JP5168123B2 - Clip for fastening terminals of sheet-like members such as silencers - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip for fastening a terminal of a sheet-like member such as a silencer provided for sound insulation between an engine room of an automobile and a passenger-side room to a member to be attached such as a body panel.

  A clip is used to attach a silencer for sound insulation to the body panel. In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-156431), in order to fix the dash silencer to the reinforcing panel of the dash panel corresponding to the body panel, the end portion of the dash silencer is inserted into the mounting hole of the reinforcing panel and the silencer is inserted. A clip is described that secures to the reinforcing panel. This clip can fix the silencer terminal to the panel by pushing it into the mounting hole, facilitating the fixing work of the silencer terminal part.

JP-A-9-156431 JP 2000-038074 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-082697 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-098167

  Although the clip of Patent Document 1 is easy to fix, the clip is inserted into the mounting hole of the panel with the silencer terminal part held along the panel, so it is necessary to hold the silencer terminal part. And If the silencer terminal can be fixed to the panel without requiring the work of holding the silencer terminal along the panel, the fixing work is further improved.

  Patent Document 2 describes a retainer serving as a fastener for attaching a carpet terminal to a body panel. This retainer requires a separate holding member called a string needle for supporting the carpet end, and therefore, in addition to the work of attaching the retainer to the panel, the work of holding the carpet end to the retainer by the holding member is required. It is said. Patent document 3 has described the fixing tool which attaches the insulator for sound insulation, heat insulation, etc. to a dash panel. The fixing tool is a specific elongate pressing member, and has a configuration in which a locking pin erected on the dash panel is inserted and fixed to fixing portions provided at both ends of the fixing tool. To attach the insulator to the dash panel, hold the insulator along the dash panel, hold the fixture from the front surface of the insulator, and fix the fixing parts at both ends of the fixture to the locking pins that penetrate the insulator. Push together. Therefore, like the clip of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to hold the silencer terminal portion. Patent Literature 4 describes a fixture before the fixture of Patent Literature 3. This fixture is held along the end portion of the insulator from above the insulator held along the dash panel, and then the locking piece of the fixture is pushed into a locking pin formed on the dash panel and fastened. It is a configuration. Therefore, this fixture requires an operation of holding the insulator in addition to an operation of pushing the fixture into the locking pin, and further requires an operation of placing the fixture along the insulator.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to attach the silencer to the end portion of the sheet-like member such as a silencer in advance and attach the silencer to the attached member such as the body panel only by pushing. Is in providing a clip.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a clip for fastening a sheet-like member terminal, which attaches a terminal portion of a sheet-like member such as a silencer to a member to be attached such as a body panel, and the terminal portion of the sheet-like member. A terminal holding part to be held; a fixing part attached to the sheet-like member; and a hinge for pivotally connecting the terminal holding part and the fixing part so that the terminal holding part is bent with respect to the fixing part. Is provided with means for fixing to the sheet-like member, and the fixing part and the terminal holding part are provided with locking means for maintaining the terminal holding part in a bent state with respect to the fixing part. The attachment means to the attachment member is formed by a terminal holding portion and a fixing portion locked in a bent state. The terminal holding portion pivots around the hinge with respect to the fixing portion and is bent by the locking means. B The clip is attached to the sheet-like member in a state where the terminal portion of the sheet-like member held by the terminal holding portion is bent with respect to the other part of the sheet-like member fixed to the fixing portion. Provide a clip to play.

  With the clip, the clip is attached to the sheet-like member in advance, and the end portion of the sheet-like member to which the clip is attached is maintained in a bent state, and the bent end portion is brought into close contact with the attached member such as a body panel. Can maintain high NV performance (performance to suppress noise and vibration), and the work of attaching the sheet-like member to the attached member is also the terminal holding part and the fixed part locked in the bent state It is sufficient to simply push the mounting portion of the member to be inserted between them.

  In the clip, the terminal holding portion includes a plate-like portion and a holding piece for holding the end of the sheet-like member between the plate-like portion, and the holding piece has a thickness of the sheet-like member from the plate-like portion. Is formed as an elastic piece that is elongated from the tip of the plate-like portion toward the hinge at a height that is equal to or slightly smaller than that, and elastically pinches the end portion of the sheet-like member between the plate-like portion and the holding piece . The fixing portion includes a plate-like base portion and a rigid panel holding portion extending upright from the surface of the base portion on the side where the terminal holding portion is bent, and the means for attaching to the attached member is in a bent state. It is formed by the holding piece of the terminal holding portion and the panel holding portion, and the attachment portion of the attached member is held between the holding piece and the panel holding portion. Two panel holding parts are provided at the base of the fixed part, and a space is formed between the two panel holding parts so that the holding piece can enter without interfering with the panel holding part when the terminal holding part turns around the hinge. The mounting portion of the member to be mounted is firmly held between the holding piece and the panel holding portion by the rigidity of the panel holding portion and the elasticity of the holding pieces that have entered the two panel holding portions. The panel holding part protrudes from the base of the fixing part at a position to be inserted into the mounting hole of the sheet-like member held by the terminal holding part, and the base part of the panel holding part has a mounting hole of the sheet-like member. A locking shoulder for locking to the edge portion is formed, the panel holding portion acts as a fixing means for the sheet-like member, and the fixing portion is fixed to the sheet-like member. Thus, the operation of attaching the sheet-like member to the attached member can be performed very simply by inserting the attaching portion of the attached member between the holding piece and the panel holding portion. The locking means includes a locking claw provided in one of the terminal holding part or the fixing part at a position adjacent to the hinge and a locking shoulder of a locking hole provided in the other of the terminal holding part or the fixing part into which the locking claw can be inserted. And is formed. The clip is integrally formed of a hard plastic material. Moreover, the notch for hold | maintaining with a terminal holding part is formed in the terminal part of the sheet-like member with which a terminal holding part is hold | maintained.

  With reference to the drawings, a clip 1 for fastening a terminal of a sheet-like member according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The clip 1 that fastens the end of the silencer 2 as a sheet-like member to the body panel 3 that is a member to be attached is an integrally molded product of hard plastic. 1 to 3 show a perspective view, a front view, and a right side view of the clip 1 after being molded and in a non-bent state before use. FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the clip 1 in a folded state attached to the silencer 2. 5 and 6 are views showing an operation of attaching the clip 1 to the end portion of the silencer 2. FIG. 7 to 9 are a cross-sectional view, a perspective view from the back, and a perspective view from the front, respectively, of the state in which the silencer 2 is attached to the body panel 3 using the clip 1 attached to the silencer 2. In FIG. 9, for convenience of explanation, the silencer 2 is omitted and the attachment relationship between the clip 1 and the body panel 3 is shown.

  The configuration of the clip 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The clip 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape serving as a base portion fixed to the silencer and a terminal holding portion 5 formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that holds the end of the silencer 2 at a right angle or more. And a thin belt-like elastic hinge 7 that is between the terminal holding part 5 and the fixing part 6 and is pivotally connected to the fixing part 6. The terminal holding part 5 has a plate-like part 9 and an elastic clamping piece 10 that holds the terminal of the silencer 2 between the plate-like part 9. The sandwiching piece 10 is formed as an elastic piece that is elongated from the tip of the plate-like part 9 toward the hinge 7 at a predetermined height (height equal to or slightly lower than the thickness of the silencer 2) from the plate-like part 9. The end portion of the silencer 2 is elastically held between the plate-like portion 9 and the plate-like portion 9. The tip 11 of the clamping piece 10 is inclined in a wide-mouth shape that facilitates the acceptance of the silencer 2. The sandwiching piece 10 further has a surface opposite to the surface that holds the silencer 2 as a sandwiching surface of the body panel 3. In order to hold the body panel 3, the holding piece 10 is given elasticity to restore the plate-like portion 9 shown in FIG. The body panel 3 is clamped in cooperation with the holding unit 14. When the terminal holding part 5 pivots around the hinge 7 and is locked in a state where the terminal holding part 5 is bent with respect to the fixing part 6, the holding piece 10 has a panel holding part 14 of the body panel 3 that stands upright from the base part 11 of the fixing part 6. In cooperation with each other, a means for attaching to the body panel 3 as a member to be attached is configured, and the attachment portion (see FIGS. 7 to 9) of the body panel 3 is elastic between the sandwiching piece 10 and the panel holding portion 14. Pinch. The operation of attaching the silencer 2 to the body panel 3 can be performed very simply by inserting the attachment portion 30 of the body panel 3 between the holding piece 10 of the clip 1 attached to the silencer 2 and the panel holding portion 14.

  The fixing portion 6 extends in an upright manner from a plate-like base portion 13 and a base portion surface on the side where the terminal holding portion 5 is bent, and holds the body panel 3 in cooperation with the holding pieces 10 of the terminal holding portion 5. And a rigid panel holding part 14. In the middle of the two panel holding portions 14, a space is provided for preventing the holding piece 10 from interfering when the terminal holding portion 5 turns around the hinge 7. Further, the two panel holding portions 14 function as silencer fixing portions that are attached to the silencer 2 in addition to being sandwiched by the body panel 3. That is, the two panel holding parts 14 are inserted upright from the base part 13 into the mounting holes 23 (FIG. 5) formed in the silencer 2. At the base portion of each panel holding portion 14, a notch 17 that forms a locking shoulder 15 that locks to the edge of the mounting hole of the silencer 2 is formed at a position extending from the mounting hole 23. The position of the locking shoulder 15 is formed at a height position corresponding to the thickness of the silencer 2 from the surface of the base portion 13 in the longitudinal direction of the panel holding portion 14 standing upright from the base portion 13. Further, each panel holding portion 14 forms a locking shoulder 15 and is formed as a horizontal surface 18 in which a tip portion from the notch 17 is inclined downward toward the tip so as to be easily inserted into the mounting hole of the silencer 2. Has been. When the panel holding portion 14 is inserted into the mounting hole (see FIG. 6) of the silencer 2 and the locking shoulder 15 coming out of the mounting hole is locked to the edge of the mounting hole, the fixing portion 6 is fixed to the silencer 2, Clip 1 is fixed to silencer 2.

  The hinge 7 is formed in a thin and slender strip shape that connects the plate-like portion 9 of the terminal holding portion 5 and the base portion 13 of the fixing portion 6 so as to be pivotable. In the illustrated embodiment, an elongated hole 19 is formed in the intermediate portion so as to enable smooth pivoting at the hinge 7. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the hinge 7 has elasticity to maintain the terminal holding portion 5 in a posture of rising from the fixing portion 6 unless a turning force is applied to the terminal holding portion 5.

  The terminal holding part 5 and the fixing part 6 are provided with locking means for maintaining the bent state when the terminal holding part 5 is swung from the unfolded state of FIG. 1 to the bent state of FIG. Maintain state. The fixing portion 6 is formed with locking claws 21 as one locking means on both side edges adjacent to the hinge 7. The terminal holding portion 5 has a locking hole 22 that forms a locking shoulder as the other locking means through which the locking claw 21 penetrates at a position corresponding to the pair of locking claw 21 and that the locking claw 21 after locking. Is formed. In the illustrated example, the locking shoulder is the edge of the locking hole 22. Each of the pair of lock claws 21 is engaged with each of the corresponding engagement shoulders of the pair of engagement holes 22, whereby the bent state of FIG. 4 is maintained. Note that the locking hole 22 also functions as a guide for preventing the turning in the hinge 7 from being performed obliquely and performing the turning smoothly. Each lock claw 21 is elastic when it passes through the locking hole 22 and returns to the original posture when it passes through the locking hole 22.

  The terminal holding part 5 turns around the hinge 7 from the unfolded state of FIGS. 1 to 3 to the bent state shown in FIG. 4 with respect to the fixed part 6, and is locked in the folded state. In the bent state, the end of the silencer 2 held between the plate-like portion 9 of the terminal holding portion 5 and the sandwiching piece 10 is held in a bent state at a right angle or more. The lock in the bent state is obtained by the pair of lock claws 21 of the fixing portion 6 penetrating through the locking holes 22 of the terminal holding portion 5 and locking to the locking shoulders of the locking hole edges. In the bent state, the clamping piece 10 of the terminal holding part 5 enters a space between the two panel holding parts 14 of the fixing part 6. Since the sandwiching piece 10 is formed as an elastic arm, and the two panel holding portions 14 are formed as rigid projecting arms projecting from the base portion 13, both the sandwiching piece 10 and the panel holding portion 14 are in the body. The attachment means to the panel 3 is comprised. Accordingly, the attachment portion (see FIGS. 7 to 9) of the body panel 3 is received between the clamping piece 10 and the panel holding portion 14 and locked to the attachment portion, and the clip 1 is attached to the body panel 3 together with the silencer 2. Mounted. For this attachment, in the bent state of FIG. 4, the holding piece 10 enters the space between the panel holding portions 14, and when the attachment portion of the body panel 3 is inserted, the both sides are strongly held. Further, the front end of the panel holding portion 14 serving as one attachment means is formed as a tapered guide having a horizontal plane 18 inclined downward so that the attachment portion of the body panel 3 can be easily received. The holding piece 10 is elastically pressed against the mounting portion of the received body panel 3 and is strongly locked to the received mounting portion.

  The structure for attaching the clip 1 to the silencer 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. The two panel holding parts 14 are inserted into the mounting holes 23 of the silencer 2 in a vertical state (FIGS. 1 to 3) from the base part 13. When the panel holding portion 14 penetrates the mounting hole 23, the edge of the mounting hole 23 is locked to the locking shoulder 15 formed at the portion where the horizontal surface 18 is cut by the notch 17 at the base portion. Accordingly, the panel holding portion 14 is locked to the silencer 2 and this portion is attached to the silencer 2. On the other hand, the terminal portion of the silencer 2 is sandwiched between the plate-like portion 9 of the terminal holding portion 5 and the sandwiching piece 10, and the clip 1 is attached to the silencer 2 even in this portion. In a state where the silencer 2 is sandwiched between the sandwiching piece 10 and the plate-like portion 9, the terminal holding portion 5 is turned around the hinge 7 as shown in FIG. 4. This operation will be described below.

  The operation of attaching the clip 1 to the silencer 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the silencer 2, a notch 26 for receiving the holding piece 10 of the terminal holding portion 5 of the clip 1 is formed in the terminal portion 25 outside the mounting hole 23 for the panel holding portion 14. The silencer 2 is made of, for example, a sheet member made of a resin material that is soft (flexible) and has a high soundproofing performance and is provided between a vehicle engine room and a vehicle interior for sound insulation and the like. The illustrated shape of the silencer 2 is merely an example, and the silencer 2 is formed in an arbitrary shape according to the shape of a body panel or other panel which is a member to be attached. In order to attach the clip 1, the silencer 2 is provided with the attachment hole 23 at a predetermined position and the notch 26 at the terminal as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, the operator holds the clip 11 in an unfolded state with the tip 11 of the holding piece 10 of the terminal holding part 5 aligned with the notch 26 of the silencer 2, and between the base 11 and the holding piece 10. With the terminal portion 25 of the silencer 2 of the notch 26 being received, the clip 2 is pulled downward in FIG. 5, and the terminal portion 25 of the silencer 2 is placed between the plate-like portion 9 of the terminal holding portion 5 and the clamping piece 10. Hold it. During this clamping operation, the operator inserts the two panel holding portions 14 of the fixing portion 6 into the mounting holes 23 (arrow 27), and engages the locking shoulder 15 of the panel holding portion 14 with the edge of the mounting hole 23. The panel holding part 14 is attached to the silencer 2. Accordingly, the clip 1 is attached to the silencer 2 by being connected to the silencer 2 at its terminal portion and the attachment hole 23.

  Next, as shown by an arrow 29 in FIG. 6, the terminal holding part 5 is turned around the hinge 7 so that the terminal holding part 5 is perpendicular to the fixing part 6 together with the terminal part 25 of the silencer 2. Bend over. This bent state is locked and maintained by the locking claw 21 of the fixing portion 6 passing through the locking hole 22 of the terminal holding portion 5 and locking to the locking shoulder of the locking hole edge. Therefore, the terminal portion 25 of the silencer 2 is maintained in a bent state by the clip 1. Thus, the silencer 2 in which the terminal portion 34 is bent in the clip 1 is attached to the body panel 3 with the terminal portion 25 in close contact with the mounting portion 30 (FIGS. 7 to 9) of the body panel 3, for example. The soundproofing effect or the sound insulation effect can be kept high, and the displacement can be prevented. FIG. 9 shows that the silencer 2 attached to the clip 1 is omitted, and the attachment part 30 of the body panel 3 is firmly held between the holding piece 10 of the terminal holding part 5 and the panel holding part 14. Yes.

  The operation of attaching the silencer 2 to which the clip 1 is attached and the terminal portion 25 is bent to the body panel 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The operator attaches the body panel 3 between the clamping piece 10 and the panel holding part 14 of the clip 1 attached to the terminal portion 25 of the silencer 2 (which constitutes the attaching means by the clamping piece 10 and the panel holding part 14). It is only necessary to receive and push in the part 30 (arrow 31 in FIG. 7). By this pushing, the attachment part 30 of the body panel 3 received between the holding piece 10 and the panel holding part 14 is firmly held between the holding piece 10 and the panel holding part 14, and the silencer 2 attached to the clip 1. Is attached to the body panel 3. With this attachment, the silencer 2 is attached in close contact with the body panel 3 as shown in FIG. In particular, since the silencer 2 is fixed to the body panel 3 in a state where the terminal portion 25 is in close contact with the mounting portion 30 of the body panel 3, misalignment can be prevented and NV performance can be maintained high. The operation of attaching the silencer 2 to the body panel 3 is as simple as inserting the attachment portion 30 of the body panel 3 between the clamping piece 10 of the clip 1 attached to the silencer 2 and the panel holding portion 14. Yes. The silencer 2 can be increased in area as necessary. In that case, a plurality of clips 1 may be attached to the terminal portion of the silencer 2.

It is a perspective view of the clip of the non-bending state based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the clip of FIG. It is a right view of the clip of FIG. It is the perspective view which made the clip of FIG. 1 the bending state. It is a perspective view which shows operation which attaches the clip of the non-bending state of FIG. 1 to a silencer. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the clip and silencer of FIG. 5 with the silencer folded. It is sectional drawing which shows operation which attaches the silencer with a clip of FIG. 6 to a body panel. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the silencer with a clip of FIG. 7 to the body panel. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the clip and the body panel with the silencer of FIG. 8 attached to the body panel, omitting the silencer.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip 2 Silencer 3 Body panel 5 Terminal holding part 6 Fixing part 7 Hinge 9 Plate-like part 10 Nipping piece 11 Tip of holding piece 13 Base part of fixing part 14 Panel holding part 15 Locking shoulder 17 Notch 18 Horizontal surface of panel holding part 19 Slot 21 Locking Claw 22 Locking Hole 23 Forming a Locking Shoulder 23 Silencer Mounting Hole 25 Silencer Terminal Portion 26 Silencer Notch 30 Body Panel Mounting Portion

Claims (7)

A clip for fastening a sheet-like member terminal, which attaches a terminal portion of a sheet-like member such as a silencer to a mounted member such as a body panel,
A terminal holding portion for holding a terminal portion of the sheet-like member; a fixing portion attached to the sheet-like member; and the terminal holding portion and the fixing portion so that the terminal holding portion is bent with respect to the fixing portion. A hinge that pivotably connects the
The fixing part is provided with fixing means for the sheet-like member, and the fixing part and the terminal holding part are locked so that the terminal holding part is bent with respect to the fixing part. Means are provided,
The attachment means to the attached member is formed by the terminal holding portion and the fixing portion locked in the bent state,
The terminal holding part pivots around the hinge with respect to the fixing part, and is locked in the bent state by the locking means, and the terminal part of the sheet-like member held by the terminal holding part is fixed. The clip is attached to the sheet-like member in a state of being bent with respect to the other part of the sheet-like member fixed to the part.
A clip characterized by that.   2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the terminal holding portion includes a plate-like portion and a holding piece that holds the end of the sheet-like member between the plate-like portion, The plate-like portion and the sandwiching piece are formed as elastic pieces that are elongated from the tip of the plate-like portion toward the hinge at a height equal to or slightly smaller than the thickness of the sheet-like member from the plate-like portion. A clip characterized by elastically holding the end portion of the sheet-like member between the two.   3. The clip according to claim 2, wherein the fixing portion includes a plate-like base portion and a rigid panel holding portion extending upright from a surface of the base portion on the side where the terminal holding portion is bent. An attachment means to the attachment member is formed by the sandwiching piece of the terminal holding portion in the bent state and the panel holding portion, and the attachment member is disposed between the sandwiching piece and the panel holding portion. A clip characterized by sandwiching an attachment portion.   The clip according to claim 3, wherein two panel holding portions are provided at a base portion of the fixing portion, and the nipping portion is provided between the two panel holding portions when the terminal holding portion pivots around the hinge. A space in which the piece can enter without interfering with the panel holding portion is formed, and the holding piece and the panel holding are determined by the rigidity of the panel holding portion and the elasticity of the holding piece that has entered the two panel holding portions. A clip characterized in that an attachment portion of a member to be attached is firmly sandwiched between the attachment portion and the attachment portion.   The clip according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the panel holding portion protrudes from a base portion of the fixing portion at a position where the panel holding portion is inserted into a mounting hole of the sheet-like member held by the terminal holding portion. At the base part of the holding part, a locking shoulder is formed to be locked to the edge of the mounting hole of the sheet-like member, and the panel holding part acts as a fixing means to the sheet-like member, The clip, wherein the fixing portion is fixed to the sheet-like member.   The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lock means includes a lock claw provided on one of the terminal holding part or the fixing part at a position adjacent to the hinge and the terminal holding part or A clip formed by a locking shoulder of a locking hole into which the lock claw provided on the other side of the fixing portion can be inserted. The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a notch for holding the terminal holding portion by the terminal holding portion is formed in the terminal portion of the sheet-like member on which the terminal holding portion is held. A clip characterized by that.

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