JP4967163B2 - Retainer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a holder fixed to a member to be attached, which is useful for attaching a member such as a sun visor rod to a member to be attached such as a body panel of an automobile.

  A holder that includes a substrate portion and a leg portion that extends from the substrate portion and is fixed to the attached member by inserting the leg portion into an attachment hole of the attached member such as a panel is known. For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-232922) describes an example of the holder. This holder has the convenience that the fixing to the mounted member can be performed simply by inserting the leg portion into the mounting hole of the mounted member. However, this holder requires a tool for removal, and a hole for inserting the tool is formed in the holder to impair the design of the appearance. When using the tool, the design surface of the body panel may be damaged. .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-232922 JP 2000-055021 A JP 2006-105236 A JP 2001-001758 A JP 2002-021831 A

  Unlike the holder described in Patent Document 1, the holders described in Patent Documents 2 to 5 only need to rotate the holder around the axis of the leg during the removal operation, and a tool for removal is required. There are advantages to not. The holder of Patent Document 2 requires a large rotation angle of 45 degrees for the leg portion, and the workability of the removal work is not good. Further, the slope portion of the leg portion reduces the volume of the leg portion, the locking claw is easily damaged, and the holding force may be reduced.

  The holders described in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4 have a disadvantage that the mounting holes of the mounted members such as the body panel must be formed in a special shape, not a simple shape, for prevention of rotation or removal. is there. Furthermore, the holder described in Patent Document 5 has a disadvantage that the mounting hole of the mounting member such as the body panel must be formed in a special shape, not a simple shape, in order to prevent rotation or to remove it. In the mounting operation to the mounted member, not only the leg portion is pushed into the mounting hole but also the rotation of the leg portion is required, and the workability is not good.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to install by inserting the leg portion, and can be removed without using a tool. Further, the mounting hole of the mounted member is not a special shape, and even a simple mounting hole of, for example, a rectangle is used. To provide a holder that can be fixed.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a board portion and a leg portion extending from the board portion are provided, and the leg portion is fixed to the attached member by being inserted into an attachment hole of the attached member such as a panel. The leg portion is formed in a cylindrical body having a rectangular cross section extending from the substrate portion, and the leg portion is bent and attached inward when inserted into the attachment hole of the attached member. An elastic locking claw having elasticity that returns to protrude outward when penetrating the hole is formed, and the locking claw contacts the inner wall surface of the mounting hole of the mounted member; An engaging portion provided on the base side from the vertical wall and projecting outward so as to engage with the edge of the mounting hole. A sloped part is formed extending in the axial direction of the leg part when it is rotated around a certain angle around the edge of the mounting hole. The leg has a rectangular cross-sectional shape with a notch that forms a space in the corner adjacent to the slope that allows the leg to rotate at a certain angle around the axis in the mounting hole. A holding device is provided.

  According to the above-mentioned holder, the holder is fixed to the attached member simply by inserting the leg portion into the attachment hole of the attached member, and the holder can be removed by simply rotating the leg portion around the axis even when removed. The mounting hole of the mounted member may be, for example, a simple square hole that is slightly larger than the rectangular cross section of the leg, and the holder leg is inserted into the mounting hole. It can be attached and removed by rotating the leg part around the axis by a small angle.

  In the holder described above, a stopper is formed on the side surface of the leg portion, adjacent to the notch portion, so that the leg portion can rotate only about a certain angle around the axis in the mounting hole. As a result, the removal position is ensured, and the operator does not need to visually confirm the rotation angle and does not need to see, that is, can perform blind work. The vertical wall of the locking claw is configured such that when the leg portion is rotated by a certain angle around the axis with respect to the mounting hole, it is brought into contact with the inner wall surface of the mounting hole and moved to the inside of the mounting hole. It is the structure which bends inward from the edge part of an attachment hole with a slope part, and removes engagement of an edge part. This ensures the removal work.

  It is preferable that a holder for holding the sun visor rod is integrally formed on the surface of the substrate portion opposite to the leg portion. This is a sun visor holder. Alternatively, the substrate portion may be formed on a button-type head, and a knob for rotating the leg portion may be formed on the upper surface of the button-type head. In this case, if the mounting member is placed over the mounted member and the legs are inserted into the mounting holes of both members, the mounting member becomes the mounted member by the elastic locking claw and the head of the legs. Mounted. Further, a pipe holder may be integrally formed on the surface of the substrate portion opposite to the leg portion, and an elastic wing for holding the accommodated pipe may be formed in the holder. Thereby, a holder for the pipe is obtained.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 11 show a sun visor holder 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The holder 1 is integrally formed of hard plastic. The holder 1 according to the first embodiment is formed on the surface of the substrate portion 2, the leg portion 3 extending perpendicularly from the substrate portion 1, and the substrate portion 2 on the side opposite to the leg portion 3 to hold the rod of the sun visor. And a holder 5 to be used.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-7, the detail of a structure of the holder 1 is demonstrated. The board portion 2 is formed in a rigid plate shape having a size or a shape that does not pass through a mounting hole of a member to be mounted such as a panel and a certain thickness. The plate-like substrate portion 2 is in contact with the attached member so as to include a large area, and the holder 1 is stably seated on the attached member, the posture of the holder 5 is stabilized, and the holder 1 is fixed. High mounting strength is maintained. As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the holder 5 is formed in a substantially C-shape with one side open, and receives the sun visor rod in the inner portion of the C-shape. The holder 5 is formed with a small projection 6 at the inlet portion that fits and holds the rod when the rod is housed in the C-shaped inner portion. Moreover, the holder 5 has the flexibility which the front-end | tip part 7 expands a C-shaped entrance part a little so that a rod can be removed. The structure of the holder 5 is well known and will not be described further.

  The leg portion 3 is formed as a rectangular tube having a rectangular cross section extending vertically from the substrate portion 2. The cross section of the leg part 3 is formed in the rectangular cross-sectional shape suitable for the attachment hole (square hole) of the to-be-attached member. The leg 3 protrudes outward at a position adjacent to the base plate 2 in a normal state, bends inward when inserted into the mounting hole of the mounted member, and protrudes outward again when passing through the mounting hole. An elastic locking claw 9 that returns as described above is formed. The locking claws 9 are formed on two opposing sides of the rectangular tube-shaped leg portion 3 having a rectangular cross section to form a pair. A U-shaped groove 10 is formed between the locking claw 9 and the main body of the leg 3 to give elasticity to each locking claw 9. Details of the locking claw 9 are shown in FIG. 7, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3 showing a front view of the holder 1. The locking claw 9 includes an engaging portion 13 that forms a locking shoulder that engages with the edge of the mounting hole 11 of the mounted member, and the free end (lower end in FIG. 7) side of the engaging portion 13 is The vertical wall 13A is engaged with the wall surface of the mounting hole 11. The vertical wall 13A abuts against the inner wall surface of the mounting hole 11 to stably engage the locking claw 9 with the edge of the mounting hole 11, and stably fix the holder 1 to the mounted member.

  In the present invention, when the leg 3 is inserted into the mounting hole of the member to be mounted and the leg 3 is rotated by a certain angle around the axis, the locking claw 9 is disengaged from the edge of the mounting hole and held. The tool 1 is formed in the structure which can be removed from a to-be-attached member. First, in the elastic latching claw 9 of the leg part 3, the engaging part 13 of the latching claw 9 engaged with the edge part of the attachment hole of a to-be-attached member is formed in the specific shape. As shown in FIG. 6, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3, showing a front view of the holder 1, each of the locking claws 9 has an engagement portion 13 that engages with the attachment hole 11 of the attached member. A part is formed as a slope portion 14 that is cut obliquely with respect to the vertical wall 13A. In addition to FIG. 6, the inclined surface portion 14 is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 11, extends in the axial direction of the leg portion 3, and further, in the pair of engaging portions 13, It is formed at each of the positions symmetrical about the axis. Each inclined surface portion 14 is formed as an inclined surface having a shape that deviates from the edge portion of the mounting hole 11 when the leg portion 3 rotates around the axis by a certain angle shown in FIG. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the slope portion 14 is disengaged from the edge portion of the mounting hole 11 when the leg portion 3 is rotated around the axis by a certain small angle (for example, an angle within 30 degrees).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, in the cross section of the leg portion 3, a notch is formed in the corner portion of the leg portion 3 adjacent to the slope portion 14 so as to form a space in which the leg portion 3 can rotate around the axis. 15 is formed. The notches 15 are formed in two diagonal corners of the leg 3 having a rectangular cross section, and allow the leg 3 to rotate about its axis. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the leg portion 3 is rotated around the axis by the notch 15, and when the leg portion 3 is rotated, a space by the notch 15 is formed at the edge of the attachment hole 11 of the attached member. Accept and do not disturb the rotation of the leg 3. The notch 15 is also shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 in addition to FIGS.

  Furthermore, a stopper 17 is formed on the leg portion 3 so that the leg portion 3 does not go beyond the position where the slope portion 14 is disengaged from the edge of the mounting hole of the mounting hole 11 (see FIG. 11). Has been. The stopper 17 stops the holder 1 at a rotation position at an appropriate constant angle by rotating the leg 3 in a certain shape (a shape reaching the straight portion at the end of the curved portion of the corner portion as shown in FIG. 2), and further rotation. And the operator's finger is given a sense that it has been rotated to the removal position of the holder 1.

  The operation of attaching the holder 1 having such a configuration to the attached member will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, the operator holds the holder 1 with the finger in the proper orientation, and inserts the leg portion 3 into the mounting hole 11 of the mounted member 18 such as a panel. When the leg 3 is inserted, the pair of locking claws 9 are once bent to the inside of the leg 3 and then returned to the engaging portion 13 so as to protrude outward when passing through the mounting hole 18. 1 is held by the mounted member 18. The board portion 2 is stably seated on the attached member 18 so as to include a large area, and the holder 1 is firmly attached to the attached member 18 in an appropriate posture. In this way, the holder 1 can be attached by a simple operation by simply pushing the leg 3 into the attachment hole 11 of the attached member 18. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the holder 1 is attached to a member to be attached in which a lining 18B is provided on the panel 18A. The sun visor rod is detachably held by the holder 5 of the holder 1 attached to the member to be attached.

  In the removal operation of the holder 1, as shown by an arrow 21 in FIG. 10, the leg portion 3 is rotated around the axis by the holder 5 of the holder 1. Prior to the rotation of the leg 3 around the axis, the holder 1 is in an attached state as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the vertical wall 13 </ b> A of the engaging portion 13 of the locking claw 9 of the leg 3 abuts against the wall surface of the mounting hole 11, and the holder 1 is fixed to the mounted member 18. . The leg 3 is rotated from the state of FIG. 6 by a certain angle as indicated by an arrow 21 in FIG. The rotation of the leg 3 is performed without being disturbed in the space by the notch 15, and this rotation is performed until the stopper 17 comes into contact with the wall surface of the mounting hole 11, and the rotation is stopped by the contact of the stopper 17. And further rotation is prevented. Moreover, the operator knows that the holder 1 is in the removal position by the stop of the rotation. At this time, the leg 3 is in the state shown in FIG. In FIG. 11, the engaging portion 13 of the locking claw 9 is located at a position where the inclined surface portion 14 is disengaged from the edge of the mounting hole 11, and the other engaging portion is also positioned inside the mounting hole 11. At a position where the stopper 17 abuts against the wall surface of the mounting hole 11, the vertical wall 13 </ b> A of the locking claw 9 abuts against the wall surface of the mounting hole 11, and the inclined surface portion 14 bends to a position away from the edge of the mounting hole 11. Help. If the operator holds the holder 5 and pulls it downward in FIG. 10, the leg 3 can be pulled out from the mounting hole 11 of the mounted member as it is, and the holder 1 can be detached from the mounted member. it can. In this way, the holder 1 can be easily removed without rotating the leg 3 by a small angle and without requiring a tool. As described above, the subsequent attachment can be simplified by simply inserting the leg 3 into the attachment hole 11 of the attached member, and can be reused.

  FIG. 12 shows a holder according to another embodiment in which the substrate portion is formed as a button-type head 23 and is formed as a trim holder 25 having no holder. A rotary paper knob 26 is formed in the center of the button-type head 23 for rotating the leg 3. FIG. 13 shows a holder 27 according to still another embodiment. The holder 27 is formed so that the base plate portion also serves as the bottom of the pipe holder 27, and the holder 27 is formed in a U-shaped trough shape so as to accommodate the pipe. . The holder 27 is further provided with an elastic wing 30 for holding therein the pipe accommodated by pushing. 12 and the pipe holder 27 shown in FIG. 13, as in the case of the sun visor holder 1 shown in FIGS. 14 is formed, and the leg 3 is formed with a notch 15 in the corner. As a result, the holders 25 and 27 can be attached simply by inserting the legs into the attachment holes of the attached members, and the holders 25 and 27 can be removed by rotating the legs 3 around the axis by a certain angle. It can be done easily without the need for tools.

It is a perspective view of the holder of a sun visor concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the holder of FIG. It is a front view of the holder of FIG. It is a bottom view of the holder of FIG. It is a right view of the holder of FIG. It is an AA line sectional view of the holder of Drawing 3, and is a figure showing the relation with the attachment hole of a member to be attached. It is a BB sectional view of the holder of Drawing 3. It is a figure which shows operation which attaches the holder of FIG. 1 to a to-be-attached member. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the holder of FIG. 1 was attached to the to-be-attached member, and the rod of the sun visor was hold | maintained. It is a figure which shows operation which the holder of FIG. 1 is removed from a to-be-attached member. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 6 which shows the removal state of a holder using the relationship with the attachment hole of a to-be-attached member. It is a perspective view of the holder of a trim concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the holder of a pipe concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sun visor holder 2 Board | substrate part 3 Leg part 5 Holder 9 Locking claw 11 Attachment hole 13 of a to-be-attached member Locking claw engagement part 13A Vertical wall 14 of the engaging part of a locking claw Slope part 15 Notch 17 Stopper 18 Mounted member 19 Sun visor rod 23 Button-type head 25 Trim holder 26 Knob 27 Pipe holder 29 Pipe holder

Claims (5)

A holder that includes a substrate portion and a leg portion extending from the substrate portion, and is fixed to the attached member by inserting the leg portion into an attachment hole of the attached member such as a panel,
The leg portion is formed in a cylindrical body having a rectangular cross section extending from the substrate portion, and the leg portion is bent inward when inserted into the attachment hole of the attached member and the attachment hole is formed. An elastic locking claw having elasticity that returns to protrude outward when penetrating is formed, the locking claw contacting the inner wall surface of the mounting hole of the mounted member, An engaging portion provided on the base side from the vertical wall and projecting outward so as to engage with an edge portion of the mounting hole;
A part of the engaging portion has a slope portion shaped so as to be detached from an edge portion of the mounting hole when the leg portion is rotated by a certain angle around the axis with respect to the mounting hole. A space in which the leg portion can be rotated at a certain angle around the axis in the mounting hole by the corner adjacent to the slope portion in the rectangular cross-sectional shape in the leg portion. are notches formed to form a
The vertical wall of the locking claw is configured to be brought into contact with the inner wall surface of the mounting hole and moved to the inner side of the mounting hole when the leg portion rotates by a certain angle around the axis with respect to the mounting hole. And thereby, the engagement portion is bent inward from the edge portion of the mounting hole together with the inclined surface portion to disengage the edge portion,
A holder characterized by that.   The holder according to claim 1, wherein a stopper is provided on a side surface of the leg portion so that the leg portion can rotate only a predetermined angle around an axis in the mounting hole, adjacent to the notch portion. A holder characterized by being formed. The holder according to any one of claims 1 to 2 , wherein a holder for holding a sun visor rod is integrally formed on the surface of the base plate portion opposite to the leg portion. And holding tool. The holder according to any one of claims 1 to 2 , wherein the substrate portion is formed on a button-type head, and a knob for rotating the leg portion is formed on the upper surface of the button-type head. The holding tool. 3. The holder according to claim 1, wherein a holder of a pipe is integrally formed on the surface of the base plate portion opposite to the leg portion, and the holder is accommodated in the holder. An elastic wing for holding a pipe is formed.

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