JP5500517B2 - Clip for floor carpet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip for fixing a floor carpet laid on a floor of a vehicle such as a passenger car.

  A floor carpet is generally laid on the floor panel of a vehicle. However, if the floor carpet is simply laid on the upper surface of the floor panel, the edges turn up or the floor carpet moves on the floor panel. The carpet is fixed using some fixing means (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-279907 A

  By the way, according to the knowledge of the inventor of the present application, as an example of such a fixing means, a protruding piece is provided on the upper part of the holder for holding the wire harness, and is fixed by hooking it on an opening formed at the end of the floor carpet. There was a clip to do.

  An example thereof is as shown in FIG. 7, and a wire harness (not shown) is constituted by a substantially cylindrical holder 1 in which the inside is drawn in the axial direction. The holder 1 has a projecting piece 2 extending upward at an upper portion and a stem portion 3 extending downward at a lower portion. The stem portion 3 of the holder 1 is fitted into a hole formed in the floor panel 4, and the projecting piece 2 is engaged with an opening 6 formed in the floor carpet 5.

  However, since the floor carpet 5 before laying, particularly the end portion in the vehicle width direction, is not necessarily flat, the opening formed at the end portion can be reliably hooked on the protruding piece 2 of the holder 1. It was not so easy, and it was easy to come off after being hooked, and there was a problem in workability on site.

  Further, when the wire harness in the holder 1 is removed and collected from the vehicle when the vehicle is disassembled, the trim (interior) covering several holders 1 that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is first removed, and then the floor carpet is removed. Collection was performed by a troublesome procedure of removing the wire harness after removing 5 from the holder 1.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a floor carpet that has good workability in the field and can easily take out the wire harness when the vehicle is disassembled. It is to provide a clip for use.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a clip for a floor carpet according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (5).
(1) a hollow holder in which a wire harness is routed to fix a floor carpet laid on a vehicle floor panel;
A stem portion with a flange extending downward from a lower half of the hollow holder so as to pass through an opening in the floor carpet and a hole in the floor panel;
Carpet holding means provided on the lower half of the hollow holder, for pressing the floor carpet from above;
With
When the hollow holder is fixed to the floor panel by inserting the stem portion through the opening in the floor carpet and the hole in the floor panel, the carpet pressing means and the floor panel sandwich the floor carpet. ,
The opening in the floor carpet is larger than the hole in the floor panel;
A part of the lower half of the hollow holder is erected vertically to the floor panel to which the hollow holder is fixed. When the hollow holder is fixed to the floor panel, To contact the edge of the carpet that defines an opening.
(2) A clip for a floor carpet configured as described in (1) above,
The carpet pressing means is formed by a horizontal protrusion extending from the hollow holder in parallel to a plane formed by the floor panel when the hollow holder is fixed to the floor panel.
The horizontal protrusion is in surface contact with the floor carpet at the lower surface.
(3) A floor carpet clip configured as described in (2) above,
The flange of the stem portion has flexibility, and the distance in the direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the floor panel between the lower surface of the flange and the lower surface of the horizontal protrusion is free of the floor carpet. Less than the thickness of the state.
(4) A floor carpet clip having the structure of (2) or (3) above,
The horizontal protrusion extends over the entire length along the longitudinal axis of the holder .

According to the configuration of (1) above, the floor carpet is pressed against the floor panel and fixed by the carpet pressing means of the holder with the aid of the flange provided on the stem portion of the holder. Is not easily detached from the holder. Moreover, when removing the wire harness when the vehicle is disassembled, a procedure for removing the floor carpet is not necessary, and a clip with good workability can be provided.
Moreover, according to the structure of said (1), the floor carpet before fixing with a holder can be hold | maintained in a predetermined position, without making a structure complicated. This facilitates the work of fixing the floor carpet with the holder.
According to the configuration of the above (2), the carpet pressing means is a horizontal protrusion, and the horizontal lower surface of the carpet pressing means is in surface contact with the end of the floor carpet. Can do.
According to the configuration of (3) above, the flange is flexible, and the vertical distance between the lower surface of the flange and the lower surface of the horizontal protrusion before fixing the floor carpet is a special value. Since it is designed, displacement of the floor carpet can be prevented even more reliably.
According to the configuration of (4), the horizontal protruding portion that holds the end of the floor carpet extends over the entire length along the longitudinal axis of the holder, thus greatly contributing to stable holding of the floor carpet. Can

  According to the present invention, the floor carpet is pressed and fixed to the floor panel from above with the carpet pressing means of the holder under the assistance of the flange provided on the stem portion of the holder, so that the floor carpet is easily detached from the holder. In addition, when removing the wire harness when the vehicle is dismantled, the procedure for removing the floor carpet becomes unnecessary.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the modes for carrying out the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is sectional drawing of the use condition which shows the clip for floor carpets by preferable embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a single clip shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the clip of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 3. It is a perspective view of the use condition of the clip shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the hole formed in the floor panel, and the opening formed in the floor carpet. It is sectional drawing of the use condition which shows the conventional clip.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5, a clip 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is composed of an upper half part 11a and a lower half part 11b, which form a substantially cylindrical main body part, and the cylindrical shape is divided into upper and lower parts. This is a resin holder 11. The holder 11 has various parts, but description of parts that are not directly involved in fixing the floor carpet 5 is omitted.

  The upper half portion 11a and the lower half portion 11b of the holder 11 are coupled to each other by a hinge 11c, and can be switched between an open state (not shown) and a closed state shown in FIG. 1 by swinging through the hinge 11c. it can. The upper half portion 11a curved in an arc shape has an extension portion 12 extending vertically downward toward the lower half portion 11b in a closed state at the end opposite to the portion joined via the hinge 11c. A claw-like protrusion 12a (see FIG. 3) is formed outside the lower end of the extension portion 12.

  Similarly, in the lower half portion 11b curved in an arc shape, a substantially vertical U-shaped or U-shaped receiving portion 13 having an open upper end is provided at a position where the extended portion 12 can be received in the above-described closed state with respect to the upper half portion 11a. Is provided. A claw-like protrusion 13a that is combined with the claw-like protrusion 12a of the upper half portion 11a is provided inside the receiving portion 13. When the upper half part 11a is pushed toward the lower half part 11b, the extension part 12 of the upper half part 11a enters the receiving part 13 of the lower half part 11b, and the protrusion 12a of the extension part 12 is below the protrusion 13a of the receiving part 13 And assembled with each other, and the assembly of the holder 11 is completed. The extension part 12 extending vertically downward from the upper half part 11a and the receiving part 13 provided in the lower half part 11b constitute fitting means for the upper half part 11a and the lower half part 11b.

  Of the side walls 13b and 13c and the bottom wall 13d constituting the receiving portion 13 in the lower half portion 11b of the holder 11, the outer surface of the side wall 13c on the outer side with respect to the longitudinal axis of the holder 11 is related to the floor panel 4. The bottom wall 13 d rises vertically, and the bottom surface of the bottom wall 13 d extends in parallel along the floor panel 4. Therefore, the receiving part 13 for the extension part 12 of the upper half part 11a is not only a fitting means for the lower half part 11b, but also the positional deviation of the floor carpet 5 in the same direction as the plane formed by the floor panel 4. It also becomes a means to regulate.

  Further, the lower half portion 11 b includes a horizontal projecting portion 14 constituting a pressing means for the floor carpet 5 on the side opposite to the receiving portion 13. The lower surface 14a of the horizontal protrusion 14 is formed horizontally so as to extend in parallel with the floor panel 4 on which the floor carpet 5 is laid. It is preferable for the horizontal protrusion 14 to extend over the entire length along the longitudinal axis of the holder 11 for stable holding of the floor carpet 5.

  Furthermore, the lower half portion 11b of the holder 11 is provided with a stem portion 15 having an oval cross section extending downward from the lowermost portion thereof. The stem portion 15 has a flange 15a having some flexibility at a position close to the bottom of the lower half portion 11b, and has a pair of bayonet pins 15b immediately below the flange 15a. The floor panel 4 is formed with an oval opening for receiving the stem portion 15. The vertical distance between the lower surface of the flange 15a and the lower surface 14a of the horizontal protrusion 14 is such that the lower surface 14a of the horizontal protrusion 14 slightly compresses the end of the floor carpet 5 when the floor carpet 5 is fixed by the holder 11. It is preferably selected so that it can be pressed in a state.

  The upper end of the bayonet pin 15b (the end that comes into contact with the floor panel 4 when the clip 10 is fixed to the floor panel 4) and the lower surface of the flange 15a are separated in the vertical direction. Is roughly equivalent to the thickness of In a state where the floor carpet 5 is fixed by the holder 11, the bayonet pin 15 b enters below the floor panel 4, so that the holder 11 is held by the floor panel 4.

  Next, the process of mounting the holder 11 on the floor panel 4 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 6, after the opening 5a in the floor carpet 5 is aligned with the oval hole 4a in the floor panel 4, the stem portion 15 of the holder 11 in a state where the wire harness is assembled is placed on the floor panel. 4 is fitted into the hole 4a in a half-inserted state. At that time, the vertical surface of the side wall 13c of the receiving portion 13 in the lower half portion 11b of the holder 11 comes into contact with the edge defining the opening 5a of the floor carpet 5, and the stem portion 15 of the holder 11 is in the hole 4a of the floor panel 4. To fit.

  As a result, according to the clip of the embodiment of the present invention, the movement of the floor carpet 5 in the direction parallel to the floor panel 4 is restricted by the side wall 13c of the receiving portion 13, and the displacement of the floor carpet 5 is prevented. . Further, when the lower surface 14a of the horizontal protrusion 14 in the lower half portion 11b of the holder 11 presses the upper surface of the floor carpet 5, it is possible to prevent the conventional carpet from being lifted from the clip.

  Further, when the stem portion 15 of the holder 11 is fitted into the hole 4a of the floor panel 4 in a fully inserted state, the flange portion 15a provided on the stem portion 15 presses the upper surface of the floor panel 4, and the holder 11 A repulsive force is generated when the lower surface 14 a of the horizontal protrusion 14 in the lower half 11 b presses the upper surface of the floor carpet 5, and the holder 11 is firmly fixed to the floor panel 4. In addition, since the lower surface 14a of the horizontal protrusion 14 is in surface contact with the end of the floor carpet 5, displacement of the floor carpet 5 is further reliably prevented.

  Further, according to the clip of the embodiment of the present invention, since the clip for holding the wire harness is located above the floor carpet 5, it is not necessary to remove the floor carpet 5 when taking out the wire harness at the time of vehicle dismantling, The trouble associated with removing the floor carpet when the vehicle is dismantled can be saved. The reduction in labor associated with vehicle disassembly in this way contributes to the promotion of wire harness recycling.

  Further, as compared with a configuration in which the floor carpet is fixed in a state where the floor carpet is mounted on the upper half of the clip, the size of the floor carpet 5 is not increased by the amount of the floor carpet 5 mounted on the clip 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Can be reduced.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

4 Floor panel 4a Hole in floor panel 5 Floor carpet 5a Opening in floor carpet 10 Clip 11 Holder 11a Upper half part 11b Lower half part 11c Hinge 12 Extension part 12a Claw-like protrusion 13 Receiving part 13a Claw-like protrusion 13c Receiving Side wall 13d Bottom wall 14 of receiving part Horizontal protrusion 14a Horizontal lower surface 15 Stem part 15a Flange

Claims (4)

A hollow holder in which a wire harness is routed to fix a floor carpet laid on a vehicle floor panel;
A stem portion with a flange extending downward from a lower half of the hollow holder so as to pass through an opening in the floor carpet and a hole in the floor panel;
Carpet holding means provided on the lower half of the hollow holder, for pressing the floor carpet from above;
With
When the hollow holder is fixed to the floor panel by inserting the stem portion through the opening in the floor carpet and the hole in the floor panel, the carpet pressing means and the floor panel sandwich the floor carpet. ,
The opening in the floor carpet is larger than the hole in the floor panel;
A part of the lower half of the hollow holder is erected vertically to the floor panel to which the hollow holder is fixed. When the hollow holder is fixed to the floor panel, A clip for a floor carpet, characterized in that it contacts the edge of the carpet defining an opening . The carpet pressing means is formed by a horizontal protrusion extending from the hollow holder in parallel to a plane formed by the floor panel when the hollow holder is fixed to the floor panel.
The floor carpet clip according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal protruding portion is in surface contact with the floor carpet at a lower surface.   The flange of the stem portion has flexibility, and the distance in the direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the floor panel between the lower surface of the flange and the lower surface of the horizontal protrusion is free of the floor carpet. The clip for a floor carpet according to claim 2, wherein the clip is smaller than the thickness of the state. 4. The floor carpet clip according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal protrusion extends over the entire length along the longitudinal axis of the holder . 5.

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