JPH071327Y2 - Clip for fixing the molding - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a clip for fixing a decorative member such as a molding in a long groove formed in an automobile body or the like.

[Prior art and its problems]

Conventionally, in order to fix a molding to a long groove of a metal car body of an automobile, a T-type stud is welded to the inner bottom surface of the long groove, a synthetic resin clip is attached to the T-type stud, and then the clip is used to mold the molding. Is assembled.

In this case, it is unavoidable that the welding position of the T-type stud varies, and in particular, the variation of the welding position in the width direction of the groove has a considerable adverse effect on the mounting state of the molding.

Also, the T-type stud cannot be welded in the long groove in which the width of the inlet portion is narrow. Therefore, some other contrivance must be made to the mounting structure of the molding.

[Purpose of device]

The object of the present invention is that the T-shaped stud can be mounted even in a long groove having a narrow width at the inlet without the need for a T-shaped stud, and the positioning can be performed with reference to one side wall surface of the long groove. Not in providing new clips.

[Constitution of device]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is a clip for fixing a decorative element such as a molding in a long groove formed in a vehicle body of an automobile, and the clip includes first and second clip elements. There is provided on one of the second clip elements a molding fastening means cooperating with the molding, said clip elements comprising inclined surfaces which are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis and which have angles which coincide with one another, Each of the second clip elements has a guide means for cooperating with the guide means of the other clip element to guide the clip element along the inclined surface, the both inclined surfaces including the first and second inclined surfaces. A return that allows relative movement of the two clip elements in the direction of increasing the lateral dimension of the entire clip by moving the clip elements relatively along these inclined planes, but blocking relative movement in the opposite direction. Including stop means Also, one of the first and second clip elements engages with a side wall surface of the long groove when mounted in the long groove so that the one clip element faces the other clip element. A clip is provided which includes elastic pressing means for elastically pressing.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIG. 1, there is a long groove 12 having a narrow inlet portion 10 and a synthetic resin clip 14 according to the present invention.
The state of wearing is shown. Mall in this clip 14
The protrusions 18 of the sagittal cross section 16 are engaged with each other to fix the molding 16. The clip 14 is composed of a first clip element 20 and a second clip element 22, and the clip 14 is mounted in the long groove 12 by combining these clip elements.

Referring now to Figures 2-8, the first clip element 20 is shown in detail. The first clip element 20 has a body portion 24 having a substantially rectangular planar shape (see FIG. 3),
The cross-sectional shape of the main body 24 is substantially U-shaped as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, and has a molding locking groove 26 extending in the longitudinal direction and opening on the top surface of the main body 24. Is forming. Each U-shaped leg 28 has an inwardly directed longitudinal ridge 30.
With these ridges 30 as shown in FIG.
The molding 16 is adapted to be engaged with 16 sagittal projections 18 to fix the molding 16. The arrangement opposite to this arrangement, that is, the first arrangement
A protrusion may be provided on the clip element 20 side and a locking groove may be provided on the molding 16 side.

The first clip element 20 also has a flat plate portion 32 that extends from one side of the bottom portion of the main body portion 24, and the top portion of the main body portion 24 that projects toward the flat plate portion 32 forms a receiving groove 34. . The receiving groove 34 has a bottom surface 36 which is inclined at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the first clip element 20, which bottom surface is an inclined surface. A plurality of locking claws 38 are formed on the inclined surface 36 at intervals in the lengthwise direction thereof, and these locking claws 38 serve as detent means as will be made clear later. One surface is perpendicular to the inclined surface 36 and the other surface is inclined at an angle with respect to the inclined surface 36.

The receiving groove 34 at the center of the outer edge of the flat plate 32
A guide rib 40 is formed in this portion, and a hole 42 used for forming the guide rib 40 is provided through the clip element main body portion 24 in the lateral direction. In this embodiment, since the clip is made of synthetic resin, the recess 44 is also provided in consideration of formability.

An elastic piece 46 projects in the longitudinal direction from one end of the main body portion 24 of the first clip element 20, and the elastic piece 46 is provided with a pawl element 48 facing the end portion of the flat plate portion 32. 48 will be described later. The elastic piece 46A in the longitudinal direction also projects from the opposite end of the main body 24, which will also be described later.

Referring now to FIGS. 9-12, there is shown a second clip element 22 according to the present invention having a generally right-angled triangular planar shape, the hypotenuse of which is first. An inclined surface 50 corresponding to the inclined surface 36 of the body portion 24 of the clip element 20.
Has become. This inclined surface 50 of the second clip element 22 is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis at the same angle as the inclined surface 36 of the first clip element 20 and is likewise provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced intervals. It has a locking claw 52. However, these locking claws 52 are opposite to the locking claws 38 of the first clip element 20.

The second clip element 22 includes a guide groove 54 formed on its top surface in parallel to the hypotenuse of the right triangle over substantially the entire length, and a recess 56 is formed on the bottom surface of the guide groove 54 near the end. Also, a plurality of resilient teeth 60 are formed on the side surface corresponding to the right side 58 of the second clip element 22, and these teeth 60 are provided with the clip of the present invention in the long groove as will be described later. It serves as an elastic pressing means that acts when

In the above structure, the clip of the present invention is provided with the first and second clip elements before being mounted in the long groove 12 as shown in FIG.
Temporarily fasten 20 and 22. This temporary fastening state is shown in Fig. 13 to 16
It is shown in the figure. First, the second clip element 22 is inclined from the end of the first clip element 20 where the elastic piece 46 is provided to the inclined surfaces 36, 50.
Along the receiving groove 34 in the state shown in FIG.
Slide in the direction to install. At this time, the second clip element 22 slides on the flat plate portion 32 of the first clip element 20,
It moves between the guide ribs 40 of the first clip element 20 and the inclined surface 36. Inclined surfaces 36, 50 of the first and second clip elements 20, 22
Since the locking claws 38 and 52 in FIG. 3 have the above-described configuration, this movement is possible. However,
When the relative movement is made in the Y direction in FIG. 13, the locking claws 38 and 52 are engaged with each other, and this movement is not allowed. Further, when the relative movement of the first and second clip elements 20, 22 continues, the claw element 48 of the elastic piece 46 of the first clip element 20 engages with the recess 56 of the guide groove 54 of the second clip element 22. The temporary fastening is completed and the clip assembly is formed. In this state, the clip assembly can be stored and transported.

The clip assembly can be mounted in a long groove 12 formed in a structure such as a vehicle body as shown in FIG. The long groove 12 has a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional shape in which the inlet portion 10 has a narrow width, and has two side surfaces 12A inclined inward and a flat bottom surface 12B.
Have and. The clip assembly in the temporarily fixed state as shown in FIGS. 13 to 16 has a lateral dimension that can be inserted into the long groove 12 and can be installed at a desired position of the long groove 12. After placing this clip assembly in the long groove 12, a force sufficient to disengage the pawl element 48 of the elastic piece 46 and the recess 56 of the guide groove 54 is applied to the second clip element 22 and then it is moved to the thirteenth position. When moved in the X direction in the figure, the second clip element 22
Moves laterally while moving along the length of the first clip element 20, increasing the lateral dimension of the clip assembly.
Therefore, the first clip element 20 engages with one side wall surface 12A of the long groove 12, and the second clip element 22 engages with the other side wall surface 12A of the long groove 12, at which time the elastic teeth of the second clip element 22 are engaged. 60 deforms to elastically press the second clip element 22 toward the first clip element 20. Further, the elastic piece 46A at the opposite end of the first clip element 20 has a first concave and convex shape in the long groove 12.
The clip element 20 can be adapted. Also, the first
If the outer surface shape of the second clip elements 20 and 22 is matched with the inner surface shape of the long groove 12, these clip elements are
0 and 33 can be engaged more strongly with the inner surface of the long groove 12. In this way, the clip 14 is firmly held in the long groove 12. Then, the protrusion 18 of the molding 16 is attached to the first clip element.
When inserted into the locking groove 26 on the top surface of 20, the sagittal head of the protrusion 18 engages with the inside of the locking ridge 30 to secure the molding 16.

[Effect of device]

According to the above configuration, the molding can be easily fixed to the long groove without the need of the T-shaped stud simply by combining the two clip elements. Also, the width of the clip assembly can be adjusted to accommodate a range of widths of the slots, eliminating the need for multiple clip elements. Further, since the clip assembly can be fixed in the long groove at the desired position with reference to the side wall surface on one side of the long groove, the molding mounting position does not vary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a clip according to the present invention is mounted in a long groove and a molding is fixed by the clip. FIG. 2 is a side view of the first clip element of the clip according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the clip of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the clip of FIG. 2 on the opposite side. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is an end view of the clip of FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the second clip element according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is an end view of the second clip element of FIG. FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 11-11 of FIG. FIG. 12 is a side view of the second clip element of FIG. FIG. 13 is a plan view of a clip assembly formed by combining the first and second clip elements. FIG. 14 is a side view of the clip assembly of FIG. FIG. 15 is a side view of the clip assembly of FIG. 13 on the opposite side. 16 is an end view of the clip assembly of FIG. Explanation of symbols 12 …… Long groove, 14 …… Clip, 16 …… Mole, 20 …… First clip element, 22 …… Second clip element, 24 …… Main body, 26 …… Locking groove, 32 …… Flat plate part, 34 ... receiving groove,
36: inclined surface, 38: locking claw, 40: guide rib, 46, 46
A: elastic piece, 48: claw element, 50: inclined surface, 52: locking claw, 54: guide groove, 56: recess, 60: elastic tooth.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A clip for fixing a decorative element such as a molding in a long groove formed in a vehicle body of an automobile, the first and second clips.
Of the first and second clip elements are provided with molding securing means cooperating with the molding, the clip elements being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis and aligned with one another. Including an inclined surface having a first
Each element is provided with a guide means for one of the first and second clip elements to cooperate with the guide means of the other clip element to guide the clip element along the inclined surface, and both inclined surfaces are provided with the first and second inclined elements. In the direction in which the first and second clip elements are relatively moved along these inclined surfaces to increase the lateral dimension of the entire clip, relative movement of both clip elements is permitted, but relative movement in opposite directions is allowed. A detent means for preventing movement is included, and one of the first and second clip elements engages with the side wall surface of the long groove when mounted in the long groove, and the one clip element A clip, characterized in that it comprises elastic pressing means for elastically pressing towards the other clip element. 2. The clip according to claim 1, further comprising means for temporarily fixing the first and second clip elements to the predetermined relative position when the first and second clip elements are guided to the predetermined relative position by the guide means. A clip characterized by that.