KR20200133421A - Clip and clip mounting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clip and a clip mounting device. According to the present invention, a housing mounting portion (17) is arranged at the other end of the clip body (12) of the clip (10). A fastening finger (18) and a hooking finger (20) which have different planar shapes are alternately arranged on the housing mounting portion (17) at predetermined angle intervals. The housing mounting portion (17) is inserted into the clip mounting portion (32) and rotated to be fastened, wherein an insertion space (36) is formed in the clip mounting portion (32), so that the fastening finger (18) and the hook finger (20) are positioned therein. A fastening release arm (46) is formed in a cantilever shape on a bottom plate (33) constituting the insertion space (36) and is fastened to and released from the fastening finger (18) of the clip (10). According to the present invention, the mounting and disassembling work of the clip is made easier, a work of attaching the clip to a connector housing is always accurately performed, and noise caused by vibration is prevented.

Description

Clip and clip mounting apparatus

The present invention relates to a clip and a clip mounting device, and more particularly, to a clip and a clip mounting device for mounting a connector or the like to a fixed portion.

For example, wires constituting a circuit inside a vehicle perform electrical connection through a connector. Clips are used to fix these connectors to a specific position, such as a panel, which is a fixing part in an automobile.

In the Korean Utility Model No. 20-2008-0004986 disclosed in the prior art document below, for the connection of the connector housing and the clip, the fastening jaw on the clip is inserted between the mounting ribs in the housing and is hung on the hanger, so that the clip is connected to the connector housing. To be combined.

However, in such a prior art, there is a problem in that a tool must be used to release the coupling between the hook and the fastening jaw, and the hook and the hook are invisible from the outside between the clip and the connector housing, so even when inserting the tool Inserting it into the correct position is difficult for non-skilled technicians.

And, for the coupling between the hook jaw and the fastening jaw, when they are coupled to each other, there must be some clearance. However, such clearance causes noise in an environment with a lot of vibration.

Republic of Korea Open Utility Model No. 20-2008-0004986

An object of the present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, and to enable the clip to be easily mounted to the connector housing and to be separated without a separate tool.

Another object of the present invention is to ensure that the mounting direction is correct when mounting the clip to the connector housing.

Another object of the present invention is to ensure that there is no gap between the housing mounting portion of the clip and the clip mounting portion of the connector housing.

According to the features of the present invention for achieving the above object, the clip of the present invention is a clip for mounting a connector to a panel, the clip body, and a panel formed on one side of the clip body and mounted on the panel The mounting portion is formed on the other side of the clip body and is mounted on the connector housing. The fastening finger and the hook finger alternately extend radially with respect to the clip body at predetermined angular intervals, and the fastening finger has a fastening release arm in the connector housing And a housing mounting portion in which a mounting groove is formed in which the fastening protrusion is seated, and the clip body rotates by a predetermined angle while the fastening finger and the hook finger are inserted into the housing mounting portion, so that the fastening release arm and the fastening finger are fastened.

A rotation center portion serving as a rotation center of the clip body is formed at an end portion of the clip body at which the housing mounting portion is located.

The fastening finger and the hook finger have different planar shapes.

In the shape of the fastening finger and the hook finger, one of them is formed such that the tip is rounded as a whole and the other is formed such that only a part of the tip is rounded.

According to another feature of the present invention, the clip mounting device of the present invention is formed integrally with the connector housing of the connector and has an insertion space open to the outside through the space entrance, and a fastening protrusion on the bottom plate forming the insertion space. The branch has a clip mounting portion provided with a fastening release arm, and a fastening finger and a hook finger provided at the other end of the clip body of the clip mounted on the panel and having an arrangement corresponding to the shape of the insertion space alternately arranged at predetermined intervals It includes a housing mounting portion.

In the clip mounting part, an insertion space is formed inside by a bottom plate and an upper plate integral with the connector housing, and the housing mounting part enters and exits the insertion space through the space entrance formed on the upper plate, and the housing mounting part is the clip mounting part. The fastening protrusion and the fastening finger of the fastening release arm are fastened and released by rotating a predetermined angle within the insertion space.

Inside the insertion space, a stop surface that contacts the fastening finger and the stop surface of the hook finger is formed to regulate the degree of rotation of the housing mounting portion within the insertion space.

The fastening release arm is formed on the bottom plate and the tip is exposed to the outside of the clip mounting portion.

A rotation center of the clip body is formed at an end of the clip body with the housing mounting part and a bottom of the insertion space corresponding thereto.

A central protrusion and a central hole are formed at positions corresponding to each other between the clip body and the insertion space.

The fastening finger and the hook finger have different planar shapes.

In the shape of the fastening finger and the hook finger, one of them is formed such that the tip is rounded as a whole and the other is formed such that only a part of the tip is rounded.

In the clip and clip mounting apparatus according to the present invention, one or more of the following effects are provided.

First, in the present invention, the clip mounting portion of the connector housing has a fastening release arm whose tip is exposed to the outside and is elastically deformable, so that the fastening finger of the clip is engaged and released, thereby making it easier to mount and disassemble the clip. There is.

Next, in the present invention, there are hooking fingers and fastening fingers having different planar shapes in the housing mounting part of the clip, and the insertion space entrance of the clip mounting part of the connector housing has a shape corresponding to the planar shape of the hooking finger and fastening fingers. have. Therefore, since the fastening finger and the hanging finger can be inserted only into a predetermined position in the insertion space, there is an effect that the operation of attaching the clip to the connector housing is always accurately performed.

In the present invention, the height of the insertion space of the housing mounting part and the thickness of the hanging finger and the fastening finger of the clip mounting part are made almost the same, and the movement of the clip is prevented by the fastening release arm, the stop surface, the bottom plate and the top plate, There is also an effect of preventing the generation of noise caused by.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the clip according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view showing the clip of the embodiment of the present invention from the bottom.
Figure 3 is a bottom view showing the bottom of the clip of the embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the clip mounting device of the embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a plan cross-sectional view showing the inside of the clip mounting portion of the clip mounting device of the present invention embodiment.
Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the fastening release arm and the clip are fastened in the embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an operational state diagram showing a state in which the housing mounting part of the clip is located at the space entrance of the clip mounting part in the embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an operational state diagram showing a state in which the housing mounting part is inserted into the insertion space of the clip mounting part and rotated by a predetermined angle to be fastened with the fastening release arm in the present invention.
9 is an operation state diagram showing the state of FIG. 8 from the top of the upper plate of the clip mounting portion.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are assigned the same numerals as possible even if they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the constituent elements of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but another component between each component It should be understood that may be “connected”, “coupled” or “connected”.

1 to 3 shows a clip of an embodiment of the present invention. The clip 10 serves to fix the connector to the panel by having one side coupled to the panel and the other side coupled to the connector housing 30 to be described below.

The clip body 12 forms the skeleton of the clip 10. A panel mounting portion 13 is formed on one side of the clip body 12, and a housing mounting portion 17 is formed on the other side. That is, a pair of hook arms 14 is formed at one end of the clip body 12 in the longitudinal direction. The hook arm 14 passes through the through portion formed in the panel and the tip is hooked on the inner surface of the through portion. The hook arms 14 are formed to extend in a direction away from each other obliquely from both ends of the clip body 12 to opposite ends of the clip body 12.

There are elastic blades 16 in the middle of the clip body 12 to face the hook arm 14. The elastic blades 16 are in close contact with one side of the panel in an elastically deformed state and have an approximately elliptical plate shape. The elastic blade 16 cooperates with the hook arm 14 to fix the clip 10 to the panel.

In the clip body 12, on the opposite side of the panel mounting part 13, there is a housing mounting part 17. The housing mounting portion 17 is a portion for mounting the clip 10 to the connector housing 30. The housing mounting portion 17 has a fastening finger 18 and a hook finger 20 alternately. The fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 are formed to protrude in the radial direction. The fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 are alternately arranged at 90 degree intervals in this embodiment. Therefore, the fastening fingers 18 have a 180 degree interval, and the hooking fingers 20 have a 180 degree interval.

The other end of the clip body 12 corresponding to the housing mounting portion 17 has a central protrusion 22 protruding. The central protrusion 22 is seated in the central hole 38 to be described below. Of course, the central protrusion 22 and the central hole 38 may be formed at opposite positions. These central protrusions 22 and the central hole 38 are rotation centers that serve as the centers at which the clip 10 is rotated.

A guide channel 24 is formed along the bottom surface of the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20. The guide channel 24 has a circular trajectory as a whole, but is not formed at a position corresponding between the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20. This is because the guide channel 24 cannot be formed in the gap between the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20. For reference, the guide channel 24 need not be formed entirely on the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20, but may be formed partially.

On the other hand, there is a fastening groove 26 on the bottom surface of the fastening finger 18. The fastening groove 26 is in the trajectory of the guide channel 24. The fastening groove 26 is formed to be relatively deeper than other portions of the guide channel 24. Therefore, the portion of the fastening groove 26 can be viewed as a part of the guide channel 24 substantially. As can be seen in Figure 2, in this embodiment, the two fastening fingers 18 are each formed with fastening grooves 26. The fastening groove 26 is formed at different positions on the fastening fingers 18 on both sides. This is to specify the direction in which the housing mounting portion 17 is rotated within the insertion space 36 to be described below. That is, it is to allow the fastening protrusion 48 to be seated in the fastening groove 26 of any fastening finger 18 at a position corresponding to the fastening release arm 46 to be described below.

A stop surface 28 is formed on one side of the hooking finger 20 and the fastening finger 18. The stop surface 28 is a portion that supports the housing mounting portion 17 so as not to rotate in a specific direction within the insertion space 36 to be described below. The stop surface 28 is also formed at ends in the width direction opposite to each other in the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 on both sides.

The fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 have different planar shapes. Since the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 are formed differently in planar shape, the installation direction of the clip 10 must be accurately set in order to pass through the space entrance 37 of the insertion space 36 to be described below. do. That is, the space entrance 37 is made in a shape corresponding to the shape in which the fastening fingers 18 and the hanging fingers 20 are alternately arranged, so that the direction in which the housing mounting part 17 enters the insertion space 26 is determined. . In this embodiment, since the two fastening fingers 18 and the two hooking fingers 20 are alternately arranged, it can be inserted in a state rotated 180 degrees and a state not rotated. That is, the housing mounting part 17 may be inserted into the insertion space 26 in the state shown in FIG. 6 or in a state in which the clip 10 is rotated 180 degrees in this state.

In this embodiment, the shape of the fastening finger 18 is formed to be rounded around the tip, and the hook finger 20 is formed to be rounded at only one side in the width direction of the tip. This configuration is well illustrated in FIG. 3.

On the other hand, the clip mounting portion 32, which is a component of the clip mounting device of the present invention, is formed on one side of the connector housing 30. The clip mounting part 32 is made by forming an insertion space 36 between the bottom plate 33 and the top plate 34 integrally formed in the connector housing 30. The housing mounting portion 17 of the clip 10 is inserted into the insertion space 36 through a space entrance 37 formed in the upper plate 34. The shape of the space entrance 37 is made to correspond to the shape of the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 alternately disposed on the housing mounting part 17.

A central hole 38 is formed on the bottom plate 33 corresponding to the center of the space entrance 37. The central hole 38 becomes the rotation center of the clip 10. The central protrusion 22 of the clip body 12 is positioned in the central hole 38 to become a center of rotation.

On the bottom plate 33, a guide rib 40 is formed in a part of the circular trajectory centered on the central hole 38. The guide rib 40 is located in the guide channel 24. In this embodiment, the guide rib 40 is formed only on the fastening release arm 46 to be described below. However, a guide rib 40 may be formed on the bottom plate 33 so as to have a predetermined radius around the central hole 38.

A stop surface 42 is formed on the inner surface of the insertion space 36. The stop surface 42 is formed so that the facing direction is perpendicular to each other from the adjacent ones, and the stop surface 28 of the fastening finger 18 or the hook finger 20 is in contact with the stop surface 42.

Separation slits 44 are formed in the bottom plate 33 starting at positions adjacent to both sides of the central hole 38. Two of the separation slits 44 are formed side by side and are formed to the leading edge of the bottom plate 33. A fastening release arm 46 is made by the separation slit 44. The front end of the fastening release arm 46 is exposed to the outside of the insertion space 36. The fastening release arm 46 may protrude to the outside of the clip mounting part 32. However, even if the tip of the fastening release arm 46 is only exposed to the outside, the operator can operate the fastening release arm 46.

The fastening release arm 46 has a cantilever shape, and a fastening protrusion 48 protrudes at a position relatively close to the tip end. The fastening protrusion 48 is seated in the fastening groove 26 of the fastening finger 18. A protrusion fastening surface 50 is formed on one side of the fastening protrusion 48 so as to contact the inner surface of one side of the fastening groove 26. The protrusion fastening surface 50 is orthogonal to the upper surface of the fastening release arm 46. In this embodiment, the fastening protrusion 48 is formed at a position corresponding to the trajectory of the guide rib 40. For reference, in this embodiment, the guide rib 40 is formed only on the fastening release arm 46 and the fastening protrusion 48 is formed on the guide rib 40. The fastening protrusion 48 has an inclined surface inclined downward while going to the opposite end of the protrusion fastening surface 50. The inclined surface allows the fastening release arm 46 to be elastically deformed while the guide channel 24 of the fastening finger 18 is guided.

Hereinafter, it will be described in detail that the clip and the clip mounting device according to the present invention having the configuration as described above are used.

In the clip 10, the panel mounting part 13 is fastened to the through hole formed in the panel, and the housing mounting part 17 is fastened to the clip mounting part 32 of the connector housing 30. However, in the present invention, since it is not the gist that the panel mounting portion 13 of the clip 10 is fastened to the through hole of the panel, the description will be omitted. Therefore, here, it will be described mainly that the housing mounting portion 17 is mounted on the clip mounting portion 32 of the connector housing 30.

In order to insert the housing mounting portion 17 of the clip 10 into the insertion space 36 of the clip mounting portion 32, the housing mounting portion 17 of the clip 10 is fitted in accordance with the shape of the space entrance 37. Should be located. That is, the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 are positioned at a position where they can pass through the space entrance 37. This state is well illustrated in FIG. 7.

At this time, the extension direction of the hook finger 20 is inclined by a predetermined angle with the longitudinal direction of the fastening release arm 46. That is, in a state in which the hooking finger 20 is placed at a predetermined angle with respect to the extension direction of the fastening release arm 46, in this embodiment, approximately 45 degrees, the housing mounting portion 17 is moved to the space entrance 37. It is inserted into the insertion space 36 through.

At this time, the central protrusion 22 of the clip 10 is seated in the central hole 38, and the guide rib 40 is seated in the guide channel 24 in one of the fastening fingers 18.

The fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 are inserted and positioned in the insertion space 36, and the clip body 12 is rotated so that the hook finger 20 is attached to the fastening release arm 46. Make it at an angle of 90 degrees. In other words, the extension direction of the fastening finger 18 is made to match the extension direction of the fastening release arm 46.

In this process, the fastening protrusion 48 on the fastening release arm 46 is guided along the guide channel 24 on the fastening finger 18. In this process, the fastening release arm 46 is elastically deformed while being pressed by the fastening finger 18. When the fastening protrusion 48 is guided along the guide channel 24 and meets the fastening groove 26, the fastening release arm 46 is restored to a circular shape, and the fastening protrusion 48 in the fastening groove 26 ) Is located.

At the same time, the stop surface 28 of the hook finger 20 is in contact with the stop surface 42 formed on the clip mounting portion 32. Accordingly, rotation of the clip 10 in the corresponding direction is blocked, and since the fastening protrusion 48 is seated in the fastening groove 26, rotation in a direction away from the stop surface 42 is also blocked.

In addition, since the gap between the bottom plate 33 and the top plate 34 is approximately the same as the thickness of the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20, the housing mounting portion 17 in the insertion space 36 ) Is prevented from flowing between the bottom plate 33 and the top plate 34. In this way, the housing mounting portion 17 of the clip 10 is reliably prevented from flowing in the insertion space 36 of the clip mounting portion 32 of the connector housing 30.

On the other hand, in order to separate the clip 10 within the insertion space 36, the fastening release arm 46 is operated, and between the fastening groove 26 of the fastening finger 18 and the fastening protrusion 48 Terminate the union. That is, the distal end of the fastening release arm 46 is pressed downward of the bottom plate 33 so that the fastening release arm 46 is elastically deformed, and the clip 10 is rotated by a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to that of the mounting. The rotation of the clip 10 is made by inserting the central protrusion 22 into the central hole 38 so that it is smoothly performed at a specific position.

The housing mounting portion 17 is rotated so that one of the fastening fingers 18 is positioned to be inclined with respect to the fastening release arm 46 by a predetermined angle, so that the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 are shown in FIG. When the position is in the present position, the housing mounting portion 17 can be released from the insertion space 36 through the space entrance 37.

In the above, even if all the constituent elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined into one or operating in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the constituent elements may be selectively combined and operated in one or more. In addition, terms such as "include", "consist of" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be present unless otherwise stated, excluding other components Rather, it should be interpreted as being able to further include other components. All terms, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art, unless otherwise defined. Terms generally used, such as terms defined in the dictionary, should be interpreted as being consistent with the meaning of the context of the related technology, and are not interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain the technical idea, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

For example, the flat shape of the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 are made different from each other, but in the illustrated embodiment, the tip of the fastening finger 18 is rounded as a whole, and the hook finger 20 is Only a part of it is supposed to be round. However, the shapes of the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 may be opposite to each other. In addition, the arrangement shape of the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 corresponds to the shape of the space entrance 37, and the fastening finger 18 and the hook finger 20 may have different shapes.

10: clip 12: clip body
13: panel mounting part 14: hook arm
16: elastic blade 17: housing mounting portion
18: fastening finger 20: hanging finger
22: central protrusion 24: guide channel
26: fastening groove 28: stop surface
30: connector housing 32: clip mounting portion
33: bottom plate 34: top plate
36: insertion space 37: space entrance
38: central hole 40: guide rib
42: stop surface 44: separation slit
46: fastening arm 48: fastening protrusion
50: protrusion fastening surface

Claims (12)

In the clip for mounting the connector to the panel,
Clip body,
A panel mounting portion formed on one side of the clip body and mounted on the panel,
It is formed on the other side of the clip body and mounted on the connector housing, and the fastening finger and the hook finger alternately extend radially with respect to the clip body at predetermined angular intervals, and the fastening finger is a fastening protrusion of the fastening release arm in the connector housing. Includes a housing mounting portion formed with a mounting groove in which is seated,
A clip in which the fastening release arm and the fastening finger are fastened by rotating the clip body by a predetermined angle while the fastening finger and the hook finger are inserted into the housing mounting part.
The clip according to claim 1, wherein a rotation center portion serving as a rotation center of the clip body is formed at an end portion of the clip body where the housing mounting portion is located.
The clip according to claim 2, wherein the fastening finger and the hook finger have different planar shapes.
[4] The clip according to claim 3, wherein the fastening finger and the hook finger are formed such that one of the ends is rounded as a whole and the other is formed such that only a part of the tip is rounded.
In the clip mounting device for mounting the connector to the panel,
A clip mounting portion formed integrally with the connector housing of the connector and having an insertion space open to the outside through a space entrance and having a fastening release arm having a fastening protrusion on a bottom plate forming the insertion space;
Clip mounting device comprising a housing mounting portion provided at the other end of the clip body of the clip mounted on the panel and in which fastening fingers and hook fingers having an arrangement shape corresponding to the shape of the insertion space are alternately arranged at predetermined intervals.
The method of claim 5, wherein the clip mounting part has an insertion space formed therein by a bottom plate and an upper plate integral with the connector housing, and the housing mounting part enters and exits the insertion space through the space entrance formed in the upper plate, and the housing A clip mounting device in which the fastening protrusion and the fastening finger of the fastening release arm are fastened and released by rotating the mounting part at a predetermined angle within the insertion space of the clip mounting part.
The clip mounting device of claim 6, wherein a stop surface in contact with a stop surface of the fastening finger and the hook finger is formed inside the insertion space to regulate the degree of rotation of the housing mounting part in the insertion space.
The clip mounting device of claim 7, wherein the fastening release arm is formed on the bottom plate and the tip is exposed to the outside of the clip mounting part.
9. The clip mounting device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein a rotation center of the clip body is formed at an end of the clip body at which the housing mounting part is located and a bottom of an insertion space corresponding thereto.
The clip mounting device according to claim 9, wherein a central protrusion and a central hole are formed at positions corresponding to each other between the clip body and the insertion space.
The clip mounting device according to claim 10, wherein the fastening finger and the hook finger have different planar shapes. The clip mounting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the fastening finger and the hook finger are formed such that one of the ends is rounded as a whole and the other is formed such that only a part of the tip is rounded.

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