JPS634041B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a panel fastener used for attaching various panels, particularly cowl louvers of automobiles.

In general, cowl louvers placed below the windshield of automobiles are susceptible to rust from the periphery, so the periphery has been subjected to a hook-folding process, a so-called hemming process.

Such a cowl louver is usually attached to the vehicle body side with a fastener, such as a screw, but the fastener is not exposed to the outside in the installed state of the cowl louver, and It is required that the installation work be easy, and by satisfying such conditions, the beautiful appearance of the automobile can be maintained.

In other words, when a screw is used as a fastener to attach the cowl louver, the screw is passed through the cowl louver and screwed into the vehicle body so that the head of the screw is exposed to the outside. If it is, the installation work is easy, but on the other hand, there is a risk that rust will occur in the part where the hole is drilled for the screw, and the appearance of the car will be damaged. It is desirable that the cowl louver is attached to the vehicle body using the hook-folded inner part.

The object and problem of the present invention is to easily and firmly attach various panels, especially the inside portions of automobile cowls and louvers to the vehicle body, and to expose the panels to the outside of the panel. To provide a panel fastener that maintains a beautiful appearance without causing damage.

In order to solve these problems, the panel fastener of the present invention includes a base part, a tip is located at the front end side of the base part, and is protruded from the upper surface of the base part at the rear end side of the base part, A hook that forms a panel insertion groove that is fitted into a mounting hole formed in the hook folded portion of the hook and into which the panel tip of the hook folded portion is inserted from the front end side of the base portion, and a rear end of the base portion. On the side, a panel support protrudes from the upper surface of the base portion adjacent to the hook, and has its tip extending above the hook to receive the hooked portion and support the panel. A stopper and a side spring that is adjacent to the hook and extends from the root side of the panel support stopper to the front end of the base portion, and that presses the end of the panel of the hooked portion against the hook in the insertion groove.・Equipped with an arm.

Hereinafter, preferred specific examples of the panel fastener according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 show a panel of the present invention used for installing a cowl louver 25 on an automobile.
10 shows specific examples of fasteners.

The panel fastener 10 has a base portion 1
1, the tip thereof is located at the front end side of the base portion 11, protrudes from the upper surface of the base portion 11 at the rear end side of the base portion 11, and is formed in the hooked portion 26 of the cowl louver 25. The hook 12 is fitted into the attached mounting hole 27 and forms a panel insertion groove 13 into which the panel tip 28 of the hooked portion 26 is inserted from the front end side of the base portion 11;
1 protrudes from the upper surface of the base portion 11 adjacent to the hook 12 at the rear end side of the cowl, and has a distal end extending above the hook 12 to receive the hooked portion 26, and is attached to the cowl. - A pair of panel support stops 14, 15 supporting the louver 25, and a pair of panel support stops 14, 15 adjacent to the hook 12;
A pair of side spring arms 1 extend from the root side of the base portion 15 to the front end side of the base portion 11 and press the panel tip 28 of the hooked portion onto the hook 12 in the insertion groove 13.
6, 17 and a spring stud 20 protruding from the lower surface of the base portion 11.

The panel fastener 10 is molded from a synthetic resin, specifically, a semi-hard synthetic resin, and has a panel insertion groove 13 formed on one side of a substantially rectangular base portion 11. In this case, a substantially L-shaped hook 12 is integrally formed at a predetermined distance above the upper surface of the base portion 11 and partially covers the upper surface of the base portion 11. .

At the rear end side of the base portion 11, on both sides of its upper surface, a pair of panels are arranged side by side on both sides of the hook 12 and extend diagonally upward on the opposite side to the direction in which the hook 12 extends. - Support stoppers 14 and 15 are integrally formed.

The panel support stoppers 14, 15
It also has inclined sliding surfaces 18, 19, as shown in FIG.

In addition, the panel support stopper 1
4, 15, lined up on both sides of the hook 12,
the pair of side spring arms 16 extending in the same direction as the extending direction of the hook 12;
17 is formed.

Of course, the hook 12 and the side spring arms 16, 17 are such that the panel tip 28 of the hooked portion 26 of the cowl louver 25 is located between the hook 12 and the side spring arms 16, 17. The cowl louver 25 is inserted so as to be clamped, and the cowl louver 25 is supported.
In order to facilitate the insertion of the cowl louver 25, the spring arms 16 and 17 have their hooks 18 inclined upward, and the side spring arms 16 and 17 inclined downward, respectively. has been done.

The spring stud 20 is integrally formed on the other side of the base portion 11, i.e., at approximately the center of the lower surface.

The spring stud 20 is configured so that it can be snapped into a hole 34 formed in the vehicle body side of the automobile, that is, in the cowl top outer panel 30, and is inserted diagonally upward outward from the lower end side. It is integrally provided with a pair of spring stoppers 21 and 22 which are extended toward each other.

Approximately V-shaped stopper grooves 23 and 24 are provided at the upper ends of the spring stoppers 21 and 22, respectively.
is formed.

Of course, the stopper grooves 23 and 24 are formed when the spring stud 20 is fitted into the hole 34 of the cowl top outer panel 30.
The edge of the hole 34 is snapped into the stopper grooves 23, 24 to prevent the spring stud 20 from rattling in the fitted state.

Next, the panel fastener 10 according to the present invention
A method of attaching the cowl louver 25 of an automobile to the cowl top outer panel 30 using the following will be explained.

In this automobile, a cowl top outer panel 30 is arranged above the cowl top inner panel 29 with an appropriate distance therebetween, and on one side of the cowl top outer panel 30. A windshield 31 is attached via a weather strip 32.

Furthermore, a cowl louver 25 is arranged above the cowl top outer panel 30 so as to maintain an appropriate interval.
A hole 34 for fitting the spring stud 20 of the panel fastener 10 is formed in the top outer panel 30 at a position on the weather strip 32 side.

One edge of the cowl louver 25 is hook-folded, a substantially rectangular mounting hole 27 is formed in the hook-folded portion 26, and a mounting flange is formed on the other side of the cowl louver 25. It is folded back laterally to form a.

The cowl louver 25 configured as such,
When attaching to the cowl top outer panel 30, first attach the panel fastener 10 to the cowl top outer panel 30.
The spring stud 20 of the cowl top outer panel 30 is snapped into the hole 34 formed in the cowl top outer panel 30.

Of course, in that way Spring Stud 2
0 into the hole 34, the hook 12 and side
The tips of each of the spring arms 16, 17 are directed toward the front side.

In addition, in such a fitted state of the spring stud 20, the edges of the hole 34 are aligned with the stopper grooves 23 of the spring stoppers 21, 22,
Of course, each of them is contained in 24.

Next, between the hook 12 of the panel fastener 10 attached to the cowl top outer panel 30 and the side spring arms 16, 17,
On one side of the louver 25, a panel tip 28 of a hook-folded portion 26 in which a mounting hole 27 is formed is inserted.

That is, the cowl louver 25 is pressed against the weather strip 32 so that the attachment hole 27 is hooked onto the hook 12 of the panel fastener 10.

In this way, if the cowl louver 25 is pressed, the hooked edges of the cowl louver 25 will overlap the panel fastener 10.
The panel support stoppers 14 and 15 of the panel support stopper 14 and 15 are contacted, that is, the sliding surfaces 18 and 19 are gradually lifted upward.

Of course, with such a pressing operation of the cowl louver 25, the panel tip 28 at the hooked portion 26 of the cowl louver 25 is pressed against the hook 12 and the side spring arms 16, 17.
It is inserted between the two and held tightly together.

Further, when the cowl louver 25 is pressed in this manner, the inner edge of the attachment hole 27 comes into contact with the base side of the hook 12, and the attachment position of the cowl louver 25 is restricted.

In such a state, the hooked edges of the cowl louver 25 are of course placed on the tips of the panel support stops 14, 15.

Therefore, even if an external force is applied to the upper surface of the cowl louver 25, the cowl louver 25 is supported by the panel support stoppers 14 and 15 on the back side, so that the cowl louver 25 is not affected by the external force. The accompanying deformation of the cowl/louver 25 is prevented.

Furthermore, in such a state, the flange portion on the other side of the cowl louver 25 is
5 to the cowl top outer panel 30.

Of course, that screw 35 is the cowl louver 2.
5 is hidden by a hood 33 placed on the front side.

Therefore, the cowl louver 25 is attached via the panel fastener 10 on the hooked portion 26 side.
It can be easily attached to the cowl top outer panel 30, and since the panel fastener 10 is not exposed to the outside, the appearance of the automobile can be maintained beautifully.

The panel fastener 10 according to the present invention has been described as being for attaching the cowl louver 25 of an automobile, but if the edge is hook-folded and a mounting hole is formed in the hook-folded part, it can be used. Of course, it can be used to attach various types of panels.

According to the above invention, the hook has its tip located at the front end side of the base portion, projects from the upper surface of the base portion at the rear end side of the base portion, and is formed in the hooked portion of the panel. A panel insertion groove is formed that is fitted into the mounting hole, and into which the panel tip of the hooked portion is inserted from the front end side of the base portion, and the panel support stopper is inserted at the rear end side of the base portion. , protruding from the upper surface of the base portion adjacent to the hook, and having a tip extending above the hook to receive the hooked portion and supporting the panel; The arm is adjacent to the hook and extends from the root side of the panel support stopper to the front end side of the base portion, and presses the end of the panel of the hooked portion against the hook in the insertion groove, so that various types of Panels, especially automobile cowl louvers, are hook-folded so that they can be easily and firmly attached to the vehicle body at the inner part, and the panels can be easily and firmly attached to the vehicle body.
The panel is firmly hooked onto the hook by the arm without rattling, and in this way, the panel is prevented from coming off from the hook even under vibration.
Additionally, the panel is supported by the panel support stops to prevent deformation of the panel with external forces when applied to the top surface of the panel, and the fasteners are not exposed on the outside of the panel. The exterior is beautifully finished, maintained, and practical.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the panel fastener of the present invention used for attaching a cowl louver of an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the panel fastener and cowl louver of the present invention. It is a diagram. 11... Base portion, 12... Hook, 13... Panel insertion groove, 14, 15... Panel support stopper, 16, 17... Side spring arm.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base portion, the tip of which is located on the front end side of the base portion, protrudes from the upper surface of the base portion at the rear end side of the base portion, and is formed in the hooked portion of the panel. is fitted into the provided mounting hole, and
A hook forming a panel insertion groove into which the tip of the panel of the hooked portion is inserted from the front end side of the base portion, and a hook that is adjacent to the hook and protrudes from the upper surface of the base portion at the rear end side of the base portion. , and a panel support stopper whose tip extends above the hook to receive the hook folded portion and supports the panel, and a panel support stopper adjacent to the hook at the base side of the panel support stopper. A panel fastener comprising: a side spring arm extending from the base portion toward the front end side of the base portion and pressing the panel tip of the hooked portion onto the hook in the insertion groove.