RU2516882C1 - System of interchangeable clamps for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: system of interchangeable clamps for vehicle contains several interchangeable clamps each one of which has receptacle matching to at least one elongated article, and at least one mating face on clamp body; and connecting pin fastening a pair of clamps. Connecting pin contains portion retained inside each clamp of the mentioned pair by means of latching locking mechanism towards insert axis.

EFFECT: more variations of elongated articles connection.

20 cl, 7 dwg

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a clamping system for mounting and positioning elongated products, such as pipes, conduits, cables, wires or hoses, in automobile body structures.

State of the art

To arrange the location of the vehicle components, elongated products such as pipes, pipelines, cables, wires or hoses can be connected together (connected in a bundle). Elongated products can be fixed together and (or) in the vehicle structure by means of several plastic mounts located in various places along the group of products. Plastic mounts allow you to place elongated products of various widths and directions in the car body.

In accordance with the method described in US 2002/0063189, plastic clips join together several parallel elongated products next to each other and are attached directly to the car body. In another fastening system described in US Pat. No. 4,306,697, the clamps have jigsaw pins that fit into each other, which allows you to adjust the location and distance between parallel electrical cables in an underground installation before pouring into cement.

Inventors point to potential problems with such clamps. For example, the aforementioned automotive clips secure a limited number of elongated products. As another example, although the cable clamp system can provide greater flexibility in arranging parallel cables, the system may be unstable to longitudinal movements that may occur during operation of the vehicle. For example, the clamps can move relative to each other, since the connecting pin can slide in the direction of insertion.

Disclosure of invention

Some of the problems described above can be eliminated, at least in part, with an interchangeable clamping system that provides a variety of fastener configurations with connection pins with snap-on locking mechanism. The interchangeable clamp system allows you to secure various combinations of elongated parallel products in one line, at an angle of 90 and 180 degrees. In addition, the clips can fix elongated products that are transverse to each other, and the group of clips can be attached to the car body using mounting pins. In addition, the latching locking mechanism of the connecting pins is resistant to vertical, lateral and longitudinal movements. Thus, even while the vehicle is in motion, the clips connected in the group can remain attached to each other and to the vehicle.

In a specific example, a group of clamps for a vehicle may comprise several interchangeable clamps, each of which has a receiving portion corresponding to at least one elongated product and at least one mating surface on the clamp body; and a connecting pin securing the pair of clamps, the connecting pin comprising a portion held in the inner region of the clamps by a snap locking mechanism in the direction of the insert axis.

It should be understood that the above description is presented for acquaintance with the proposed solutions in a simplified form, which will be further discussed in more detail. It is not intended to indicate the key or basic characteristics of the subject matter of the claims, the scope of which is described only by the claims after a detailed description. Moreover, the subject matter of the claims is not limited to embodiments that eliminate the disadvantages noted above or in any part of the disclosure.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 shows an example of a structural embodiment of an elongated product in an automobile body, secured with one clamp from a set of interchangeable clamps.

Figure 2 shows the cross section of the clamp of figure 1 along the axis 2-2.

Figure 3 shows an enlarged view of the snap-fit locking mechanism of the adjacent clamps shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4 shows an example of a structural embodiment of a snap-fit locking mechanism between adjacent clamps.

Figure 5 shows an example of the execution of the first group of connected clamps, which can bind several elongated products of different diameters.

Figure 6 shows an exploded view of the first group of connected clamps shown in Figure 4, further attached to the vehicle body using a mounting pin.

Fig. 7 shows an exemplary embodiment of a connected group of elongate products arranged transversely to one another, secured by a second group of connected clips. The values in the drawings are exemplary.

The implementation of the invention

The present description relates to a group of interchangeable clamps for connecting elongated products, such as pipes, conduits, cables, wires and / or hoses in a car body. Each clamp may have a receiving part corresponding to an elongated product and a connecting surface for connection with an adjacent clamp, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The clamps can be fastened to each other using connecting pins that can be inserted into adjacent connecting surfaces of the clamps and are held along the axes of the insert, as shown by the example of a latching locking mechanism, schematically shown in Figures 3 and 4.

In this embodiment, the connecting pin may have a compressible head with expanding protrusions that can be fixed in the inner region of the clamp cavity. The head may have a width equal to the width of the inner region of the cavity, and less than the width of the channel leading to the inner region of the cavity. Such a mechanism can be called snap-in, since immediately after insertion, the head with expanding protrusions diverges and thus latches after being inserted into the inner region of the cavity. In this case, the head is held in the inner region of the clamp cavity along the axis of the connecting pin. The clamp maintains a rigid hold to reduce the movement of elongated products in the vehicle body. This can be achieved, for example, if the connecting pin has a rod portion with a square cross-section corresponding to the square shape of the clamping channel. Thus, each of the four walls of the channel can provide support for one of the four sides of the rod part in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the insert, which will prevent the rotation of adjacent clamps.

Multiple clamps can be joined together to form a group of clamps, as shown in FIGS. 5-7. A group of clamps can fasten several elongated products in more than one of the placement options: in one line, at an angle of 90 degrees, at an angle of 180 degrees, parallel or transverse to each other, as shown in Figures 5-7. In addition, a group of clips can be further attached to the vehicle body to secure the connected elongated products directly to the vehicle body (shown in FIG. 5). Such a system allows the use of a variable clamping system that can be resistant to longitudinal, lateral and vertical movements that may occur during operation of the vehicle.

Figure 1 shows a diagram of the mounting mechanism 100, where the interaction of the elongated product and the first clamp from the group of interchangeable clamps is shown by securing the pipe 102 with the clamp 120. In this example, the clamp is essentially cubic with rounded edges 114. However, in other embodiments, the clamp may have a different form. The clamp 120 has an upper receiving portion 104, which may be located across the entire width and length of the housing 106. The receiving portion 104 may have a pair of concave walls 104a directed towards each other, which may be formed by two protrusions 108a and 108b. The protrusions 108a and 108b may extend outward from the housing 106 and may be curved inwardly at the end portions. A pair of concave walls 104a directed to each other may have symmetrical curvature and define a substantially circular space 112 corresponding to the outer contour of the pipe 102. Typically, the circular space 112 may have a 5% deviation from roundness. The receiving portion 104 may not completely cover the pipeline 102, in which case it may have an open upper portion defined by a gap 110 between the end portions of the adjacent protrusions 108a and 108b. Thus, the open upper portion of the receiving part 104 makes it possible for two-way mounting of the pipe 102 by the clamp 120.

Figure 2 shows the cross section of the clamp 120 along the axis 2-2. The receiving portion 104 is shown on top of the clamp 120 in a frontal orientation so that the pipe 102 shown in FIG. 1 extends along a longitudinal axis. As shown, the gap 110 between the end portions of the protrusions 108a and 108b may have a length D ₁ , and the circular space 112 formed by a pair of concave walls 104a directed towards each other may have a diameter D ₂ . The diameter D ₂ may correspond to the diameter of the pipe 102 shown in FIG. 1, for fixing which a clamp 120 of the required size is intended. The diameter D ₂ may be slightly smaller than the width (distance D ₃ ) of the clamp body 106, since the protrusions 108a and 108b may have a relatively small width (distance D ₄ ). Since the distance D _{1 is} less than the diameter D ₂ , the pipeline fixed in the receiving part cannot be disconnected without applying more pulling force than what happens under normal vehicle operating conditions.

In another example, the distance D ₄ may be large and the diameter D ₂ may be smaller. In addition, the receiving part 104 may have a total distance, in this example 2 × D ₄ + D ₂ , not equal to the distance D ₃ , and the ratio of the distance D ₁ to the diameter D ₂ may vary. Distances can be changed depending on the flexibility of the plastic used in the product, the force that the clamp can be subjected to during operation of the vehicle, the number and width of elongated products that can be clamped.

Figure 2 also shows that the clamp 120 can have three connecting surfaces 220, 222 and 224 on the housing 106. In the illustrated example, two connecting surfaces 222 and 224 can be located on the sides of the clamp 120 along the axis of the insert 1i-1i, transverse to the receiving part, when it is oriented in such a way that at least one elongated product placed inside extends along the longitudinal axis. The connecting surface 220 may be located at the end of the clamp 120, opposite the receiving part and be oriented along the axis of the insert 2i-2i, which extends along the vertical axis of the clamp. Although the illustrated example shows three connecting surfaces, each of which contains one cavity, it is understood that in other embodiments of the invention, the connecting surfaces may be larger or smaller, and the connecting surfaces may have more than one cavity.

Figure 2 shows that each connecting surface 220, 222 and 224 has a cavity 230, 232 and 234, respectively. In each cavity, one end of the connecting pin may be installed. The cross section along the axis 2-2 (indicated in FIG. 1) of the cavity 230 is presented in more detail in FIG. 3. Figure 3 shows an enlarged image of a snap-on locking mechanism 300 between the connecting surfaces of the first clamp 120 adjacent to the second clamp 320 of Figure 4. The dotted line in FIG. 4 defines the boundaries of the region shown in enlarged view in FIG. 3. The first connecting pin 340 is also shown in cross section in FIGS. 3 and 4.

The cavity 230 may have at least an outer hole 316, a channel 314, an inner protrusion 312, and an inner region 310. The outer hole 316 on the surface of the clamp 120 may have a square shape (as shown in FIG. 1) and be inclined toward the center of the clamp 120 to channel 314. Channel 314 may form a passage that connects the outer hole 316 to the inner region 310. Channel 314 may have four walls (not shown) or, in another embodiment, have a cylindrical shape. The channel 314 may be narrower than the outer hole 316 and the base 304 of the inner region 310. Since the channel 314 may be narrower than the base 304 of the inner region 310, an inner protrusion 312 is formed at the transition channel 314 to the inner region 310. The right and left sides 306 of the inner areas 310 intersecting the base 304 may be inclined toward the center of the clamp 120. The right and left sides 306 of the inner cavity 310 may approach the extreme inner wall 302 parallel to the base 304; in this embodiment, the cross section of the inner region 310 may be trapezoidal in shape. The inner protrusion 312 may have the outermost edges of a rounded shape, such that the three-dimensional shape of the entire inner region 310 may be conical (not shown).

The connecting pin 340 is shown at the place where it can be placed and fixed in the cavity 230. The connecting pin 340 may have at least a head 342 with two teeth at one end, a head 346 with two teeth at the opposite end and a shaft portion 344. The rod portion 344 may have four walls that correspond in size and shape to the four walls of the channel 314. In other embodiments, where the channel 314 has a cylindrical shape and the rod portion 344 may also be cylindrical. As shown in FIG. 3, the heads 342 and 346 may have the same shape and size, and may be connected by the shaft portion 344. However, in other embodiments, the heads 442 and 346 may have different shapes and sizes. Here, the design of the head 342 corresponds to the design of the head 346.

The compressible head 342 may include two teeth 342a with a gap 342b between the teeth, which can extend into the core portion 344. The compressible head 342 may be wider along the base line 342c than the core portion 344. Thus, expanding protrusions 342d are formed at the junction of the head 342 and the stem portion 344. The outer sides 342e intersecting the base line 342c may be tapered, and the upper surface 342f may be parallel to the base line 342c such that the tooth head 342c has a trapezoidal outer contour and corresponds to inner region 310. The expanding protrusions 342d may have rounded edges (not shown) corresponding to the conical shape of the inner region 310, however, the front and rear surfaces of the head 342 can be flat and combined with the two sides of the shaft portion 344 (not shown).

3, the connecting pin 340 is not engaged with the clamp 120. The connecting pin can be inserted into the cavity 230 by pressing along the axis of the insert 2i-2i. Two teeth 342a of the head 342 can be compressed when the edges of the protrusions 342d are pressed against the sides of the channel 314. In order to pass through the channel 314, the teeth 342a can be compressed into the gap 342b so that the width of the base 342c becomes approximately equal to the width of the channel 314. Internal the walls 342g forming the gap 342b may be flat so that they can be pressed together during the preload. With continued pressing, the upper part of the head 342 may enter the inner region 310. As soon as the expanding protrusions 342d pass the inner protrusion 312, the two teeth 342a can be quickly disconnected, and the original width of the gap 342b is restored. The rapid expansion of the teeth 342a can be characterized by a click. After clicking, the expanding protrusions 342d can be locked by the inner protrusion 312, and the connecting pin 340 will be locked in the cavity 230. The compressible head 342 can be held in the inner cavity 310 along the axis of the insert 2i-2i.

In the present embodiment, the four walls of the channel 314 can adjoin the four sides of the rod portion 344 along the square joint profile so that each wall of the channel 314 can support the walls of the rod portion 344 of the connecting pin 340 in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the insert 2i-2i, providing fixation and (or) the inability to rotate the articulated mechanism. In other embodiments, in which the channel 314 and the shaft portion 344 may have a rounded mount, adjacent clips may rotate.

The connecting pin 340 can be made of plastic, which provides flexibility for the two teeth of the compressible heads 342 and 344, but can be stiff enough to secure a position after insertion. In other embodiments, it is possible to use a more flexible material, such as rubber, or a plastic jumper, which may be located between two teeth 342a, instead of the gap 342b, providing compression and expansion and providing additional support for the connecting pin 340.

The cavity 334 of the clamp 320 is shown in the engaged state of the latching locking mechanism with the connecting pin 340, since the compressible head 346 and the corresponding lower part of the shaft portion 344b essentially fills the cavity 334. Once the connecting pin 340 is engaged in the cavity 232, the clips 120 and 320 shown 4 can be connected along the mating surfaces 220 and 324, forming articulated clamps 400. Additional clamps can be attached to another accessible mating surface of each clamp along the axes of the inserts 1i-1i and 3i-3i.

Figure 5 shows an example implementation of a group of clamps 500, in which all the receiving parts are directed forward so that the elongated products located in them extend along the longitudinal axes. The clamp group 500 shows how the clamps can be arranged to accommodate more complex circuits of several parallel elongated products, such as pipes, pipelines, cables, wires and hoses, as well as any combination of these products related to motor vehicles. Although this example illustrates the connection of four different types of clamps, in other embodiments, it is possible to connect more or fewer clamps of one or different types.

In the group of clamps 500, adjacent clamps 120 and 320, attached by means of a connecting pin 320, as shown in cross sections in FIGS. 3 and 4, can be further secured to the third clamp 520 and the fourth clamp 530 by second and third connecting pins (not shown). In the embodiment of FIG. 5, the lower connecting surface 220 of the clamp 120 is attached to the side of the connecting surface 324 of the clamp 320 along the axis of the insert 2i-2i. Thus, elongated products secured by receiving parts 104 and 502 of clamps 120 and 320, respectively, can be located at an angle of 90 degrees to each other. The opposite side of the connecting surface 328 of the clamp 320 can be attached to the connecting surface 532 of the clamp 530 also along the axis of the insert 2i-2i. Thus, the pipelines secured by the receiving parts 502 and 504 of the clamps 320 and 520, respectively, can be located next to each other. The lower connecting surface 326 of the clamp 320 may be attached to the lower connecting surface 526 of the clamp 520 along the axis of the insert 3i-3i. Thus, the pipelines secured by the receiving parts 502 and 504 of the clamps 320 and 520, respectively, can be located at an angle of 180 ° to each other. In this embodiment, the group of clamps 500 can bind into a certain structure several parallel elongated products, placing them in one line, at an angle of 90 ° and at an angle of 180 ° relative to each other. It must be taken into account that additional clamps can be added with other connecting pins along the axes 1i-1i, 2i-2i, 4i-4i and / or 51-51 to the accessible connecting surfaces of the clamps 120, 530 and 520. For example, another a connecting pin and a clip can be attached on the opposite side of the docking surface 538 of the clip 530.

In addition, the clamp group 500 allows you to connect several parallel elongated products in different directions (in one line, at an angle of 90 °, at an angle of 180 °), it also allows you to connect elongated products of different diameters. In the receiving part 104 of the clamp 120, as shown in FIG. 2, the circular space 112 formed by a pair of concave walls 104a directed towards each other has a diameter D ₂ , in the circular space 112 there can be one elongated product with a diameter equal to D ₂ . Figure 5 shows that the clamps 320, 520 and 530 can have receiving parts 502, 504 and 506, respectively, each with a pair of concave walls directed towards each other, which can form an essentially circular space of a certain diameter. In particular, a pair of concave walls 502a, b directed towards each other and from the receiving part 502 can form a substantially circular space with a diameter of D ₅ ; a pair of concave walls 504a and b directed towards each other of the receiving part 504 may form a substantially circular space with a diameter of D ₆ ; and a pair of concave walls 506a of the receiving portion 506 directed towards each other can form a substantially circular space of diameter D ₇ . In this example, the diameters D ₂ , D ₅ , D ₆ and D ₇ may be unequal, where D ₇ > D ₂ > D ₆ > D ₅ . Thus, elongated articles with different diameters can be located in the clamp group 500.

Clips 320 and 520 may have receiving parts (502 and 504, respectively), in each of which several elongated products can be located. In particular, in the receiving part 502, three elongated products can be arranged next to each other, and in the receiving part 504, two elongated products can be arranged next to each other. In this embodiment, this can be achieved using adjacent walls of adjacent pairs of concave walls directed towards each other formed by opposite sides of the same protrusion.

Here is a detailed explanation of the arrangement of the receiving parts 502 and 504. In the case of the clamp 320, the receiving part 502 may include several pairs of concave walls 502a, 502b and 502c directed to each other, where 502a and 502c are located on the outer sides of the receiving part 502. Each pair directed to each other to each other, the concave walls 502a and 502c may be formed by the inner sides of adjacent protrusions 512a and 512d, respectively. The protrusions 512a and 512d located on the outer sides of the receiving part 502 can extend outward from the housing of the clamp 320 and be bent at the end sections. The protrusions 512a and 512d may form a pair of concave walls 502a and 502c directed towards each other and may not form any other walls. A pair of concave walls 502a and 502c directed towards each other can be formed by protrusions 512b and 512c located in an intermediate position inside the receiving part 502. The protrusions 512b and 512c located in an intermediate position inside the receiving part 502 can depart from the body and be bent to form pairs of concave walls 502a and 502c directed towards each other, and bent inward to form a pair of concave walls 502b. Bending in two directions can be realized by the fact that the protrusions 512b and 512c, located in an intermediate position inside the receiving part 502, can be expanded at their end sections. Here, the four protrusions are at an equal distance equal to the diameter D ₅ and form three pairs of concave walls directed towards each other, which can fix three elongated parts with a diameter of D ₅ .

A similar structure is presented in clamp 520, where the receiving portion 504 may include adjacent pairs of concave walls 504a and 504b directed towards each other. Each pair of concave walls 504a and 504b directed towards each other is formed by the inner sides of the protrusions 514a and 514c. The protrusions 514a and 514c extend outward from the clamp body 520 and may be bent at end portions. The protrusions 514a and 514c may form a pair of concave walls 504a and 504b directed towards each other and may not form any other walls. A pair of concave walls 504a and 504b directed towards each other can be formed by a protrusion 514b located in an intermediate position inside the receiving part 520. The protrusion 514b can be expanded at its end portion and can be bent outward towards both protrusions 514a and 514b. Here, the three protrusions are at an equal distance equal to the diameter of D ₆ and form two pairs of concave walls directed towards each other, which can fix two elongated parts with a diameter of D ₆ .

As indicated previously, the clamp 320 may have three pairs of concave walls 502a, 502b and 502c directed towards each other, with an essentially circular inner space of diameter D ₅ formed in each of the pairs. In one example, where the clamps 320 and 120 may have the same width (distance D ₃ ), the diameter D ₅ is approximately one third of the diameter D ₂ . As shown in the drawing, the clamp 520 may have two pairs of concave walls 504a and 504b directed towards each other, each pair forming an essentially circular inner space with a diameter of D ₆ . In this case, the diameter D ₆ can be approximately one second part of the distance D ₂ , since the clamps 120 and 520 can have the same length (distance D ₃ ). In one example system, the clip body may be a standard size; thus, the smaller the diameter of the inner substantially circular space of the pair of adjacent walls facing each other, the greater the number of pairs of concave walls directed towards each other can be included in each receiving part. Accordingly, the smaller the diameter of the elongated products, the greater the number of elongated products can be fixed with a clamp. In an alternative example, each receiving part and / or clamp may have a different length.

The fourth clamp 530 is an example of a clamp in which the length of the clamp housing and the receiving part may differ from the corresponding parameters of the other clamps in the group of clamps 500. The clamp 530 may have a receiving part 506 with one pair of concave walls 506a directed towards each other, which form an inner circular a space having a diameter of D ₇ . Diameter D _{7 is} approximately 1.5 diameters D ₂ . Accordingly, the length of the receiving portion 506 and the length of the main body of the clamp 530 are also 1.5 times the diameter of the clamp 120. Also, the protrusions 516a and 516b, which form a pair of concave walls 506a directed towards each other, can extend outward beyond the protrusions 108a and 108b, thus , the total height of the clamp 530 (distance D ₁₀ ) is greater than the height of the clamp 120 (distance D ₉ ). Clamp 530 can be specifically designed to support elongated parts with a large diameter D ₇ . Thus, clamp 530 may have a greater length and height than other clamps for which D ₈ > D ₃ and D ₁₀ > D ₉ . However, the width of the clamp 530 may be the same as other clamps; thus, this clamp can still be mounted in the same plane as the first, second, and third clamps in the clamp group 500.

As shown in FIG. 5, the group of clips 500 is not attached to the vehicle body and can bind elongated products at a point that is not in close proximity to the vehicle body. However, it is usually desirable to attach a group of elongated products to the vehicle body to prevent them from moving during operation of the vehicle. 6 is an exploded view of a connected clamp group 600, where the clamp group 500 is further attached to the vehicle body 610.

For a visual representation of the structure, the mounting pin 620 is presented as a separate part in an expanded form, although usually it will not be visible when mounted in the clamp 520 and the vehicle body 610 along the axis of the insert 2i-2i. In this embodiment, the end 622 of the mounting pin 620 may correspond to one compressible head 342 and half of the shaft portion 344a of the connecting pin 340 (shown in FIG. 3). The connecting part 624 at the end of the mounting pin 620 can be made in the form of a "herringbone" having flexible axisymmetric protrusions 626, which can be bent in one direction when inserted into the hole 612, but then can expand in the opposite direction, limiting their removal from the hole 612. The middle portion 628 may be conical in shape so that the sides 630 are beveled. The base line 632 of the middle part 628 may be wider than the herringbone-shaped connecting part 624.

The width of the hole 612 may be less than the width of the connecting part 624 (distance D ₁₁ ). The middle portion 628 can abut against the vehicle body 610 and can prevent further pushing of the mounting pin 620 into the hole 612. The end 622 of the mounting pin 620 can be inserted and engaged in the cavity of the connecting surface 538 of the clamp 530, which is the opposite of the connecting surface 532 connected to the clamp 320. The end 622 can then be connected to a group of clips 500 through a snap-lock mechanism described above and shown in FIG. 3. A group of clips 500 may be secured, respectively, may fix parallel elongated products on the vehicle body 610.

In addition to tying parallel elongated parts, a group of interchangeable clamps can be used to accommodate intersecting elongated products. 7 illustrates a group of clamps 700, including clamps 120a and 120b, which may be of the same size and construction as clamp 120. Clamp 120a may be directed upward by the receiving portion, and the lower connecting surface may be connected to the lateral connecting surface of the clamp 120b by means of a connecting pin (not shown). The letter "F" indicates the front surface of the clamps, in which elongated parts will be located along the longitudinal axis. The surface F of the clamp 120b may first be rotated 90 ° about the transverse axis and then rotated 90 ° about the longitudinal axis relative to the surface F of the clamp 120a. A conduit 710 may be installed in the receiving portion of the clamp 120a transversely to the conduit 712. In this case, two 90 ° turns of the clamp 120b relative to the clamp 120a may allow the conduit 712 to be installed transversely in the receiving portion of the clamp 120b. Thus, the group of clamps 700 can bind elongated products located perpendicular to each other. Alternatively, where the connecting pins can have a circular connecting part, the clamps in the group can be rotated to accommodate intersecting elongated products in various intermediate directions, for example, at an angle of 45 ° or 30 °.

Thus, an interchangeable clamping system comprising various clamps and a common connecting pin can be used to accommodate several elongated products in the vehicle body. The relative position of the elongated parts can be various, including, but not limited to: the location in one line, at an angle of 90 °, at an angle of 180 °, parallel and transverse to each other. The latching locking mechanism can ensure the stability of the group of connected clamps to longitudinal, lateral and (or) vertical movements, impacts or other vibrations that may occur during operation of the vehicle. In addition, due to the possibility of attaching a group of clamps to the vehicle body using a mounting pin, elongated products can be firmly fixed in the vehicle body, while minimizing the number of required holes, engagement in the vehicle. As described in this invention, the flexibility of the clamping group can increase the technological flexibility, the flexibility of the vehicle structure, and also help to reduce the noise and other vibrations seen by the driver.

It should be understood that the configurations and circuits disclosed in this description are examples, and that these particular options should not be considered as limitations, as there are several possible options. For example, the above system can be applied to various types of vehicles, such as small cars or trucks. The essence of the present invention includes all new and non-obvious combinations and subcombinations of various systems and configurations, and other characteristics, functions, and / or properties disclosed herein.

Claims (20)

1. A clamp system for a vehicle, comprising several interchangeable clamps, each of which has a receiving part corresponding to at least one elongated product, and at least one connecting surface on the clamp body; and a connecting pin securing the pair of clamps, the connecting pin comprising a portion held in the inner region of each clamp of said pair by a snap locking mechanism in the direction of the insert axis. 2. The clamp system according to claim 1, in which the elongated products are pipes, cables, wires and / or hoses of the vehicle. 3. The clamp system according to claim 1, in which the clamp body has a substantially cubic shape with several rounded edges, and the receiving part is located along the entire length and width of the clamp body. 4. The clamp system according to claim 3, in which the receiving part of each clamp contains several protrusions that extend outward from the clamp body and are curved at the end portions toward adjacent protrusions, the gap between the end portions of the adjacent protrusions, at least one pair directed to each other to a friend of concave walls; and essentially a circular space within each pair of concave walls directed towards each other, the diameter of which is greater than the width of the gap and corresponds to the diameter of at least one elongated product. 5. The clamp system according to claim 4, in which a pair of concave walls directed towards each other is formed by the inner sides of adjacent protrusions, protrusions located on the outer sides of the receiving part are bent inward at the end sections, and the protrusions located in an intermediate position inside the receiving part are expanded at their end sections. 6. The clamp system according to claim 1, in which the dimensions of the cases of all the clamps are equal. 7. The clamp system according to claim 1, in which the width of the housing of the first clamp having a first receiving part in which a narrower elongated product can be placed is smaller than the width of the housing of the second clamp having a second receiving part in which a wider elongated can be placed product. 8. The clamp system according to claim 1, in which in the connecting surface of each clamp is made a cavity having an outer hole of square shape; a channel with several walls that form a passage from the outer square-shaped opening to the inner region, the inner region at the base line being wider than the channel; and an inner protrusion formed at the junction of the channel into the inner region. 9. The clamp system of claim 8, in which each clamp has three connecting surfaces of the clamp body, including two connecting surfaces on the sides along the axis of the clamp, the transverse receiving part, when it is oriented in such a way that at least one elongated inside the product runs along the longitudinal axis, and one connecting surface at the end of the clamp, opposite the receiving part. 10. The clamp system according to claim 9, in which the connecting pin contains:
a rod central part having several walls;
a compressible head at each opposite end, each compressible head having an external trapezoidal shape with a base line that is wider than the core portion and an upper portion whose width is equal to the width of the core portion so that the outer sides are beveled; and
a pair of expanding protrusions on the outer sides of the compressible head formed at the junction of the head and the core part. 11. The clamping system of claim 10, in which the compressible head consists of a pair of teeth, which contain a pair of expanding protrusions on the outer sides, and a gap between a pair of teeth, which extends into the core portion, the gap being formed by flat inner walls. 12. The clamp system according to claim 11, in which the width of the cavity channel is less than the width of the base of the compressible head of the connecting pin in an uncompressed state; the width of the upper part of the compressible head is essentially equal to the width of the channel; and the width of the base of the compressible head is substantially equal to the width of the base of the inner region of the cavity. 13. The clamping system of claim 12, wherein in the case where the connecting pin is in a partially engaged state of the latching locking mechanism, the pair of teeth of the compressible head is closer to each other than in the uncoupled state, since the pair of expanding protrusions has a large width, than the width of the channel, and the width of the gap between the pair of teeth is reduced to accommodate a pair of protrusions in the channel. 14. The clamp system according to item 13, in which, when the connecting pin is in the engaged state of the latching locking mechanism, a pair of expanding protrusions of the compressible head are abutted in the inner protrusion of the cavity, the gap width between the pair of teeth is equal to the width of the gap in the disengaged state, and compressible the head substantially fills the inner region of the cavity, since the compressible head and the inner region of the cavity correspond to each other in shape and size. 15. The clamp system according to 14, in which the rod part of the connecting pin and the channel made in the docking surface have a square profile of the docking and are essentially equal in width; moreover, when the connecting pin is in the engaged state of the latching locking mechanism, each channel wall abuts against one wall of the connecting pin and supports the wall of the connecting pin in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the insert. 16. The clamping system of Claim 15, wherein the first connecting pin is engaged in a latching locking mechanism of the first connecting surface of the first clip and the first connecting surface of the second clamping device, the second connecting pin is engaged in the locking latching mechanism of the second connecting surface of the second clamping device and the first connecting surface of the third clip and the third connecting pin is engaged in the latching locking mechanism of the third connecting surface of the second clamp and the first connecting surface a twisted clamp, thereby forming a group of clamps in which elongated products in more than one embodiment are arranged in a single line, at an angle of 90 °, at an angle of 180 °, parallel or transverse to each other. 17. A clamping system for a vehicle, comprising:
several interchangeable clamps, each of which has a receiving part configured to place one or more elongated products between pairs of concave walls directed towards each other, formed by several protrusions that extend from the body of each clamp; each clamp additionally has one or more connecting surfaces on the housing, which contain non-circular holes;
a connecting pin configured to fasten two of these multiple clamps, the pin having a non-circular rod portion and a compressible head with two teeth at each end; and
a mounting pin having a non-circular rod part, a compressible head with two teeth at one end and a “herringbone” connecting part at the opposite end. 18. The clamping system of claim 17, wherein the ends of the first connecting pin are inserted into the non-circular holes of the first connecting surface of the first clamp housing and the first connecting surface of the second clamping body, the ends of the second connecting pin are inserted into the non-circular holes in the second connecting surface of the second clamping housing and the first connecting surface of the third clamp housing, and the ends of the third connecting pin are inserted into non-circular holes in the third connecting surface of the housing horn clamp and the first connecting surface of the fourth clamp housing, thus forming a group of clamps, which allows you to place elongated products in more than one of the following options: in one line, at an angle of 90 °, at an angle of 180 °, in parallel, transversely to each other; and in which a compressible head with two teeth of a mounting pin is inserted into a non-circular hole in the second connecting surface of the housing of the fourth clamp in the clamp group. 19. The clamp system according to claim 18, in which the connecting part of the mounting pin in the form of a "Christmas tree" is inserted and fixed in the hole in the vehicle body so that the group of clips and each of one or more elongated products located in the group of clips are attached to the vehicle body. 20. A clamp system in a vehicle for connecting elongated products, comprising:
several interchangeable clamps, each of which has a cube-shaped body, a receiving part configured to place one or more elongated products between pairs of concave walls directed towards each other, formed by several protrusions that extend from the cube-shaped body, and one or more connecting surfaces clamp bodies, each of which contains an opening, a four-walled channel and an internal trapezoidal hollow region, where the base of the trapezoidal region is wider than the four-walled channel l;
a connecting pin made with the possibility of connecting several clamps, which has a rod part with a square cross-section, a head with two teeth located at opposite ends of the pin, each head with teeth having a trapezoidal external contour, the base of which is wider than the rod part of the square forms; the width of the upper part is equal to the width of the rod part of a square shape so that the outer sides are beveled; moreover, the pin also further comprises a gap between two teeth of the head and expanding protrusions on the outer sides; the head with two teeth is made with the possibility of fixing in the trapezoidal inner region and holding along the axis of the insert, and the rod part is made with the possibility of docking with each of the four walls of the channel and provides support in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the insert, which together constitutes a latched locking mechanism;
mounting pin made with the possibility of attaching one end to the clamp using a rod part with a square cross section and a head with two teeth at one end having a trapezoidal external contour, the base of which is wider than the rod part, and the width of the upper part is equal to the width of the rod part so that the outsides are beveled; moreover, the pin also contains a gap between two teeth of the head and expanding protrusions on the outer sides, the head with two teeth made with the possibility of fixing in the trapezoidal internal cavity and hold along the axis of the insert, and the rod part is made with the possibility of docking with each of the four walls of the channel and provides support in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the insert, which together constitutes a latching locking mechanism; additionally, on the opposite end, the mounting pin has a herringbone section with flexible axisymmetric protrusions, which can be inserted and fixed in the hole in the vehicle body so that the group of connected clamps and each elongated product located in the group of clamps are attached to the body vehicle; and
several elongated products that are fixed with the indicated clamps.

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