JP2008223901A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip capable of improving work efficiency of fixing a mounting member and a mounted member using the clip. <P>SOLUTION: This clip is equipped with first and second seat plates 20, 21 disposed so that their flat faces oppose each other, and a shaft part 22 for connecting the first and second seat plate 20, 21. In the case of inserting the shaft part 22 of the clip into a clip mounting hole 32 provided to a bracket 31, sandwiching the bracket 31 between the first seat plate 20 and the second seat plate 21, and mounting the clip on the bracket 31, when a maximum width L2 of each of the first and second seat plates 20, 21 of the clip is made larger than the diameter of the clip mounting hole 32, the clip does not fall out from the bracket 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip.

  Conventionally, for example, a technique for attaching a support bracket mounted with a circuit board of a vehicle antenna to a vehicle body is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  When attaching a bracket to a vehicle body, for example, if it is fixed with a bolt while holding the bracket with one hand, the attaching operation becomes very difficult. Therefore, when the bracket is attached to the vehicle body, an operation of temporarily fixing the bracket to the vehicle body using a temporary clip and then fixing the bracket with a bolt is performed.

  FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the clip. Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the clip for temporary fixing includes the bottom surface portion 11, the base shaft portion 12 projecting from the plane of the bottom surface portion 11 in the vertical direction, and the tip end portion of the base shaft portion 12 toward both sides. And projecting claw portions 13a and 13b. The claw portions 13a and 13b are provided with step-like locking portions 14a and 14b, respectively, whose thickness decreases toward the tip.

  FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional view when the clip is attached to the bracket 15. The tips of the claw portions 13 a and 13 b abut against the edge of the clip mounting hole 16 and are fitted into the clip mounting hole 16 and fixed. When temporarily fixing the bracket 15 to the vehicle body, the clip is inserted into a hole provided in the vehicle body in this state.

  When the bracket 15 is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body, as shown in FIG. 10, when the bracket 15 is inserted into the hole 17 provided in the vehicle body from the tip end of the base shaft portion 12 of the clip, 13b is elastically deformed toward the base shaft portion 12 in accordance with the size of the hole 17 provided in the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 11, when the clip is further inserted into the hole 17 and the stepped locking portions 14 a and 14 b pass through the hole 17, the claw portions 13 a and 13 b that are elastically deformed toward the base shaft portion 12. In order to return to the original position, the claw portions 13a, 13b on the tip side of the locking portions 14a, 14b abut against the edge of the hole 17, and are fitted into the hole 17 and fixed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the clip is prevented from coming out of the hole 17 by the locking portions 14a and 14b.

JP 2005-167391 A

  When the clip is inserted into the hole 17 provided in the vehicle body, if the diameter of the hole 17 is smaller than the diameter of the clip mounting hole 16 of the bracket 15, as shown in FIG. The maximum width L1 of the claw portion 13a and the claw portion 13b that are elastically deformed is smaller than the diameter of the clip mounting hole 16 of the bracket 15. At this time, the claw portions 13a and 13b receive the force F shown in FIG. 10 from the edge of the hole 17 provided in the vehicle body. Fa and Fb shown in FIG. 10 are component forces of the force F, and the component force Fa works in a direction opposite to the direction in which the clip is inserted into the hole 17.

  If an attempt is made to insert the clip into the hole 17 of the vehicle body without pressing the bracket 15, the clip is pushed back in the direction opposite to the direction in which the clip is inserted into the hole 17 by the component force Fa. The mounting hole 16 may fall off. Therefore, the operator has to perform the work of attaching to the hole 17 of the vehicle body while supporting the clip so that it does not fall out.

  Further, as described above, when the clip is attached to the bracket 15, the tips of the claw portions 13 a and 13 b abut against the edge of the clip attachment hole 16 of the bracket 15 and are fitted and fixed to the clip attachment hole 16. . As a result, the clip cannot move relative to the bracket 15. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12, the pitch between the bolt holes 18 for permanent fixing provided in the bracket 15 and the clip mounting holes 16, the bolt holes 19 for permanent fixing provided in the vehicle body, and the holes 17 are provided. There is also a problem that the bracket 15 cannot be assembled to the body of the vehicle when a dimensional deviation due to processing occurs between the pitch and the pitch.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a clip that can solve at least one of the above-described problems.

  The present invention is provided between the first and second flat seat plates, the first seat plate and the second seat plate disposed so that the planes face each other, and the first seat plate, A clip comprising: a shaft portion that connects the second seat plate; and a locking portion that is disposed on a surface opposite to the surface of the first seat plate facing the second seat plate. And

  When attaching the clip to the bracket, the shaft portion of the clip can be inserted into a clip attachment hole provided in the bracket, and the bracket can be sandwiched and fixed between the first seat plate and the second seat plate. At this time, if the maximum width of each of the first and second seat plates of the clip is made larger than the diameter of the clip mounting hole, the clip will not fall off the bracket. Then, for example, when temporarily fixing the bracket to the vehicle body, the operator does not need to attach the bracket to the vehicle body while supporting the clip so as not to fall off. Therefore, workability at the time of temporary fixing is improved.

  In the clip of the present invention, when viewed from the plane side of the first and second seat plates, the maximum width of the first and second seat plates is preferably larger than the maximum width of the shaft portion. It is.

  When attaching the clip to the bracket, if the diameter of the clip attachment hole is larger than the maximum width of the shaft and smaller than the maximum width of each of the first and second seat plates, the clip will fall off the bracket. And the clip can be shifted relative to the bracket.

  It is a clip of the present invention, and protrudes from the surface of the first seat plate facing the second seat plate or the surface of the second seat plate facing the first seat plate. Is preferably provided.

  When the clip is attached to the bracket, since the bracket can be fixed between the first or second seat plate and the protrusion, rattling between members can be greatly reduced.

  In the clip according to the present invention, the first seat plate has a notch, and the second seat plate has a notch of the first seat plate as viewed from the plane side of the first and second seat plates. It is preferable to have a notch at the matching position.

  When attaching the clip to the bracket, when the clip shaft is guided through the slit to the clip attachment hole of the bracket and the bracket is sandwiched between the first seat plate and the second seat plate, After attaching to a bracket, workability | operativity when compressing and deforming a slit can be improved in order to prevent the shaft portion from coming off.

  In the clip of the present invention, the first seat plate has first and second notches, and the first and second notches are symmetrical positions when viewed from the plane side of the first seat plate. It is preferable that it is provided.

  When the clip is attached to the bracket, the clip may be inserted into the clip attachment hole from the side where the second notch is provided when the shaft portion of the clip is guided to the clip attachment hole of the bracket through the slit. And you may insert in a clip attachment hole from the side in which the 1st notch is provided. Thereby, workability | operativity when attaching a clip to a bracket improves.

  In the clip of the present invention, it is preferable that the end portion of the shaft portion is in contact with the edges of the cutouts of the first and second seat plates.

  When attaching the clip to the bracket, when the shaft portion of the clip is guided to the clip attachment hole of the bracket through the slit, the clip portion can be inserted into the slit while visually recognizing the end portion of the shaft portion. Thereby, workability | operativity when attaching a clip to the bracket 31 improves.

  According to the present invention, for example, when a bracket is temporarily fixed to a vehicle body using a clip, the workability can be improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clip according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the clip according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the clip according to the present embodiment includes first and second seat plates 20, 21, a shaft portion 22, and a locking portion 23. The first and second seat plates 20 and 21 have a flat plate shape and are arranged so that their planes face each other. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the shaft portion 22 extends in the radial direction of the seat plates 20 and 21, and connects the first seat plate 20 and the second seat plate 21. Both end portions of the shaft portion 22 are in contact with the edges of the notches provided in the first and second seat plates 20, 21 respectively. The axial part 22 should just connect the 1st seat board 20 and the 2nd seat board 21, and the shape can be variously changed. For example, the shaft portion 22 may have a columnar shape in which the top surface and the bottom surface are provided on the first and second seat plates 20 and 21, respectively.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first seat plate 20 with the locking portion 23 omitted. As shown in FIG. 3, the maximum width L2 of the first seat plate 20 is larger than the maximum width L3 of the shaft portion 22. The first seat plate 20 has first and second cutouts 24a and 24b. The first and second cutouts 24 a and 24 b are provided at symmetrical positions when viewed from the plane side of the first seat plate 20.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view of the second seat plate 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the second seat plate 21 is positioned so as to coincide with the notches 24 a and 24 b of the first seat plate 20 when viewed from the plane side of the first and second seat plates 20 and 21. 1 and 2nd notches 25a and 25b, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a plurality of projections 26 that are linear convex projections are provided on the surface of the second seat plate 21 facing the first seat plate 20. It is provided so as to extend along the extending direction of the portion 22. The protrusion 26 may be provided on the surface of the first seat plate 20 on the side facing the second seat plate 21. Moreover, the protrusion 26 should just protrude from the surface of the 1st or 2nd seat board 20 and 21 facing the other seat board, and can change various about the shape. . In this embodiment, the protrusion 26 is provided on the seat plate. However, an aspect in which the protrusion 26 is not provided on the seat plate may be used, and various modifications are possible.

  Returning to FIGS. 1 and 2 again, the locking portion 23 will be described. The locking portion 23 includes a base shaft portion 27 and claw portions 28a and 28b protruding from the tip of the base shaft portion 27 toward both sides. The base shaft portion 27 extends in the vertical direction from the surface of the first seat plate 20 opposite to the surface facing the second seat plate 21. The claw portions 28a and 28b are respectively provided with step-like locking portions 29a and 29b whose thickness decreases toward the tip. As shown in FIG. 1, linear grooves 30a and 30b are provided on the surface of the first seat plate 20 on which the locking portion 23 is provided. When the claw portions 28a and 28b are elastically deformed toward the base shaft portion 27, the tips of the claw portions 28a and 28b move along the grooves 30a and 30b.

  Next, the case where the clip which concerns on this embodiment is attached to the bracket 31 shown in FIG. 5 is demonstrated. Here, the bracket 31 is attached to a vehicle body, for example. As shown in FIG. 5, the bracket 31 is provided with a clip attachment hole 32 for attaching a clip. In the clip mounting hole 32, a slit 33 for guiding the clip is formed along the clip insertion direction indicated by the arrow in FIG.

  When attaching the clip to the bracket 31, the clip is inserted into the clip attachment hole 32 of the bracket 31 from the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. At this time, the shaft portion 22 of the clip passes through the slit 33 and is guided to the clip mounting hole 32. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when the clip is attached to the bracket 31. As shown in FIG. 6, the bracket 31 is sandwiched and fixed between a surface of the first seat plate 20 facing the second seat plate 21 and the protrusion 26. In the present embodiment, the bracket 31 is fixed between the seat plate and the projections 26. For example, the bracket 31 is not provided on the seat plate and the bracket 31 is attached to the first seat plate. 20 and the second seat plate 21 may be sandwiched and fixed, and various modifications are possible.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view when the clip is attached to the bracket 31. In FIG. 7, the locking portion 23 is omitted. After the clip is attached to the bracket 31, the slit 33 is compressed and deformed by a press machine or the like, and the width t <b> 2 of the slit 33 shown in FIG. 7 is made smaller than the thickness t <b> 1 of the shaft portion 22. In this way, the shaft portion 22 is prevented from coming out of the slit 33.

  In the present embodiment, the clip includes first and second seat plates 20 and 21 arranged so that planes face each other, and a shaft portion 22 that connects the first and second seat plates 20 and 21. ing. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, when attaching the clip to the bracket 31, the shaft portion 22 of the clip is inserted into the clip attachment hole 32 provided in the bracket 31, and the bracket 31 is connected to the first seat plate 20 and the first seat plate 20. In the case of being fixed between the two seat plates 21, if the maximum width L2 of the seat plate of the clip shown in FIG. 7 is made larger than the diameter r of the clip mounting hole 32 shown in FIG. It will not drop out of 31. Then, for example, when the bracket 31 is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body, the operator does not need to attach the bracket 31 to the vehicle body while supporting the clip so that it does not fall off. Thereby, workability at the time of temporary fixing improves.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the maximum width L2 of the first and second seat plates 20, 21 is larger than the maximum width L3 of the shaft portion 22. When the clip is attached to the bracket 31 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the diameter r of the clip attachment hole 32 shown in FIG. 7 is made larger than the maximum width L3 of the shaft portion 22 shown in FIG. If the width is smaller than the maximum width L2 of the seat plate shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to prevent the clip from falling off the bracket 31 and to shift the clip relative to the bracket 31. Then, the pitch between the clip mounting hole 32 in the bracket 31 and the bolt hole for main fixing (not shown) and the pitch between the hole in the vehicle body (not shown) in which the clip is fitted and the bolt hole for main fixing are processed. Even when a dimensional deviation occurs, the deviation can be absorbed by displacing the clip relative to the bracket 31. This can prevent the bracket 31 from being assembled to the vehicle body.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the protrusion 26 is provided on the surface of the second seat plate 21 that faces the first seat plate 20. When the clip is attached to the bracket 31 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the bracket 31 is sandwiched between the projection 26 and the surface of the first seat plate 20 facing the second seat plate 21. Since it can fix, the shakiness between members can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the first seat plate 20 has first and second cutouts 24 a and 24 b at symmetrical positions when viewed from the plane side of the first seat plate 20. The second seat plate 21 has notches 25a and 25b at positions corresponding to the notches 24a and 24b of the first seat plate when viewed from the plane side of the first and second seat plates 20 and 21. . When the clip is attached to the bracket 31 as shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, the slit 33 is the first seat plate when viewed from the plane side of the first seat plate 20 as shown in FIG. 7. If it exists in the area | region cut out by the 1st notch 24a in 20, when the slit 33 is compressed and deformed in order to prevent the shaft portion 22 from coming off, the seat plate does not get in the way. Thereby, the workability | operativity at that time improves. When the clip is attached to the bracket 31, the clip may be inserted into the clip attachment hole 32 from the side where the second cutouts 24b and 25b are provided, or the first cutouts 24a and 25a may be You may insert into the clip attachment hole 32 from the provided side. Then, workability when attaching the clip to the bracket 31 is improved.

  In addition, about the shape and size of the notch provided in the 1st and 2nd seat boards 20 and 21 of a clip, workability | operativity and the clip when compressing and deforming the slit 33 in order to prevent the shaft part 22 from coming off are used. Various modifications are possible within a range in which the object of improving workability when attaching to the bracket 31 can be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, both end portions of the shaft portion 22 are in contact with the edges of the cutouts provided in the first and second seat plates 20 and 21, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, when the shaft portion 22 of the clip is guided to the clip mounting hole 32 of the bracket through the slit 33, the end portion of the shaft portion 22 can be visually recognized from the first notches 24a and 25a side. Therefore, the shaft portion 22 can be easily guided to the slit 33. Thereby, workability | operativity when attaching a clip to the bracket 31 improves.

  As described above, the clip according to the present embodiment has been described mainly with respect to the example in which the vehicle body and the bracket are temporarily fixed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the clip according to the present embodiment can be used for fixing various members. it can.

It is a perspective view of the clip concerning this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the clip concerning this embodiment. It is a top view of the 1st seat board of the clip concerning this embodiment. It is a top view of the 2nd seat board of the clip concerning this embodiment. It is a figure when the clip concerning this embodiment is inserted in the clip attachment hole of the bracket attached to a vehicle. It is sectional drawing when the clip concerning this embodiment is attached to a bracket. It is a top view when the clip concerning this embodiment is attached to a bracket. It is a perspective view of a well-known clip. It is sectional drawing when a well-known clip is attached to the vehicle. It is a figure which shows the process in which a well-known clip is inserted in the body of a vehicle. It is a figure which shows a state when a well-known clip is fixed to the body of a vehicle. A state in which a dimensional deviation due to machining has occurred between the pitch between the bolt hole provided in the bracket and the clip mounting hole and the pitch between the bolt hole provided in the vehicle body and the hole into which the clip is fitted. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  11 bottom surface portion, 12 base shaft portion, 13a, 13b claw portion, 14a, 14b locking portion, 15 bracket, 16 clip mounting hole, 17 hole, 18 bolt hole, 19, bolt hole, 20 first seat plate, 21 first 2 seat plates, 22 shaft portions, 23 locking portions, 24a first cutout, 24b second cutout, 25a first cutout, 25b second cutout, 26 projection, 27 base shaft portion, 28a , 28b Claw part, 29a, 29b Locking part, 30a, 30b Groove, 31 Bracket, 32 Clip mounting hole, 33 Slit.

Claims (6)

First and second flat plate-shaped seats;
A shaft portion that is provided between the first seat plate and the second seat plate that are arranged so that the planes face each other, and that connects the first seat plate and the second seat plate;
A clip comprising: a locking portion disposed on a surface opposite to the surface facing the second seat plate in the first seat plate. The clip according to claim 1,
The clip, wherein when viewed from a plane side of the first and second seat plates, the maximum width of the first and second seat plates is larger than the maximum width of the shaft portion. The clip according to claim 1 or 2,
Protrusions are provided on the surface of the first seat plate facing the second seat plate or the surface of the second seat plate facing the first seat plate. A clip characterized by being. The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first seat plate has a notch;
The clip, wherein the second seat plate has a notch at a position coincident with the notch of the first seat plate when viewed from the plane side of the first and second seat plates. The clip according to claim 4,
The first seat plate has first and second notches;
The clip, wherein the first and second cutouts are provided at symmetrical positions when viewed from the plane side of the first seat plate. The clip according to claim 4 or 5,
The clip is characterized in that an end portion of the shaft portion is in contact with a notch edge of the first and second seat plates.

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