JPH0722329Y2 - Mall clip assembly - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a first clip and a first clip for attaching a molding as an elongated decorative member that covers a gap between a window glass end surface and a vehicle body surface facing the glass end surface. It relates to a two-part clip assembly consisting of two parts.

2. Description of the Related Art In a window glass mounting portion of an automobile, a first clip and a second clip are used to attach a molding as an elongated decorative member that covers a gap between a glass end surface and a vehicle body surface facing the glass end surface. Clip assemblies are well known. The clip assembly secures one clip to the window glass and the other clip slidably attached to the one clip to accommodate changes in glass attachment height.

However, in such a conventional clip assembly, one clip is fixed to the window glass. That is, since the window glass is fixed to the clip as a reference surface and the molding is attached to the clip, the molding is also fixed to the window glass as the reference surface. Therefore, it becomes difficult to match the surface of the molding to the vehicle body with the vehicle body as the reference surface, and particularly when the mounting height of the window glass changes with respect to the vehicle body, the molding also changes with respect to the vehicle body surface. There were cases where proper installation was difficult.

Apart from this, it is also known that a headed stud (so-called T-stud) is fixed to the vehicle body surface facing the glass end surface, a one-piece clip is attached to the stud, and a molding is fixed to this clip. In the case of this clip, the reference point is the fixed position of the vehicle body stud. In general, it is difficult to maintain the height of the fixed position of each stud to be the same as the height of other studs, and the fixed position of the stud changes within an allowable range. Therefore, even when the fixed position of the stud of the vehicle body is used as the reference point as in the above clip, the mounting position of the one-component clip changes in accordance with the change of the mounting position of the stud. That is, it is not possible to absorb the change in the position of the reference point, which may make it difficult to properly mount the molding by matching the molding surface to the vehicle body surface or the glass surface. There was a fear that the mall part on the side of would float up or the mall would come off.

A mall clip assembly that eliminates the above-mentioned difficulties is a real open sho 63
-60710. This clip assembly is composed of a first clip and a second clip for mounting a molding in a gap between an end face of a window glass and a vehicle body surface facing the window glass. The first clip is fixed to the vehicle body surface. The second clip has a stud mounting portion fixed to the stud, and the second clip has a molding support portion that engages with the inner bending edges of both sides of the molding. The first clip and the second clip have a second clip. The ratchet tooth surface is formed so as to be slidable only in the direction toward the bottom surface of the vehicle body, and the second clip is slidably connected to the first clip. Therefore, even if the mounting position of the stud on the vehicle body is displaced and the mounting position of the first clip changes, by sliding the second clip with respect to the first clip,
The mounting position of the molding can be maintained at a constant height from the bottom surface of the vehicle body, and the molding can be mounted at an appropriate height with respect to the window glass and the vehicle body.

However, even in the molding clip assembly described in the above publication, the ratchet tooth surface of each clip for fixing both clips to each other has a length shorter than the thickness of each clip, and the strength of the connection can be increased. There wasn't. In this clip assembly, even if an attempt is made to lengthen the ratchet tooth surface in order to increase the connection strength, the ratchet tooth surface cannot be made so long because the length of the gap with the window of the vehicle body is limited. Further, since the second clip is formed in such a size that it can pass over the first clip mainly including the stud mounting portion while being held, there is no room to form a ratchet tooth surface on the other portions of both clips.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a molding clip assembly consisting of two clips capable of reliably fixing the molding to the vehicle body surface even if the mounting position of the stud is slightly changed. An object of the present invention is to provide a molding clip assembly capable of maintaining high connection strength.

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a molding is attached to a gap between an end surface of a window glass and a vehicle body surface facing this surface. The first clip has a stud attachment portion fixed to a stud fixed to the vehicle body surface, and the second clip has a molding support portion that locks to the inner bending edges on both sides of the molding, A molding clip assembly in which a second clip is slidably attached to a first clip, and a holding portion for connecting to the second clip is paired on both sides of a stud attaching portion of the first clip. Formed by the second
The clip is formed with a pair of flat plate-shaped locking portions extending so as to hang from the molding support portion at positions corresponding to the pair of holding portions, and each holding portion of the second clip corresponds to each engagement portion of the first clip. It has a width corresponding to the width of the stopper and is formed in a substantially U shape so as to hold each locking portion, and in the U-shaped portion, each holding portion and each locking portion are provided on a surface facing each other. Is formed with a plurality of ratchet-shaped tooth surfaces formed of grooves extending in the width direction on both sides of the holding portion and the locking portion in the longitudinal direction of the locking portion. A molding clip set, characterized in that a hole through which each locking portion can pass is provided, and the tip of the locking portion of the second clip extends through the hole to adjust the position of the second clip with respect to the first clip. A solid is provided.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a gap 6 between an end face 3 of a window glass 2 and a face 5 of a vehicle body 4 facing the glass end face 3 by using a molding clip assembly 1 consisting of two parts, which is an embodiment of the present invention. It shows a state in which a molding 7 is attached as an elongated decorative member that covers the.

The illustrated clip assembly 1 according to the present invention includes a first clip 10 shown in detail in FIGS. 2 (a) to (g) and a second clip 11 shown in detail in FIGS. 3 (a) to (e). It consists of and. The first clip 10 is a headed stud (so-called T stud) fixed to the vehicle body surface 5 by welding or the like.
It can be fixed to the vehicle body 4 by sliding it to 12. In addition, the second clip 11 has a molding support portion that locks on the inner bent edges on both sides of the molding 7, and a locking portion that extends downward from the molding support portion and that locks on the first clip 10. Then, the first clip 10 is connected to the second clip 11 in a temporarily fastened state in which the locking portion thereof is pushed in halfway, and is used in the temporarily fastened and coupled state for mounting the molding 7, and is further pushed in. As a result, the mall 7 is finally fixed. It should be noted that the surface of the holding portion of the first clip 10 and the surface of the engaging portion of the second clip 11 facing this surface have a second
A plurality of tooth flanks are formed so that the clip can move only in the pushing direction. Further, the holding portion of the first clip is formed in a U shape, and the bottom portion thereof is provided with a hole through which the locking portion of the second clip can pass.

Hereinafter, details of each clip will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. First, the first clip 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (a) to (g). As shown in the figure, the first clip 10 is formed in a slightly thicker rectangular plate shape, and the stud mounting portion 13 described above is provided in the central portion thereof, and at this portion, the first clip 10 is formed.
Is a stud with a head fixed to the vehicle body surface 5 (so-called T
Stud) 12 fixed. Also, the stud mounting part 13
Holding portions 14 for holding the locking portions of the second clip 11 are provided on both sides of the
Are formed.

The stud mounting portion 13 is formed in a thick and rigid plate shape, and as shown in FIG. 2 (a), a U-shaped groove 15 is formed to receive the shaft portion under the head of the T stud 12. Also, the tongue-shaped part that prevents the T-stud that has entered this groove 15 from coming off
16 is provided in the groove 15. Also, FIG. 2 (d)
As shown in the drawing, a space 17 having a height for receiving the head of the T-stud is provided below the tongue portion 16. Therefore, the first
After placing the clip 10 so that the head of the T-stud 12 enters the space 17, slide it to the left side in FIG. 2 (a),
The first clip 10 is fixed to the surface 5 of the vehicle body 4 via the T-stud 12, and after this fixing, the tongue portion 16 acts as a stopper to prevent the first clip 10 from coming off the vehicle body. The portion of the stud mounting portion 13 other than the portion for receiving the T stud is preferably formed thick in order to enhance rigidity. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), if the groove 15 is oriented slightly obliquely, the attachment to the T-stud becomes easy.

On both sides of the stud mounting portion 13, holding portions 14 that receive and hold the locking portion of the second clip 11 are formed. As shown in FIGS. 2 (c) and 2 (e), the holding portion 14 is formed in a substantially U-shape so as to lock the hanging locking portion of the second clip 11 while holding it. . Further, as shown in FIG. 2D, a hole 18 is formed in the bottom surface of the holding portion 14 so that the lower portion of the locking portion of the second clip 11 can pass through. A plurality of tooth flanks 19 are formed on the inner surface of the holding portion 14 so that the second clip 11 can be moved only in the pushing direction. Furthermore, this holding part
14 is provided with a temporary fastening projection 20 capable of stopping the locking portion of the received second clip 11 at the temporary fastening position.

The upper portion of the holding portion 14 in FIG. 2 (c) is preferably formed as an elastic spring 21 as shown. As a result, when the first clip 10 is attached to the vehicle body surface 5, it is firmly attached to the vehicle body by the action of the spring 21. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), it is preferable that a spring 22 is formed obliquely downward from the lower corner on the outer side of the holding portion 14, so that the first spring after being attached to the T stud. The rotation of the clip 10 can be prevented.

Details of the second clip 11 are shown in FIGS. The second clip 11 has a molding support portion 24 that supports the molding 7, and a locking portion 25 that locks with the holding portion 14 of the first clip 10. The molding support 24 includes a base 26 and is elongated. This support 24 has a mall 7
An inwardly bent edge 27 (FIG. 1) is formed with a locking claw 28, so that the molding 7 can be easily connected to the support 25 by pushing. Further, a molding receiving portion 29 for receiving the molding 7 is formed on the molding supporting portion 25, and the inner bending edge portion 27 of the molding is sandwiched between the molding receiving portion and the locking portion 28 so that the molding load of the molding is attached. The mall receiving part 29
By adding to, the mall moves to a predetermined position.

As described above, the second clip 11 is formed with the pair of locking portions 25 hanging down (see FIG. 3 (b)).
The intervals of 25 are formed so that each locking portion can be inserted into each holding portion 14 of the first clip 10. Further, each locking portion 25 is formed to have a length that does not interfere with the stud mounting portion 13 of the first clip 10, and in particular, the hanging length of the locking portion 25 is such that The holding portion 14 is set to a length that allows not only a state of temporary fastening in which it is slightly pushed in but also a final fastening in which it is fully pushed in. Then, because of the above-mentioned temporary fastening, the first clip holding portion 14 is provided on the lower side of the locking portion 25.
A protrusion 30 is formed at a position corresponding to the protrusion 20.
Therefore, when the locking portion 25 is inserted into the holding portion 14, the position of temporary fixing is determined by the contact between the protrusion 20 and the protrusion 30. It is desirable that both projections are formed so that they can be overcome when the second clip 11 is strongly pushed. Further, the locking portion 25 has a plurality of tooth surfaces 31 formed on the surface of the holding portion 14 of the first clip 10 facing the tooth surface 19 so that the second clip 11 can be moved only in the pushing direction. There is.

The clip assembly 1 according to the present invention mounts the molding 7 in the gap 6 between the end surface 3 of the window glass 2 and the surface 5 of the vehicle body 4,
First, the first clip 10 and the second clip 11 are used by being assembled in a temporarily fixed state with each other. This temporary fastening state is shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (d). That is, the pair of locking portions 25 of the second clip 11 is inserted into the holding portion 14 of the first clip 10. This insertion is performed until the protrusion 30 of the locking portion 25 and the protrusion 20 of the holding portion 14 come into contact with each other. By the time of this contact, the tooth surface 19 of the holding portion 14 of the first clip 10 has been already formed.
And the tooth surface 31 of the locking portion 25 of the second clip 11 start to mesh,
At the time of contact, a considerable number of teeth are engaged with each other, and both clips are connected so as not to come off. This state is the temporary fastening connection state of the clip assembly 1 according to the present invention.

The clip assembly 1 of the present invention is used in the above-described temporary fastening connection state so that the molding 7 covers the gap 6 between the end surface 3 of the window glass 2 and the surface 5 of the vehicle body 4.

A method of covering the gap 6 between the glass end surface 3 and the vehicle body surface 5 with the molding 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). As described above, the first clip 10 and the second clip 11
Is used in a state of being temporarily connected. In the temporarily fixed connection state, the stud mounting portion 13 of the first clip 10 is slid and fixed to the T stud 12 fixed to the surface 5 of the vehicle body 4. Then, by this fixing, the first clip 10
The clip assembly 1 including the second clip 11 and the second clip 11 has a spring 21.
It is firmly attached to the vehicle body surface 5 with the help of the springs 22.
After this fixing, as shown by the arrow 33, the molding 7 is pushed so that the inwardly bent edge portion 27 is locked to the locking claw 28 of the second clip 11. This pushing force is also applied to the molding receiving portion 29 of the second clip 11 as shown by the arrow 34, so that the second clip 11 moves from its temporary fastening state to its final fastening state with respect to the first clip 10. Is pushed in and the tip of the locking portion 25 of the second clip 11 is brought into contact with the reference surface 35 of the vehicle body 4.

A state in which the molding 7 is attached between the window glass 2 and the vehicle body surface 5 by the clip assembly 1 according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 5 (b). It is preferable that several clip assemblies 1 are provided in the longitudinal direction of the molding 7 so that the molding 7 is securely fixed. Therefore, on the vehicle body surface 5,
The T stud 12 is welded at a predetermined interval, but the position of the stud is displaced up and down with respect to the reference plane 35 within an allowable range. In response to this shift, the locking portion 25 of the second clip 11 is slid until it comes into contact with the reference surface 35 of the vehicle body 4, so that the shift of the fixed position of the stud is corrected by the clip assembly.
That is, even if the fixing position of the stud 12 is deviated, only by changing the pushing amount of the second clip 11, the tip portion of the locking portion 25 of the clip comes into contact with the reference surface 35 of the vehicle body 5, and the molding 7 The mounting position of is properly maintained.

According to the clip assembly of the present invention, the second clip is the first
The clip is slidably attached to the clip, and holding portions for connecting to the second clip are formed in pairs on both sides of the stud attachment portion of the first clip. A pair of flat plate-like locking parts extending downward from the molding support part are formed in the holding part of the second clip, and each holding part of the second clip holds each locking part with the width of each locking part of the first clip. Is formed in a substantially U shape,
A plurality of ratchet-shaped tooth surfaces formed of grooves extending in the width direction are formed in the longitudinal direction of the engaging portion on the surface where the retaining portion and the engaging portion face each other, and each engaging portion is formed at the bottom of each retaining portion. Is provided, and the tip of the locking portion of the second clip extends through the hole so that the position of the second clip with respect to the first clip can be adjusted. Also, not only can the mall be securely fixed to the vehicle body surface using the side and bottom surfaces of the vehicle body as reference planes,
The strength of the connection between the first clip and the second clip is extremely high because the ratchet tooth surfaces of both clips are long and engage in a wide range, and the connection is not loosened by the vibration of the vehicle, and the molding is turned up due to wind pressure. Therefore, even if it has a ratchet tooth surface in a large area, the tip of the locking part extends through the hole in the bottom part of the holding part, The position of the second clip with respect to the one clip can be easily adjusted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing how a molding is attached between a window glass end surface and a vehicle body surface using a clip assembly according to the present invention. 2 (a)-(g) are the first part of the clip assembly of the present invention.
The detail of a clip is shown, The figure (a) is a rear view, the figure (b) is a bottom view, the figure (c) is a side view, The figure (d) is d-d of the figure (a). A line sectional view, the same figure (e) is the same figure (a)
FIG. 6F is a sectional view taken along line ee of FIG. 6A, FIG. 6F is a sectional view taken along line ff of FIG. FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (e) show the second part of the clip assembly of the present invention.
The detail of a clip is shown, The figure (a) is a top view, the figure (b) is a rear view, the figure (c) is a side view, The figure (d) is d-d of the figure (b). A line sectional view, the same figure (e) is the same figure (b)
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line ee of FIG. FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (d) show a clip assembly of the present invention in a temporarily fixed state, FIG. 4 (a) being a rear view and FIG. 4 (b).
Is a side view, FIG. 6C is a sectional view taken along line cc of FIG.
FIG. 3D is a sectional view taken along line dd of FIG. FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are views showing a procedure for mounting the molding between the window glass end surface and the vehicle body surface using the clip assembly according to the present invention. Explanation of reference numerals 1 ... Clip assembly, 2 ... Window glass 3 ... Window glass end face, 4 ... Vehicle body 5 ... Vehicle surface, 6 ... Gap 7 ... Mall, 10 ... First clip 11 ... 2nd clip, 12 …… Headed stud 13 …… Stud mounting part 14 …… Holding part, 15 …… U-shaped groove 16 …… Tongue part, 18 …… Hole 19 …… Tooth surface, 20 …… Temporary fastening Projection 21 …… Spring, 22 …… Spring 23 …… Mole support, 25 …… Locking part 26 …… Base, 27 …… Inward bent edge 28 …… Locking claw, 29 …… Mall receiving part 30 …… Temporary fastening projections, 31 …… Tooth surface 38 …… Second clip, 35 …… Vehicle reference plane

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first clip and a second clip for mounting a molding in a gap between an end surface of a window glass and a vehicle body surface facing this surface.
The first clip has a stud attachment portion fixed to a stud fixed to the vehicle body surface, and the second clip has a molding support portion that is locked to the inner bending edges on both sides of the molding. In the molding clip assembly having the second clip slidably attached to the first clip, a holding portion for connecting to the second clip is provided on both sides of the stud attachment portion of the first clip. The second clip is formed with a pair of flat plate-shaped engaging portions extending downward from the molding support portion at positions corresponding to the pair of holding portions. The holding part is the first
The clip has a width corresponding to the width of each locking portion and is formed in a substantially U shape so as to hold each locking portion, and each holding portion and each locking portion are formed in the U-shaped portion. On the face to face,
A plurality of ratchet-shaped tooth surfaces, each of which is composed of a groove extending in the width direction, are formed on both sides of the holding portion and the locking portion in the longitudinal direction of the locking portion. A molding clip assembly, wherein a hole through which the stopper can pass is provided, and a tip of the locking portion of the second clip extends through the hole to adjust the position of the second clip with respect to the first clip.