JPH0681822A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a clip which can be removed easily in the case of connecting pannels, etc. CONSTITUTION:A clip 1 is composed of a male member 2 and a hollow female member 3 receiving the male member 2. When the male member 2 is inserted into the female member 3, both members 2 and 3 are connected with each other, and at that time, they take a first engage position where the bar portion of the female member 3 does not expand. When the female member 3 is inserted into holes of a pannel, and then the male member 2 is pressed into the female member 3, both of the members 2 and 3 take a second engage position where the bar portion of the female member 3 expands in a diameter, and the pannels are connected with each other due to the expansion. When the male member 2 is pressed further into the female member 3, both of the members 2 and 3 take a third engage position where the diameter expansion of the bar portion of the female member 3 is released, and both of the members 2 and 3 can be dismounted from the pannels, etc. The male member 2 has an elastic flange 6 whose outer rim 24 is formed so as to abut the pannel surface. When the male member 2 is pressed further into the female member 3 heavily, both members 2 and 3 keep the third engage position and are lifted up from the pannel surface due to the elasticity of the flange 6 of the male member 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a clip suitable for interconnecting a plurality of panels.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Clips for connecting a plurality of panels to each other are disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-35930 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-77112.
It is known from the official gazette. These known clips are composed of a male member and a female member, and the shaft portion of the female member is inserted into a hole of a panel or the like to be connected, and the shaft portion of the male member is inserted into the hollow shaft portion of the female member. The diameter of the shaft portion of the female member is expanded, and the expanded diameter portion, the flange of the female member, and the panel are connected to each other. This clip is convenient because the female member can be inserted into the panel hole and the panels can be connected by a simple operation of inserting the male member into the female member.

[0003]

The known clip enables the panel connecting work to be performed easily, and when the connection has to be removed once the connection has been made, it can be removed by further pushing in the male member. And easy. However, since the male member is pushed in in this detachment, it is necessary to pry the tip of the driver into the flange of the female member to lift it from the panel in order to detach the clip. This work was troublesome, and sometimes the panel surface was damaged during prying.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to connect a panel or the like by inserting a shaft portion of a female member into a hole of a panel or the like to be connected and inserting a shaft portion of a male member into a hollow shaft portion of the female member. It is to improve the clip so that it can be easily removed.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a male member and a hollow female member for receiving a shaft portion of the male member are provided, and the female member has a flange and a shaft portion. When the male member is inserted into the female member, the two members are connected to each other but the female member shaft portion is in the first locking position where the diameter is not expanded, and the female member shaft portion is inserted into the holes of the plurality of panels or the like. When the male member is inserted and the male member is pushed into the female member, the second locking position for expanding the diameter of the female member shaft portion is taken, and the panels and the like are interconnected by the expanded diameter portion of the female member shaft portion and the flange of the female member. When the male member is further pushed into the female member shaft portion, both members can be removed from the panel or the like by taking the third locking position for releasing the expanded diameter of the female member shaft portion while maintaining the connection of both members. The male member has an elastic flange extending radially outward at the upper end of the shank, The outer edge portion of the member flange is formed so as to contact the surface of the panel or the like when the male member is in the second locking position, and strongly pushes the male member against the female member so as to take the third locking position. A clip is provided which is characterized in that, when pushed in, both members maintain their third locked position and are lifted from the panel surface by the elasticity of the male member flange.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a clip 1 according to the present invention is formed by connecting two parts, a male member 2 and a hollow female member 3, to each other. When the male member 2 is inserted into the female member 3, the two members are mutually connected. To the female member 3, and the male member 2 is pushed into the female member 3 to expand the diameter of the female member shaft portion. When the male member 2 is further pushed into the female member shaft portion, the third locking position for releasing the expanded diameter of the female member shaft portion while maintaining the connection of both members by connecting the panels and the like to each other by the flange of 3 and the male member 2 is further pushed. Both members can be detached from the panel or the like. Among these members, details of the male member 2 are shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, and details of the female member 3 are shown in FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG. 1 shows a first locking position in which the male member is inserted into the female member shaft portion and the two members are connected but the female member shaft portion is not expanded. FIG. 9 shows a second locking position in which the male member 2 is pushed into the female member 3 to expand the diameter of the female member shaft portion, and FIG. 10 is shown in FIG. The 3rd locking position which returns to a non-diameter expansion position is shown, and Drawing 11 shows the state where it was lifted so that clip 1 could be removed.
The first locking position in FIG. 1 is the delivery or storage state of the clip 1.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the male member 2 is an integrally molded plastic product comprising an upper flange 6 and a shaft portion 7 extending therebelow. Shaft 7 is flange 6
And a pair of leg portions 9 and 9 extending from the cylinder portion 8 so as to open into two legs. A first locking portion 10 is formed at the tip of each leg 9, and the locking portion 10 is locked to a locking bar (described later) of the female member shaft portion so that the first locking position in FIG. To take. In each leg 9, an inner protruding portion 11 is formed at an intermediate position above the first locking portion 10, and a concave portion or a second engaging portion that locks with the locking bar of the female member shaft portion is formed in the inner protruding portion. A stop 12 is formed. The second locking portion 12 is held in contact with the locking bar and is shown in FIG.
Take the second locking position. Furthermore, in each leg 9, the second
Inside the upper portion of the locking portion 12, the third recessed outward
The locking portion 13 is formed. This third locking portion 13
The bar is accommodated while being locked to the locking bar of the female member shaft portion to take the third locking position in FIG. A vertical rib 14 is formed on the inner side of the third locking portion 13 of each leg 9 to keep the strength of the leg high and to function as a stopper for the locking bar of the female member shaft. It has become.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 8, the female member 3 has an upper flange 17 having a hole 16 for receiving the shaft portion 7 of the male member 2 in the center thereof and a male member shaft portion 7 for receiving the lower portion thereof. As described above, it is made of an integrally molded plastic product including the shaft portion 18 formed hollow. A locking bar 19 is provided at the end of the female member shaft portion 18 so as to cross the shaft portion in the diametrical direction. Slits 20 ending in the flange 17 are formed on both sides of the locking bar 19 from the lower end to the upper part. With this slit 20, the shaft portion 18
Is the locking bar holding part 21 and the open leg parts 22, 2 on both sides thereof.
2 will be included. The locking bar 19 is formed so as to have a triangular cross section that forms a mountain upward, and is formed on the first locking portion 10, the second locking portion 12, and the third locking portion 13 of each leg 9 of the male member. It is easy to lock.

In the present invention, as described above, the male member 2 is provided with the flange 6 extending outward in the radial direction at the upper end of the cylindrical portion 8 of the shaft portion 7. As is apparent from FIGS. 2 and 3, the flange 6 is formed in a pair of blades whose outer edge portion is lowered, and the outer edge portion 24 is provided with elasticity so as to bend vertically. The outer edge 2 of this elastic flange 6
The position 4 is formed so as to contact the surface of the panel 4 when the male member 2 is in the second locking position (position in FIG. 9) with respect to the female member 3. Also, the flange 1 of the female member 3
A concave portion 25 for accommodating the elastic flange 6 is formed in 7. The concave portion 25 is provided with the elastic flange 6 when the male member 2 is in the second locking position (position in FIG. 9) with respect to the female member 3.
Are formed to have a depth and shape that are the same as or slightly buried in the surface of the female member flange 17, and prevent the male member 2 from being removed from the female member 3 by accidentally hooking the male member flange 6.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the male member 2 and the female member 3 having such a structure are connected to each other. The male member 2 and the female member 3 are connected by connecting the male member 2 to the hollow shaft portion 1 of the female member 3.
8, the first locking portions 10 and 1 at the tips of the male member legs 9
0 locks the locking bar 19 of the female member 3 to connect the male member 2 and the female member 3 but does not expand the shaft portion 18 of the female member 3
It is in the locked position.

FIG. 9 shows a second locking position in which the panel 4 and the panel 5 are connected to each other using the clip 1 according to the present invention. Due to this connection, the first locking position (Fig. 1)
The female member shaft portion 18 of the clip 1 is inserted into the mounting holes of the panels 4 and 5 and the lower surface of the female member flange 17 is attached to the panel 4
And the upper part of the flange 6 of the male member 2 is pushed in. By this pushing, the second locking portion 12 of the male member leg portion 9 is locked to the locking bar 19 at the tip of the female member shaft portion, the leg portion 9 is opened, and the female member shaft portion 18 is opened by this opening. Open legs 22,
22 also opens the legs to expand the diameter of the female member shaft portion 18. By expanding the diameter of the female member shaft portion 18 in this manner, the panel 4 and the panel 5 are separated from the expanded diameter portion of the female member shaft portion 18 and the flange 17.
Are interconnected by and. In the second locking position, the flange 6 of the male member 2 is completely accommodated in the concave portion of the female member flange 17, and the male member 2 may be accidentally hooked to remove the male member 2 from the female member 3. To prevent. In addition, the outer edge portion 24 of the male member flange 6
Is in contact with the surface of the panel 4.

To remove the clip 1 from the second locking position of FIG. 9 to disconnect the panels 4 and 5, as shown in FIG. 10, the male member flange 6 is further attached with an arrow 2 from above.
Push it hard like No. 6. Due to this pushing, the second locking portion 12 of the male member leg portion 9 gets over the locking bar 19 and
The locking bar 19 is housed in the locking portion 13 and takes the third locking position. In this third locking position, the legs 9 and 9 are closed and the open legs 22 and 22 are also closed to return to the non-expanded position, and the clip 1 is pulled up from the panels 4 and 5 and the panels 4 and 5 are pulled. Can be removed from. As described above, when the male member flange 6 is strongly pushed in from the upper portion as indicated by the arrow 26, the male member flange 6 is bent downward and takes the third locking position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, when the pushing force is released, the male member flange 6 is first restored by the resilience due to its elasticity with reference to the outer edge portion 24 in contact with the panel 4, and the male member 2 is first. The locking bar 19 that is lifted upward from the panels 4 and 5 including the legs 9 and 9 and is locked to the third locking portion 13
Is also lifted, and the female member 3 also floats from the surface of the panel 4. Therefore, the entire clip 1 is lifted from the panel 4, and the clip 1 can be easily removed.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the clip described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-77112, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other clips. For example, it can also be applied to the clip disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-35930, in which case the male member shaft portion is formed in a rod shape, and the tip of the male member shaft portion has the female member at the first locking position. A first small-diameter portion that engages with an end edge portion of the shaft portion is formed, and a large-diameter portion that expands the female member shaft portion at the second engagement position is formed at an intermediate position of the male member shaft portion, A second small diameter portion is formed on the upper side of the male member shaft portion so as to reduce the diameter of the female member shaft portion at the third locking position and lock the female member shaft portion at an end edge portion of the female member shaft portion. Also in this case, the male member has an elastic flange that extends outward in the radial direction at the upper end of the shaft portion, and the outer edge portion of the male member flange is such that when the male member is in the second locking position, a panel such as a panel is formed. When the male member is formed so as to come into contact with the surface and is strongly pushed into the female member so as to take the third locking position, both members maintain the third locking position and the elasticity of the male member flange is maintained. It is designed so that it can be lifted from the panel surface.

[0015]

According to the clip of the present invention, the male member has an elastic flange extending radially outward at the upper end of the shaft portion, and the male member has an outer edge portion at which the male member has the second locking position. When it is in, it is formed so as to contact the surface of the panel,
When the male member is strongly pushed into the female member so as to take the third locking position, both members are lifted from the panel surface by the elasticity of the male member flange while maintaining the third locking position. Without using a tool to remove
By simply inserting the shaft of the male member into the hollow shaft of the female member, the removal work can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a first locking position of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a male member.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the male member.

FIG. 4 is a semi-sectional side view of the male member.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a female member.

FIG. 6 is a front view, in half section, of the female member.

FIG. 7 is a half cross-sectional side view of the female member.

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

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the clip according to the present invention in a second locking position.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the clip according to the present invention in a third locking position.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a clip removal position according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 clip 2 male member 3 female member 4, 5 panel 6 male member flange 7 male member shaft portion 8 cylindrical portion 9 male member leg portion 10 first locking portion 11 inner protrusion portion of leg portion 12 second locking portion 13 th 3 Locking part 14 Rib 17 Female member flange 18 Female member shaft part 19 Locking bar 20 Slit 21 Locking bar holding part 22 Open leg part 24 Outer edge part of male member flange 25 Recessed part of female member flange

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Niimura 1-4-1 Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama, Ltd. Inside Honda R & D Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A male member and a hollow female member that receives a shaft portion of the male member, the female member having a flange and a shaft portion, and when the male member is inserted into the female member, the two members are mutually connected. When the female member shaft is inserted into the holes of a plurality of panels or the like and the male member is pushed into the female member, the female member shaft portion is inserted into the female member shaft portion. When the second locking position for expanding the diameter is taken and the panels and the like are connected to each other by the expanded portion of the female member shaft portion and the flange of the female member, the male member is further pushed into the female member shaft portion and the two members are connected. In the clip which is configured so that both members can be removed from the panel etc. by taking the third locking position for releasing the expanded diameter of the female member shaft portion while maintaining the above, the male member is radially outward at the upper end of the shaft portion. An extending elastic flange, the outer edge of the male member flange having the male member in the second locking position. When the male member is formed so as to contact the surface of the panel or the like and the male member is strongly pushed into the female member so as to take the third locking position, both members maintain their third locking position, A clip that is lifted from the panel surface by the elasticity of the male member flange. 2. A locking bar that traverses in a diametrical direction is formed at the lower end of the female member shaft portion, and the male member shaft portion is composed of two legs extending so as to open downward. A first locking portion that locks to the locking bar of the female member shaft portion at the first locking position is formed at the tip of the, and the second locking position is provided inside the middle position of each leg. In order to expand the diameter of the female member shaft portion, a second locking portion for holding the inner surface of the leg portion in contact with the locking bar is formed. Inside the upper portion of each leg portion, the second locking portion is formed. The clip according to claim 1, wherein a third locking portion is formed to receive the locking bar and lock the locking bar at the three locking positions. 3. The male member shaft portion is formed in a rod shape, and a first small diameter portion that is locked to an end edge portion of the female member shaft portion at the first locking position is formed at a tip of the shaft portion, A large diameter portion is formed at an intermediate position of the male member shaft portion to expand the diameter of the female member shaft portion at the second locking position, and a female portion at the third locking position is provided above the male member shaft portion. The clip according to claim 1, wherein a second small-diameter portion that engages with an end edge portion of the female member shaft portion while reducing the diameter of the member shaft portion is formed.