JP2002106529A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce insertion load of a clip, making a maintain power high in the complete state of attachment by protecting a clip with a rigid portion of attachment parts such as a base. SOLUTION: The clip 30, for attaching predetermined parts (for example, base 10) to the body by using each hole, is constituted by the clip case 32 of hollow construction and the member 50 which can be inserted into this clip case 32. And this clip case 32 can be inserted into the above-mentioned attachment parts and the above-mentioned hole, and this has the catching piece 40 to the hole of body. A pair of ribs 13 is provided with at the back of the above- mentioned attachment parts and the clip case 32 is temporarily set by the above- mentioned both ribs 13 through the insertion of the clip case 32 into this hole 12. As the above-mentioned insertion component 50 is inserted into the clip case 32, the catch condition of the above-mentioned piece 40 to the hole is held, and this insertion component 50 and clip case 32 are not disconnected as being in a locked state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip mainly used for attaching a predetermined attachment component (such as a base of an outside handle) to an automobile body (such as a door outer panel).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an outside handle is mounted by placing an outside handle on one side of a door outer panel and a base on the other side, and engaging a part of the handle to the base through an opening in the door outer panel. Let it match. In this state, the base is fixed to the door outer panel by tapping screws or clips, and as a result, the handle is attached to the door outer panel. The tapping screw is screwed into the base through the door outer panel hole from the handle side, and the clip is temporarily fixed to the base in advance, and is engaged with the mounting hole of the door outer panel in that state.

[0003]

The tapping screw tightens the hole of the base located on one side of the door outer panel from the other side.
In addition, an electric screwdriver or the like is required for the work. That point,
Since the clip is inserted into the door outer panel while being temporarily fixed to the base side, the workability is excellent, but the holding force in the completed mounting state is low. That is, since a relatively large load (about 150 kg) acts on the mounting portion of the outside handle, the clip may be damaged by the load. However, if the rigidity of the clip is too high, the insertion load of the clip into the mounting hole of the base or the outer panel of the door increases, which also causes deterioration of workability.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the insertion load of a clip while increasing the holding force in a completed mounting state.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 uses a mounting hole provided in a body for a predetermined mounting part. A clip for attachment is constituted by a hollow clip main body and an insertion member that can be inserted inside the clip main body. And the clip body is
There is provided a locking piece that can be inserted into the mounting hole of the body and the mounting component, and locks into the mounting hole of the body. There is a pair of ribs facing each other across the mounting hole on the back surface of the mounting component, and by inserting the clip body into the mounting hole of the mounting component, the clip main body is temporarily fixed to the two ribs. It is configured as follows. Further, by inserting the insertion member into the clip body, the locking state of the locking piece with respect to the mounting hole of the body is maintained, and the insertion member and the clip body are locked so as not to come off. Is configured.

According to this structure, when the clip body is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting component, the clip body is temporarily fixed to the two ribs, and the rib protects the clip body from a load applied thereto. It will be in the state that was done. By protecting the clip main body in the completed mounting state with the rigid part of the mounting part, the clip main body has the originally required flexibility, and the proper insertion of the mounting part and the body into the mounting hole. Can be maintained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the clip according to the first aspect, wherein a lid is connected to the substrate of the clip body with a hinge, and the insertion member is provided on the lid. The board and the lid are configured to be locked when the insertion member is inserted into the clip body. In this case, in addition to the above functions, the clip body and the insertion portion are rationally integrated by the connection between the substrate and the lid by the hinge.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the clip according to the second aspect, wherein the surface of the mounting component is inserted into a mounting hole of the mounting component at a position near the hinge in the lid body. Interfering projections are provided. With this, in a state where the clip body is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting component and temporarily fixed, the projection interferes with the surface of the mounting component, and the lid is kept upright, and thereafter the insertion member is clipped. Handling for insertion inside the main body becomes easy.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a structure for mounting an outside handle on an automobile door. As shown in this drawing, the outside handle 16 is attached to the door outer panel 2.
0 is attached via a base 10 arranged on the back side thereof. The base 10 of the outside handle 16 is defined as an “attachment part” by the clip 30, and the door outer panel 20 is defined as a “body”.

A hook-shaped connecting portion 18 formed at the end of the outside handle 16 is engaged with the back surface of the base 10 through the opening 24 of the door outer panel 20 and the opening 15 of the base 10. In this state, the base 10 is clipped by the clip 30 to the door outer panel 2.
As a result, the outside handle 16 is attached to the door outer panel 20.

FIG. 2 shows the clip 30 before use in the base 10.
3 and FIG. 4 are cross-sectional views each showing a procedure of temporarily fixing the clip 30 to the base 10. As is apparent from these drawings, a rectangular mounting hole 12 for mounting the clip 30 is formed in the base 10, and a pair of opposing surfaces of the base 10 with the mounting hole 12 interposed therebetween. Are formed. Engagement projections 14 are formed on mutually opposing surfaces of the ribs 13. The mounting hole 1 on the front side of the base 10
2 around the substrate 34 of the clip 30 described below.
A counterbore 12a having an area and a depth in which is accommodated is provided.

Next, referring to FIGS.
0 will be described. The clip 30 is an integrally molded product made of a synthetic resin, and is roughly divided into a clip body 32 and an insertion member 50. The clip body 32 has a rectangular tube shape (hollow shape) that can be inserted into the mounting hole 12 of the base 10. The clip body 32 has a base 34 at its base end and a tapered surface 3 at its distal end.
It is 3. The inside of the clip body 32 is a rectangular insertion hole 36 opened at both ends. The insertion member 50 can be inserted into the insertion hole 36.
Moreover, of the respective side surfaces of the clip body 32, engaging recesses 38 are respectively formed on the outer surfaces of the corresponding two side surfaces (FIGS. 3 and 4), and locking pieces 40 are formed on the remaining two side surfaces, respectively (FIG. 3). Figure 5 below).

The two engaging recesses 38 are provided in the mounting holes 12.
The clip 30 is temporarily fixed to the base 10 by inserting the clip main body 32 into the engaging projections 14 of the rib 13 (FIG. 4). on the other hand,
The two locking pieces 40 are integrated with the clip main body 32 with flexibility (elasticity) only on the distal end side of the clip main body 32. On the outside of the both locking pieces 40 near the free ends, locking shoulders 42 projecting outward from the side surfaces of the clip body 32 are formed. The outer surfaces of the locking pieces 40 from the distal end side of the clip body 32 to the individual locking shoulders 42 are set to have a gentle slope, and the outer surfaces of the free ends from the locking shoulders 42 are formed on the door outer panel 20. In order to engage with the edge of the mounting hole 22, the angle is set to be slightly steep.

A lid 44 is connected to the right side of the substrate 34 via a thin hinge 46. This lid 4
4 has substantially the same shape and the same size as the substrate 34, and can be superposed on the substrate 34 by the hinge 46. The insertion member 50 is provided on the side of the lid 44 that matches with the substrate 34, and the insertion member 50 is inserted into the insertion hole 36 of the clip body 32 by overlapping the lid 44 with the substrate 34. It has become. Note that the distal end surface of the insertion member 50 is an arc surface centered on the pivot of the substrate 34 by the hinge 46 so that the insertion member 50 can be smoothly inserted into the insertion hole 36.

A lock claw 35 is provided at the middle of the left side of the substrate 34. When the lid 44 is overlapped with the substrate 34 and the insertion member 50 is inserted into the insertion hole 36 as described above, the lock claw 35 is The base plate 34 and the lid 44 are locked by engaging with the body 44. Further, a projection 48 is provided on the lid body 44 on the opposite side of the insertion member 50 and in the middle of a portion near the hinge 46.
Is provided. The projection 48 interferes with the surface of the base 10 when the clip body 32 is inserted into the mounting hole 12 of the base 10 and the clip 30 is temporarily fixed as described above (FIG. 4).

Next, the base 30 of the outside handle 16 which is an "attachment part" is
A procedure for attaching to the door outer panel 20 as a “body” will be described. First, the clip body 32 is
3 and 4 are inserted into the mounting holes 12 shown in FIGS.
By this insertion, first, the tapered surface 33 of the clip body 32 comes into contact with the engaging projections 14 of the two ribs 13, and the clip body 32 is bent while pushing these ribs 13 in the opening direction.
Pass through. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging recess 38 of the clip body 32 is
4 and the clip 30 is temporarily fixed to the base 10.

In the temporarily fixed state shown in FIG. 4, the substrate 34 of the clip 30 is accommodated in the counterbore 12a of the mounting hole 12, and the projection 48 of the lid 44 interferes with the surface of the base 10, and The lid 44 is kept in a raised appearance. Here, the connecting portion 18 of the outside handle 16 is connected to the base 10 as described above, and the base 10 is applied to the door outer panel 20. At the same time, the clip body 32 is attached to the mounting hole 22 of the door outer panel 20 shown in FIG. It is inserted together with the rib 13.

With this insertion, while the locking pieces 40 are bent inward of the clip body 32, the respective locking shoulders 42 pass through the mounting holes 22 so that the mounting holes 22 are formed on the rear side of the door outer panel 20. To the edge of. Then, the cover 44 is overlapped with the substrate 34, and the insertion member 50 is inserted into the insertion hole 36 of the clip body 32 (FIG. 5). As described above, since the projections 48 interfere with the surface of the base 10 and rise up as shown in FIG.
The handling of the lid 44 for inserting the “0” becomes easy.

As described above, the insertion hole 36 of the clip body 32
, The locking pieces 40 cannot be bent inward of the clip body 32, and the locking state of the locking shoulder 42 with respect to the edge of the mounting hole 22 is maintained.
At this time, the lid 44 is locked by the engagement of the lock claw 35. Therefore, the attachment state of the clip body 32 to the door outer panel 20 is stable, and as a result, the base 10 of the outside handle 16 can be securely attached to the door outer panel 20.

The mounting portion between the base 10 and the door outer panel 20 by the clip 30 receives a load (about 150 kg) applied to the outside handle 16. However, most of the load is received by the ribs 13 of the base 10 having high rigidity, and the clip body 32 is protected from the load. For this reason, the clip 30 can be formed of a relatively flexible synthetic resin material, and the locking piece 40 of the clip body 32 can have the originally required flexibility. As a result, the proper insertion of the clip body 32 into the mounting holes 12 and 22 of the base 10 and the door outer panel 20 can be maintained.

While the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, this embodiment can be easily modified or modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, with respect to the engaging protrusion 14 of the rib 13 and the engaging recess 38 of the clip body 32 which are means for temporarily fixing the clip 30 to the base 10, an engaging recess is formed in the rib 13 and the clip body 32 May be formed with an engaging projection. The locking means for holding the insertion member 50 inserted into the insertion hole 36 of the clip main body 32 is the board 3
Instead of the configuration in which the lock member 4 and the lid 44 are locked by the lock claw 35, a configuration in which the unevenness formed on the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole 36 and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member 50 may be engaged with each other.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a mounting structure of an outside handle.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a clip in relation to a part of a base.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an initial state of an operation of temporarily fixing a clip to a base.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the clip is temporarily fixed to the base.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where the base is attached to the door outer panel by a clip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 base (mounting part) 12 mounting hole 13 rib 20 door outer panel (body) 22 mounting hole 30 clip 32 clip body 40 locking piece 50 insertion member

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A clip for attaching a predetermined attachment component to a body by using an attachment hole provided in the body, a clip body having a hollow shape, and an insertion member insertable into the clip body. The clip body is provided with a locking piece that can be inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting component and the body, respectively, and locks the mounting hole of the body, and the mounting hole is provided on the back surface of the mounting component. There is a pair of ribs opposed to each other with the clip body inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting part, so that the clip main body is temporarily fixed to the two ribs, and the insertion member is clipped. By being inserted into the main body, the locked state of the locking piece with respect to the mounting hole of the body is maintained, and the inserted member and the clip body are locked so as not to come off. A clip that is configured to be. 2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein a lid is hinged to a substrate of the clip main body,
A clip, wherein the lid is provided with the insertion member, and wherein the substrate and the lid are locked when the insertion member is inserted into the clip body. 3. The clip according to claim 2, wherein a projection is provided at a position near the hinge in the lid body so as to interfere with the surface of the mounting component when the clip body is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting component. Clip.