JP3345562B2 - clip - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip used for fixing electric wires such as a wire harness and other components.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of types of conventional clips used for fixing components are prepared so as to have a size corresponding to the thickness of a mating member for supporting fixing. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the clip 1 includes a flat plate portion 2 along the component, a leg portion 3 standing upright from the flat plate portion 2, and an engaging portion formed at an upper end of the leg portion 3. A locking portion 4 is inserted into and engaged with the engaging hole 6 of the mating member 5, but the leg 3 is formed to have a length corresponding to the thickness of the mating member 5 such as a panel. ing. For example, FIG. 4A shows a case where the thickness of the mating member 5 is small (for example, a thickness of 0.8 mm).
For this, a clip 1 having a shorter leg 3 is used. FIG. 4B shows a case where the thickness of the engaging hole 6 of the mating member 5 is the same but the plate thickness is large (for example, a plate thickness of 3 mm), and the leg 3 is formed to be long. Clip 1 is used.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which a wire harness 7 as a part is fixed to a panel (not shown), and a plurality of clips 1 are formed by winding a tape 8 around the flat plate portion 2 and the wire harness 7. It is connected to the wire harness.

A clip 1 having a short leg 3 is disposed corresponding to a thin portion of the panel, and fixes a wire harness 7 to the thin portion of the panel. On the other hand, the clip 1 having the long leg 3 is arranged corresponding to the thick portion of the panel, and the wire harness 7 is fixed to the thick portion of the panel.

[0005]

As described above, it is necessary to select a conventional clip according to the thickness of the mating member, and the selection is troublesome. In addition, if different types of clips are used, assembly may not be possible, or the assembly may be loose and may result in assembly failure. ing.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such conventional problems, and has a structure capable of coping with a plurality of plate thicknesses. It is an object of the present invention to provide a clip that can eliminate the need for reassembly.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an attachment member having a slide surface inclined in one direction, and an anchor portion sliding on the slide surface. A leg portion is provided upright from the anchor portion, and a locking portion is provided on the leg portion for engaging with a mating member, and a locking member attached to the mounting member is provided.

In this structure, the anchor portion slides on the slide surface by attaching the engaging member to the attaching member and sliding the anchor member. Because this slide surface is inclined,
The length of the leg projecting from the mounting member changes. For this reason, the length of the leg can be adjusted according to the thickness of the mounting member, and a single clip can be applied to mating members having different thicknesses. This eliminates the need for re-assembly due to incorrect selection of clips or improper assembly.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a recess is formed in the mounting member for inserting the anchor portion, and the slide surface is a bottom surface of the recess. Features.

The locking member is attached to the mounting member by inserting the anchor portion into the concave portion of the mounting member. Therefore, the anchor portion does not protrude from the mounting member, and does not hinder the engagement of the locking member with the mating member.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein a guide rail parallel to the slide surface is formed on the mounting member, and the guide projection is slid by being inserted into the guide rail. Are formed on the anchor portion.

Since the guide projection is engaged with the guide rail, the attachment between the locking member and the mounting member is stabilized, and the locking member does not drop off from the mounting member. Further, when the anchor part slides on the slide surface, the guide protrusion slides on the guide rail, so that the locking member can slide stably.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of stopper projections are formed along the length direction of the guide rail, the plurality of stopper projections being brought into contact with each other to stop the slide of the anchor portion. It is characterized by having been done.

When the guide projection comes into contact with the stopper projection, sliding of the anchor portion stops, and the locking member stops at the fixed position on the mounting member. Therefore, the locking member does not slide inadvertently, and the assembling to the mating member is stabilized.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of an assembled state, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the clip 9. The clip 9 is composed of a mounting member 10 and a locking member 11.

The mounting member 10 is mounted on a component such as a wire harness (not shown), and has a horizontally long mounting portion 12 and a concave portion 13 formed by opening the upper surface of the mounting portion 12. are doing. The mounting portion 12 is fixed to the component by winding a tape (not shown). The recess 13 is provided with a locking member 11 described later, and the bottom surface thereof is a slide surface 14 inclined at a predetermined angle in one direction.

On each of the side wall portions 15 provided on both sides of the slide surface 14, a groove-shaped guide rail 16 parallel to the slide surface 14 is formed.
Further, at an appropriate position in the length direction of the guide rail 16,
As shown in FIG. 2, barbed stopper projections 17 are formed at a plurality of locations. The stopper projection 17 is formed at a position where a leg 19 of the locking member 11 described later matches the thickness of the mating member.

The locking member 11 engages with a mating member (not shown) such as a panel for fixing components. The locking member 11 includes an anchor portion 18 and an anchor portion 18.
And a locking portion 20 at the upper end of the leg 19
And are integrally formed.

The lower surface of the anchor 18 is the mounting member 1.
The anchor portion 18 slides on the slide surface 14 while the contact surface 21 is in contact with the slide surface 14. The anchor portion 18 is inserted into the concave portion 13 of the mounting member 10, and the locking member 11 is mounted on the mounting member 10 by being inserted into the concave portion 13. Further, since the anchor portion 18 is inserted into the concave portion 13, the anchor portion 18 does not protrude from the mounting member 10, and unnecessary interference with the counterpart member can be prevented.

Guide projections 22 are formed on both side surfaces of the anchor portion 18. The guide projection 22 is attached to the mounting member 1.
And slides on the guide rail 16. As a result, the locking member 11 is engaged with the mounting member 10 and assembled, so that the locking member 11 is prevented from falling off from the mounting member 10. In addition, when the guide protrusion 22 slides on the guide rail 16, the locking member 11 can slide stably. The sliding of the anchor portion 18 stops when the guide projection 22 comes into contact with the stopper projection 17 formed on the guide rail 16.

The leg 19 protrudes out of the mounting member 10 by rising from the anchor 18. Although the leg 19 has a fixed length, the anchor 1
8 slides on the slide surface 14 so that the mounting member 1
The protrusion length from 0 changes. Thus, the length of the projection of the leg 19 can be adjusted according to the thickness of the mating member.

The engaging portion 20 is engaged with an engaging hole (not shown) formed in the mating member, and the entire clip 9 is assembled to the mating member by this engagement. The locking portion 20 is formed in the shape of an arrowhead, but the shape can be appropriately changed as long as it engages with the mating member.

In such an embodiment, assembling is performed by pushing the anchor portion 18 of the locking member 11 into the recess 13 of the mounting member 10 and inserting it. Since the guide protrusions 22 are inserted into and engaged with the guide rails 16 by this pushing, the locking member 11 is assembled to the mounting member 10 without falling off as shown in FIG.

In this assembled state, when the anchor portion 18 is slid along the slide surface 14, the entire locking member 11 slides with respect to the mounting member 10. The leg 1 protruding from the mounting member 10 by this slide
The length of 9 changes. The slide is a guide projection 22.
Stops when it comes into contact with the stopper projection 17.
The stopper projection 17 is provided at a position where the projecting length of the leg portion 19 matches the plate thickness of the mating member, and becomes the same length as the mating member at the stop position. The length of the projection of the leg 19 can be changed by forcibly sliding the locking member 11 so that the guide projection 22 gets over the stopper projection 17. The protruding length may correspond to the next plate thickness of the member. After such adjustment, the tape is wound around the mounting portion 12 of the mounting member 10 and a component such as a wire harness and connected, and in this connected state, the locking portion 20 is engaged with the engaging hole of the mating member. Thus, the component can be fixed to the mating member.

In such an embodiment, since the length of projection of the leg 19 can be adjusted by sliding the locking member 11, the single clip can be applied to a mating member having a plurality of plate thicknesses. Can be. This eliminates the need to select a clip that matches the thickness of the mating member,
Correction according to the plate thickness can be easily performed.

[0026]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the length of the leg protruding from the mounting member changes by sliding the locking member with respect to the mounting member. The length of the portion can be adjusted according to the thickness of the mounting member, and a single clip can be applied to mating members having different thicknesses. Therefore, re-assembly due to erroneous selection of clips or improper assembling becomes unnecessary.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the anchor does not protrude from the mounting member inserted into the recess, and does not hinder the engagement of the locking member with the mating member.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the guide projection is engaged with the guide rail, the locking member does not fall off from the mounting member, and the sliding of the locking member is stabilized by sliding of the guide projection. You can do it.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the locking member stops at the fixed position on the mounting member when the guide protrusion contacts the stopper protrusion, the locking member does not slide inadvertently. Stable assembly to the mating member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an assembled state of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an assembled state of the embodiment.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are front views showing the relationship between a conventional clip and the thickness of a mating member.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a usage state of a conventional clip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 9 clip 10 mounting member 11 locking member 13 concave portion 14 slide surface 16 guide rail 17 stopper protrusion 18 anchor portion 19 leg portion 20 locking portion 22 guide protrusion

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An attachment member having a slide surface inclined in one direction, and an anchor portion that slides on the slide surface, a leg portion is erected from the anchor portion, and is mounted on the leg portion. A clip provided with a locking portion to be engaged with a mating member and a locking member attached to the mounting member. 2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion for inserting the anchor portion is formed in the mounting member, and the slide surface is a bottom surface of the concave portion. 3. The invention according to claim 1, wherein a guide rail parallel to the slide surface is formed on the mounting member, and a guide projection inserted and slid into the guide rail is provided on the anchor portion. A clip characterized by being formed. 4. The invention according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of stopper projections that are in contact with the guide projections and stop the sliding of the anchor portion are formed along the length direction of the guide rail. Features clips.