JP2002089520A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip capable of coping with attachment members of different thickness. SOLUTION: A clip 1 is for attaching an attachment member 6 on a member to be attached on 5 and is provided with a receiving part 2 and an insertion member 3. The receiving member 2 is formed in a shape allowing engagement with the member to be attached on 5. The insertion member 3 is formed in a shape allowing clipping an attachment member 6 between the insertion member 3 and the member to be attached on 5, and a shape capable of fitting in the receiving member 2. In a relative relation between the receiving member 2 and the insertion member 3, a clipping margin between the member to be attached on 5 and the insertion member 3 is made adjustable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip for attaching a mounting member to a member to be mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional example of this type of clip will be described.
Here, for example, a clip for attaching a silencer to a dash panel of a vehicle such as an automobile is illustrated. 14, the dash panel 105 has a mounting hole 105
a is formed, and an opening 106 a is formed in the silencer 106. The clip 101 is integrally formed of resin, and the insertion portion 110 and the spacer portion 11 are formed.
2 and a holding portion 114. The front and rear (in FIG. 14, the front and back sides of the paper) engagement claws 111 are inserted into the insertion portion 110.
Is provided. The holding part 114 is formed at the upper end of the insertion part 110 via a spacer part 112, and has left and right holding pieces 115.

[0003] The insertion portion 110 of the clip 101 described above.
Is a dash panel 1 as shown in the front sectional view of FIG.
05 opening hole 106a of the silencer 106
Through the mounting hole 105a of the dash panel 105. As a result, the engagement claws 111 engage with the dash panel 105. At the same time, with the spacer portion 112 abutting on the dash panel 105, the silencer 10 is placed between the holding portion 114 and the dash panel 105.
6 is sandwiched. The pressing piece 115 presses the silencer 106 by the restoring force of the elastic deformation (see a two-dot chain line 115 in FIG. 14).

[0004]

The above-mentioned clip 10
According to No. 1, when the silencer 106 is pressed, the pressing portion 11
The fourth holding piece 115 can absorb an error up to the error of the thickness t (see FIG. 15) of the silencer 106 corresponding to the elastic deformation of the holding piece 115. However, it cannot be applied to a silencer 106 having a thickness t having an error equal to or more than the elastic deformation amount of the holding piece 115 or a silencer 106 having a thickness completely different from the elastic deformation amount. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a clip which can be applied to mounting members having different thicknesses. is there.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clip for attaching a mounting member to a member to be mounted, the clip including a receiving member and an insertion member, wherein the receiving member includes The insertion member is formed so as to be engageable with the mounted member, and the insertion member is formed so as to be able to sandwich the mounting member between the mounted member and the insertion member, and is capable of being fitted to the receiving member. A clip formed, wherein a clip margin between the attached member and the insertion member can be adjusted in a relative relationship between the receiving member and the insertion member.

With this configuration, the receiving member is engaged with the member to be mounted, and the insertion member is fitted to the receiving member, whereby the mounting member is sandwiched between the insertion member and the member to be mounted. . By adjusting the margin between the insertion member and the attached member in the relative relationship between the receiving member and the insertion member, it is possible to adapt to an attachment member having a different thickness.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the clip according to the first aspect, wherein the receiving member and the insertion member are detachably connected to each other via a thin portion. Clip. With this configuration, the insertion member can be fitted to the receiving member by separating the thin portion. Therefore, according to the above-mentioned clip, since the resin can be integrally molded, it is possible to provide a clip which is hardly different from a conventional clip in terms of resin moldability, mounting workability and the like.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the clip according to the first or second aspect, the attached member is a dash panel of a vehicle, and the attachment member is a silencer. A clip characterized in that a connection portion of the ment panel can be connected. With this configuration, the receiving member is engaged with the dash panel, and the insertion member is fitted to the receiving member, whereby the silencer is sandwiched between the insertion member and the dash panel. Then, the connecting portion of the instrument panel can be connected to the insertion member. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated component for connecting the instrument panel to the dash panel.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a clip for attaching a silencer to a dash panel of a vehicle is illustrated as in the conventional example. Figure 1 shows clip 1 and dash panel 5
And an explanatory diagram showing the silencer 6 in an exploded manner.
Further, FIG. 1 shows a part of the instrument panel 7. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the dash panel 5,
Silencer 6, Clip 1, Instrument panel 7
Will be described in this order.

First, the dash panel 5 will be described. The dash panel 5 shown in FIG. 1 is formed of a metal panel material. A mounting hole 5a is formed in a predetermined portion of the dash panel 5. FIG. 9 shows a bottom view of the clip 1. As shown by the two-dot chain line 5a in FIG. 9, the mounting hole 5a has a substantially oval shape that is long in the left-right direction. Although the entire dash panel 5 is not shown, the dash panel 5 is formed with a complex uneven shape by bending, as is well known, and required holes including mounting holes 5a are punched in some places. Is formed by In addition, the dash panel 5 is equivalent to the "attached member" in this specification.

Next, the silencer 6 will be described. The silencer 6 shown in FIG. 1 is a sheet-shaped material for the purpose of blocking sound from entering the vehicle interior. For example, a damping material such as an asphalt sheet, a sound absorbing material such as a wool felt, a vinyl chloride Are formed by a combination of sound insulating materials. An opening 6a is formed in a predetermined portion of the silencer 6, that is, a portion substantially concentric with the mounting hole 5a of the dash panel 5. As shown by a two-dot chain line 6a in FIG. 9, the opening hole 6a has a substantially elliptical shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has a shape slightly larger than the mounting hole 5a of the dash panel 5 in all directions. Although illustration of the entire silencer 6 is omitted, the silencer 6 is formed so as to be superimposable on the dash panel 5, and required holes including opening holes 6a are formed in some places by, for example, punching. Note that the silencer 6 corresponds to the “attachment member” in this specification.

Next, the clip 1 will be described. The clip 1 shown in FIG. 1 is integrally formed of resin.
6 is a front view, FIG. 7 is a side view, FIG. 8 is a plan view, and FIG. 9 is a bottom view. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 7, FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI of FIG. 6, and FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII of FIG.

6 and 7, the clip 1 is integrally formed of resin, and includes a receiving member 2 and an insertion member 3 formed on the upper side thereof. The receiving member 2 has a receiving part 20 and a flange part 21.

The receiving portion 20 is formed in a substantially elliptical cylindrical shape that can be inserted into the mounting hole 5a of the dash panel 5 and can be prevented from rotating in the direction around the axis (see FIG. 9). The flange portion 21 projects from the outside of the upper end of the receiving portion 20 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). The flange portion 21 is substantially concentric with the receiving portion 20. The flange portion 21 has a shape slightly larger than the mounting hole 5 a of the dash panel 5 and slightly smaller than the opening hole 6 a of the silencer 6. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the receiving portion 20,
A tapered surface 20a having a tapered shape is formed. This facilitates insertion of the receiving part 20 into the mounting hole 5a of the dash panel 5.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, a pair of front and rear engaging pieces 22 are formed at both front and rear ends of the receiving portion 20. Each of the engagement pieces 22 has a split groove 24 formed in a cut shape upward from the lower end surface of the receiving portion 20 on both left and right sides thereof, and thus protrudes downward from the inner end of the flange portion 21. It is formed in a protruding piece shape. Also, the split groove 24 is
2 elastic deformation, so-called bending deformation.

As shown in FIG. 11, an engagement claw 23 having a substantially mountain shape is formed on the outer surface of each of the engagement pieces 22. The engaging claw 23 is formed over the width direction of the engaging piece 22 (see FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 11, the engagement claw 23 has a stepped engagement step surface 23 at its upper end.
a from the protruding end of the engaging step surface 23a.
0a.

As shown in FIG. 11, an engagement projection 25 having a substantially mountain shape protrudes from the inner surface of the lower end of each engagement piece 22. The engaging projection 25 is formed with a slightly shorter length in the width direction of the engaging piece 22 (see FIG. 10). As shown in FIG. 11, the engaging projection 25 has a stepped surface 25 a having a stepped shape at a lower end thereof, and an inner side of the engagement piece 22 upward from a protruding end of the stepped surface 25 a. And a connecting slope 25b.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion member 3 has an insertion portion 30 and a pressing portion 31. The insertion portion 30 is provided at the receiving portion 20 of the receiving member 2.
And is formed in a substantially bottomed elliptical cylinder shape that can be inserted into the cylinder and can be prevented from rotating in the direction around the axis (FIGS. 10 to 12).
reference). The bottom plate portion 30a of the insertion portion 30 is formed in a substantially dish shape that swells downward (see FIGS. 10 and 11).

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
Reference numeral 1 protrudes outside the upper end of the insertion portion 30. The holding portion 31 is substantially concentric with the insertion portion 30. The holding portion 31 has a shape larger than the opening 6 a of the silencer 6. The connecting portion between the lower surface of the holding portion 31 and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 30 is provided with the insertion portion 30.
And a step 32 having a low height which surrounds the outer peripheral portion and is connected to the lower surface of the holding portion 31 in a stepped manner.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the insertion member 3 and the receiving member 2 are detachably connected via a thin portion 4. More specifically, in FIG. 13 showing the peripheral portion of the thin portion 4 in a partial cross-sectional view, the vicinity of the boundary between the outer surface of the insertion portion 30 of the insertion member 3 and the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 30a, and the receiving portion 2 of the receiving member 2
0 and the vicinity of the boundary between the upper surface of the flange portion 21 and the vicinity thereof are detachably connected by the thin portion 4.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, a plurality of (six in the figure) engagement grooves 33 are vertically arranged at the front and rear ends of the outer surface at the center of the insertion portion 30. Are formed. As shown in FIG. 11, each of the engagement grooves 33 is formed with each of the front and rear engagement pieces 22 of the receiving member 2.
Are formed in corresponding groove shapes with respect to the engaging projections 25, respectively, and can be selectively engaged with the engaging projections 25.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a pair of front and rear connecting projections 34 each having a substantially mountain shape project from the inner surface of the insertion portion 30. Each connecting protrusion 34
Has a front-to-back relationship with the front and rear engagement grooves 33 (see FIG. 10). As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, each connecting projection 34 has a substantially trapezoidal shape, and has an inclined surface 34 a, which is inclined at an upper end and a lower end thereof.
34b, and an end surface 34c connecting the protruding ends of both inclined surfaces 34a and 34b. A rib 35 extending from the lower end of the connecting projection 34 to the bottom plate 30a projects from the inner surface of the insertion portion 30. The peripheral portion of the connecting convex portion 34 including the rib portion 35 in the insertion portion 30 is
Are formed so as to be elastically deformable outwardly.

Next, the instrument panel 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a connection pin 8 is provided on the instrument panel 7 at a position substantially concentric with the mounting hole 5a of the dash panel 5. Connecting pin 8
(A lower end in FIG. 1) 81 is formed in a tapered shape. A connecting groove 82 having a substantially V-shaped groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the connecting pin 8 adjacent to the top end portion 81. Although the illustration of the entire instrument panel 7 is omitted, it is well known. In addition, the connection pin 8 corresponds to a connection portion in this specification.

Next, the procedure for using the clip 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The case where the silencer 6 having a small thickness t is mounted will be described. FIG. 2 is a front sectional view showing a use state of the clip 1 with respect to the thin silencer 6 having a small thickness t, and FIG.
III-III line sectional view of FIG. First, the silencer 6 is overlaid on the dash panel 5. At the same time, the mounting hole 5a of the dash panel 5 and the opening 6a of the silencer 6 are aligned substantially concentrically.

Next, the receiving portion 20 of the receiving member 2 of the clip 1 is inserted into the mounting hole 5a of the dash panel 5 from the opening 6a of the silencer 6 (see the two-dot chain lines 5, 9 in FIGS. 6 and 7). . Then, the receiving portion 2 of the receiving member 2
The engagement claw 23 of the engagement piece 22 at 0 engages with the dash panel 5 by utilizing the elastic deformation of the engagement piece 22.

More specifically, the mounting hole 5 of the dash panel 5
a two engaging pieces 2 in the receiving portion 20 with respect to the inner peripheral surface
The tapered surface 23b (see FIG. 11) of the second engaging claw 23 abuts and slides. As a result, after the two engaging pieces 22 are elastically deformed, the tapered surface 23b (see FIG. 11) of the engaging claw 23 of the two engaging pieces 22 passes over the mounting hole 5a.
When the two engaging pieces 22 are elastically restored, the two engaging claws 2
3 is the dash panel 5 (see FIG. 11).
Engages. At the same time, the flange portion 21 of the receiving portion 20 comes into contact with the dash panel 5, and the periphery of the mounting hole 5a is sandwiched between the engaging claw 23 and the flange portion 21. In this way, the dash panel 5
The receiving member 2 is engaged.

Subsequently, the insertion member 3 is pushed downward in FIGS. Then, the insertion member 3 is relatively shifted downward with respect to the receiving member 2, and the thin portion 4 (see FIG. 13) is sheared, so that the receiving member 2 and the insertion member 3 are separated. Then, receiving member 2
The insertion portion 30 of the insertion member 3 is inserted into the receiving portion 20 (see FIG. 2). As a result, the holding portion 31 of the insertion member 3 presses the silencer 6 against the dash panel 5, whereby the silencer 6 is sandwiched between the holding portion 31 and the dash panel 5 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

At this time, the engaging projection 25 in the receiving portion 20 of the receiving member 2 is selectively engaged with the engaging groove 33 of the insertion portion 30 of the insertion member 3 by utilizing the elastic deformation of the engaging piece 22. (See FIG. 3). For details, see the insert 3
The slope 25b of the engaging projection 25 of the two engaging pieces 22 in the receiving member 2 with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 30 in FIG.
The two engaging pieces 22 are elastically deformed while contacting and sliding. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the elasticity of the two engagement pieces 22 is set at a position where the distance between the dash panel 5 and the pressing portion 31 of the insertion member 3, that is, the pinching margin is substantially equal to the thin thickness t of the silencer 6. By the restoration, the engagement projections 25 of the both engagement claws 23 engage with the engagement grooves 33, thereby preventing the insertion member 3 from coming off the receiving member 2. As described above, the dash panel 5
, A silencer 6 having a small thickness t (see FIG. 2) is attached. In the case of the silencer 6 having a thin thickness t, the stepped portion 32 of the insertion member 3 is
Contact (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

Further, the insertion portion 30 of the insertion member 3
The connection pin 8 of the instrument panel 7 is engaged and connected using elastic deformation of the periphery of the connection protrusion 34 of the insertion portion 30 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). For more information,
The distal end portion 81 of the connecting pin 8 of the instrument panel 7 comes into contact with the upper inclined surface 34a (see FIG. 11) of the connecting convex portion 34 of the inserting portion 30 of the inserting member 3 and slides. As a result, after the peripheral portion of the connecting protrusion 34 of the insertion portion 30 of the insertion member 3 is elastically deformed, the distal end portion 81 of the connection pin 8 rides over the connection protrusion 34, and at the same time, the insertion portion 30 of the insertion member 3 When the peripheral portion of the connection protrusion 34 is elastically restored, the connection protrusion 34 is engaged with the connection groove 82 of the connection pin 8. At this time, the lower inclined surface 34b (see FIG. 11) of the connecting projection 34 substantially contacts the lower groove wall surface of the connecting groove 82, thereby connecting the instrument panel 7 to the insertion member 3. The detachment of the pin 8 is prevented. The instrument panel 7 is connected to the dash panel 5 as described above.

Next, the case where the thick silencer 6 is attached will be described. FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing the use state of the clip 1 with respect to the silencer 6 having a large thickness t, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. In addition, thick thickness t
When the silencer 6 is mounted, it is almost the same as when the silencer 6 having the small thickness t is mounted.
Only different parts will be described in detail.

That is, when the insertion portion 30 of the insertion member 3 is inserted into the reception portion 20 of the reception member 2, as shown in FIG. 5, the thicker thickness t of the silencer 6 (see FIG. 4) At a position where the pinching allowance between the panel 5 and the pressing portion 31 of the insertion member 3 is substantially equal, the engaging projections 25 of the both engaging claws 23 of the receiving portion 20 are connected to the insertion portion 3.
0 engages with the engagement groove 33.

Even if the silencer 6 has a thickness other than the above-mentioned thickness t, the pinch allowance between the dash panel 5 and the pressing portion 31 of the insertion member 3 is adjusted according to the thickness t of the silencer 6. Can be.

According to the above-described clip 1, in the relative relationship between the receiving member 2 and the insertion member 3, by adjusting the amount of pinching between the dash panel 5 and the pressing portion 31 of the insertion member 3, the thickness t of the insertion member 3 differs. Can be applied to the silencer 6.

Further, the insertion member 3 can be fitted to the receiving member 2 by separating the thin portion 4 (see FIG. 13). Therefore, since the resin can be integrally molded, it is possible to provide the clip 1 which is hardly different from the conventional clip 1 in terms of resin moldability, mounting workability and the like.

The connecting pin 8 of the instrument panel 7 (see FIG. 1) can be connected to the insertion member 3. Therefore, there is no need to provide a dedicated component for connecting the instrument panel 7 to the dash panel 5.

Further, the silencer 6 is provided by the insertion member 3.
The opening 6a (see FIGS. 2 to 5) can be closed, so that the clip 1 excellent in soundproofing, dustproofing and the like can be provided.

The present invention is not limited to one embodiment, but can be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the present invention relates to the clip 1 of the present invention.
Is not limited to the installation of the silencer 6,
It can be widely applied to mounting of other components. Further, the receiving member 2 and the insertion member 3 may be configured as separate parts. In the above-described embodiment, the receiving member 2 is provided with the engaging piece 22 having the engaging convex portion 25, and the insertion member 3 is provided with the engaging groove 33.
2 may be provided with an engagement groove 33, and the insertion member 3 may be provided with an engagement piece 22 having an engagement projection 25. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pinching allowance between the dash panel 5 and the pressing portion 31 of the insertion member 3 is adjustable in six steps. However, the number of steps may be at least two or more. It is also conceivable to configure the device so that it can be adjusted and locked at any position. Further, the shapes, materials, and the like of the receiving member 2 and the insertion member 3 can be changed. Further, the receiving member 2 may be formed so as to be able to close the mounting hole 5 a of the dash panel 5, and the opening hole 6 a of the silencer 6 may not be closed by the insertion member 3. Further, in the above embodiment, the connection pin 8 of the instrument panel 7 can be connected to the insertion member 3, but a connection portion of an accessory other than the instrument panel 7 may be connected to the insertion member 3, Alternatively, the connecting portion of the accessory such as the instrument panel 7 may not be connected to the insertion member 3.

[0039]

As described above in detail, according to the clip of the present invention, by adjusting the pinching allowance between the insertion member and the attached member in the relative relationship between the receiving member and the insertion member, Different thicknesses of mounting members can be accommodated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is an explanatory view showing an exploded view of a clip, a dash panel, and a silencer.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view showing a use state of a clip for a silencer having a small thickness.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a usage state of a clip for a thick silencer.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the clip.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the clip.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the clip.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the clip.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 7;

11 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII of FIG. 6;

FIG. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a peripheral portion of a thin portion of the clip.

FIG. 14 shows a conventional example, and is an explanatory view showing a clip, a dash panel, and a silencer in an exploded manner.

FIG. 15 is a front sectional view showing a use state of the clip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip 2 Receiving member 3 Insertion member 4 Thin part 5 Dash panel (attached member) 6 Silencer (attaching member) 7 Instrument panel 8 Connecting pin (connecting part)

Continued on the front page F term (reference) 3J001 FA02 GA02 GA06 GB01 HA02 JB03 JB12 KA15 KB01 3J022 DA11 EA02 EB02 EC02 ED02 ED05 FA05 FA08 FB08 FB12 HB06 3J037 AA04 BA02 BB05 DA02 DA11 DC01

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A clip for mounting a mounting member to a mounted member, comprising: a receiving member and a plug-in member, wherein the receiving member is formed so as to be able to engage with the mounted member. The mounting member is formed so as to be able to be sandwiched between the mounting member and the receiving member, and is formed so as to be fittable to the receiving member. In the relative relationship between the receiving member and the insertion member, the mounting member is mounted. A clip characterized in that a clip margin between a member and the insertion member can be adjusted. 2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the receiving member and the insertion member are detachably connected via a thin portion. 3. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the mounted member is a dash panel of a vehicle, and the mounting member is a silencer, wherein a connection portion of an instrument panel can be connected to the insertion member. A clip characterized by the following.