JP2000170715A - Latching retainer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a latching retainer without an undercut part and to suppress limitations on installation position and shape of the latching retainer. SOLUTION: This latching retainer 10 is formed integrally on one side of a door trim 21, and latches a clip to be fixed on an inner panel and connects the door trim 21 and the inner panel mutually. The retainer 10 is composed of a pair of opposing wall parts 11, 12 standing to oppose each other and a retainer body of plane U letter shape with a connecting wall part 13 connecting the opposing wall parts 11, 12 at one end side. The retainer body is provided with a latching groove 14 extending from the connecting wall part 13 to each opposing wall parts 11, 12. The latching groove 14 is open to right and lift directions in opposing at each other at opposing wall parts 11, 12 and also is open to the front and rear directions at the connecting wall part 13 in shape. Accordingly, an undercut part can be eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a first synthetic resin.
The present invention relates to a retaining retainer which is integrally formed on one side surface of a member and is fixed to a second member made of various materials, and which connects these members to each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A latch retainer of this type is provided on one side of a first member made of a synthetic resin such as a door trim of a vehicle door, a pillar garnish, a quarter trim, and a cover for covering various adjusters of a vehicle seat. The two members are connected to each other by hooking a clip attached to one side surface of a second member such as an inner panel or a decorative panel.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a conventional retaining retainer formed on a door trim. A large number of retaining retainers 1 are formed at predetermined portions on the inner side surface of a door trim 2 and are not shown. By locking a number of clips attached to the inner surface of the inner panel, the door trim 2 is connected to and held by the inner panel. In this case, in order to increase the holding force between these two members, the retaining retainer 1 having the set shape is provided at a number of portions set on the door trim 2.
Need to be formed, and are formed in the shapes shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

That is, the retaining retainer 1 includes a semi-cylindrical tubular portion 1a having a part of the peripheral wall opened, and an annular C-shaped flange portion 1b provided at an opening end of the tubular portion 1a. The neck of the clip is inserted into the side opening 1c of the cylindrical portion 1a and hooked on the flange portion 1b, and the head or the leg is attached to the cylindrical portion 1a.
a is mounted so as to protrude from the one-end opening 1d.
The protrusion (head or leg) of the clip is attached to the inner panel.

[0005]

In the retaining retainer 1, a C-shaped flange 1b must be formed at the tip of the cylindrical portion 1a.
The slide piece 3 having the shape shown in FIG. The slide piece 3 is provided with a door trim 2 after forming the retaining retainer 1.
The inner surface of the door trim 2 must be slid out of the cylindrical portion 1a, and a sliding surface of a predetermined length L needs to be secured on the inner surface of the door trim 2. For this reason, in order to secure a required amount of the slide surface of the slide piece 3 on the inner surface of the door trim 2, the arrangement of the retaining retainer 1 is restricted due to the shape of the door trim 2 and the like. The shape of the retainer 1 itself is naturally restricted. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to address such problems.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a locking member which is integrally formed on one side of a first member made of synthetic resin and is fixed to a second member made of various materials. Further, the present invention relates to a retaining retainer for connecting these two members to each other.

The retaining retainer according to the present invention comprises a pair of left and right opposing walls integrally formed on one side of the first member and standing upright to face each other. A flat U-shaped retainer main body having a connecting wall portion connected at one end edge side, the retainer main body includes a retaining groove extending from the coupling wall portion to each of the opposed wall portions, and the retaining groove is It is characterized by being open in the left-right direction facing each other at the opposed wall portions, and opening in the front-rear direction at the connecting wall portion.

[0008]

In the retaining retainer according to the present invention, the retaining projection of the retaining member attached to the second member is formed in the retaining groove with both opposing wall portions bent left and right. The first member and the second member can be connected to each other via the retaining retainer and the retaining member.

The retaining retainer according to the present invention comprises a retainer body composed of left and right opposing walls and a connecting wall connecting these at one end side. Since there is no portion that serves as an undercut portion such as a flange portion of a retainer for forming, a slide piece for forming an undercut portion such as a conventional one is not required for forming a retaining retainer. It is not necessary to secure the slide surface of the slide piece on the inner surface of the member. For this reason, the arrangement | positioning part and the shape of the retaining cage are not restricted, and a desired part can be formed in a desired shape without an undercut portion.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example of a retaining retainer according to the present invention. The retaining retainer 10
Are made of synthetic resin integrally formed with the door trim 21 made of synthetic resin, and are formed in large numbers on the inner peripheral side of the door trim 21.

The retaining retainer 10 includes a pair of left and right opposing walls 11 and 12 that stand upright and face each other, and a connecting wall 13 that connects the opposing walls 11 and 12 at one end. The retainer body is formed from a connecting wall portion 13 to each of the opposed wall portions 11 and 12.
And a latch groove 14 extending in The latching grooves 14 are opposed to each other at the opposing walls 11 and 12 and open in the left-right direction, and open at the connecting wall 13 in the front-back direction.
The connecting wall portion 13 is integrally provided with a reinforcing wall portion 15 that stands upright at the center thereof.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which a clip 22, which is a hook attached to the inner panel of the door, is hooked on the hook retainer 10. As shown in FIG. In the retaining retainer 10, both opposing walls 11, 12 can be bent to the left and right, and these opposing walls 11, 12 are provided on the head 22 a of the clip 22 in a state of being bent left and right. Hooking projection 2
2b is hooked in the hook groove 14. The clip 22
In this hooked state, the leg 22c protrudes from the upper end opening of the retainer main body, and this leg 22c is inserted and fitted into a hook hole provided in the inner panel. Thereby, a large number of retaining retainers 10 and a large number of clips 2
2 connects the door trim 21 to the inner panel.

As described above, since the retaining retainer 10 having such a configuration does not include a portion serving as an undercut portion, a slide piece for forming the portion serving as an undercut portion is not required for molding. And
There is no need to secure the slide surface of the slide piece on the inner surface of the door trim 21. For this reason, the arrangement | positioning part and the shape of the retaining cage 10 are not restricted. However, since the retaining retainer 10 has the retaining groove 14,
When forming the retaining retainer 10, a slide piece for forming the retaining groove 14 is required.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a method of forming the retaining groove 14 when the retaining retainer 10 is formed. FIG. 3 illustrates a method of forming the retaining retainer 1 from a portion corresponding to the peripheral edge of the door trim 21.
A slide piece 23 facing a portion corresponding to the 0 engaging groove 14 is used. The slide piece 23 is configured to be slidable in a horizontal direction in the drawing on a portion corresponding to a peripheral edge of the door trim 21.
A pair of protrusions 23a and 23b for forming each part of the retaining groove 14 in the connecting wall 13 and a groove 23c for forming the reinforcing wall 15 are provided.

The slide piece 23 is provided with a retaining retainer 1.
After molding 0, it slides on the peripheral portion of the door trim 21 and retracts.
There is no need to secure a slide surface on the inner surface of the door trim 21 for retracting the slide piece.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a retaining retainer according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a state where a clip is hooked on the hooking retainer.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view (a), a plan view (b), and a cross-sectional plan view (c) for explaining a method of forming a retaining groove in the retaining retainer.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a molding state of a conventional retaining retainer.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the retaining retainer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,10: retaining retainer, 11, 12: opposing wall, 1
3 ... connecting wall part, 14 ... hanging groove, 15 ... reinforcing wall part, 2, 2
1: door trim, 22: clip, 22a: head, 22
b: hooking projection, 22c: leg, 3, 23: slide piece, 23a, 23b: projection, 23c: groove.

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Naoki Hirose 25, Ueikeike, Yoshiwara-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi F-term (reference) in Araco Corporation 3D023 BA01 BB08 BB09 BB25 BC01 BD03 BD08 BD28 BE03 BE36 3J022 DA11 DA12 EA02 EC02 ED06 FA05 FB08 4F202 AH06 AH23 CA11 CB01 CK41

Claims (1)

[Claims] A first member made of synthetic resin is integrally formed on one side surface of a first member, and is fixed to a second member made of various materials. A pair of left and right opposing wall portions integrally formed on one side surface of the first member and standing up to face each other, and one end of each of the opposing wall portions. It consists of a flat U-shaped retainer main body having a connecting wall portion connected on the edge side, the retainer main body includes a retaining groove extending from the coupling wall portion to each of the opposing wall portions, and the retaining groove is Opening in the left-right direction facing each other at each facing wall, and
A retaining retainer, wherein the retaining wall is open in the front-rear direction.