JP2006219070A - Clip for mounting footrest or the like onto dash floor panel or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip for mounting an installation member having a rib onto a counter member. <P>SOLUTION: This clip 1 is composed of a gripper part 2 to hold the installation member, and a fixture part 3 to be fixed on the counter member. The gripper part 2 is provided with hard walls 5 and elastic holding pieces 6 for holding rib parts of the installation member. It takes a normal position to keep space for receiving the rib parts to the walls 5 when external force is not added to the holding pieces 6, and a holding position to hold the rib parts in the space to the rib parts as the external force is added. The fixture part 3 includes lock pawls 23 fixed to a stud of the counter member, and an abutment part 25 extended toward a guide 10 in the gripper part 2 to flex the holding pieces 6 to the holding position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip for attaching an attachment member such as a footrest to an attachment member such as a dash floor panel.

  A clip for attaching an attachment member such as a footrest to an attachment member such as a dash floor panel is known. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-239926 (Patent Document 1) discloses an example of the clip. The clip is attached to the footrest in advance, and the clip stud fixing part is attached to the rod-shaped stud standing at a predetermined position of the dash floor panel with the footrest with clip. Mounted. The clip simplifies the installation work and shortens the work time.

  The said clip can be conveniently used for attaching the footrest formed in the plate-shaped body to a panel. In recent years, in order to reduce occupant's lower limb obstacles at the time of automobile collision, it is being made to make a footrest with a foam of synthetic resin such as urethane. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-331895 (Patent Document 2) discloses a footrest formed of a urethane foam plate. A footrest made of a synthetic resin foam effectively absorbs collision energy. Furthermore, recently, in order to improve the energy absorption of the foam, a footrest that is formed in parallel with a plurality of ribs extending from the plate-like part of the resin foam to the dash floor panel surface side is used. It is going to be done.

JP 2003-239926 A JP 2002-331895 A

  The clip described in Patent Document 1 is suitable for attaching a footrest formed in a plate-like body to a panel, but a synthetic resin foam in which a plurality of ribs extending toward the panel surface side are formed in parallel at regular intervals. It is not suitable for attaching the body footrest to the panel. In particular, in order to attach the footrest to the panel without impairing the energy absorbing function of the rib, the known clips disclosed in Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and the like are insufficient.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to attach a mounting member such as a footrest made of synthetic resin foam, in which a plurality of ribs extending toward the panel surface side are formed in parallel at regular intervals, to a mounted member such as a panel. To provide a clip.

  In order to achieve such an object, according to the present invention, a clip for attaching an attachment member such as a footrest to an attached member such as a dash floor panel includes a gripper portion that holds the attachment member, and a fixing portion that is fixed to the attached member. The gripper portion is a space for receiving the rib portion between the rigid wall for sandwiching the rib portion formed on the mounting member facing the mounting member and the wall at a normal position where no external force is applied. The holding piece can be bent to take a holding position that holds the rib portion between the walls when an external force pressing toward the wall is applied. The fixing part includes an anchor part fixed to the member to be attached and an abutting part that abuts so as to bend the clamping piece to the clamping position when extending to the gripper part. Non-action that does not extend to It is movably formed into operating position deflect the clamping piece the clamping position extend out to the gripper unit from. With this configuration, even if the mounting member is a footrest made of a synthetic resin foam in which a plurality of ribs extending to the panel side are formed in parallel at regular intervals on the side facing the panel, the rib portion is defined as a wall. If the clip is properly fixed to the footrest by clamping with the clamping piece, and the anchor part of the fixing part is fixed to the attached member such as the dash floor panel, the footrest as the attaching member is fixed to the attached member, The fixing operation can be performed simply by pressing the fixing portion to a predetermined position of the mounted member with the mounting member.

  In the above clip, the gripper portion includes a base portion in which a wall and a clamping piece are erected so as to form a space for receiving the rib portion, and the clamping portion formed by the base portion, the wall, and the clamping piece is 2 Are preferably formed. A hollow guide is provided between the two holding portions to guide the contact portion so that the contact portion extends. The contact portion extends from the guide at the operating position, and the holding pieces of the two holding portions respectively. Can be bent to the clamping position at the same time. At the tip of the abutment portion, a locking portion is formed that engages the tip of both clamping pieces so that the abutting portion abuts both the clamping pieces and holds the bent state at the clamping position. The mounting member is a cushioning member made of a synthetic resin foam, and at least two ribs are formed on the mounting member at an interval, and the two ribs are sandwiched between the two sandwiching portions. . The fixing portion is preferably connected to the gripper portion with a thin connection portion in a state where the contact portion is in the non-operation position, and the thin connection portion is broken when the contact portion moves to the operation position. The anchor portion is preferably a locking claw that is locked to a screw or a circumferential groove of a rod-like stud erected on the attached member. It is preferable that the fixing portion includes a flange on which a locking claw is formed, and the contact portion extends in the axial direction from the flange.

  Hereinafter, a clip according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The clip 1 for attaching an attachment member such as a footrest to a member to be attached such as a dash floor panel is preferably made of a synthetic resin material and is integrally formed as described later. The clip 1 before attachment is shown by FIGS. FIG. 8 shows a state where the abutting portion of the fixing portion of the clip 1 is bending the clamping piece of the gripper portion to the clamping position. 9 to 12 show the attachment operation of the clip 1. In the illustrated embodiment, the mounting member is a footrest made of a cushioning member made of a synthetic resin foam, and as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the footrest on the dash floor panel surface side includes: A plurality of ribs extending toward the panel are formed in parallel at regular intervals. As described above, the mounting member is a footrest and the mounted member is described as a dash floor panel, but other mounting members may be used as long as the mounting member is formed with a sandwiched portion such as a rib. The attached member may be any other member.

  The configuration of the clip 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The clip 1 includes a gripper portion 2 that holds a footrest and a fixing portion 3 that is fixed to the dash floor panel. The gripper portion 2 includes a rigid wall 5 and an elastic clamping piece 6 in order to receive and sandwich the rib portion of the surface facing the dash floor panel formed on the footrest. In order to hold the wall 5 and the holding piece 6 upright so as to form a space for holding the rib portion of the footrest, the gripper portion 2 is formed with a base portion 7 formed of a horizontal plate-like body. The base portion 7, the wall 5 erected by the base portion 7, and the clamping piece 6 form a clamping portion that holds the rib portion of the footrest. As shown in the drawing, two sandwiching portions formed by the wall 5, the sandwiching piece 6, and the base portion 7 are provided, and sandwich the two rib portions of the footrest. Reinforcing ribs 9A, 9B and 9C are formed on the outer surface of the wall 5 and the bottom and end portions of the base portion 7 to keep the rigidity of the wall 5 and the base portion 7 high. The interval between the two clamping portions formed by the set of the wall 5 and the clamping piece 6 is determined in accordance with the interval between the rib portions of the footrest. A hollow guide 10 is provided at a position corresponding to the base portion 7 between the two sandwiching portions so that a contact portion 25 (described later) of the fixing portion 3 extends. The guide 10 is formed by two small walls 11 extending from the lower portions of the two sandwiching pieces 6 toward the base portion 7, horizontal arms 13A and 13B connecting the two small walls 11, and another horizontal arm 13C. A guide passage having a rectangular cross section is formed inside. On the outer surface of each small wall 11, a protruding rib 14 is formed which maintains a high connection strength with the base portion 7 and engages with a rib portion of a footrest received in the space between the sandwiching piece 6 and the wall 5.

  The sandwiching piece 6 forms a space for receiving the rib portion of the footrest at a normal position where no external force is applied (position in FIGS. 1 to 7) between the upper end of the small wall 11 of the guide 10 and the wall 5. When receiving the rib portion of the footrest, the sandwiching piece 6 has a resilience that is separated from the wall 5 so as to easily receive a space for receiving the rib portion, and returns to the original posture when the rib portion is accommodated in the space. . In addition, the clamping piece 6 has flexibility to bend toward the wall 5 side, and when an external force pressing toward the wall 5 is applied, the rib portion that is housed between the clamping pieces 6 is strongly sandwiched and held. The clamping position (see FIGS. 8, 11, and 12) can be taken. As shown by the inverted triangle in the front view of FIG. 2, each clamping piece 6 is formed of a plate-like body that gradually increases in thickness from the lower part toward the upper part. The portion 15 facing the wall 5 at the top of the sandwiching piece 6 projects greatly toward the wall 5 so as to strongly sandwich the rib portion of the footrest received in the sandwiching portion. Further, the overhanging portion 15 is formed with a protrusion 17 that bites into the rib portion at an intermediate position to further ensure the gripping of the rib portion. Further, the portion 18 on the guide 10 side at the top of the sandwiching piece 6 projects into the hollow portion of the guide 10. The second projecting portion 18 abuts the abutment portion 25 when the abutment portion 25 of the fixed portion 3 extends to the guide 10, and bends the clamping piece 6 toward the wall 5. That is, an external force that is pressed against the wall 5 by the contact portion is applied to the sandwiching piece 6, and the sandwiching piece 6 is bent to the sandwiching position.

  At the upper end of each clamping piece 6, the locking part 26 of the abutting part 25 is held so that the abutting part 25 of the fixing part 3 abuts both the clamping pieces 6 and 6 and is bent to the clamping position. A locking shoulder 19 is formed for receiving and locking (described later). In the illustrated embodiment, the locking shoulder 19 is formed using the second overhanging portion 18. In addition, the taper surface 21 which spreads toward the upper part is formed from the 1st overhang | projection part 15 which faces the wall 5 of each clamping piece 6 toward the upper end so that it may receive the rib part of a footrest easily.

  The fixing portion 3 has an annular flange 22, and a pair of locking claws 23 are formed on the flange 22 as anchor portions that are fixed to the dash floor panel. The locking claw 23 locks the clip 1 to the dash floor, which is a member to be attached, by locking it to a screw or circumferential groove of a rod-like stud such as a bolt stud or a stud formed with a circumferential groove standing on the dash floor panel. Secure to the panel. The flange 22 is formed in an annular shape having an open center so as to receive the rod-shaped stud. In addition, an anchor part can also be made into another shape by the aspect fixed to a to-be-attached member. For example, when the attachment hole is formed in the member to be attached, the hook locking portion may be used. Furthermore, it can be formed in the shape of another known fixing portion that fits the member to be attached.

  The fixing portion 3 includes an abutting portion 25 that extends in the axial direction from the flange 22 to a length substantially the same as the height of the guide 10 and the sandwiching piece 6 of the gripper portion 2. In the illustrated embodiment, the contact portion 25 is formed of an inverted U-shaped plate having a center formed in a cavity for receiving a stud. The shape of the contact portion 25 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure, and may be formed in a cylindrical body, for example. The contact portion 25 can be formed in any other shape as long as the contact portion 25 is formed in such a length and shape as to bend the holding piece 6 toward the wall 5 when extending to the guide 10. The contact portion 25 extends through the guide 10, pushes out the second projecting portion 18 of the sandwiching piece 6 projecting into the space of the guide 10, and contacts the sandwiching piece 6 so as to bend to the sandwiching position. FIG. 8 shows a state where the contact portion 25 extends in the guide 10 so as to bend the holding piece 6 to the holding position. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the abutment portion 25 has a guide 10 for the gripper portion 2 as shown in FIG. 8 from a non-operating position that does not extend into the space of the guide 10 and the clamping piece 6 of the gripper portion 2. 10 and can extend to the space of the clamping piece 6, and can move to the action position which bends the clamping piece 6 to the clamping position.

  At both ends of the abutment portion 25 of the fixed portion 3, both the sandwiching pieces 6 are held so that the abutment portion 25 abuts against the second projecting portion 18 of both the sandwiching pieces 6 and is bent to the sandwiching position. A locking portion 26 is formed to be locked to the locking shoulder 19 at the tip. As shown in the drawing, the locking portion 26 is formed in an arrow shape extending from the tip of the contact portion 25 so as to be locked to the two sandwiching pieces 6. 8 to the space of the guide 10 and the clamping piece 6 of the gripper section 2 and at the operating position shown in FIG. 8, the clamping piece 6 is maintained in the clamping position as shown in FIG. , And lock it so that it does not come out of its clamping position.

  In the clip 1, the gripper portion 2 and the fixing portion 3 are integrally formed as one article in a state before use or before attachment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7. In the illustrated embodiment, in the state where the contact portion 25 is in the non-operating position, the distal end of the locking portion 26 formed at the distal end of the contact portion 25 and the small wall 11 of the base portion 7 of the gripper portion 2 or the guide 10. Are connected by a pair of thin-walled connecting portions 27 (see FIG. 2 or FIG. 5). The thin connecting portion 27 is broken when the contact portion 25 is moved from the non-operating position to the operating position. In this way, by integrally molding, only one mold for molding is required, so that the cost can be reduced, and since it is one article, it is preferable also in terms of component management.

  An operation of attaching the footrest as the attachment member to the dash floor panel as the attachment member using the clip 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, rib portions 30A to 30D of the footrest 29 in which a plurality of ribs extending on the surface on the dash floor panel side are formed in parallel at regular intervals are shown. The rib portions 30B and 30C are shorter in projection length than the other rib portions 30A and 30D so as to be suitable for attaching the clip 1. The gripper portion 2 of the clip 1 is positioned with respect to the rib portions 30B and 30C. Specifically, two clamping portions formed by the wall 5, the clamping piece 6, and the base portion 7 are arranged at positions where the rib portions 30B and 30C are received. After the placement, the clip 1 is moved in the direction of the arrow 31 as it is.

  FIG. 10 shows a state in which the rib portions 30 </ b> B and 30 </ b> C are arranged in the space between the wall 5 of the gripper portion 2 of the clip 1 and the clamping piece 6. In this state, the operator places his hand on the flange 22 of the fixing portion 3 and pushes the fixing portion 3 toward the gripper portion 2 as indicated by an arrow 33. By this pushing, the thin connecting portion 27 is broken, and the locking portion 26 and the contact portion 25 are pushed between the guide 10 and the two sandwiching pieces 6. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the abutting portion 25 extends between the two sandwiching pieces 6 by the pushing, and the abutting portion 25 abuts on the sandwiching piece 6 and the sandwiching piece 6 has the wall 5. An external force for pressing toward the wall is applied, and the clamping piece 6 is bent toward the wall 5 and moved to the clamping position. In this clamping position, the rib portions 30B and 30C are both firmly fixed to the gripper portion 2 by the wall 5 and the clamping piece 6. As a result, the clip 1 is fixed to the footrest 29 at a predetermined position. The footrest 29 to which the clip 1 is fixed is carried into a place where the dash floor panel is located.

  In FIG. 11, the footrest 29 with the clip 1 carried into a place where the dash floor panel 34 is located is positioned at a predetermined position where the stud 35 is fixed. After the locking claw 23 formed on the flange 22 of the clip 1 is positioned so as to be locked to the stud 35, the entire footrest 29 is pressed against the dash floor panel 34 as indicated by an arrow 37. In FIG. 12, the stud 35 is received in the abutting portion 25 and is locked to the locking claw 23 to fix the clip 1 to the dash floor panel 34, and the clip 1 is clamped with the wall 5 of the gripper portion 2. The state where the piece 6 is fixed to the footrest 29 is shown. As shown in FIG. 12, when the clip 1 is used, it is possible to easily attach an attachment member such as a foam footrest formed with a rib to an attachment member such as a dash floor panel.

It is a perspective view of the state before use of the clip concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the clip of FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the clip of FIG. It is a bottom view of the clip of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the clip of FIG. 2 taken along line BB. It is a side view of the clip of FIG. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of the clip of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which pushed the contact part of the fixing part of FIG. 1 into the action position. It is a figure which shows the state before attaching the clip of FIG. 2 to a footrest. It is a figure which shows the state which positioned the clip of FIG. 2 on the rib of the footrest. It is a figure which shows the state which positioned the dash floor panel after attaching the clip of FIG. 2 to a footrest. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the footrest to the dash floor panel using the clip of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip 2 Gripper part 3 Fixing part 5 Wall 6 Clamping piece 7 Base part 10 Guide 11 Guide small wall 13 Guide arm 14 Protruding rib 15 First overhanging part 17 of pinching piece 18 Projection 18 Second overhanging part of pinching piece 19 Locking shoulder 22 Flange 23 Locking claw 25 Contact part 26 Locking part 27 Thin connection part 29 Footrest 30 Rib part 34 Dash floor panel 35 Stud

Claims (8)

A clip for attaching a mounting member such as a footrest to a mounting member such as a dash floor panel,
The gripper portion that holds the mounting member, and a fixed portion that is fixed to the mounted member,
The gripper portion has a space for receiving the rib portion between the rigid wall for sandwiching the rib portion formed on the mounting member facing the mounting member and the wall at a normal position where no external force is applied. An elastic clamping piece to be formed, and when the external force pressing toward the wall is applied, the clamping piece bends to take a clamping position that holds the rib portion between the wall and the clamping piece. It is possible,
The fixing portion includes an anchor portion fixed to the attached member, and an abutting portion that abuts so as to bend the clamping piece to the clamping position when extending to the gripper portion. The clip is formed so as to be movable from a non-action position that does not extend to the gripper portion to an action position that extends to the gripper portion and bends the holding piece to the holding position.   2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the gripper portion includes a base portion in which the wall and the clamping piece are erected so as to form a space for receiving the rib portion, and the base portion and the wall A clip having two clamping portions formed by the clamping piece.   The clip according to claim 2, wherein a hollow guide is provided between the two sandwiching portions to guide the contact portion so that the contact portion extends, and the contact portion is located at the guide position at the guide position. A clip extending from the side and flexing each clamping piece of the two clamping parts to the clamping position at the same time.   4. The clip according to claim 3, wherein at the tip of the abutting portion, at the tip of both clamping pieces, the corresponding contact portion abuts against both the clamping pieces and holds the bent state to the clamping position. A clip characterized in that a locking portion for locking is formed.   The clip according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the attachment member is a buffer member made of a synthetic resin foam, and the rib is at least spaced from the attachment member. The clip is characterized in that the two ribs are sandwiched between the two sandwiching portions.   The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the fixing portion is connected to the gripper portion with a thin connecting portion in a state where the contact portion is in the non-operating position, and the thin connecting portion is provided. The clip is broken when the contact portion moves to the operating position.   The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the anchor portion is a locking claw that is locked to a screw or a circumferential groove of a rod-like stud erected on the attached member. To clip.   The clip according to claim 7, wherein the fixing portion includes a flange on which the locking claw is formed, and the contact portion extends in the axial direction from the flange. .

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