JPH04300410A - Clip for securing weather strip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide such a clip wherein a member to be attached is not detached from the clip by a load applied to this member to be attached by fit securing such a member to be attached as a weather strip in the attaching space of attaching member on the car body side by using a clip comprising a flat plate-like base having desired hardness, a support member set up in the vertical direction from one surface of the base and engaging members 9 provided on the side faces of the support member. CONSTITUTION:There is provided a clip 1 having protrusions 17 set up on mutually opposite edges of a flat plate-like base 3 for composing the clip 1, while each of protrusions 17 has such a shape as partially bending a raw material for composing said base 3 toward a support member 5 side, so as to be locked in such a state as biting a rubber material which serves as a member to be attached by means of a load applied to the clip from the outside.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates primarily to a clip for fixing a weather strip located at the edge of an opening of an automobile to a vehicle body side panel.

0002

[Prior Art] Generally, weather strips are fixed to the opening edges of automobiles, such as the door mounts and the peripheries of openable and closable windshields, in order to maintain airtightness inside and outside the vehicle. In addition to using adhesive as a fixing method, a method using a clip 1 shown in FIG. 4 is often used as a simple attachment method.

[0003] This clip 1 is molded using a synthetic resin material that maintains a desired hardness, and as shown in the figure, it has a flat base 3 and a column vertically erected from the top surface of this base 3. It is mainly composed of a portion 5 and engaging portions 9 provided on both left and right sides of this support portion 5 via hollow portions. Locking pieces 13, 13 are provided on the lower side of the engaging parts 9, 9 to protrude toward the left and right sides. is the stepped portion 11,1
1 is formed.

When using the clip 1, the support 5 is inserted through a mounting hole opened in a member to be attached such as a weather strip, and the member to be attached is fitted between the base 3 and the locking piece 13. After that, the strut part 5 is inserted into a mounting hole opened in a mounting member such as a vehicle body side panel by utilizing the deformation of the engaging parts 9, 9 attached to both sides of the strut part 5, and the engaging part 9
, 9 can be used to fit and fix the mounting member into the mounting hole. And the step part 1
1 and 11 and the engaging portions 9 and 9, it is possible to prevent the clip 1 from falling off from an attachment member such as a vehicle body panel.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a structure of the conventional clip 1, the base portion 3 constituting the clip 1 is in the form of a flat plate, and therefore, the base portion 3 constituting the clip 1 has a flat plate shape. There has been a problem in that the attachment member may come off the base 3 of the clip 1.

That is, when a load is applied to the weather strip 15 from the outside in the direction W in FIG. With the deformation of the weather strip 15, the mounting hole 15a opened in the weather strip 15 tends to widen and deviate from the base 3 of the clip 1. In particular, when the rubber material constituting the weather strip 15, which is the attached member, is soft and thin, the rubber material is easily deformed, and therefore the load W is applied to the weather strip 15. If an excessive amount is applied, the deviation phenomenon described above will occur.

Therefore, the present invention solves the problem that the conventional weather strip fixing clip has, and prevents the attached member from coming off the base 3 of the clip 1 due to an external force applied to the attached member. The purpose of this is to provide clips that will never happen.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present invention provides a flat base having a desired hardness, a support section vertically erected from one surface of the base, and a support. For fixing weather strips, the weather strip is mainly composed of an engaging part provided on the side surface of the weather strip, and a member to be attached made of rubber material is fitted and fixed into a mounting hole opened in a mounting member such as a vehicle body side panel. In the clip, the opposite end edges of the flat base have a shape in which the material constituting the base is partially bent toward the support section, and the load applied to the clip from the outside is The weather strip fixing clip is provided with a protrusion that bites into the rubber material that is the attached member and is locked.

[0009]

[Operation] According to such a clip, in normal use, by inserting the prop part of the clip through a mounting hole opened in a member to be attached such as a weather strip, the deformation of the engaging part is used to make the vehicle body side panel etc. It is fitted and fixed into the mounting hole opened in the mounting member.

When a load is applied from the outside in a direction that pulls the weatherstrip, the protrusions provided on the opposing edges of the base of the clip are positioned outside the mounting hole of the weatherstrip, which is the member to be attached. This protrusion prevents the weather strip from coming off the base of the clip.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the weather strip fixing clip according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings, with the same reference numerals assigned to the same components as in the conventional structure.

In the structure of the clip 1 generally shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a flat base made of a material that maintains a desired hardness, and a support 5 extends vertically from the top surface of the base 3. It is erected in one piece. Engaging portions 9 are provided on both left and right sides of this support portion 5 via hollow portions.

Locking pieces 13, 13 are provided on the lower side of the engaging parts 9, 9, projecting from the engaging parts 9, 9 toward the left and right sides, and furthermore, the engaging parts 9, , 9 are formed with stepped portions 11, 11 near the locking pieces 13, 13.

As a characteristic feature of the present invention, the material constituting the base 3 is partially moved toward the support portion 5 at the opposite end edges of the flat base 3 constituting the clip 1. Protrusions 17, 17 having a bent shape are provided.

According to the structure of the clip 1, during normal use, the support 5 is first inserted through the mounting hole opened in the member to be attached such as a weather strip, and the member to be attached is connected to the base 3 and the locking piece. 13, the above-mentioned support section 5 is connected to the engaging sections 9, 9 attached to both sides of the support section 5.
The stepped portion 11 formed on the engaging portions 9, 9 is inserted into a mounting hole opened in a mounting member such as a vehicle body side panel by utilizing the deformation of
, 11 to fit and fix the weather strip into the mounting hole of the mounting member, the weather strip can be fixed via the clip 1 to the mounting hole opened in the vehicle body side panel.

When a load is applied to the weather strip 15 from the outside in the W direction in FIG. The protrusions 17, 17 provided on the edges are locked by biting into the rubber material located outside the mounting hole 15a of the weather strip 15, which is the member to be attached, so that the weather strip 15 is fixed by the protrusions 17, 17. is prevented from deviating from the base 3 of the clip 1.

In particular, even if the rubber material constituting the weather strip 15, which is the attached member, is soft and thin, the protrusions 17, 17 provided on the base 3
Based on the biting action on the rubber material, the phenomenon of detachment of the weather strip 15 from the clip 1 due to an excessive load W does not occur, and the fixing strength of the weather strip to the vehicle body side panel can be increased.

FIG. 3 shows a modification of the present invention, which is basically the same in configuration as shown in FIG. 1, and is designated by the same reference numerals.

In this example, protrusions 17 and 1 are provided on opposite edges of the flat base 3 constituting the clip 1.
7, an inclined surface 17 pointing inward, that is, in the direction of the support portion 5;
a, 17a, and sharpened portions 17b, 17b are formed at the tips of the protrusions 17, 17. By forming the inclined surfaces 17a, 17a and the sharp points 17b, 17b, the biting action of the protrusions 17, 17 on the weatherstrip 15 is enhanced, and the effect of preventing the weatherstrip from escaping from the base 3 can be enhanced. can.

[0020]

As described above in detail, the structure of the weatherstrip fixing clip according to the present invention provides the following effects.

That is, during normal use, the support portion of the clip is inserted through the mounting hole opened in the weather strip, and the support portion is opened into a mounting member such as a vehicle body side panel by utilizing the deformation of the engaging portion. When the weatherstrip is fitted and fixed into the attached mounting hole, and a load is applied from outside in a direction that pulls the weatherstrip, the protrusions provided on the opposing edges of the base that make up the clip will cause Since the weatherstrip is locked by biting into the rubber material located outside the mounting hole of the weatherstrip, this biting can prevent the weatherstrip from deviating from the base of the clip.

In particular, even if the rubber material constituting the weather strip, which is the member to be attached, is soft and thin, the weather strip may be removed from the clip due to an excessive load due to the biting action of the protrusions into the rubber material. The strip deviation phenomenon does not occur, and the fixing strength of the weather strip to the vehicle body side panel can be increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the weather strip fixing clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part showing the state of the clip when in use.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a modification of the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a similar conventional clip.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part showing an example of an embodiment using a conventional clip.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Clip, 3...Base, 5...Strut part, 9...Engagement part,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Step part, 13... Locking piece, 15... Weather strip, 15a... Mounting hole, 17... Protrusion, 17a... Inclined surface, 1
7b... sharp point.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A flat base having a desired hardness;
It is mainly composed of a support column vertically erected from one surface of the base and an engaging part provided on the side surface of the support support, and the attached member made of rubber is attached to an attachment member such as a vehicle body panel. In the weather strip fixing clip, which is fitted and fixed into a mounting hole opened in the above, the material constituting the base is partially folded toward the supporting column at the opposing edges of the flat base. 1. A clip for fixing a weather strip, characterized by having a protrusion that has a curved shape and is locked by biting into a rubber material that is a member to be attached when a load is applied to the clip from the outside.