JPH0643315U - clip - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Corrected) [Purpose] Removal is performed smoothly, the clip and mounting member are not damaged or damaged at the time of removal, and the mounting position can be changed. Can absorb pitch error. [Structure] The clip 1 includes a first flange 8, a connecting portion 10 below the first flange 8, a second flange 9 below the connecting portion, and a shaft portion 11 depending from the second flange. 1 slides along the groove 12 of the attachment member 2 to attach the clip to the first attachment member, and to attach the shaft portion 11 to the second attachment member 3
Insert the clip into the mounting hole of No. 2 and attach the clip to the second mounting member to connect both members. The shaft portion 11 is composed of a pillar 14 hanging from the second flange 9 and a pair of anchor-shaped legs 15. Each leg extends upward from the engaging protrusion 16 while approaching the pillar again, and the engaging slope is formed. 17 forming a column 17, the upper end of which is connected to the second flange, the columns being spaced apart from each other at their axial centers at the height position of the engaging projections and being capable of flexing toward each other. It is composed of parts 21 and 21.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a clip for attaching a first attachment member such as a trim to a second attachment member such as a vehicle body.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 There are many known clips for attaching a first attachment member such as a trim to a second attachment member such as a vehicle body. Of these clips, a first flange, a second flange connected from the first flange at a constant interval, a connecting portion between both flanges, and a shaft portion hanging from the second flange. The clip is attached to the first attachment member by sliding the connecting portion along the groove formed in the first attachment member such as trim, and the shaft portion is attached to the second attachment member such as the vehicle body. There is known a clip which is inserted into the second mounting member to mount the clip on the second mounting member so as to connect the both mounting members to each other. A so-called anchor leg clip is a typical clip. The anchor leg clip is composed of a column whose shaft part hangs from the second flange and a pair of elastic legs symmetrically formed on both sides of the column so as to form an almost anchor shape, and each leg is the lower end of the column. From the end to the second flange, and ends before reaching the second flange, and an engaging projection is formed at the tip end portion thereof.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In such an anchor leg clip, the trim is attached to the vehicle body by simply inserting the clip shaft portion into the vehicle body with the clip attached to the attachment member such as the trim, and the trim attaching operation becomes easy. However, if you try to pull out the clip from the vehicle body when removing the clip when replacing the mounting member, the engaging projections at the tips of the legs will remain caught on the vehicle body, damaging the legs, The trim and other parts were deformed or damaged. Further, when the engaging height position changes due to burrs or dents or the like with respect to the height position of the engaging protrusion in the mounting hole of the vehicle body, the engagement becomes unstable. Furthermore, since the support column has high rigidity and there is no bending in the direction orthogonal to the bending direction of the leg, the position of the mounting hole and the pitch error could not be absorbed.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to smoothly remove the clip, and at the time of removal, not only the clip itself but also the mounting member are not damaged or damaged, and the engaging force of the clip is high even if the mounting height position changes. It is to provide a clip that keeps the height high and can absorb the mounting hole position and pitch error.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a first flange, a second flange connected to the first flange at a fixed distance, and a connecting portion between the first flange and the second flange. A shaft that hangs from a second flange, and the clip is attached to the first mounting member by sliding the connecting portion along a groove formed in the first mounting member such as trim, and the shaft portion. The clip is attached to the second attachment member by inserting the clip into the attachment hole provided in the second attachment member of the vehicle body or the like, and the clip is used to connect the first attachment member and the second attachment member to each other. The shaft portion has a pair of elastic members symmetrically formed on both sides of the support pillar so as to form an anchor shape and extend upward from the lower end of the support pillar so as to form a substantially anchor shape with the support pillar hanging from the second flange. Consists of legs and each leg is the lower end of the From above to a predetermined length away from the supporting column to form an engaging projection, and from the engaging projection to approach the supporting column again and extend upward to form an engaging slope, and the upper ends of the legs are the second Connected to the flange, each leg can flex so that a portion of the engaging protrusion approaches the column, the column having sufficient rigidity to support a pair of legs, and The strut is composed of two strut portions that are separated from each other at the axial center of the engaging projection at a height position, and the strut portions can bend toward each other in a direction orthogonal to the bending direction of the legs. Is provided.

[0006]

[Action]

 In the clip having the above structure, the tips of the pair of legs are connected to the second flange, so the clip can be smoothly removed as it is by pulling it from the second mounting member with the first flange or the first mounting member. Since the strut is composed of two strut parts that are separated from each other at the axial center of the strut at the height position of the engaging protrusion, each leg flexes into the gap between both strut parts and Even if the engagement height position changes with respect to the height position of the engagement protrusion in the mounting hole of the vehicle body, the engagement can always be maintained, and the strut portion is orthogonal to the bending direction of the leg. Since they bend so as to approach each other in the direction, it is possible to absorb the pitch error and the positional deviation of the mounting holes of the second mounting member.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 show details of the clip 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 10 to 12 show a first mounting member 2 such as a trim, and FIGS. 13 and 14 show the clip 1 FIG. 15 shows a state in which the first mounting member 2 is mounted on the second mounting member 3 such as a vehicle body using FIG. 15, FIG. 15 shows an example of the mounting holes 4 to 6 of the second mounting member 3, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a bending of a column portion of the clip 1. 17 to 19 show clips according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and these drawings show parts different from the clip 1 of the first embodiment, and other parts are not shown. It is the same as the clip 1 of FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, a clip 1 according to the present invention includes a first flange 8, a second flange 9 connected to the first flange at a constant interval, and a space between the two flanges. And a shaft portion 11 depending from the second flange. In the illustrated example, the first flange 8 is formed in a square shape so that the direction of the clip 1 can be confirmed. The shape of the first flange is not limited to a quadrangle, and may be any shape such as a circle. The second flange 9 is formed in a circle having a larger diameter than the first flange 8, and is formed so that the attachment to the second attachment member 3 is stable. Of course, the second flange 9 may also have any shape and size. As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 5, the connecting portion 10 is formed in a rectangular shape having a length the same as the first flange 8 and a width shorter than the first flange 8, and the first attaching member 2 (see FIGS. 10 to 10). The clip 1 is configured to be attached to the first attachment member 2 by sliding along the groove 12 formed in (see FIG. 14). The size and shape of the connecting portion 10 may be arbitrary as long as the clip 1 can be attached to the first attaching member 2 by sliding in the groove 12.

By inserting the shaft portion 11 into a mounting hole provided in the second mounting member 3, the clip is mounted on the second mounting member. In the present invention, the shaft portion 11 is formed symmetrically on both sides of the support column 14 extending from the lower end of the support column 14 so as to form a substantially anchor shape with the support column 14 hanging from the second flange 9. It is composed of a pair of elastic legs 15, 15. Each leg 15 extends upward from the lower end of the strut 14 and at a certain length away from the strut 14 to form an engaging projection 16, and extends upward from the engaging projection 16 while approaching the strut again. To form an engaging slope 17, the upper end of which is connected to the second flange. Then, each leg 15 is formed so that at least a portion of the engaging projection 16 thereof is bent so as to come close to the column 14, whereby when the shaft portion 11 is inserted into the mounting hole of the second mounting member 3, the engaging portion 16 is engaged. The abutment portion 16 once bends in the diameter reducing direction and immediately returns to the original position to ensure the insertion work and the engagement slope 17 and the second attachment member after the insertion work, and further, the engagement is performed even when detaching. It can be made smooth by the bending of the joint slope 17 and the engaging projection 16. The tip 18 of the shaft portion 11 is formed into a round shape to facilitate insertion into the mounting hole of the second mounting member 3.

The column 14 of the shaft portion 11 has sufficient rigidity to support the pair of legs 15, 15. In the present invention, the strut 14 further includes two strut portions 21, 21 spaced apart from each other at the axial center 20 thereof at the height position of the engaging projection 16 as best shown in FIG. It is configured. Therefore, the strut members 21 are configured so as to be able to bend toward each other in the direction (Y direction in FIG. 7) orthogonal to the bending direction of the legs 15 (X direction in FIG. 7). In addition, in this embodiment, each column portion 15 is formed such that the apexes of the triangles face each other in the cross section of the shaft portion at the height position of the engaging projection 16. For this reason, the strut portions 15 not only come close to each other, but also as shown in FIG. 16, the vertices of one triangle can be bent while sliding along the slopes of the other triangle, and the entire strut The width, i.e., the size in the X direction of FIG. 7, can be considerably reduced. From this, it can be understood that the shaft portion 11 bends in the X direction and the Y direction in FIG. 7. Further, in the overlapping state shown in FIG. 16, there is an effect that the rigidity of the shaft portion 11 is further increased. Since the pillar portion 15 is formed to have a triangular cross section, a space where the legs 15 can approach each other is formed near the axis 20 of the pillar, and the leg 15 has a triangular cross section. The amount of bending of the leg 15 inward can be increased.

Next, an example of the first mounting member will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. The first mounting member 2 is assumed to be composed of a decorative plate 23, a mounting plate 24, and an intermediate rib 25. A groove 12 is formed in the mounting plate 24, and the width thereof is formed to be slightly larger than the width of the connecting portion 10 of the clip 1. By sliding the connecting portion 10 along the groove 12, the clip 1 is moved to the first position. 1 is attached to the attachment member 2. This state is shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. 13 and 14, in order to connect the first mounting member 2 to which the clip 1 is mounted to the second mounting member 3 such as a vehicle body, the shaft portion 11 of the clip 1 is attached to the mounting hole of the second mounting member 3. To insert. By this insertion, the portion of the engaging projection 16 of the leg 15 is flexed so as to approach the column 14, the engaging projection 16 is once reduced in diameter, and immediately returns to the original position, and the engaging slope 17 is attached to the second attachment. The clip 1 is attached to the second attachment member 3 by engaging with the member. This attachment can be done easily because the portion of the engaging projection 16 flexes smoothly, and the engagement is also reliable. Further, even in the case of removal, if the first mounting member 2 is lifted upward in FIGS. 13 and 14, the portion of the engaging slope 17 slides along the edge of the mounting hole of the second mounting member 3 and is lifted further strongly. The diameter of the engaging protrusion 16 of the leg 15 is reduced, and the removal work can be smoothly performed by the bending of the engaging slope 17 and the engaging protrusion 16.

In order to securely attach the first attachment member 2 to the second attachment member 3, a plurality of attachment holes are usually formed in the second attachment member 3. FIG. 15 shows an arrangement example of the plurality of mounting holes 4, 5, 6 of the second mounting member 3 and an example of the shape of the mounting holes. In this example, the mounting hole 4 is used as a reference hole, the mounting hole 5 is displaced from the reference hole 4 by ΔY in the vertical direction of the paper surface, and the mounting hole 6 is displaced from the reference hole 4 by ΔX in the paper surface. It is assumed that it is displaced in the left-right direction and its shape is also formed as an elongated hole.

When the first mounting member 2 is mounted on the second mounting member 3 using the clip 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 15, there is a deviation ΔX with respect to the mounting holes 4, 5 and 6 described above. Can be absorbed by the mounting position of the clip 1, but can be absorbed by the bending of the legs 15, 15 of the clip. Further, FIG. 16 shows that the deviation ΔY can be absorbed by the bending of the column portions 21, 21 of the clip 1. In this way, when the strut portions 21 are bent so as to be in contact with each other, the rigidity of the shaft portion 11 is further increased.

17 to 19 show a clip according to the second embodiment, in which, as best shown in FIG. 18, the triangular apex 29 of each strut portion 28 is They are displaced from each other in the bending direction (vertical direction of the paper surface). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, the bending of the column portion 21 in contact with it becomes smoother.

[0015]

[Effect of device]

 According to the clip of the present invention, the anchor-shaped shaft portion composed of the support pillar and the legs on both sides of the support shaft extends upward from the engaging projections while approaching the support pillar again to form an engaging slope. The upper end is connected to the second flange, and the strut is composed of two strut portions that are separated from each other at their axial centers at the height position of the engaging protrusion, and the strut is mutually orthogonal in the direction orthogonal to the bending direction of the leg. Since it can be bent so as to come close to, it can be not only mounted by inserting it into the first mounting member, but it can also be smoothly removed as it is pulled out from the second mounting member, and each leg flexes into the gap between both strut parts and Even if the amount of bending increases and the engaging height position changes with respect to the height of the engaging protrusion in the mounting hole of the vehicle body, the engagement can always be maintained. Since they bend so that they approach each other in the direction orthogonal to the direction, The lip can be removed smoothly, and not only the clip itself but also the mounting members are not damaged or damaged during removal, and the engaging force is maintained high even if the mounting height position changes, and the mounting hole position and Can absorb pitch error.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of a clip according to the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a partial front view of the first mounting member.

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG.

12 is a sectional view taken along line FF of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a state in which the first mounting member is connected to the second mounting member by the clip of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a view of the connection state of FIG. 13 viewed from directions different by 90 degrees.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a mounting hole of a second mounting member.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a bent state of a column.

FIG. 17 is a second embodiment of the clip according to the present invention.
It is a figure shown in the same section.

18 is a view showing the clip of FIG. 17 in the same cross section as FIG. 7.

19 is a view showing the clip of FIG. 17 in the same cross section as FIG. 9.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Clip 2 1st attachment member 3 2nd attachment member 4-6 Attachment hole 6 Connection part 8 1st flange 9 2nd flange 10 Connection part 11 Shaft part 12 Groove 14 Strut 15 Anchor-shaped elastic leg 16 Engagement protrusion 17 Engagement slope 20 Shaft center 21 Support part 28 Support part

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Masao Sakai 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazutoshi Ikeda 1 Ochiai, Nagahata, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. In the company

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first flange, a second flange connected to the first flange at a constant interval, a connecting portion between the first flange and the second flange, and a second flange hanging down from the second flange. A shaft is provided, and a clip is attached to the first mounting member by sliding the connecting portion along a groove formed in a first mounting member such as a trim, and the shaft is attached to a vehicle body or the like. The clip is attached to the second attachment member by inserting the clip into the attachment hole provided in the second attachment member, and the clip attaches the first attachment member and the second attachment member to each other. A pair of elastic legs symmetrically formed on both sides of the column so as to extend upward from the lower end of the column so as to form a substantially anchor shape, Each leg is above the bottom of the column In addition, the engaging projection is formed so as to be separated from the pillar by a predetermined length, and extends upward while approaching the pillar again from the engaging projection to form an engaging slope, and the upper end of the leg is the second. Connected to a flange, each leg is capable of flexing so that a portion of the engagement protrusion approaches a column, the column having sufficient rigidity to support the pair of legs, and The strut is composed of two strut portions that are separated from each other at the axial center portion thereof at the height position of the engaging protrusion, and the strut portions are close to each other in the direction orthogonal to the bending direction of the leg. A clip characterized by being capable of flexing. 2. Each strut portion is formed such that the vertices of triangles are opposed to each other in the cross section of the shaft at the height position of the engaging projection, and the vertices of one triangle are of the other triangle. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the clip can bend while sliding along an inclined surface. 3. The clip according to claim 2, wherein the vertices of the triangles of each strut portion are offset from each other in the bending direction of the strut portion.