JP2005299778A - Clamp - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clamp capable of reducing a space required for mounting work by utilizing a hole (cut and raised hole) opened in the direction crossing a vehicle body panel orthogonally and to provide a mounting structure of the clamp on the vehicle body panel requiring no sealing by utilizing the clamp. <P>SOLUTION: This clamp 1 is fixed to the cut and raised hole 70 formed by separating an end fringe part 72 on one side divided by a partial break formed in the direction of thickness at a predetermined position of the vehicle body panel 75 like a flat plate mounted in a vehicle from an end fringe part 71 on the other side in the direction of thickness of the vehicle body panel 75. This clamp 1 is provided with a wire holding part 10 holding a wire and a nipping part 20 having a nipping channel 60 inserted into the cut and raised hole 70 provided on the vehicle body panel 75 and fitted into the end fringe part 72 on one side of the vehicle body panel 75 to nip. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a clamp, a mounting structure of the clamp, and a method of manufacturing a cut-and-raised hole in the mounting structure.

As a conventional clamp, there is one having a structure in which a support column is erected on a holding portion that holds a cable wire. This clamp is fixed to the vehicle body panel by being inserted into the mounting hole penetrating the vehicle body panel from the tip of the column (see FIG. 5 of Patent Document 1).
A dish-like body is provided at the base of the support so as to surround the support. An annular waterproof packing is sandwiched between the support column and the mounting hole. And a support | pillar is inserted in the attachment hole of a vehicle body panel, and a waterproof packing is pressed against a vehicle body panel by a plate-shaped body.
JP 2000-249120 A

As described above, the conventional clamp is inserted into the mounting hole from a direction orthogonal to the vehicle body panel. For this reason, when the space | interval of a vehicle body panel and the apparatus adjacent to it is less than the full length of a clamp, there existed a problem that the installation operation | work of a clamp did not go smoothly.
Moreover, in order to ensure waterproofness, it is necessary to arrange sealing, such as waterproof packing, between the mounting hole and the clamp.
The present invention has been devised in view of the above points. That is, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a clamp that reduces the space required for the mounting operation by utilizing a hole (cut-and-raised hole) opened in a direction orthogonal to the vehicle body panel. There is to do.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a clamp mounting structure for a vehicle body panel that does not require sealing by using the clamp of the present invention.

In order to solve the above problems, each invention of the present invention takes the following means.
First, a clamp according to a first invention is configured such that one end edge portion divided by a partial cut formed in a thickness direction at a predetermined position of a flat body panel mounted on a vehicle or the like is replaced with the other end edge portion. Is a clamp that is fixed to a cut and raised hole formed by being separated in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel, provided at the base of the wire holding portion and the wire holding portion, and provided at the vehicle body panel. And a sandwiching portion having a sandwiching groove that is inserted into the cut-and-raised hole and that fits and sandwiches one end edge portion of the vehicle body panel.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the clamp is attached to the cut and raised hole by sandwiching one end edge portion of the cut and raised hole with the holding groove. The clamp only needs to include at least a holding portion and a wire holding portion of a size that can be fitted to one end edge portion protruding from the vehicle body panel. For this reason, compared with the case of the conventional clamp, even when there is little space between a vehicle body panel and the adjacent apparatus, a clamp can be attached to a vehicle body panel.

  The “body panel” is an outer plate or an inner plate that forms the outside of the vehicle body or the inside of the vehicle body, such as a vehicle body, a door, a fender, a hood, and a trunk lid. The body panel also includes an outer panel (outer panel, outer panel) of a composite panel such as a door combined with a closed cross-sectional structure through a space, and an inner panel (interior panel, inner panel) for reinforcement.

A “cut” is a cut in the surface of a vehicle body panel or the like. The depth of the cut may be any depth that allows the edges at both ends to be separated and separated by applying an external force. The cut | interruption formed by penetrating in the thickness direction of a vehicle body panel may be sufficient.
Further, the shape of the “cut” may be any shape as long as both end edges can be formed, such as a substantially horizontal / substantially straight line shape, a diagonal line, a wavy line, a bent line.

Next, the clamp according to the second invention is provided on the front surface of the piece inserted into the cut-and-raised hole of the clamping part in the first invention, and engages with the other edge of the cut-and-raised hole in the inserted state. And a locking piece that performs a retaining function.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the engaging piece is engaged with the other end edge portion that forms the cut and raised hole, thereby restricting the movement of the clamping portion in the removal direction. Thereby, it is possible to prevent or reduce (stop) the holding portion from coming out of the cut and raised hole.

Next, a clamp according to a third invention is characterized in that in the first invention or the second invention, a plurality of locking pieces are provided side by side in the inserting direction of the sandwiching portion.
According to the third aspect of the invention, the other end edge portion is engaged by any one of the plurality of locking pieces provided side by side in the inserting direction of the holding portion. Thereby, even when a slight manufacturing error occurs, the clamp can be reliably cut and raised and attached to the hole.

Next, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clamp mounting structure for a vehicle body panel, wherein the clamp according to any of the first to third aspects of the invention is inserted into a cut-and-raised hole formed in the vehicle body panel and fixed. A structure for attaching a clamp to a vehicle body panel, wherein the cut-and-raised hole formed in the vehicle body panel is located on the inner side of the vehicle that requires waterproofing, and the cut-and-raised hole arranged in the vehicle body panel The clamp of any one of the first to third inventions is inserted and fixed.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cut-and-raised hole is disposed on the inner side of the vehicle that requires waterproofing. For this reason, it is not necessary to separately perform waterproofing (sealing) in the gap between the cut-and-raised hole and the clamp. Therefore, the number of parts of the structure for attaching the clamp to the vehicle body panel is reduced only by requiring no sealing between the cut-and-raised hole and the clamp.

Next, a method for manufacturing a cut-and-raised hole according to a fifth invention is a method for producing a cut-and-raised hole in a vehicle body panel in the structure for attaching a clamp to the vehicle body panel in the fourth invention, and a cut formed in the vehicle body panel. A step having a length shorter than the cut along the vertical direction and having a predetermined width in the surface direction in the vertical direction, penetrating in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel in advance, and after forming the predetermined width hole, And a step of forming a cut by penetrating in the thickness direction of the panel, and forming a hole by separating one edge of the cut from the other edge in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel. To do.
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, one end edge and the other end edge are separated in advance in the vertical surface direction. For this reason, when separating both in the direction of a vehicle body panel, both edge portions are separated from each other without being pulled by the joint portion. For this reason, it is prevented or reduced that an edge part cuts and raises and protrudes inward of a hole (a burr | flash arises).

  The “predetermined width” means a width at which the lower edge portion and the upper edge portion are completely separated in the vertical surface direction. Further, the number of holes (through holes) drilled in advance may be one or plural. The shape of the through-hole can take various shapes such as a polygon such as a regular square, a triangle, and a rectangle, a circle, and an ellipse.

Further, the sheet according to the present invention can take the following means in addition to the above means.
In other words, in any one of the first to third inventions, the locking piece is formed so as to be elastically bent in the inward direction of the cut-and-raised hole.
According to this, the insertion load when inserting the clamp into the cut and raised hole can be absorbed by the bending operation of the locking piece.

Next, a method for manufacturing a cut-and-raised hole in a vehicle body panel, wherein a hole having a length shorter than the cut along the cut formed in the vehicle body panel and spaced apart by a predetermined width in a direction perpendicular to the cut is obtained. A pre-drilling process that penetrates in the direction, a hole having a predetermined width is formed, and then a cut is formed by penetrating in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel, and one edge of the cut is formed from the other edge to the vehicle body. And a step of forming the cut holes by separating them in the thickness direction of the panel.
According to this, the cut-and-raised hole with less burr can be provided in the vehicle body panel.

According to the present invention described above, the following effects can be obtained.
First, according to the first aspect, the clamp can be attached to the vehicle body panel even when the space between the vehicle body panel and the adjacent device is relatively small.
Next, according to the second invention, the detachment of the holding portion from the cut-and-raised hole is prevented or reduced.
Next, according to the third invention, the clamp can be fixed by any of the locking pieces.
Next, according to 4th invention, the number of parts of the attachment structure of a clamp can be reduced.
Next, according to the fifth aspect of the invention, it is possible to produce a cut and raised hole with few burrs.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The first embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 8, the second embodiment is shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, and the third embodiment is shown in FIG. 16.
3 to 6 show different forms of cut-and-raised holes formed in the vehicle body panel. 3 and 4 show a part of the vehicle body panel 75 that is deformed toward the inside of the vehicle to form a cut-and-raised hole. 5 and 6 show a part of the vehicle body panel 75 that is deformed toward the outside of the vehicle to form a cut and raised hole. Specifically, the lower edge portion 72 is arranged on the inner side of the vehicle with respect to the upper edge portion 71, so that the cut-and-raised hole 70 is formed. General waterproofing measures are taken on the inner side of the vehicle.

[First embodiment]
The clamps 1 and 2 according to the first embodiment are fixing members having an inverted U-shaped cross section. One free end serves as the wire holding portion 10, and a portion connected to the one free end serves as the holding portion 20. The other free end included in the holding part 20 becomes the insertion piece 30 inserted into the cut and raised hole 70. Then, the end edge portion of the cut-and-raised hole 70 is sandwiched and held by the holding groove 60 formed by the wire holding portion 10 and the insertion piece 30. An elastic locking portion 40 is formed on the insertion piece 30. The elastic locking portion 40 has a locking piece 50 for engaging with the cut and raised hole 70.

The wire holding unit 10 includes a flat base 17. The base portion 17 is provided with a known structure that holds a cable wire or the like.
The clamp 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a buckle 11 and a belt 12 coupled to the lower surface thereof. The buckle 11 includes an insertion portion through which the belt 12 is inserted. As shown in FIG. 7, after the cable wire 76 is wound with a belt, the tip end of the belt 12 is inserted into the insertion portion and tightened by tightening the cable wire 76.
The clamp 2 shown in FIG. 2 includes a plate member 15 protruding in a direction in which the cable wire is routed. As shown in FIG. 8, after the cable wires 76 are arranged along the plate member 15, the cable wires 76 are fixed to the plate member 15 by winding them around with a tape 77 or the like.

The clamping part 20 has an insertion piece 30 and has a structure for connecting the insertion piece 30 and the wire holding part 10.
The clamping part 20 of the clamps 1 and 2 is an inverted L-shaped member. The insertion piece 30 is formed as a free end of the holding part 20 and protrudes downward along the wire holding part 10. And it connects with the upper part position of the base 17 of the wire holding part 10 by the base of the clamping part 20. FIG.
The elastic locking part 40 is formed by cutting the insertion piece 30 into a substantially inverted U shape. The elastic locking part 40 has a free end at its upper end so that it can be elastically bent easily. A locking piece 50 described later is provided at the free end.

The locking piece 50 is a protrusion having a convex cross section provided on the side of the insertion piece 30 (hereinafter referred to as the front face 30a) facing the end edge 71 side of the upper part of the cut and raised hole. The shape and size of the locking piece 50 is such that the clamps 1 and 2 holding the cable wire are cut and raised so that a catching force (locking force) is generated so as not to move out of the hole 70. That's fine.
The locking pieces 50 of the clamps 1 and 2 have a substantially trapezoidal cross section. The upper part of the cross section stands upright perpendicular to the front surface 30a. The lower part of the cross section is inclined in the insertion direction to reduce the insertion load.

  The sandwiching groove 60 has a groove structure that sandwiches the lower edge 72 of the cut and raised hole 70. The wire holding portion 10 and the insertion piece 30 are linked to each other to form the holding groove 60. That is, like the clamps 1 and 2, the wire holding portion 10 and the insertion piece 30 are arranged in parallel with each other at a constant interval, so that a holding groove 60 is formed between them. The constant interval means an interval that allows the lower edge 72 to enter.

Next, the mounting structure of the clamps 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the insertion piece 30 is inserted into the cut-and-raised hole 70, so that the lower edge portion of the wire holding portion 10 and the insertion piece 30 sandwich the lower edge portion 72 as shown in FIGS. 72 and the clamping groove 60 are fitted.
Further, when the insertion piece 30 is inserted, the locking piece 50 that has been cut and raised out of the hole 70 comes into contact with and engages with the upper edge 71 on its upper surface.

The material of the clamps 1 and 2 is resin, and each component is integrally molded. The resin clamp 1 is lighter than that of a material such as metal. Examples of the resin include heat such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyamide, polyvinyl acetate, acrylonitrile = styrene copolymer (AS), and acrylonitrile = butadiene = styrene copolymer (ABS). Thermoplastic resins such as plastic resins, phenol resins, epoxy resins, unsaturated polyester resins, urea resins, melamine resins, polyurethane resins, silicone resins, natural rubber such as raw rubber, styrene = butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, ethylene = There are synthetic rubbers such as propylene rubber, nitrile rubber, and urethane rubber. The above resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
Other materials may be used as long as the function as the clamp 1 is achieved.

Next, the operation and effect of the clamps 1 and 2 will be described.
First, the clamps 1 and 2 can be attached to the vehicle body panel 75 by cutting and raising the insertion pieces 30 of the clamps 1 and 2 along the vehicle body panel 75 and inserting them into the holes 70. Therefore, the clamps 1 and 2 can be attached to the vehicle body panel 75 even when the space between the vehicle body panel 75 and the adjacent device is small as compared with the conventional clamp.
Further, by engaging the locking piece 50 with the upper edge portion 71 that forms the cut-and-raised hole 70, it is possible to prevent or reduce the movement of the clamping portion 20 from the cut-and-raised hole 70 in the removal direction. That is, the clamps 1 and 2 are prevented from being removed from the cut-and-raised hole or reduced (stopped).
Next, the locking piece 50 provided in the elastic locking part 40 is elastically bent easily. According to this, the insertion load at the time of inserting the clamps 1 and 2 into the cut-and-raised hole 70 can be absorbed by the inward bending operation of the cut-and-raised hole 70 of the locking piece 50.

  Next, according to the mounting structure of the clamps 1 and 2 to the vehicle body panel 75, the cut and raised hole 70 is obliquely or substantially inclined with respect to the cut and raised hole 70 due to the structure in which the upper edge 71 covers the cut and raised hole 70. The rain that pours down from the horizontal is prevented from being cut out and entering the hole 70. According to this, it is not necessary to arrange a sealing in the gap between the cut-and-raised hole 70 and the clamps 1 and 2. The number of parts of the mounting structure of the clamps 1 and 2 is reduced only by requiring no sealing.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the clamp 3 which concerns on 2nd embodiment is demonstrated based on FIGS.
The clamp 3 is a fixing member having an inverted U-shaped cross section, and includes a wire holding part 10 and a clamping part 20. The wire holding part 10 has a structure for holding a cable wire (not shown). The clamping unit 20 has an insertion piece 30 that is inserted into the cut and raised hole 70. The insertion piece 30 and the wire holding part 10 are linked to each other to form a holding groove 60. That is, the clamp 3 has the same basic configuration as the clamps 1 and 2 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The clamp 3 is different from the clamps 1 and 2 in that a locking piece 50 a is provided directly on the insertion piece 30. In FIG. 9, a linear locking piece 50 a is provided on the front surface 30 a of the insertion piece 30 perpendicular to the insertion direction of the insertion piece 30. This produces the same effect as the clamp 2 of the first embodiment. Furthermore, since the number of contact points between the upper edge 71 and the locking piece 50a is increased as compared with the clamps 1 and 2 of the first embodiment, the locking force is increased.

A plurality of the locking pieces 50a described above may be provided. In the clamp 3 a of FIG. 10, three sets of substantially trapezoidal locking pieces 50 a are provided on the front surface 30 a of the insertion piece 30 at a constant interval. Further, in the clamp 3b of FIG. 11, three sets of deflectable locking pieces 50b extending obliquely upward from the front surface 30a are provided on the front surface 30a with a constant interval. Furthermore, the free end of the insertion piece 30 of the clamp 3b is also extended obliquely upward to form a locking piece 51.
According to this, it is possible to engage with the upper edge portion 71 by any one of the locking pieces 50a, 50a, 50a (the locking pieces 50b, 50b, 50b). That is, even if some manufacturing error occurs, the clamp 3a (3b) can be securely attached to the cut-and-raised hole 70.

[Third embodiment]
Next, the clamp 4 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The clamp 4 is a fixing member having an inverted U-shaped cross section, and includes a wire holding part 10 and a clamping part 20. The wire holding unit 10 includes a buckle 11 and a belt 12. An insertion piece 30 is provided in the clamping unit 20. A holding groove 60 is formed by the wire holding portion 10 and the insertion piece 30. That is, the clamp 4 has the same basic configuration as the clamp 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The difference between the clamp 4 and the clamp 1 is that the wire holding portion 10 is formed larger than the insertion piece 30. By forming the wire holding portion 10 larger than the insertion piece 30, the holding force of the cable wire is improved. Moreover, the base part of the wire holding part 10 is also formed large, thereby serving as a lid for the cut-and-raised hole 70. Further, since the locking piece is not provided, the insertion load when the clamp 3 is inserted into the cut and raised hole 70 is reduced.

[Method for producing cut-and-raised hole]
Next, a method for manufacturing the cut-and-raised hole 70 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, as shown in FIG. 13, a rectangular through hole 80 that is elongated in the horizontal direction is provided (perforated) in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel. Next, a long cut is formed in the vehicle body panel 75 substantially horizontally so that the above-described through hole 80 is at the center position.
Next, the lower edge portion 72 of the cut is separated from the upper edge portion 71 in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel 75 to form the cut-and-raised hole 70a shown in FIGS.
In the above-described method, the through hole 80 can be provided after the cut is formed.

According to the manufacturing method of the cut-and-raised hole 70a, the upper edge 71 and the lower edge 72 are separated in the vertical direction in advance, so that when separating both in the direction of the vehicle body panel 75, Both edge portions 71 and 72 are separated from each other without being pulled at the joint portion. For this reason, it is prevented or reduced that both edge portions 71 and 72 are cut and raised and project inward of the hole 70 (a burr 73 is generated) as shown in FIG.
Note that the cut-and-raised hole in FIG. 16 is formed by applying an external force and separating the upper edge 71 and the lower edge 72 in the plane direction.

It is a perspective view of the clamp concerning a first embodiment. It is a perspective view of another example of the clamp concerning a first embodiment. It is a perspective view of a cut-and-raised hole. It is sectional drawing of a cut and raised hole. It is a perspective view of another example of a cut-and-raised hole. It is sectional drawing of another example of a cut-and-raised hole. It is a figure of the attachment structure using the clamp which concerns on 1st embodiment. It is a figure of the attachment structure using the clamp of another example which concerns on 1st embodiment. It is a partial perspective view of the clamp which concerns on 2nd embodiment. It is a partial perspective view of another example of the clamp concerning a second embodiment. It is a partial perspective view of another example of the clamp concerning a second embodiment. It is a perspective view of the clamp concerning a third embodiment. It is a perspective view of the vehicle body panel provided with the through hole. It is a perspective view of another example of a cut and raised hole. It is sectional drawing of another example of a cut-and-raised hole. It is sectional drawing of the cut-and-raised hole formed by the normal manufacturing method.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3, 4 Clamp 10 Wire holding part 11 Buckle 12 Belt 15 Plate member 17 Base part 20 Holding part 30 Inserting piece 30a Front face 40 Elastic locking part 50, 50a, 50b, 51 Locking piece 60 Holding groove 70, 70a Cut and raise hole 71 Upper edge portion 72 Lower edge portion 73 Burr 75 Body panel 76 Cable wire 77 Tape 80 Through hole

Claims (5)

One edge portion divided by a partial cut formed in a thickness direction at a predetermined position of a flat body panel mounted on a vehicle or the like is separated from the other edge portion in the thickness direction of the body panel. A clamp fixed to the cut and raised hole formed by
A wire holding section for holding wires;
A holding portion provided at a base portion of the wire holding portion and inserted into a cut-and-raised hole provided in the vehicle body panel and having a holding groove that fits and holds the one end edge portion of the vehicle body panel; Features a clamp. The clamp according to claim 1,
A locking piece that is provided on the front surface of the piece that is inserted into the cut-and-raised hole of the clamping portion and that engages with the other end edge of the cut-and-raised hole in the inserted state to perform a retaining function. Features a clamp. The clamp according to claim 1 or 2,
A clamp, wherein a plurality of the locking pieces are provided side by side in the insertion direction of the clamping portion. A clamp mounting structure to a vehicle body panel for inserting and fixing the clamp according to any one of claims 1 to 3 into a cut-and-raised hole formed in the vehicle body panel,
The cut-and-raised hole formed in the vehicle body panel is located on the inner side of the vehicle where waterproofing is required,
A clamp mounting structure, wherein the clamp according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is inserted into and fixed to a cut-and-raised hole arranged in the vehicle body panel. A method for manufacturing a cut-and-raised hole in a vehicle body panel in a structure for attaching a clamp to a vehicle body panel according to claim 4,
Pre-drilling a hole having a predetermined length in a plane direction perpendicular to the cut along the cut formed in the vehicle body panel in a direction perpendicular to the cut;
After the hole having the predetermined width is drilled, the cut is formed by penetrating in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel, and one edge portion of the cut is separated from the other edge portion in the thickness direction of the vehicle body panel. And a step of forming the cut-and-raised hole.

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