JPH0842536A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform insertion with a weak power when a clip is inserted in the mounting hole of a panel by a method wherein a blade is held in a free state in an internal position at a panel press piece and a temporary lock piece to release holding when it is pressed against a panel is provided. CONSTITUTION:When a clip 21 is inserted in the mounting hole of a panel, the clip is forcibly bent toward an internal position with blades 9 picked. In which case, through internal displacement of an engagement piece 13, the engaging piece 13 is moved over a temporary piece 27 and engaged at the inside of the temporary piece. In this case, the engaging piece 13 is moved over the temporary lock piece 27 and engaged with the temporary lock piece 27 with a blade 9 bent and a panel press piece 25 bent as a result of slopes 13a and 27a forced into adjacent contact with each other. With this state, the blade 9 is held in an internal position and the width of the outermost side 9a of the blade 9 is reduced to a value lower than the diameter of a mounting hole. Thus, the blade 9 is inserted in the mounting hole without making contact with the edge of the mounting hole and the clip 21 is inserted in the mounting hole simply entirely without resistance.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip which is fixed in a mounting hole of a panel and fixed in the mounting hole.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional clip similar to those described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-126107, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-130686, and the like.

The clip 1 includes a main body 3 and the main body 3
A pillar 7 standing upright and extending diagonally from the tip of the pillar 7 toward the main body 3 and inserted into the mounting hole Pa of the panel P, and the free end thereof is locked in the peripheral edge of the mounting hole Pa. A flexible blade 9 and a panel pressing piece 5 extending from the main body 3 toward the blade 9 and elastically deformed by being pressed by the panel P are provided. An engagement piece 13 that engages with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole Pa of the panel P is provided at an inner position of the end surface 11 of the free end of the blade 9.

When fitting the clip 1 into the mounting hole Pa of the panel P, the head of the clip 1 is inserted into the mounting hole Pa. Then, as it is inserted, the blade 9 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole Pa and becomes a small constricted shape. When the free end of the blade 9 passes through the mounting hole Pa in that state, the blade 9 expands,
The engagement piece 13 contacts the inner circumference of the mounting hole Pa and stops. In this state, the end surface 11 of the free end of the blade 9 hits the surface on the other side of the panel P, and the panel pressing piece 5 is elastically deformed and presses against the front surface of the panel P. As a result, the clip 1 is engaged with the mounting hole Pa without rattling.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional clip 1, when the clip 1 is fitted in the mounting hole Pa of the panel P, the edge of the mounting hole Pa has the blade 9 of the clip 1.
Therefore, the blade 9 is inserted while being scraped (the portion indicated by A in the figure), and there is a problem that the insertion resistance increases.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a clip which can be inserted with a small force when it is inserted into a mounting hole of a panel.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body, a pillar standingly provided on the main body, an obliquely extending end of the pillar toward the main body, and being inserted into a mounting hole of a panel. A clip provided with an arrowhead-shaped flexible blade whose free end is locked to the peripheral edge of the mounting hole, and a panel pressing piece that extends from the main body to the blade side and is elastically deformed by being pressed by the panel. In the above, the panel pressing piece is provided with a temporary fixing piece that can hold the blade in an inward position in a free state and that releases the holding when pressed by the panel.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the clip according to the first aspect, the temporary fastening piece is provided so as to project from the upper surface of the panel retainer, and the free end of the blade has a peripheral edge of a mounting hole of the panel. Is provided, and the engaging piece is configured to be engageable with the temporary fixing piece.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the clip according to the second aspect, when the blade is bent to an inward position on the facing surface of at least one of the engaging piece and the temporary fixing piece, the panel is formed. It is characterized in that an inclined surface is formed to bend the pressing piece in a direction in which it is elastically deformed.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the clip according to any one of the first to third aspects, in which when the blade is in the inward position, the blade is temporarily fixed so that the size of the blade is smaller than that of the mounting hole. It is characterized in that the position of one side is set.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the clip according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, characterized in that it is integrated with an electric wire fixture.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the blade is inserted into the mounting hole of the panel, the blade is held at the inner position by the temporary fixing piece and inserted, so that the contact with the edge of the mounting hole can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to insert with reduced resistance. Also,
Once inserted, the panel pressing piece presses against the panel to elastically deform and release the blade, so that the blade engages with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the blade can be held at the inner position by engaging the engaging piece with the temporary fixing piece.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by grasping the blade and bending it to the inward position, the engaging piece can be easily engaged with the temporary fixing piece by the action of the inclined surface, and the blade is moved to the inward position. Can be held.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the blade is inserted into the mounting hole of the panel while being held in the inner position, so that the blade can be inserted while avoiding contact between the edge of the mounting hole and the blade.

According to the invention of claim 5, the electric wire can be fixed to the panel by engaging the clip with the mounting hole of the panel.

[0017]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part. The clip 21 of this embodiment is integrated with the electric wire fixture 20 which is a resin molded product. The electric wire fixture 20 has a strip-plate-shaped main body 23, and by providing a raised portion 23a at the end, the inside thereof is the tape winding portion 2
It is 3b. The clip 21 is provided at the center of the main body 23 in the longitudinal direction.

The clip 21 has the main body 23, the support column 8 and the blade 9. These have substantially the same shape as the conventional example shown in FIG. Further, the clip 21 has a panel pressing piece 25 integrated on the surface of the main body 23. A pair of blades 9 are symmetrically provided along the longitudinal direction of the main body 23.
A pair of panel pressing pieces 25 are provided corresponding to the blades 9, the base end portion is integrated with the main body 23 by the vertical rising portion 25a, the middle portion is projected outward by the horizontal portion 25b, and the tip portion is inclined. The portion 25c extends outward obliquely upward.

On the upper surface of the horizontal portion 25b of the panel pressing piece 25, a temporary fixing piece 27 is provided so as to project. The temporary fixing piece 27 is a free end of the blade 9 when the panel pressing piece 25 and the blade 9 are in a free state. Than the engaging piece 13 protruding from the end face 11 of
It is in the inner position (close to the column 7). Further, the upper end position of the temporary fixing piece 25 is above the lower end position of the engaging piece 13.

Therefore, the engaging piece 13 is provided inside the temporary fixing piece 25.
Are positioned so that they can be engaged with each other.
At that time, the width between the outermost sides 9a of the left and right blades 9 is
The position of the temporary fixing piece 27 is determined so as to be smaller than the mounting hole Pa of the panel P. Further, inclined surfaces 13a and 27a are formed on the opposing surfaces of the temporary fixing piece 27 and the engaging piece 13 so as to bend the panel pressing piece 25 and the blade 9 in the directions in which they separate from each other when they come into contact with each other.

Next, the operation will be described.

This clip 21 is attached to the mounting hole Pa of the panel P.
When the blade 9 is inserted into the blade 9 as shown by the arrow B in FIG.
Pinch to force it to bend inward. Then, due to the inward displacement of the engaging piece 13, the engaging piece 13 gets over the temporary fixing piece 27 and is engaged with the inside thereof. At that time, the slidable surfaces 13 a and 27 a are slidably in contact with each other to bend the blades 9 and the panel pressing pieces 25, while the engaging pieces 13 pass over the temporary fixing pieces 27 and the temporary fixing pieces 2.
Engage 7. In this state, the blade 9 is held at the inner position, and the width of the outermost side 9a of the blade 9 becomes smaller than the diameter of the mounting hole Pa.

FIG. 3 shows the state. When inserting into the mounting hole Pa of the panel P, the blade 9 is inserted into the mounting hole Pa of the panel P in this state as shown in FIG. At this time, since the blade 9 is held in a shape folded inside, the blade 9 can be inserted into the mounting hole Pa without coming into contact with the edge of the mounting hole Pa. Therefore, the clip 21 can be easily inserted into the mounting hole Pa without any resistance.

Further, as the blade 9 is inserted, the tip of the panel pressing piece 25 hits the panel P as shown in FIG. 4 (b), and is elastically deformed to open outward. As a result, the engagement piece 13 and the temporary fixing piece 27 are disengaged, the blade 9 becomes free and spreads out as shown by an arrow C, and (c) of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the engagement piece 13 at the free end of the blade 9 is attached to the mounting hole P.
It hits the inner circumference of a and stops. As a result, the clip 1 is engaged with the mounting hole Pa without rattling.

The clip 21 is integrated with the electric wire fixture 20 and is used as shown in FIG. That is, the tape winding portion 23b provided on the main body 23 is connected to the wire harness W.
It is attached to the wire harness W by winding it with the tape T. And in that state, the clip 21
The wire harness W is fixed to the panel P by inserting into the mounting hole Pa of the panel P.

The clip 21 may be provided in addition to the wire fixing device. Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the blade 9 is held at the inner position, the blade 9 is made smaller than the mounting hole Pa of the panel P, but even if it is formed to be slightly larger than the mounting hole Pa, Some effects can be expected. Further, the inclined surfaces 13a and 27a do not necessarily have to be provided. Furthermore, the attachment position and the shape of the temporary fixing piece 27 can be arbitrarily changed according to the shape and the like of the panel pressing piece 25.

[0028]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the blade can be folded when it is inserted into the mounting hole of the panel, so that the insertion force of the blade can be reduced. it can. Further, when the blade is once inserted, the blade pressing is automatically released, so that the blade can be engaged with the mounting hole as it is.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the blade can be easily held at the inner position by engaging the engaging piece with the temporary fixing piece.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by grasping the blade and bending it to the inward position, the engaging piece can be easily engaged with the temporary fixing piece, and the blade is held at the inward position. be able to.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the blade can be inserted into the mounting hole without hitting the edge of the mounting hole, so that almost no insertion force is applied.

According to the invention of claim 5, the electric wire can be easily fixed to the panel only by engaging the clip with the mounting hole of the panel.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state at the time of setting in the mounting hole according to the embodiment of the present invention.

4A to 4C are cross-sectional views showing an operation of the present invention when inserted into a mounting hole.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state in which an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a mounting hole.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional clip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Supports 9 Blades 13 Engaging Pieces 13a Inclined Surfaces 20 Electric Wire Fixtures 21 Clips 23 Main Body 25 Panel Holding Pieces 27 Temporary Fixing Pieces 27a Inclined Surfaces

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main body, and a support provided upright on the main body,
Flexible arrow-shaped blades extending obliquely from the tips of the columns toward the main body and inserted into the mounting holes of the panel, the free ends of which are locked to the peripheral edge of the mounting holes; In a clip provided with a panel pressing piece that extends to and elastically deforms when pressed by the panel, when the panel pressing piece can hold the blades in an inward position in a free state and is pressed by the panel. A clip provided with a temporary fixing piece for releasing the holding. 2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the temporary fastening piece is provided so as to project from an upper surface of the panel retainer, and the free end of the blade engages with a peripheral edge of a mounting hole of the panel. A clip provided with a joint piece, and the engagement piece is configured to be engageable with the temporary fixing piece. 3. The clip according to claim 2, wherein the panel pressing piece is elastically deformed when the blade is bent inwardly on the facing surface of at least one of the engaging piece and the temporary fixing piece. A clip characterized in that an inclined surface is formed so as to be bent in the direction of movement. 4. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the position of the temporary fixing piece is set so that the size of the blade is smaller than that of the mounting hole when in the inward position. A clip that is characterized by being. 5. The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the clip is integrated with an electric wire fixture.