JP2562744Y2 - Car bumper fixing clip - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip for fixing a vehicle bumper, and more particularly to a clip for fixing a bumper side portion to a side surface of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a bumper is mounted on a vehicle body, various mounting structures have been proposed for mounting a bumper side portion of the bumper to a side surface of the vehicle body . 6 will be described. A supported member 22 having a long hook-shaped cross section is provided on the back side of the bumper side portion 21 so as to correspond to the body side surface 23.
Has a T-shaped support member 24 attached by bolts 25, and has a structure in which the supported member 22 is inserted into the support member 24 and attached. Incidentally, as such a bumper side portion mounting structure, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 62-177564 can be cited.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional bumper side portion mounting structure, positioning in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the vehicle is achieved, but positioning in the front-rear direction which is the insertion direction cannot be performed. There is a problem in that proper assembly accuracy cannot be obtained.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an automobile bumper fixing clip that can be positioned not only vertically and horizontally but also in the front-rear direction by engagement of an engagement portion formed by a projection and a notch. Is a technical issue to be solved.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, a male clip fixed to one of the back side of the bumper side portion and the side surface of the vehicle body and a female clip fixed to the other side, and the male clip and the female clip are fitted to each other to form a bumper. An automobile bumper fixing clip for fixing a side portion to a side surface of a vehicle body, wherein the male clip has a clip main body having a substantially elliptical shape whose longitudinal direction is a vehicle front-rear direction, and has upper and lower surfaces of the clip main body. The female clip has a configuration in which each of the female clips has a longitudinally extending vehicle front-rear direction in order to fit the clip main body of the male clip, and the female clip has a substantially half open side. comprising a cylindrical body as a clip body, the same clip body consisting notch protrusion of the male clip is formed into a substantially V-shaped engageable <br/> engaging portion It is characterized by comprising.

[0006]

Accordingly, in the vehicle bumper fixing clip according to the present invention configured as described above, when the bumper is mounted on the vehicle body, one clip mounted on the side of the vehicle body, for example, a female clip is attached to the vehicle body. It is attached by fitting the other male clip provided on the bumper side part. At this time, in addition to the engagement between the male body of the male clip and the female body of the female clip and the engagement between the male clip and the female clip, the positioning of the vehicle in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the longitudinal direction is achieved. To
However, the engaging portion is formed by a substantially V-shaped notch.
Therefore, the V-shaped surface acts as a guide surface to correct the displacement
And push the projection into any position within the notch opening.
So that the male and female clips are fitted at the specified position
It is guided to. Further, the fitting direction of the male clip and the female clip can be performed in any of the front-back direction and the left-right direction. That is, since the clip main body of the female clip is formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape having front and rear ends that are long and open at both ends, the male clip can be inserted from the open end in the longitudinal direction or from the side open side. Since the direction is not specified in one direction, it is possible to carry out the mounting operation selectively as needed when necessary.

[0007]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, Examples of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The clip for fixing a bumper of this embodiment is a male clip 3 attached to the left and right vehicle body side surfaces 1.
And female clips 9 attached to the rear sides of the left and right bumper side portions 2. Both clips 3, 9 are made of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 1, the male clip 3
A rectangular base plate 4 for attachment, a substantially elliptical (rugby ball-shaped) clip body 5 provided parallel to the side of the base plate 4, a shaft (neck) 6 connecting them, and a clip body 5 And two upper and lower substantially hemispherical projections 7 protruding from the upper and lower surfaces thereof, which are integrally formed. Both ends of the base plate 4 are fixed to the vehicle body side surface 1 with screws 8 as shown in FIG. The clip body 5 has a longitudinal direction , that is, a major diameter direction as a vehicle front-rear direction, and both front and rear ends are substantially hemispherical, and an intermediate part is formed in a columnar cross section.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the female clip 9 into which the clip body 5 of the male clip 3 is fitted has a substantially semi-cylindrical body with both ends opened and one side open as a clip body 10. On the side opposite to the side opening side of the clip body 10 (the side into which the male clip 3 is fitted), a holding clip 11 having a retaining piece 11a for retaining is provided upward for attachment. Then, the female clip 9 is attached to the back side of the bumper side portion 2 via an attachment fitting 12 inserted into the holding clip 11 from above, with the longitudinal direction of the clip body 10 being the front-rear direction, as shown in FIG. . As shown in FIG. 3, the locking piece 11a acts on the mounting bracket 12 inserted into the holding clip 11 so as not to come off.

The upper and lower end portions 10a of the open side portion of the clip body 10 in the female clip 9 are bent outward so that the male clip 3 can be easily fitted. Further, a notch 13 as an engaging portion with which the projection 7 of the male clip 3 can be engaged is provided in the upper and lower portions of the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the clip body 10. The notch 13 is formed in a substantially V-shape with the open side being the open side, and the bottom 1
3a is formed in a substantially semicircular arc shape at the center of the shaft.
Therefore, the V-shaped surface of the notch 13 constitutes a guide surface for correcting a positional shift when the male clip 3 is fitted.

In the fixing clip according to the first embodiment configured as described above, the bumper side portion 2 is fixed to the vehicle body side surface 1 by fitting the male clip 3 and the female clip 9. That is, when the bumper is attached to the vehicle body, the female clip 9 is positioned so as to face the male clip 3 on the side surface 1 of the vehicle body, for example, with the left and right bumper side portions 2 slightly expanded outward. In this state, when the terminal portion 10a of the side opening portion of the female clip 9 is brought into contact with the clip body 5 of the male clip 3 to apply an external force (striking), the clip body 5 of the male clip 3 pushes the terminal portion 10a and spreads the female portion. The clip 9 is fitted into the clip body 10, and the upper and lower protrusions 7 are engaged with the bottom surface 13 a of the notch 13. At this time, even if there is a displacement between the clips 3 and 9 in the up-down direction, the clips 3 and 9 are guided by the outwardly opening terminal portion 10a and corrected. Further, even if there is a positional deviation in the front-rear direction, it is corrected by the V-shaped surface of the notch 13.

Thus, the fitting of the male clip 3 and the female clip 9 to each other with the clip bodies 5 and 10 positions the bumper side portion 2 with respect to the vehicle body side surface 1 in the vertical and horizontal directions of the vehicle. 13, positioning in the front-back direction is performed.

In the above description, the male clip 3 is pushed in from the side opening of the female clip 9 with the fitting direction of the clips 3 and 9 being the vehicle width direction. It is also possible to insert the male clip 3 from the terminal opening on the front side of 9.

In the illustrated embodiment, the male clip 3 is attached to the vehicle body side 1 and the female clip 9 is attached to the bumper side portion 2. However, the mounting relationship may be reversed. Is not limited to the illustrated example.

[0015]

As described above in detail, according to the bumper fixing clip of the present invention, when the bumper is mounted on the vehicle body, the bumper side portion is added to the side of the vehicle body in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the front and rear direction is added. To perform positioning of
The assembling accuracy in the up, down, left, right, front and back directions can be improved. This makes it possible to easily perform a fastening operation using a screw or the like to a vehicle body at another portion of the bumper, which is performed after the mounting of the bumper side portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view before a bumper fixing clip according to a first embodiment of the present invention is fitted.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view of a fitted state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the front of the vehicle body.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional bumper side portion mounting structure.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional front view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Body side surface 2 ... Bumper side part 3 ... Male clip 5 ... Clip body 7 ... Projection 9 ... Female clip 10 ... Clip body 13 ... Notch

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masao Sakai 1 Toyota Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Toyota Motor Corporation (56) References JP-A-58-89437 (JP, A) (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 60-165250 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A male clip fixed to one of a back side of a bumper side portion and a side surface of a vehicle body and a female clip fixed to the other, and the male clip and the female clip are fitted to each other. An automobile bumper fixing clip for fixing a bumper side portion to a vehicle body side surface, wherein the male clip has a clip main body having a substantially elliptical shape whose longitudinal direction is a vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper surface of the clip main body And a lower surface provided with protrusions projecting in the vertical direction, and the female clip is open at both ends and one side open with a longitudinal direction in the vehicle front-rear direction in order to fit the clip body of the male clip. and including a substantially semi-cylindrical body as a clip body, the same clip body engaging portion comprising a notch protrusion of the male clip is formed into a substantially V-shaped engageable Automobile bumper fixing clip with.