JP2547686Y2 - Tube clips - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a tube clip used for holding a tube such as a brake tube of an automobile in a vibration-proof state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional clip of this type, a Japanese Utility Model Showa 6
There is one disclosed in JP-A-3-109085. Although not specifically shown, the conventional tube clip includes a metal plate fixed member fixed to the body panel side of an automobile, and a rubber elastic holder having a plurality of tube holding grooves. Form an inverted L-shaped locking claw at the center of the body side,
On the other hand, a locking groove for engaging the locking claw is formed on the elastic holding body side, and the elastic holding body is fixed to the fixed body side by locking the locking groove and the locking claw. . Then, at the time of actual use, the engagement state of the engagement claw with the engagement groove is obtained, the elastic holder is fixed to the fixed body side, and in this state, the fixed body is connected to the panel side via screw means. , It is possible to hold the above-mentioned brake tubes and the like in a piping state in parallel with each holding groove of the elastic holding body fixed to the fixed body.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional tube clip, an inverted L-shaped engaging claw is formed on the fixed body side, and the engaging claw is engaged with the elastic holding body side. A configuration is adopted in which a retaining groove is formed, the elastic holder is slid on the fixed body, and the elastic claw is fixed to the fixed body by simply locking the locking claw and the locking groove. In this connection, it has the advantage that the fastening work of both bodies is good, but on the other hand, due to the displacement or vibration of the tube, the elastic holder easily moves in the tube piping direction, and in the worst case Has a risk that the elastic holder may fall off from the fixed body. still,
Conventional clips have a configuration in which the locking groove formed on the elastic holder side is opened only on one side,
Even though movement in one direction can be prevented to some extent, movement in the opposite direction cannot be prevented at all.
This leads to the above problem.

For this reason, in order to prevent such a situation from occurring, it is conceivable to fix the elastic holder to the fixed body via an adhesive, but the use of the adhesive is limited by the molding material of both bodies. This causes new problems such as the necessity of an adhesive margin and the necessity of time for drying the adhesive.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional tube clip, and includes a fixed body fixed to the panel side and a plurality of tube holding members. And an elastic holding member having a groove, with the holding groove of the elastic holding member fixed to the fixed body side, assuming a tube clip capable of holding tubes in a piped state in parallel with each other, On one side edge side, a fastening guide portion extending in the other side edge direction by a predetermined length dimension in parallel with the pipe direction of the tube is formed, and on the other side edge side of the fixed body,
A lock wall portion that is orthogonal to the pipe direction of the tube is formed. On the other hand, a fitting is formed on one side of the elastic holding body, which is opened on the one side and extends in the other side by the length of the fastening guide portion. A mating groove is formed, and a locking step corresponding to the lock wall of the fixed body is formed on the other side edge side of the elastic holder. A configuration is adopted in which the elastic holder is fixed to the fixed body side by locking the locking step.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when the elastic holding member is fixed to the fixed member, the elastic holding member is slid on the fixed member. Since the end portion abuts against the inner wall of the fitting groove and the locking wall portion engages with the locking step, the elastic holder can be easily and securely fastened to the fixed body side. In addition, since the elastic holding body is prevented from moving in the pipe direction on the fixed body in both the above states, even if the tube is displaced or vibrated, the elastic holding body is Is easily moved in the direction of the pipe, and there is no fear of falling off from the fixed body.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tube clip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in (1), it is basically composed of two parts, a fixed body 1 fixed to the panel side and an elastic holder 2 fixed to the fixed body 1 side. The following configuration is adopted.

That is, as shown in FIG.
A U-shaped base 3 integrally formed of a synthetic resin to fix the elastic holder 2, and one end wall 3 a of the U-shaped base 3
And an inverted U-shaped lid 4 continuously provided through a thin hinge 5. In addition to fixing the elastic holder 2 inside the base 3, the elastic holder 2 is also provided inside the lid 4. It is assumed that the elastic auxiliary body 6 that holds the tube in cooperation with the body 2 is fixed. An anchor-shaped locking leg 7 that locks into the mounting hole of the panel is integrally provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall 3c defining the U-shape of the base 3, and the lid is provided on the other end wall 3b side. The receiving portion 9 for locking the locking arm 8 provided at the tip end of the body 4 is integrally formed, while a predetermined edge parallel to the tube piping direction is provided on one side edge of the central portion of the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 3c. A pair of hook-shaped fastening guide portions 10A extending in the direction of the other side by the length of the length are integrally formed. The plate-shaped fastening guide portions 10B extending in the direction of the other side by a predetermined length are integrally formed, and a lock wall portion 11 orthogonal to the tube piping direction is formed on the opposite side of the other side. It is configured so as to be continuously formed along.

On the side of the lid 4, locking claws 12 each having an inverted L-shape are formed on both side edges of the lid 4 at regular intervals, while the elastic auxiliary body 6 is made of rubber or the like. Formed by a soft elastic material, a plurality of projections 6a facing the openings of the holding grooves of the elastic holding body 2 to be described later are formed on the surface side thereof, and a grip portion 13 which is one step lower is formed on both side edges. , The reverse L
By locking the grip portion 13 to the U-shaped locking claw 12,
The elastic auxiliary body 6 is fixed to the lid 4 immovably. In the figure, reference numeral 14 denotes one end wall 3 of the base 3 when the locking arm 8 of the lid 4 is locked to the receiving portion 9 of the base 3.
The projections are engaged with the recesses 15 provided on the outer surface of FIG.

On the other hand, the latter elastic holding member 2 is formed of a soft elastic material such as rubber, like the elastic auxiliary member 6, and holds the tube in a longitudinal direction thereof in a state perpendicular to the direction. Although a plurality of holding grooves 2a are formed at regular intervals, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. A similar lower fitting groove 16A extending in the direction of the other side extending by the length of the hook-shaped fastening guide portion 10A is formed, and the plate-like opening is opened at one end side at both end sides. While forming a similar-shaped side fitting groove 16B extending in the other side direction by the length of the fastening guide portion 10B,
On the lower surface side of the opposite other side edge, the lock wall portion 11 of the base 3 is provided.
Are formed integrally with each other, the fitting of the fitting grooves 16A and 16B with the fastening guide portions 10A and 10B, and the locking of the locking step 17 with the lock wall portion 11,
The fixed body 1 is fixed to the base 3 side.

Therefore, when a plurality of tubes 18 are held in parallel in an anti-vibration state by using the tube clip having such a configuration, first, each of the fastening guide portions 10A formed on the base 3 side. When the opening of the fitting grooves 16A and 16B formed on the side of the elastic holder 2 is matched with the opening of the elastic holder 2 and the elastic holder 2 is slid toward one side edge on the base 3, each fastening guide portion 10A The end of 10B abuts against the corresponding lower fitting groove 16A and the inner wall of the side fitting groove 16B to prevent oversliding of the elastic holder 2 with respect to the base 3 and, at the same time, on the other side edge side. In this case, the locking step 17 on the holding body 2 side is elastically locked on the lock wall portion 11 of the base 3, and the elastic holding body 2 is simply and reliably stopped on the base 3 as shown in FIG. Be worn. In addition, before and after this, the gripping portion 13 of the elastic auxiliary body 6 is locked to the locking claws 12 on both sides of the lid 4, and the auxiliary body 6 is also fixed to the lid 4 side as shown in FIG. Needless to say, wear it.

In this fastening state, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, with respect to the elastic holder 2, each fastening guide portion 10A / 10B and its fitting groove 16A / 16B are fitted. As a result, it is prevented from moving in one side direction (X direction in the figure) of the base 3, and the locking step 17 is locked to the lock wall portion 11, thereby moving in the other side direction (Y direction in the figure) of the base 3. Movement is also prevented at the same time.
As shown in FIG.
The movement of Y in two directions is reliably prevented. Further, in particular, the elastic holder 2 is reliably prevented from coming off upward (in the Z direction in the figure) due to the head shape of the hook-shaped fastening guide portion 10A and the presence of the plate-shaped fastening guide portion 10B. I have.

[0013] Therefore, after that, the anchoring leg 7 hanging from the lower surface of the bottom wall 3c of the base 3 is engaged with the mounting hole 20 of the panel 19, and the fixed body 1 is fixed to the panel 19 side. The tube 18 is fitted into each holding groove 2a of the elastic holding body 2, and the cover 4
When the locking arm 8 is locked to the receiving portion 9 of the base 3 via the thin hinge 5, the protrusion 6a of the elastic auxiliary body 6 is formed as shown in FIG.
The tubes 18 are elastically held in parallel in the corresponding holding grooves 2a of the elastic holding member 2 by obtaining a pressing state from above.

However, in the holding state of the tube 18, even if the tube 18 itself shifts or vibrates, and the elastic holder 2 attempts to move in the X direction or the Y direction, the present embodiment is not applicable. As described above, the fitting direction of each of the fastening guide portions 10A and 10B and the fitting grooves 16A and 16B and the locking of the locking step 17 with the lock wall portion 11 allow the two directions, that is, the piping direction. , The elastic holder 2 easily moves on the base 3 and falls off from the fixed body 1 as in the related art.

In the above embodiment, the fastening structure of the elastic auxiliary body 6 and the fastening structure of the elastic holder 2 are different, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the fastening structure of the elastic holder 2 may be applied to that of the elastic auxiliary body 6 according to the embodiment.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, by adopting the above structure, the state in which the end of the fastening guide portion is in contact with the inner wall of the fitting groove and the locking step is locked in the lock wall portion. To get to the state
Since it becomes possible to fix the elastic holder to the fixed body,
Of course, the elastic holder is simply and securely fixed to the fixed body side, but the elastic holder is reliably prevented from moving in the pipe direction on the fixed body. Even if it vibrates, it is possible to completely prevent the elastic holder from moving in the pipe direction and dropping from the fixed body due to this.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a tube clip according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an elastic holder from a lower surface side.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a relationship between a tube clip, a tube, and a panel.

FIG. 4 is an end view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an end view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an end view taken along line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state where tubes are held in parallel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fixed body 2 Elastic holding body 2a Holding groove 3 Fixed body base 4 Fixed body lid 10A Hook-shaped fastening guide part 10B Plate-shaped fastening guide part 11 Lock wall part 16A Lower fitting groove 16B Side fitting groove 17 Locking step 18 Tube 19 Panel 20 Mounting hole

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A tube fixed to the panel side and an elastic holder having a plurality of tube holding grooves, wherein each holding groove of the elastic holder fixed to the fixed body side is in a pipe state. In a tube clip capable of holding the fixing members in parallel, a fixing guide portion extending in the direction of the other side edge by a predetermined length in parallel with the pipe direction of the tube is formed on one side edge of the fixed body, and fixed. On the other side edge of the body, a lock wall portion is formed which is orthogonal to the pipe direction of the tube. A fitting groove extending only in the other side direction is formed, and a locking step portion corresponding to the lock wall portion of the fixed body is formed on the other side edge side of the elastic holder, and the fitting groove for the fastening guide portion is formed. Retaining elasticity by fitting and locking of the locking step to the lock wall A tube clip, wherein a body is fixed to a fixed body side.