JPH10213267A - Clip for fixing slender article such as wire harness - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip that requires no special tools and also dispenses with bending work for existing metallic clips in fixing a slender article such as a wire harness with the use of a hollow boss protruding from a panel. SOLUTION: A clip 1 comprises a body 2 and a pin 3. The body 2 is integrally constituted of an arm 9, to which a wire harness is fixed, two legs 11 extending downward from the arm 9 so as to be inserted in a hollow boss, and two locking jaws 13 extending upward from the arm 9 at the positions corresponding to the legs 11. The pin 3 is integrally constituted of a head 19 and a shank 21 extending from the head 19 so as to be inserted between the legs 11 while expanding them. The pin shank 21 is adapted to be locked by the locking jaws 13 at its first locking part 22 or at the first position where its tip is situated outside the legs 11, and at its second locking part 23 or at the second position where its tip is pressed in between the legs 11 while expanding them.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip for attaching an elongated article such as a wire harness to a resin panel such as an inner panel of an automobile using a hollow resin boss protruding from the panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art To attach a wire harness using a hollow boss protruding from an inner panel of an automobile,
The wire harness is wound and held by a metal strip strip clip, and the clip is attached to the hollow boss by screwing a tapping screw. In this mounting method, since the tapping screw is rotated by a tool to fix the clip, the fixing operation is troublesome. Further, since the fixing of the wire harness to the clip has been performed by winding the metal clip on the wire harness while bending it by hand, there is a concern that the fixing of the wire harness may become unstable.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for a tool when attaching an elongated article such as a wire harness using a hollow boss projecting from a panel, and to use a metal clip. An object of the present invention is to provide a clip which does not require such a winding operation by bending.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a clip for attaching an elongated article such as a wire harness to a resin panel using a hollow boss protruding from the panel, wherein the elongated article is attached to the clip. Arm, a plurality of legs formed to extend downward from the arm and insertable into the hollow boss, and a locking portion extending upward from the position of the leg to the arm. A pin formed integrally with a head and a shaft that is suspended from the head and inserted between the legs so as to extend the legs of the main body. A locking portion of the main body at a first position where the tip of the shaft does not enter the leg, and at a second position where the tip of the shaft enters the leg and expands the leg. A locking means for locking against Clip is provided.

According to the above-mentioned clip, since the pin is connected to the main body at the first position where the tip of the shaft does not enter the leg, the pin can be handled as one part, and the arm can be used to tape an elongated article such as a wire harness to a tape. Insert the leg into the hollow boss of the panel while holding it wound, and then insert the shaft into the leg by pressing the pin head, the leg expands and is firmly fixed to the boss Is done. Therefore, no tools are required for attaching the wire harness or the like, and the wire harness can be securely attached to the arm, so that the fixed wire harness after the attachment is stable.

Further, according to the present invention described in claim 2,
A clip for attaching an elongated article such as a wire harness to a resin panel using a hollow boss protruding from the panel, comprising: a band that winds and holds the elongated article; and a wound state of the band. With a buckle to hold the
In order to fix the band and the buckle to the hollow boss, a plurality of legs that can be inserted into the hollow boss, a head and a leg that extends down from the head to extend the legs. A clip comprising: a pin having a shaft portion inserted between the pins; and a holding band for holding a head portion of the pin at a position where a tip of the shaft portion can enter between the legs by pushing. Is done. In the case of this clip,
Holding the wire harness is a simple operation of winding it up with a band and stopping it with a buckle. Like the clip of claim 1, the wire harness can be handled as one part, and the leg is inserted into the hollow boss of the panel. In addition, by simply pressing the pin head to insert the shaft into the leg, the shaft is firmly fixed to the boss, no tools are required for mounting, and the fixing of the wire harness after mounting is stable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the clip according to the second aspect, wherein the band component includes a band, a pin, and a pin holding band, and the base component includes a buckle and a leg portion integrally formed. The base component and the band component are connected to each other by a snap fit at a position corresponding to the pin and a position corresponding to the buckle. In this way, by dividing into band parts and base parts, the number of mold parts for molding is reduced,
Molding becomes easy, and molding cost and molding time can be reduced. In addition, since these two parts are connected to each other by snap fitting, the clip can be handled as one part.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the clip according to the third aspect, the band component has a base component accommodating portion formed at a root portion of the band, and the pin holding band includes
The base component accommodating portion is formed at a position corresponding to the leg of the base component with a pair of thin strips rising on the side opposite to the leg, and a pin head is provided at the tip of each strip. The pin shaft part is connected to the leg part and hangs down toward the leg part.By pushing the pin head, the pin shaft part enters the leg part while bending so that the holding band extends from the middle to the outside. Is done. Therefore, the holding of the pin and the pushing of the pin are performed by the holding band. Also, in any of the above clips, the leg can be formed by two rods having a semicircular cross section, and a plurality of small projections can be formed on the outer periphery of both legs. Can be fixed more firmly.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a clip according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) ~
(D) shows the body 2 and the pin 3 of the clip 1, and FIG.
(A) and (B) show the details of the pin 3 and FIGS.
(C) shows the clip 1 holding the wire harness 5,
The procedure for attaching to a hollow boss 7 protruding from the panel 6 is shown.

The clip 1 is a resin product composed of a main body 2 and pins 3. The main body 2 is integrally formed, and has an elongated arm 9 to which an elongated article (a wire harness 5 in the embodiment) is attached, and a base 10 formed by extending a rectangular plate on the side of the arm 9. And two legs 11, 11 formed to extend downward from the base 10.
And a pair of locking claws 13, 13 extending above the two legs 11.
And The two legs 11, 11 have a fixed gap, and a portion of the base 10 corresponding to the gap has a hole 14 for inserting a pin shaft. Can be inserted between the legs 11.

In the portion where the insertion hole 14 of the pin shaft portion is provided, it is necessary to prevent the distal end portion of the pin shaft portion from coming out of the gap between the pair of locking claws 13 in a direction perpendicular to the pair of locking claws 13. A pair of protrusions 15, 15 (see FIG. 1 (C)) for prevention are formed. At the boundary between the arm 9 and the base 10, a regulating plate 17 that stands upright so that the wire harness attached to the arm 9 is positioned and not moved is provided. Each leg 11 is formed in a rod shape, and has a semicircular cross section as shown in FIG.
However, a circular shape corresponding to the hollow portion of the hollow boss 7 is formed. A plurality of small protrusions 18 are formed on the outer periphery of both leg portions 11, and when these small protrusions 18 are expanded,
The leg 11 is firmly fixed to the boss 7 by biting into the inner wall of the hollow boss 7. Note that the number of the legs 11 is not limited to two, but can be any number as long as the pins 11 are expanded laterally by the insertion of the pin shafts and come into contact with the inner wall of the hollow boss.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pin 3 has a head 19 formed in a square plate shape for easy pushing operation,
A shaft 21 inserted between the two legs through a hole 14 in the base 10 so as to extend the legs 11, 11 of the main body 2 so as to hang down from the head 19 is formed integrally. In the shaft portion 21,
A first locking portion (recess) 22 is formed at a first position where the tip of the shaft portion does not enter between the legs 11, 11, and locks with the claw portion of the locking claw 13, and the tip of the shaft portion has both leg portions. A second engaging portion (projection) 23 is formed between the first and second engaging portions 11 and 11 to engage with the claw portion of the locking claw 13 at the second position where the leg portion is pushed and expanded. Prior to the mounting operation, the first locking portion 22 fixes the pin 3 to the main body 2.
The second locking portion 23
Is used for final fixing for fixing the main body 2 to the hollow boss after the mounting operation. Further, a pair of plate-like stoppers 25 are provided on the pin 3 on both sides of the shaft portion 21.
It is formed so as to hang down from the head 19. The stopper 25 regulates the pushing amount of the head 19 and
Does not come into contact with the locking claw 13.

The operation of fixing the wire harness 5 to the panel 6 using the clip 1 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (A) to 3 (C). First, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the wire harness 5 is held on the arm 9 of the clip 1 by winding a tape 26 thereon. The positioning plate 17 of the arm 9 is used for positioning the wire harness 5 on the arm 9. Clips 1 are attached to the long wire harness 5 at a plurality of locations by winding a tape 26. Next, the wire harness 5 to which the clip 1 is attached is delivered to an automobile production line or the like, and an operator brings the wire harness 5 into the automobile and fixes the wire harness to a predetermined portion of a resin panel such as an inner panel. As shown in FIG. 3B, a hollow boss 7 is provided at a predetermined position from the resin panel 6 so as to project therefrom. Then, the operator pushes the base 10 in the direction of the arrow 27 and inserts the legs 11, 11 into the hollow portion 29 of the boss 7. The leg portion 11 is provided with a small projection 18 on the outer peripheral surface. However, since the leg portion 11 is easily bent inward, there is no hindrance to insertion.

As shown in FIG. 3B, after pushing the base 10 until the base 10 contacts the upper end surface of the hollow boss 7, the head 19 of the pin 3 is strongly pushed as indicated by an arrow 30. Push. By this pushing, the locking between the locking portion 22 of the shaft 21 of the pin 2 and the locking claw 13 of the main body is released, and the shaft 2
1 is inserted between both legs 11,11. Due to this insertion, the legs 11, 11 that have been bent inward are expanded outward, and the outer surface of the leg 11 strongly contacts the inner wall of the hollow portion 29 of the boss 7. As a result, the leg 11 is
(See FIG. 3C). In addition, since the small protrusion 18 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the leg portion 11 and cuts into the inner wall of the hollow portion 29, the fixing is strong. In this fixing, since the pawl of the locking claw 13 is locked to the second locking portion of the shaft portion 21, the fixing does not come off accidentally. In this manner, the wire harness 5 held by the base 10 and thus the arm 9 is fixed to the panel 6 via the hollow boss 7. According to Clip 1, no tools are required,
The wire harness 5 is fixed to the boss 7 of the panel 6 only by pushing in the pin 2. In the case of the removal work, as shown by the arrow 31 in FIG.
Is strongly pulled up, the shaft 21 is pulled up from the leg 11. Thereby, the leg portion 11 is easily bent inward, and can be pulled out from the hollow boss 7.

FIGS. 4 to 7 show a clip 33 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG.
FIG. 5C shows the entirety of the clip 33 with the band 34 partially omitted, and FIGS.
5A, and FIGS. 6A to 6E show details of the base component 37, and FIGS. 7A and 7B.
Shows a state in which the clip 33 holding the wire harness 5 is attached to the hollow boss 7 protruding from the panel 6.

The clip 33 is a band component 3 shown in FIG.
5 and a base part 37 shown in FIG. 6, and both parts are integrally formed of resin. As shown in FIG. 4, the clip 33 has a band 34. Since the wire harness is held by this band, the work of holding the wire harness is simpler than that of the clip 1 of the first embodiment, and since the wire harness can be removed by releasing the band, the removal becomes easier. After fixing the wire harness to the panel, the wire harness can be held. As described above, by forming the clip 33 with two parts, the base 37 can be formed of a hard material, and the band 34 can be formed of a soft material, whereby the mounting strength of the clip 33 is maintained high. In addition, the operation of the band 34 is facilitated, and the functions of the components can be improved. The two-part clip 33 will be described below.

First, the band component 35 will be described with reference to FIG. 5A is a plan view of the band component, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG. 5C is a left side view.
The band component 35 includes a band 34 for winding and holding the wire harness, and a base component 3 at the base of the band 34.
7, and a pair of holding bands 39 formed of thin strips extending from the housing at the ends of the base component housing 38 having a rectangular frame shape. , 39 and a pin 41 supported by the holding band 39. The pin 41 includes a head portion 42 formed in a square plate shape so that the pushing operation is easy, and a shaft portion 43 hanging down from the head portion 42 to a position very close to the base component housing portion 38. The shaft portion 43 is provided with a locking portion 45 for final locking, which corresponds to the second locking portion 23 of the shaft portion 21 of the pin 3 of the clip 1 of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5A, the head 42
Is formed with a hole 46 for molding. Since the pin 41 is held by the holding band 39, the shaft portion 43 has no equivalent to the first locking portion 22.

A locking bar 47 is formed in the base component housing 38 near the base of the band 34 for connecting a portion of the base component 37 corresponding to the buckle.
Further, a pair of arrow-shaped locking portions for connecting the leg portion of the base component 37 and the portion having the locking claw to a position where the holding band 39 holding the pin 43 rises are provided in the base component housing portion 38. 49 are formed. The locking portion 46 extends outward from the base component housing portion 38 in the horizontal direction. In the band 34, a number of step-like locking grooves 50 for locking to the locking claws of the buckle of the base component are formed in the longitudinal direction. Further, it is preferable that each holding band 39 is provided with a thin portion 51 that defines a bending point when the pin 41 is bent so as to protrude outward when the pin 41 is pushed.

The base component 37 will be described with reference to FIG. 6, (A) is a plan view of the base component,
(B) is a front view, (C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of (A),
(D) is a sectional view taken along line EE of (A). Base part 3
7 is formed so as to have a frame-shaped base 53 that fits into the base component housing 38 of the band component 35. The base component 37 includes a buckle 54 that receives and locks the band 34 on which the wire harness is wound, and a band boss 53 with the band 34 or the buckle 54 at a position corresponding to the tip of the shaft 43 of the pin 41 of the band component 35. In order to be fixed, two legs 55, 55 extending to the side opposite to the pin 41 and a pair of locking claws 57, 57 extending in the direction of the pin 41 are provided so that they can be inserted into the hollow boss. .

In the portion of the base 53 corresponding to the gap between the two legs 55, a hole 5 for inserting the pin shaft 43 is provided.
8 are open. A plurality of small projections 5 are provided on the outer circumference of the legs 55.
9 are formed and cut into the inner wall of the hollow boss 7. The buckle 54 is provided with a locking claw 61 for locking in the locking groove 50 of the band 34. At a position adjacent to the buckle 54, a fitting portion 62 for receiving the snap bar 47 of the band component 35 and snap-fitting is formed. Base 53
Band component 3 at a position close to the leg 55 and the locking claw 57
In a position corresponding to the sagittal locking portion 49 of FIG. 5, a second fitting portion 63 that receives and snap-fits each sagittal locking portion 49.
Are provided in a pair with the locking portions 49. The first fitting portion 62 and the second fitting portion 63 and the band component 3
The base part 37 and the band part 35 are connected to each other by a snap fit at a position corresponding to the pin 41 and a position corresponding to the buckle 54 by the fifth locking bar 47 and the locking portion 49. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the two parts are connected. As shown in FIG. 4C, the tip of the pin shaft 43 hangs down toward the leg 55,
By pressing the pin head 42, the pin shaft 43 is bent while the holding band 39 is bent so as to protrude from the middle to the outside.
5 and 55 can be entered.

Using the clip 33 having the above structure,
Regarding the operation of fixing the wire harness 5 to the panel 6,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 (A)
As shown in the figure, the wire harness 5 is wound by the band 34, the tip of the wire harness 5 passes through the buckle 54, the locking claw is locked by locking in the locking groove of the band, and the wire harness 5 is clipped. 33. FIG.
In the case of the small-diameter wire harness 5A of (A), it can be wound and held by the band 34 as shown by the imaginary line.
When the wire harness 5 is long, clips 33 are attached to a plurality of locations. Next, the wire harness 5 to which the clip 33 is attached is brought into a production line of an automobile or the like, and an operation of fixing the wire harness to a predetermined position of a panel in the automobile is performed.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the worker inserts the legs 55 of the clip 33 into the hollow portion 29 of the hollow boss 7 projecting from the resin panel 6 to a predetermined position. The leg 55 is pushed in until the base 53 of the base component contacts the upper end surface of the hollow boss 7. Next, as shown by an arrow 65, the head 42 of the pin 41 is pressed firmly. By this pushing, the pin 2 head 42 is lowered from the position of the imaginary line to the position of the solid line, and the pin shaft 43 is inserted between the legs 55, 55, and at the same time, the holding band 39 is moved from the middle to the outside as shown by the solid line. It is bent to overhang. By inserting the pin shaft 43, the legs 55, 55 are expanded outward,
The outer surface of the leg strongly contacts the inner wall of the hollow portion 29 of the boss 7,
The leg 55 is fixed to the hollow boss 7 and the small projection 5
9 bites into the inner wall of the hollow portion 29 and is strongly fixed. At the time of this fixing, the locking portion 45 of the pin shaft portion 43 is locked to the claw of the locking claw 57 above the leg portion 55, so that the fixing is maintained, and the fixing is not accidentally released. Accordingly, the wire harness 5 is fixed to the panel 6 via the hollow boss 7 only by pushing the pin 41 without any tool.

In order to remove only the wire harness, the band 34 may be removed from the buckle 54. In this case, if the locking claws of the buckle 54 are extended outward to form unlocking pieces, the band can be easily pulled out. In the case of removing the clip 33, if the pin head 42 is pulled up strongly, the shaft 43 is pulled up from the leg 55,
The leg 55 can be extracted from the hollow boss 7.

[0024]

According to the clip of the present invention, the pin is held in the body at a position where the tip of the shaft does not enter the leg, so that the pin can be handled as one part. While holding it, insert the leg into the hollow boss of the panel, then press the pin head to insert the shaft into the leg, the leg expands and is firmly fixed to the boss. Since no tools are required for attaching the harness or the like, and the wire harness can be securely held on the clip, the fixing of the wire harness after the attachment is stabilized.

According to the clip of the present invention further comprising a band for winding and holding an elongated article and a buckle for holding the band in a wound state, in addition to the above-mentioned advantages, the clip for holding a wire harness is also provided. Can be simply wound by a band and stopped with a buckle, and the wire harness can be removed by releasing the band, making it easy to remove.Furthermore, the wire harness can be held after the clip is fixed to the panel. . In this case, a band component in which the band, the pin, and the holding band are integrally formed,
Buckle and base part integrally molded with 2 parts
The base component and the band component are connected to each other by a snap fit at a position corresponding to the pin and a position corresponding to the buckle, thereby dividing the band component and the base component, thereby increasing the mounting strength. The base part is molded with a hard material to increase the height, and the band part is molded with a soft material to increase the operability, etc., and molded with different materials suitable for improving the function of each part And the function as a product can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a clip according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein (A) is a plan view of the clip, (B) is a partially cutaway front view of the clip, and (C) is shown in (A). FIG. 3D is a right side view of the clip, and FIG.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show pins of the clip of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view of a half section of the pin, and FIG. 2B is a bottom view of the pin.

3A and 3B show a procedure of attaching the clip of FIG. 1 holding a wire harness to a hollow boss protruding from a panel, wherein FIG. 3A is a partially cutaway side view of the clip holding the wire harness, and FIG. () Is a sectional view showing a state where the clip is temporarily fixed to the hollow boss, and (C) is a sectional view showing a state where the wire harness is fixed to the panel.

FIG. 4 shows a clip according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein (A) is a plan view of the clip, and (B) is (A).
(C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of (B).

5A and 5B show band components of the clip of the second embodiment, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view of the band component, FIG.
(C) is a left side view.

6A and 6B show a base part of the clip of the second embodiment, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view of the base part, FIG.
(C) is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of (A), and (D) is E of (A).
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line -E.

FIG. 7 shows a procedure for attaching the clip of FIG. 4 holding the wire harness to the boss of the panel, and (A)
Is a front view of the clip holding the wire harness, (B)
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a clip is fixed to a hollow boss and a wire harness is fixed to a panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip of 1st Example 2 Main body 3 Pin 5 Wire harness 6 Panel 7 Hollow boss 9 Arm 10 Base 11 Leg 13 Locking claw 14 Hole 15 Protrusion 17 Restriction plate 18 Small protrusion 19 Pin head 21 Pin shaft 22 First locking portion 23 Second locking portion 25 Stopper 26 Tape 29 Hollow portion of boss 33 Clip of second embodiment 34 Band 35 Band component 37 Base component 38 Base component receiving portion 39 Retaining band 41 Pin 42 Pin head 43 Pin shaft portion 45 Locking portion 47 Locking bar 49 Locking portion 53 Base 54 Buckle 55 Leg 57 Locking claw 59 Small protrusion 61 Locking claw 62 First fitting portion 63 Second fitting portion

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A clip for attaching an elongated article such as a wire harness to a resin panel using a hollow boss protruding from the panel, comprising: an arm to which the elongated article is attached; and a downward extension from the arm. And a main body integrally formed with a plurality of legs formed so as to be inserted into the hollow boss, and a locking portion extending upward from the position of the legs to an arm. And a pin integrally formed with a shaft inserted between the legs so as to extend from the legs so as to extend from the legs.
In the pin shaft portion, at a first position where the tip of the shaft portion does not enter the leg portion, and at a second position where the tip portion of the shaft portion enters the leg portion and pushes the leg portion apart. A clip provided with locking means for locking the locking portion of the main body. 2. A clip for attaching an elongated article such as a wire harness to a resin panel using a hollow boss protruding from the panel, comprising: a band for winding and holding the elongated article; A buckle that holds the wound state, a plurality of legs that can be inserted into the hollow boss to fix the band and the buckle to the hollow boss, a head, and the leg that hangs down from the head. A pin comprising a shaft portion inserted between the legs so as to expand the portion, and a holding band for holding the head of the pin at a position where the tip of the shaft portion can enter between the legs by pushing. A clip comprising: 3. The clip according to claim 2, wherein the band, the pin, and the pin holding band are integrally formed with a band component, and the buckle and the leg are integrally formed with a base component. Wherein the base component and the band component are connected to each other by a snap fit at a position corresponding to the pin and a position corresponding to the buckle. 4. The clip according to claim 3, wherein the band component has a base component receiving portion formed at a root portion of the band, and the pin holding band is a base of the base component receiving portion. At the position corresponding to the leg of the component, a pair of thin strips rising on the side opposite to the leg is formed, and at the tip of each strip, the pin head is connected to the pin shaft. Are suspended toward the legs, and the pin shaft portion is configured to enter the legs while pressing the pin head to deflect the holding band so as to extend from the middle to the outside. Clip. 5. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the legs are two rods having a semicircular cross section, and a plurality of small projections are formed on the outer periphery of both legs. Clip.