JPH08270624A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate mounting/demounting a sheathing part by fitting a head part flange and fitting part to a mounting member fixed, stopping a pair of elastic leg parts fitted to a mounted member mounting hole, and rotating a shaft part by a tool use groove so that engaging a cut in part with a mounted member can be disengaged. CONSTITUTION: Sliding is performed from an opening in a surface side to a mounting seat 12 of a mounting member 11, to fit a head part flange 2 and a fitting part 3 fixed of a clip 1. An elastic leg part 6 is fitted to a mounting hole 21 of a car body panel 20, to engage a stop stepped part 9 with a peripheral edge of the mounting hole 21, also to bring an elastic flange 4 from a surface side into elastic contact with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 21, so that the mounting member 11 can be fixedly mounted in the car body panel 20. In the case of demounting the mounting member 11, a driver point end is fitted to a tool use groove 8 from a reverse surface side of the car body panel 20, to twist almost 45 deg. in the counter clockwise direction a shaft part 5 deformed. Since a notched part 10 is dislocated from a peripheral edge part of the mounting hole 21, engaging the car body panel 20 is disengaged, and the mounting member 11 can be easily demounted with the clip 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip useful for detachably fixing a mounting member to a mounted member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of such a conventional fastener is disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 59-20043.
As shown in FIG. 9, this conventional example is an example of a clip 52 used when attaching and fixing a radiator grill 50 as an attaching member to a radiator core support 51 as an attached member. As shown in 11,
The clip 52 according to the conventional example is a radiator grill 50.
Locking portion 55 locked to the through hole 54 of the
And a pair of elastic pieces 57.

However, the side wall portion of the engaging portion 55 is inclined by 45 degrees with respect to the lateral width direction of the connecting portion 56, and when engaging with the through hole 54 of the radiator grille 50, the connecting portion 56 is connected. The locking portion 55 can be engaged with the through hole 54 with the portion 56 twisted by 45 degrees. Further, when the radiator grill 50 is removed, the locking portion 55 is twisted by 45 degrees from the outside so that the radiator grill 50 can be pulled out so that the radiator grill 50 can pass through the through hole 54.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the clip 52 is detached from the outside of the vehicle body, a part of the clip 52 is exposed to the outside and the appearance is not good. was there. For this reason, in the clip 52 of the above-mentioned conventional example, it is impossible to attach an exterior component such as a trunk lid finisher that emphasizes appearance.

Further, in the structure of the clip 52 described above, when the radiator grill 50 is removed as described above, the clip 52 remains on the radiator core support 51 on the vehicle body side, and therefore remains on the vehicle body side after the radiator grill 50 is removed. When removing the clip 52 and reassembling it, it is necessary to reassemble the radiator grill 50 and the clip 52 and then attach the same to the vehicle body side, which poses a problem of poor assembly workability.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and provides a clip for mounting an exterior part, which is easy to mount and remove the exterior part, has a good appearance, and has a good reassembly workability. It is intended to be provided.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a head flange, a fitting insertion portion, an elastic flange, a shaft portion, and a pair of elastic leg portions. The head flange and the elastic flange are arranged at a predetermined interval via the fitting insertion portion, and the fitting insertion portion is
The size is set so that it can be slid into the mounting seat formed on the mounting member from the opening on the side surface, and the shaft portion is integrally extended from the elastic flange by a predetermined length. Is formed with a tool groove into which a jig such as a screwdriver can be fitted, and a pair of the elastic leg portions are provided in a point-symmetrical manner with respect to the axial center of the shaft portion from the vicinity of the tip end portion of the shaft portion. A locking step portion that is projecting and extended, and that can be fitted and locked in the mounting hole of the mounted member is formed at the tips of the pair of elastic legs, and is a free end. In the elastic leg portion, a notch portion is formed point-symmetrically with respect to the axial center of the shaft portion along the engaging portion with the mounting hole of the mounted member,
The head flange and the fitting insertion portion are fitted and fitted into a mounting seat of the mounting member to be engaged and fixed, and the pair of elastic legs are elastically deformed and fitted into the mounting hole of the mounted member. To allow the attachment member and the attachment member to be connected, and
By using the groove for a tool from the rear surface side of the mounted member to twist and rotate the shaft portion in a predetermined direction, the engagement between the notch and the mounting hole peripheral edge of the mounted member can be released. It is characterized by the clip that was made.

[0008]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, at the time of mounting, the head flange and the fitting insertion portion of the clip are fitted into the mounting seat of the mounting member, engaged and fixed, and then mounted in the mounting hole of the mounted member. Only by elastically deforming the pair of elastic legs and fitting and locking them, the mounting workability is good. In addition, at the time of removal, a screwdriver or the like is fitted into the tool groove from the back side of the mounted member, and the shaft portion is twisted and rotated in a predetermined direction so that the notch engages with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounted member. And the mounting member can be easily removed together with the clip.

Further, since the removal is performed from the back side of the member to be mounted, it is not necessary to form a mounting hole or the like on the outer surface of the mounting member such as an exterior part, and the appearance is not damaged. Furthermore, since the clip can be removed while the clip remains on the attachment member, the workability in reassembling is easy and quick.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 denotes a clip according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the clip 1 is generally provided with a head flange 2, a fitting portion 3, and an elastic flange 4.
, A shaft portion 5 and a pair of elastic leg portions 6, and is molded from synthetic resin.

The head flange 2 and the elastic flange 4
And are arranged at a predetermined interval via the fitting insertion portion 3. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the fitting insertion portion 3 is set to a length dimension that allows the fitting portion 3 to be slid into the mounting seat 12 formed on the trunk lid finisher 11 as a mounting member from the opening 13 on the side surface. In addition, the head flange 2 is set to a size that allows it to be fitted into the mounting seat 12 exactly.

The elastic flange 4 is formed in a circular umbrella shape,
As will be described later, the outer peripheral tip end portion is elastically deformable so that the attached member can be held with the locking step portion 9. The shaft portion 5 is integrally extended from the center of the bottom portion of the elastic flange 4 by a predetermined length, and a tool groove 8 into which a jig such as a driver can be fitted is formed at the tip of the shaft portion 5. Also,
The shaft portion 5 is formed in a tapered shape from the base end portion on the elastic flange 4 side toward the tip end direction, and is elastically twistable and deformable with respect to a rotational force of a tool described later.

From the vicinity of the tip of the shaft portion 5, as shown in FIG. 3, the pair of elastic leg portions 6 and 6 are arranged so as to be mutually point-symmetrical with respect to the axis center C of the shaft portion 5. Is projected and extended. Locking step portions 9, 9 which can be fitted and locked in a mounting hole of a mounted member to be described later are formed at the tips of the pair of elastic leg portions 6 and are free ends.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the pair of elastic legs 6 are arranged with respect to the shaft center C of the shaft 6 along the engaging portions with the mounting holes of the mounted member. The notch 10 is formed along the point symmetry. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the pair of locking step portions 9 are inserted into the mounting holes 21 of the mounted member 20.
When the shaft portion 5 is twisted and deformed by approximately 45 degrees in the counterclockwise direction in the figure from the state in which is engaged and fixed, the notch portion 10 faces the mounting hole 21 as shown in FIG. 7. Because of the positional relationship, the engagement with the mounting hole peripheral edge 21 of the mounted member 20 can be released.

Next, a mounting mode of the clip 1 having the above-mentioned structure will be described. For attachment, first, as shown in FIG. 4, a predetermined number of attachment seats 12 formed on the trunk lid finisher 11 are slid from the openings 13 on the side surface to the head flange 2 and the fitting insertion portion 3 of each clip 1.
Insert and fix.

Thereafter, in a state of being engaged with the trunk lid finisher 11, as shown in FIG. 5, the elastic leg portions 6 of each clip 1 are attached to the vehicle body panel 2 as a member to be attached.
The elastic leg portion 6 is elastically deformed and fitted into the mounting hole 21 of 0, the locking step portion 9 engages with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 21, and
By the elastic flange 4 elastically deforming and elastically contacting the periphery of the mounting hole 21 from the front side, the trunk lid finisher 11 is mounted and fixed to the vehicle body panel 20.

If necessary, when the trunk lid finisher 11 is removed, for example, the tip of a driver is fitted into the tool groove 8 from the rear surface side of the vehicle body panel 20, and as shown in FIG. From the state where the pair of locking step portions 9 are engaged and fixed in the mounting holes 21, the shaft portion 5
Is twisted and deformed approximately 45 degrees counterclockwise in the figure,
As shown in FIG. 7, since the notch 10 is disengaged from the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 21, the engagement with the peripheral edge 21 of the mounting hole of the vehicle body panel 20 is released, and the trunk lid finisher 11 can be easily attached together with the clip 1. It can be removed.

According to the present embodiment having the above-described structure, at the time of mounting, the head flange 2 and the fitting insertion portion 3 of the clip 1 are fitted and fitted into the mounting seat 12 of the mounting member 11, and after being engaged and fixed, the A pair of elastic legs 6 are provided in the mounting holes 21 of the mounting member 20.
It is only necessary to elastically deform and fit and lock, and the mounting workability is good.

Further, at the time of removal, a screwdriver or the like is fitted into the tool groove 8 from the rear surface side of the member 20 to be mounted, and the shaft portion 5 is twisted and rotated by about 45 degrees in a predetermined direction so that the notch portion 10 is covered. The engagement with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 21 of the mounting member 20 is released, and the mounting member 11 can be easily removed together with the clip 1. Therefore, even when the outer panel and the inner panel have a double structure like a trunk lid, the removal work can be easily performed with a tool such as a screwdriver.

Further, since the removal is performed from the back side of the member 20 to be mounted, it is not necessary to form a mounting hole or the like on the outer surface of the mounting member 11 such as an exterior component, and the appearance is not spoiled.

Further, since the mounting member 11 can be removed with the clip left, the workability in reassembling can be facilitated and speeded up.

Although the above-mentioned embodiment illustrates the case where the present invention is applied to the attachment of the trunk lid finisher and the vehicle body panel, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and other appropriate exterior parts. It is applicable to the installation work of.

Further, in the above embodiment, the pair of elastic legs 6 are provided.
Although the notch 10 is formed on only one side of each of the above, the notch 10 may be formed on both sides of each tip of the pair of elastic legs 6 as shown in FIG. In this case, the shaft 5 can be removed by twisting and rotating the shaft 5 in any direction. Further, in the above embodiment, the notch portion 10 is formed by twisting and rotating the shaft portion 5 in the predetermined direction by about 45 degrees.
Although the example in which the engagement between the mounting member 21 and the periphery of the mounting hole 21 of the mounted member 20 is released has been described, the rotation angle is limited to 45 degrees due to the relative relationship between the mounting hole 21 and the elastic leg portion 6 in size and shape. No
It can be appropriately changed according to the design conditions. Further, various modifications are possible within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention, such as the shape of each component, the forming size, etc., can be appropriately changed as necessary.

[0024]

The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects. (1) At the time of mounting, after fitting and engaging the head flange and the fitting insertion portion of the clip with the mounting seat of the mounting member, elastically deform the pair of elastic legs to fit into the mounting hole of the mounted member, It only needs to be locked, and mounting workability is good. (2) At the time of removal, fit the tool into the tool groove from the back side of the mounted member and twist the shaft in a predetermined direction to rotate the shaft so that the notch engages with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounted member. Is released, you can easily remove the mounting member,
It is applicable even if it has a double structure of an outer panel and an inner panel like a trunk lid. (3) Removal is done from the back side of the mounted member, so there is no need to form mounting holes on the outer surface of the mounting member such as exterior parts, and the appearance is not damaged. (4) Since it can be removed with the clip left on the mounting member, workability when reassembling is easy and quick.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing an embodiment of the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for attaching a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a mounting mode of the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the elastic leg portion according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a clip of a conventional example.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a clip of a conventional example.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a clip of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Clip 2 Head Flange 3 Fitting Part 4 Elastic Flange 5 Shaft Part 6 Elastic Leg Part 8 Tool Groove 9 Locking Step Part 10 Notch Part 11 Mounting Member (Trunk Lid Finisher) 12 Mounting Seat 13 Opening 20 Attached Member (Vehicle panel) 21 Mounting hole C Shaft center of shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A head flange, a fitting insertion portion, an elastic flange, a shaft portion, and a pair of elastic leg portions, wherein the head flange and the elastic flange are provided via the fitting insertion portion. , Are arranged at a predetermined interval, and the fitting insertion portion is set to a size that can be fitted and inserted into an attachment seat formed in the attachment member by sliding from an opening on a side surface, and from the elastic flange. The shaft portion is integrally extended by a predetermined length, and a tool groove into which a jig such as a driver can be fitted is formed at the tip of the shaft portion. A pair of elastic leg portions are projected and extended in a point-symmetrical manner with respect to the axial center of the parts, and the tip ends of the pair of elastic leg portions are engageable with and engageable with the attachment holes of the attached member. A step portion is formed to form a free end, and the pair of elastic leg portions are provided with a mounting hole of the mounted member. Notches are formed in a point-symmetrical manner with respect to the shaft center of the shaft portion along the engaging portion, and the head flange and the fitting insertion portion are fitted into the mounting seat of the mounting member, In this case, the pair of elastic legs are elastically deformed and fitted and locked in the mounting holes of the mounted member so that the mounting member and the mounted member can be connected, and The engagement between the notch and the peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounted member can be released by twisting and rotating the shaft in a predetermined direction using the tool groove from the back surface side. A clip featuring.