JPH09210027A - Fastener - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent incorrect assembly and lifting of a decorative member resulting from tape peeling-off, dislocation or the like, by fixing a tape onto a to be fitted without using. SOLUTION: This fastener 11 is fixed in the recessed groove 2 of a and engages a decorative member 5 for covering the recessed groove 2. This fastener 11 is also provided with the first contact body 13 which comes into contact with one side wall 3 of the recessed groove 2, and the second contact body 20 which comes into contact with the other side wall 3. Engagement means which can engage with each other, force both the contact bodies in the opposing direction by the engagement and pushes it to the side wall 3 is formed between the first contact body 13 and second contact body 20. Inside the recessed groove 2 of the member 1 to be fitted, the first contact body 13 and the second contact body 20 are engaged with each other through the engagement means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fastener for fixing a decorative member that is fixed to a groove of a member to be attached and covers the groove.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some fasteners of this type are fixed to a groove of a member to be attached by adhering with a tape. One example thereof will be described with reference to the sectional view of FIG.
This fastener 31 is formed by integrally forming a pair of left and right locking pieces 34 having a claw portion 34a on the inner side of the tip on a strip-shaped substrate 33, and to which the roof panel 1 of an automobile is attached. The roof molding 5 that covers the groove 2 formed in the roof panel 1 is used as a decorative member. The roof panel 1 has a roof side panel 4 joined to its side edge by welding, and the recessed groove 2 is formed with the joint portion of the panels 1 and 4 as the bottom surface. The recessed groove 2 has a tapered shape in which the left and right side walls 3 are inclined inward from the bottom surface side toward the opening side, and the groove width A between the both side walls 3 is deeper than the opening side (bottom surface side). ) Is getting wider. Further, the roof molding 5 is a resin integrally-molded product, and includes a design portion 6 having a strip plate shape whose upper surface is a design surface,
Legs 8 having an inverted mushroom-shaped cross section that is continuous with the lower surface of the design portion 6
And

When the fastener 31 is used, the substrate 3
The thermosetting tape 10 is attached to the lower surface of the substrate 3, and the substrate 33 is bonded onto the bottom surface of the concave groove 2 of the roof panel 1 via the tape. Next, the thermosetting tape 10 is cured by, for example, putting the automobile body in a coating furnace, whereby the fixing of the fastener 31 to the roof panel 1 is completed. After fixing the fastener 31, the leg portion 8 of the roof molding 5 is pushed into the groove 2 of the roof panel 1. Then, the leg portion 8 is inserted between the locking pieces 34 through the expansion deformation of the locking piece 34, and the leg portion 8 is prevented from coming off due to the elastic restoration of the locking piece 34. The roof molding 5 is attached to the fastener 31.

[0004]

According to the fastener 31 using the above-described tape, the thermosetting tape 10 attached to the substrate 33 is peeled off between the time when the thermosetting tape 10 is adhered to the roof panel 1 and the time when the thermosetting tape 10 is cured. May be displaced, which may cause problems such as improper assembly of the roof molding 5 and floating.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to fix the tape to a member to be attached without using the tape, thereby peeling off the tape or the position of the tape. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fastener that can prevent improper assembly of the decorative member and floating due to misalignment or the like.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems is a fastener for fixing a decorative member fixed to a concave groove of an attached member and covering the concave groove, the concave member A first contact body that contacts one side wall of the groove; and a second contact body that contacts the other side wall of the groove.
It is a fastener provided with engaging means which can be engaged with each other with the abutting body and which urges the abutting bodies in opposite directions by the engagement to press the side walls. According to the fastener of claim 1, by engaging the first abutment body and the second abutment body in the concave groove of the member to be attached via the engagement means, both the abutment bodies are brought into contact with each other. The side wall is pressed against and abuts, so that the member can be fixed to the attached member without using the tape. Therefore, it is possible to prevent defective assembling of the decorative member and lifting of the decorative member due to peeling or displacement of the tape.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 showing the usage state of the fastener in a front sectional view, and FIG. 2 showing an exploded perspective view of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the fastener 11 of the first embodiment uses the roof panel 1 of the automobile as a mounted member and covers the groove 2 formed in the roof panel 1 as in the conventional example. Is used as a decorative member. Regarding the roof panel 1 and the roof molding 5,
Since the structure is almost the same as that of the conventional example, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be described.

The fastener 11 will be described in detail with reference to the perspective view of FIG. 3 in addition to FIG. The fastener 11 is composed of two parts, a base plate 13 corresponding to the first contact body and an engagement plate 20 corresponding to the second contact body in the present invention. Both parts 1
3 and 20 are resin molded products. The substrate 13 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and a locking piece 14 having a pair of left and right and a claw portion 14a inside the tip is formed at the center of the upper surface of the substrate 13. A rising edge 15 is formed on one side edge (right edge in the figure) of the substrate 13. A plurality of stepped engagement step portions 16 are formed at a corner formed by the substrate 13 and the contact edge 15. Further, on the other side edge (left edge in the drawing) of the substrate 13, a shaft support portion 17 having a bearing groove 18 which is paired in the front-rear direction and opens rightward is formed.

On the other hand, the engaging plate 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and a square opening hole 21 is formed in the center thereof. One side portion (right edge in the drawing) of the engaging plate 20 is an elastic piece (denoted by reference numeral 22) that is elastically deformable, that is, can be flexibly deformed, and an engaging protrusion 23 that can engage with the engaging step portion 16 at its edge. Are formed. Further, on the other side edge (left edge in the drawing) of the engagement plate 20, contact portions 24 having engagement shaft portions 24a having a small-diameter shaft shape are formed on both front and rear end surfaces.

Next, the procedure for using the fastener 11 will be described. First, as shown in the front sectional view of FIG. 4, with the engagement shaft portion 24a of the contact portion 24 of the engagement plate 20 engaged with the bearing groove 18 of the shaft support portion 17 of the substrate 13, the roof panel 1 The contact edge 15 of the substrate 13 is arranged in the groove 2 and the contact edge 15 of the substrate 13 is formed in the groove 2.
And the contact portion 24 of the engaging plate 20 is opposed to the illustrated left side wall 3 of the concave groove 2. The locking piece 14 on the substrate 13 is located in the opening hole 21 of the engaging plate 20.

Subsequently, the engaging plate 20 is rotated around the axis of the engaging shaft portion 24a, and the engaging protrusion 23 is attached to the substrate 13.
The engaging step portion 16 is engaged (see FIG. 1). At this time, the engagement protrusion 23 engages with the engagement step portion 16 with the elasticity of the elastic piece 22 of the engagement plate 20. Then, the base plate 13 and the engagement plate 20 are biased in opposite directions by the elasticity of the elastic piece 22, so that the contact edge 15 of the base plate 13 abuts on the right side wall 3 of the concave groove 2 and the engagement plate 20. The abutting portion 24 is abutted against the left side wall 3 of the concave groove 2, whereby the fastener 11 is fixed to the roof panel 1. Therefore, the variation in the groove width A (see FIG. 4) of the concave groove 2 can be absorbed by the selection of the step portion of the engaging step portion 16 with which the engaging protrusion 23 engages and the deformation of the elastic piece 22. . An elastic piece 22 having an engaging step portion 16 and an engaging protrusion 23 engaging with the engaging step portion 16, and a shaft supporting portion 17
The abutting portion 24 having the engaging shaft portion 24a that engages with this corresponds to the engaging means in the present invention.

After the fastener 11 is fixed, the leg 8 of the roof molding 5 is pushed into the groove 2 of the roof panel 1 as shown in FIG. 1 to utilize the elastic deformation of the locking piece 14. As a result, the leg portion 8 is prevented from coming off, so that the roof molding 5 is attached to the fastener 11 as in the conventional example.

According to the fastener 11 described above, by engaging the base plate 13 and the engaging plate 20 in the concave groove 2 of the roof panel 1 through the engaging means (16, 22, 17, 24), The plates 13 and 20 are pressed against the side wall 3 and come into contact therewith, whereby the roof panel 1 can be fixed without using tape. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the roof molding 5 from being improperly assembled and being lifted up due to peeling and displacement of the tape.

The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the structure for fastening the roof molding 5 to the fastener 11 does not affect the gist of the present invention. Further, the board 13 and the engaging plate 20 are not limited to the plate-like shape. Further, the present invention is directed to the roof molding 5
Besides, it can be used as a fastener using a mall such as a wind molding, a carpet, a trim or the like as a decorative member.

[0015]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the fastener of the present invention, the tape can be fixed to the member to be attached without using the tape, so that the decorative member can be prevented from being improperly assembled or lifted up due to the peeling of the tape or the displacement of the tape. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front cross-sectional view showing a usage state of a fastener of the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a fastener.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a state immediately before fixing of the fastener.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 roof panel (attached member) 2 concave groove 3 side wall 5 roof molding (decorative member) 11 fastener 13 substrate (first contact body) 20 engaging plate (second contact body)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A fastener which is fixed to a groove of a member to be mounted and which engages a decorative member covering the groove, the first contact body contacting one side wall of the groove, and A second abutment body that abuts on one side wall, and the first abutment body and the second abutment body
A fastener provided with engagement means which is engageable with the abutment body and biases both the abutment bodies in opposite directions by the engagement to press the side wall.