JPH0752966Y2 - Clip for T-stud - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention is arranged between two plate-shaped members arranged in a butting relationship with each other on a body panel of an automobile or the like. The present invention relates to a T-stud clip for attaching a decorative member such as a molding or a garnish for covering a gap between the plate-shaped members to a T-stud on a body panel.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a clip for a T-stud of this type, there is one shown in a side sectional view in FIG. 7 and a perspective view in FIG.

The illustrated T-stud clip 101 has two glass plates (corresponding to plate-shaped members) 105 and 106 arranged in a mutually butted shape on a body panel 103 of an automobile or the like.
T stud 1 on the body panel 103 disposed between
A decorative member (also referred to as a molding) 102 for covering a gap between the glass plates 105 and 106 is attached to 04.
The T-stud clip 101 has a base 111 on which the molding 102 can be attached and which can be engaged with the head of the T-stud 104. On one side (left side in FIG. 7) of the base 111, an elastic contact piece 117 that elastically contacts the end surface of the glass plate 105 is provided. On the other side of the base 111, the body panel 103
An elastic tongue 118 is provided that elastically abuts against.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional T-stud clip 101, the T
When mounted on the stud 104, the center C1 of the clip 101 may be displaced from the axis C of the T stud 104 as shown in FIG.
Has to be pushed into the T-stud 104 while being aligned with the T-stud 104, resulting in poor mounting workability.

Further, after mounting, when an external force is applied to the molding 102 in FIG.
Although 8 resists to some extent, it may tilt relatively easily, and for example, a gap may be formed between the glass plate 105 and the molding 102, and the appearance of mounting the molding 102 may be impaired.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose thereof is to improve the workability of assembling and to prevent the rotation of the molding due to an external force. To provide.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A clip for a T-stud of the present invention which solves the above problems is provided between two plate-like members arranged in a butting relationship with each other on a body panel of an automobile or the like. A clip for a T stud that is provided and that attaches a decorative member for covering a gap between the plate-shaped members to the T stud on the body panel, the decorative member being attachable and the head of the T stud. A base portion engageable with the end portion, an elastic contact piece elastically contacting the end surface of the one plate member, an elastic blade piece elastically contacting the end surface of the other plate member, and the elastic contact And the elastic wing piece, each of which is formed on the end portion of the plate-shaped member when mounted on the T-stud, and formed on the tip of the elastic wing piece. Locking claws that are locked to the back side corners of the It is a thing.

[Operation] According to the above-mentioned means, the guide portions of the elastic contact piece and the elastic wing piece are guided by the end edge portion of the plate-like member when mounted on the T-stud, so that the T-stud is aligned. Therefore, the worker can assemble it by pushing the clip into the T-stud.

Further, after the mounting, an external force is applied to the molding to prevent rotation of the molding in one direction by the elastic contact piece and in the other direction by elastic wing pieces whose locking claws are locked to the plate member. . As a result, the clip is not tilted, and the molding can be held in the regular position for a long time.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The T-stud clip of this example is used on a body panel 3 of an automobile or the like, as shown in FIG. 1 in a side sectional view in a use state and in FIG. 2 in a perspective view before assembly. It is disposed between two glass plates 5 and 6 as plate-like members arranged in front and back in a butt shape with each other, and the T-stud 4 on the body panel 3 is provided with the glass plates 5 and 6 from each other. A decorative member (also called a molding) 2 for covering the gap is attached. Specifically, the body panel 3 is a roof panel, the front (left side in the figure) glass plate 5 is wind glass, and the rear glass plate 6 is roof side glass.

The T studs 4 are attached to the body panel 3 at predetermined intervals by welding or the like. The T-stud 4 has a disk-shaped head 42 at the upper end of the shaft 41.

The molding 2 is made of a metal core material 2a coated with a synthetic resin coating material 2b, and has a long channel-shaped cross section. Front and rear flange edges 21 and 22 are provided on both ends of the molding 2.
Is bent in the opposite direction. Along with the formation of the flange edges 21 and 22, mounting grooves 23 and 24 are formed inside the molding 2. The covering material 2b of the molding 2 has front and rear bullet pieces 25 and 26.

Next, the T-stud clip will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the description, the usage state (so-called assembled state) will be described, and FIG. 3 showing a right side view of the clip and FIG. 4 showing its plan view will be referred to.

The clip 1 is formed of an appropriate synthetic resin material, for example, a thermoplastic resin material having appropriate elasticity such as polyacetal, and is arranged at a predetermined interval substantially corresponding to the T stud 4.

The clip 1 is mainly formed of a base 11 having a substantially rectangular tube shape. The base portion 11 has a hollow portion 12 whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction and which is surrounded by front, rear, left and right side walls 11a to 11d.

A pair of left and right molding engagement pieces 13 are provided on the front side wall 11a.
Are projected so as to spread to the left and right. Mall engagement piece
The tip of 13 is engaged with the front mounting groove 23 of the molding 2. In FIG. 4, the deformation state of the molding engagement piece 13 is shown by a chain double-dashed line.

Projecting pieces 14 project laterally from the left and right side walls 11c, 11d. Formed on the rear surface of the projecting piece 14 is a molding engaging piece 15 that engages with the rear mounting groove 24 of the molding 2. The molding locking piece 15 has an inclined surface 15a on its upper side, which is inclined downward toward the tip.

Locking protrusions 16 facing each other are formed at lower edges of the front and rear side walls 11a and 11b. The locking projection 16 is locked to the head 42 of the T stud 4. The locking protrusion 16 is T
It has a locking surface 16a that abuts the lower surface of the head 42 of the stud 4, and an inclined drawing 16b that is inclined downward toward the tip end thereof (see FIG. 3).

Notches 11e are formed in the lower portions of the left and right side walls 11c, 11d. The notch 11e opens the side portion of the T stud 4 and allows the T stud 4 to pass when the clip 1 is moved in the longitudinal direction.

An elastic contact piece 17 is projected from the lower end of the rear side wall 11b. The elastic contact piece 17 is projected in an upwardly inclined shape and elastically contacts the front end surface of the rear glass plate 6. The deformed state of the elastic contact piece 17 is shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.

Further, the lower surface of the elastic contact piece 17 is a slanted guide surface 17a inclined upward toward the tip.

Elastic tongues 18 elastically abutting on the body panel 3 are projected from both ends of the lower portion of the rear side wall 11b. In FIG. 3, the deformed state of the elastic tongue piece 18 is shown by a chain double-dashed line.

A pair of left and right elastic wing pieces 19 are projected from the lower portion of the front side wall 11a so as to spread laterally. The front edge of the elastic blade piece 19 elastically contacts the rear end surface of the front glass plate 5. The state of deformation of the elastic wing piece 19 is shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.

The tip portion of the elastic wing piece 19 is formed in a stepped shape having a locking claw 20 at the lower portion thereof. The locking claw 20 is the glass plate 5
Are locked to the corners on the back side of the.

Further, the lower edge of the elastic wing piece 19 is a slanted guide surface 19a that is inclined upward toward the tip.

Next, the clip 2 is used to attach the molding 2 to the body panel 3
The case of attaching to is explained.

In the state shown in FIG. 2, the clip 1 is first assembled into the molding 2 as described below. That is, the molding engaging piece 13 is engaged with the front mounting groove 23 of the molding 2.
Then, the inclined surface 15a of the molding locking piece 15 is brought into contact with the rear flange edge 22 of the molding 2, and the clip 1 is pushed toward the molding 2. Then, the molding engaging piece 13 is expanded by sliding its tip end in the mounting groove 23. Further, the molding engaging piece 15 has the inclined surface 15a over the end of the flange edge 22 of the molding 2 when the molding engaging piece 15
The elastic restoration of 13 engages with the mounting groove 24. In this way, the molding 1 is assembled into an assembly while the clip 1 is prevented from coming off.

After that, the assembled clip 1 is attached to the body panel 3 as described below. That is, as shown in the sectional view of FIG.
By pressing it against the butted part of 5, 6, the base 11
The T-stud 4 is relatively inserted into the hollow portion 12 of the.

As the sloping surface 16b of the locking portion 16 abuts on the head portion 42 of the T-stud 4 and slides as the base portion 11 is pressed, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. Is deflected as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. When the inclined surface 16b has passed over the head 42, the side walls 11a, 1
By elastically restoring 1b, the locking surface 16a of the locking projection 16
Is locked to the head 42, and the clip 1 is attached to the body panel 3.
Are locked (see FIG. 1). After this, the pressing on the molding 2 is released.

When the clip 1 is pressed, the elastic contact piece 17 is bent as the guide surface 17a of the elastic contact piece 17 comes into contact with the front and rear portions of the rear glass plate 6 and slides, and elastically contacts the glass plate 6. Are contacted (see FIG. 1).

Further, the left and right elastic blades 19 are expanded as the guide surfaces 19a thereof come into contact with the rear edge of the front glass plate 5 and slide, and are elastically brought into contact with the glass plate 5. Then, when the locking claw 20 gets over the glass plate 5, the elastic wing piece 19 elastically restores, so that the locking claw 20 is locked to the glass plate 5 (see FIG. 1).

The left and right elastic tongues 18 are elastically brought into contact with the body panel 3.

In this way, the mounting of the molding 2 on the body panel 3 is completed.

According to the above-mentioned clip 1 for the T-stud 4, even when the center C1 of the clip 1 is deviated from the axis C of the T-stud 4 (see FIG. 5), the elastic contact piece 17 can be mounted.
And both guide surfaces 17a, 19 conforming to the tapered surface of the elastic wing piece 19
By guiding a at the edge of each glass plate 5, 6,
The clip 1 is aligned with the T-stud 4 (see FIG. 6). Therefore, the worker attaches the clip 1 to the T-stud 4
The assembly can be done by pushing into.

In addition, after the mounting, when an external force is applied to the molding 2, the clockwise direction in FIG. 1 is prevented by the elastic contact piece 17 in the rotation of the molding 2, and the opposite direction (counterclockwise direction in the drawing) is The locking claw 20 is prevented by the elastic wing piece 19 locked on the glass plate 5. As a result, the clip 1 does not tilt, and the molding 2 can be held at the regular position for a long period of time.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, as the plate-shaped member, other than the glass plate of the embodiment,
A material such as a synthetic resin panel, a metal panel, or a panel forming a part of a body panel can be considered.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, when the elastic member is attached to the T-stud, the elastic contact piece and the elastic wing piece guide portions are guided by the end edges of the plate-like member, so that the T-stud is aligned. Therefore, an operator can assemble the clip by pushing it into the T-stud, and the mounting workability is improved. In addition, after mounting, the rotation of the molding due to the external force applied to the molding can be prevented by the elastic contact piece and the elastic wing piece with the locking claw, and the molding can be held in the regular position for a long time. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a T-stud clip in use, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the T-stud clip before assembly, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a right side view of the T-stud clip, FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views for explaining the assembling process. FIGS. 7 to 9 show a conventional example. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a T-stud clip in a used state, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the clip, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view in the state of being assembled. It is a figure. 1; Clip 2; Mold (decorative member) 3; Body panel 4; T-stud 5,6; Glass plate (plate member) 11; Base 17; Elastic contact piece 19; Elastic wing piece 20; Locking claw

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Masahide Sato Inventor, Togo-machi, Aichi-gun, Aichi-gun, Haruki, No. 1, Togo Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Masahiko Oguro, Aichi, Japan Mitsubishi Motors Engineering Co., Ltd. Okazaki Plant

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A T-stud on a body panel, which is disposed between two plate-shaped members arranged in abutting relation with each other on a body panel of an automobile or the like, is arranged between the plate-shaped members. A clip for a T-stud for attaching a decoration member for covering a gap, the base being capable of mounting the decoration member and engaging with the head of the T-stud, and an end surface of the one plate member. An elastic contact piece that elastically contacts, an elastic blade piece that elastically contacts the end surface of the other plate-shaped member, and the elastic contact piece and the elastic blade piece that are respectively formed on the plate when the T-stud is mounted. An inclined guide portion guided by an edge portion of the plate-like member, and a locking claw formed at the tip of the elastic wing piece and locked at the back-side corner of the plate-shaped member. T-stud clip.