In addition, inner surface portion in this first portion 12, at the above-mentioned position holding between the entrance 11a of recess 11 and the formation position of above-mentioned through hole 12e, be formed with circular cone face 12f, this circular cone face 12f is along with tilting to the direction that the internal diameter of this first portion 12 diminishes towards holding the inboard of recess 11.

On the other hand, the sidepiece in second portion 13, forms elasticity snap-latch piece 13a at its diametric(al) two side positions respectively.Each elasticity snap-latch piece 13a is by cylinder the axle a pair of cannelure 13e, the 13e that form by along second portion 13, and the transverse groove 13f between the groove end of the base plate 12a of first portion 12 side that crosses over this pair of cannelure 13e, 13e divides the sidepiece of second portion 13 and forms.Outer surface portion at this elasticity snap-latch piece 13a is formed with engaging teat 13b.In the present embodiment, the interval between the top 13c of the engaging teat 13b of a pair of elasticity snap-latch piece 13a, 13a is slightly larger than the aperture that is formed at the installing hole 104 on above-mentioned bracket 103.In addition, the interval between the engaging teat 13b of elasticity snap-latch piece 13a and above-mentioned base plate 12a is roughly the same or slightly larger than it with the thickness of bracket 103.In the time of when the installing hole 104 that second portion 13 is inserted to this bracket 103 from the rear side of reflector 100, engage teat 13b and this installing hole 104 side contacts, a pair of elasticity snap-latch piece 13a, 13a be take its base portion 13d side as center of deformation crooked permission to this installing hole 104 second portion 13 of insertion to the inside.When the top 13c of engaging teat 13b is inserted into the position that enters the place ahead from the bore edges of the insertion front side of installing hole 104, a pair of elasticity snap-latch piece 13a, 13a realize elastic reset, bracket 103 is clamped in to above-mentioned base plate 12a and engages between teat 13b, thereby clip main body 1 is fixed on bracket 103.(Fig. 8), in the present embodiment, this second portion 13 plays a role as above-mentioned installation portion 10.

Secondly, the structure of above-mentioned seizure body 2 is, can to being positioned at the inboard catching position that holds recess 11, be pressed into movement from being positioned at the position of readiness of the entrance 11a side of holding recess 11 of clip main body 1.In addition, the structure of this seizure body 2 is, access port 20 sides that make to catch body 2 at above-mentioned position of readiness are held the interior diameter of giving prominence to and making this access port 20 and spherical front end 112 of recess 11 about equally or larger than it from above-mentioned, and, be accompanied by the movement of catching position and strain, and make access port 20 less than the diameter of spherical front end 112 at this catching position.

In the present embodiment, catch body 2 and there is a pair of seizure sheet 21,21, this a pair of seizure sheet 21,21 is towards holding an inboard side of recess 11, the side towards the base plate 12a of above-mentioned first portion 12 interconnects, and will connect the contrary side of side as the access port 20 of spherical front end 112 with this, and, there is the crooked inner surface 21a similar with the sphere of spherical front end 112.

In illustrated example, the connecting portion 112a that this pair of seizure sheet 21,21 has an axle head from the axle main body 113 with output shaft 111 that covers within the specific limits spherical front end 112 to and this connecting portion 112a and the contrary 112b of crown portion between the size of sidepiece.In addition, a pair of seizure sheet 21,21 connects by brace 22 mutually, and this brace 22 is arranged between mouthful inboard edge part 21c that holds recess 11 inboards that edge part 21b mono-side is contrary with formation access port 20.A pair of seizure sheet 21,21 utilize this brace 22 so that crooked inner surface 21a mutually relative mode is opposed.In illustrated example, the outer surface of a pair of seizure sheet 21,21 is also flexure plane.This brace 22 forms in the mode of energy strain, state before distortion is, about equally or larger than it, this access port 20 becomes less than the diameter of spherical front end 112 by the strain of direction to reducing the bending curvature of this brace 22 for the size of access port 20 being formed by the mouth edge part 21b of a pair of seizure sheet 21,21 and the diameter of spherical front end 112.

And in the present embodiment, its structure is that, at above-mentioned catching position, the mouth edge part 21b that catches the access port 20 of body 2 joins to surround mode and this output shaft 111 of output shaft 111, and the inner surface of seizure body 2 contacts with 112 of spherical front ends.(Fig. 7, Fig. 8), the structure of the mouth edge part 21b of above-mentioned a pair of seizure sheet 21,21 is, there is respectively the curved shape similar with the side face of the axle main body 113 of output shaft 111, between this mouthful of edge part 21b and above-mentioned inboard edge part 21c, there is above-mentioned crooked inner surface 21a.

In illustrated example, catch body 2 and also there is axis body 23, axle one end of this axis body 23 links into an integrated entity with the position that catches the length direction approximate mid-section of body 2 in the curved outside of brace 22, and roughly along the cylinder axle of first portion 12, extend, and the axle other end of this axis body 23 enters in second portion 13 by above-mentioned intercommunicating pore 12b.The axle other end at this axis body 23 is formed with around the cannelure 23a at this axis body 23Zhou center, above-mentioned flexible tab 12c and this cannelure 23a card are incorporated in this seizure body 2 is positioned under the state of above-mentioned position of readiness, clip main body 1 and seizure body 2 are combined.(Fig. 4) at this position of readiness, it is outstanding laterally that a pair of seizure sheet 21,21 makes a mouthful edge part 21b side ratio hold recess 11, and the diameter of above-mentioned access port 20 and spherical front end 112 about equally or larger than it.Seizure body 2 can be pressed into move to from this position of readiness and make brace 22 encounter the catching position (Fig. 8) of the base plate 12a of first portion 12.

By the spherical front end 112 of output shaft 111 is entered into, be positioned at the seizure body 2 of position of readiness, and then make output shaft 111 enter into the operation in clip main body 1, just can make to catch body 2 and move to catching position.In illustrated example, catch sheet 21 its outer surface contact with above-mentioned circular cone face 12f, when carrying out this, enter while operating, brace 22 utilizes the facial 12f of this circular cone strain and the interval of 21,21 of a pair of seizure sheets is narrowed down gradually gradually.When seizure body 2 moves to catching position, because access port 20 diminishes than the diameter of spherical front end 112, the mouth edge part 21b of access port 20 is in contact with it to surround the mode of output shaft 111, and, the inner surface of seizure body 2 is realized face with spherical front end 112 and is contacted, so spherical front end 112 can stably remain in clip main body 1.The state that can fascinate with reflector 100 by means of clip Cp thus, is combined reflector 100 and output shaft 111.Because it is outstanding from access port 20 at position of readiness to catch body 2, so the seizure body 2 that the spherical front end 112 of output shaft 111 enters into position of readiness is easy.

In the present embodiment, on above-mentioned seizure body 2, be formed with holding section 24, this holding section 24 is accompanied by and catches the movement of body 2 from position of readiness to catching position and engage with engaged part 14 elasticity of clip main body 1 to stop and catch body 2 to the reset of position of readiness.Specifically, this holding section 24 is arranged between above-mentioned a pair of seizure sheet 21,21.In illustrated example, both sides in the position of the length direction approximate mid-section of above-mentioned brace 22 have respectively holding section 24, one end of this holding section 24 is connected integratedly with this brace 22 and is side-prominent to access port 20, and the other end of this holding section 24 is in the mouth edge part 21b of seizure sheet 21 and the sheet of the level between inboard edge part 21c.And, be accompanied by and catch the movement of body 2 from position of readiness to catching position, holding section 24 utilizes above-mentioned circular cone face 12f to curve inwardly gradually, at catching position, enter corresponding above-mentioned window 12d, after elastic reset, using the window edge of the entrance 11a side of holding recess 11 that is positioned at this window 12d as engaged part 14 engaging with it.(Fig. 7) thus, in the present embodiment, stably maintain the state that has been caught ball head by seizure body 2.

In addition, in the present embodiment, in the outside of a pair of seizure sheet 21,21, be formed with and append holding section 25, this appends holding section 25 and is accompanied by and catches the movement of body 2 from position of readiness to catching position and engage to stop and catch body 2 to the reset of position of readiness with engaged part 15 elasticity of appending of clip main body 1.In illustrated example, on the outer surface of a pair of seizure sheet 21,21, have be respectively overshooting shape append holding section 25.And, be accompanied by and catch the movement of body 2 from position of readiness to catching position, this appends holding section 25 from joining with above-mentioned circular cone face 12f midway, and at catching position, append the elastic reaction of holding section 25 by brace 22 and enter corresponding above-mentioned through hole 12e, and engage with it for appending engaged part 15 with this through hole 12e.Thus, in the present embodiment, can more stably maintain the state that has been caught spherical front end 112 by seizure body 2.

In illustrated example, although above-mentioned seizure body 2 consists of a pair of seizure sheet 21,21, also can form and catch body 2 by three above seizure sheets 21.In addition, by this clip Cp being made to the drip molding of synthetic resin, can guarantee at an easy rate the position should with elastic deformation characteristic of clip Cp discussed above to give this characteristic.

At this, be incorporated on February 3rd, 2010 application No. 2010-021854th, Japanese patent application description, claims, accompanying drawing and specification digest full content and disclosed as description of the present invention in fit in this description.

Claims

1. a clip, it possesses: for being arranged on the installation portion on reflector, this reflector reflector housing that is configured lamps apparatus for vehicle that can fascinate supports; And seizure body, this seizure body catches the spherical front end of the output shaft moving forward and backward of the driver of the above-mentioned use of fascinating, and above-mentioned clip is characterised in that,

The recess that holds that possesses above-mentioned installation portion and seizure body in clip main body,

Seizure body is configured to, and can to being positioned at the inboard catching position that holds recess, be pressed into movement from being positioned at the position of readiness of the entrance side that holds recess of clip main body, and

The access port side that makes to catch body at position of readiness is held in recess outstandingly from above-mentioned, and the diameter that makes this access port and spherical front end is about equally or larger than it,

And the mouth edge part that makes to catch the access port of body at catching position joins to surround mode and this output shaft of output shaft, and the inner surface that makes to catch body realizes face with spherical front end and contacts,

Be formed with holding section catching on body, this holding section is accompanied by and catches the movement of body from position of readiness to catching position and engage with the engaged part elasticity of clip main body, to stop seizure body to the reset of position of readiness,

Catch body and have a pair of seizure sheet, this pair of seizure sheet interconnects in the inboard side towards holding recess, and will connect the contrary side of side as the access port of spherical front end with this, and, there is the crooked inner surface similar with the sphere of spherical front end,

Between this pair of seizure sheet, possesses holding section.

2. clip according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

In the outside of a pair of seizure sheet, be formed with and append holding section, this appends holding section and is accompanied by and catches the movement of body from position of readiness to catching position and engage with the engaged part elasticity of appending of clip main body, to stop seizure body to the reset of position of readiness.