JPH0217376B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a holder effective for attaching a molding for an automobile.

(Prior Art) Generally, a molding is attached to the body of an automobile through a holder. The holder includes a molding mounting part for holding the molding that is formed to be able to fit into a groove of a molding (for example, a side molding) having a C-shaped cross section, and a body attachment part that is attached by inserting it into a hole in the body. , which are integrally molded from synthetic resin material. A normal retainer is attached to the molding before attaching it to the body.
It has become a so-called pre-order format.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, it is necessary to position (fix) the holder with respect to the molding before attaching it to the body, and therefore, conventionally, the holder is fitted into the molding and then crimped. By doing this, positioning with respect to the molding is performed. . However, caulking work using a tool is troublesome and time-consuming.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a structure in which a retainer of an automobile molding is formed so that it can be inserted into a groove of the molding having a substantially C-shaped cross section. A wing that is displaceably connected to at least one side of a substantially rectangular molding mounting part through a hinge part, and that applies a thrust force to the molding mounting part on the molding mounting part by locking to the molding or the molding mounting part. A piece and
A locking member for holding the wing piece at the locking position is provided.

(Function) Therefore, the holder of the present invention allows the molding or the molding mounting part to be fixed by rotating and displacing the wing pieces around the hinge part when the molding mounting part is inserted into the groove of the molding. When the molding attachment part is locked in the molding, the molding mounting part is stretched vertically within the groove of the molding, and the movement with respect to the molding is restricted by this tension. Since the wing pieces are locked by the locking member formed in the molding attachment part in a state in which they are displaced to the locking position, this displaced state is thereby ensured.

Example 1 Example 1 of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

As shown in the figure, the holder molded from a synthetic resin material integrally includes an engaging part 1 that is attached to a hole B1 of a body B, and a molding attachment part 2 for holding the molding. The engaging part 1 is formed into a substantially S-shaped cross section, allowing elastic deformation in the reducing direction, and is fitted into the mounting hole B1 of the body B by a stepped edge 3 formed on the outer periphery of its upper edge. It is designed to be elastically engageable.

The molding attachment part 2 is formed into a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and has ribs 2a on both left and right sides of the back side (opposite side of the attachment part 1) and at the middle part in the vertical direction. It is fitted by inserting the edge into the groove M1 of the molding M having a C-shaped cross section from its end. At the bottom of both left and right sides of the molding attachment part 2, there are wing pieces 4, respectively.
are integrally extended obliquely upward via a hinge portion 5 so that the blades 4 can be rotated in the vertical direction, and when the molding mounting portion 2 is fitted into the molding M, the wing pieces 4 are It can be locked to the upper flange M2 of the molding M by pushing it up. Further, locking members 6 for holding the wing pieces 4 in the locking position are formed at the upper portions of both left and right sides of the molding mounting portion 2. This locking member 6 has a pair of upper and lower insertion guides 7, respectively.
and a locking pawl 8 formed at the tip of the upper insertion guide 7, and a hook piece 9 with a plurality of pawl teeth protruding from approximately the middle part of the wing piece 4 is elastically deformed. It is said that it is possible to hook it in by forcing it in using a. Note that reference numeral 10 denotes two substantially V-shaped tensioning protrusions protruding from the lower edge of the molding mounting portion 2.

The holder of Example 1 is constructed as described above, and is attached to the molding M as follows. As shown in Fig. 1, with the left and right wing pieces 4 free, the upper and lower edges of the molding attachment part 2 are inserted into the groove M1 from the end of the molding M, and then the holder is slid. Then fit into the molding M. Then, after moving the holder to the position where it should be fixed to the molding M, grip the left and right wing pieces 4 with your fingers and apply an external force to push them upward as shown by the arrows in the figure. is pressed into contact with the upper flange M2 of the molding M, and the molding attachment part 2 is pushed downward by the reaction force accompanying this pressing, and the tension projection 10 is strongly pressed against the bottom of the groove on the lower side of the molding M. It will be done. As a result, the holder is fixed with its movement relative to the molding M restricted. At this time, the hook piece 9 of the wing piece 4 is inserted between the insertion guides 7 as the lock member 6 while being elastically deformed, and is hooked into the locking pawl 8 and locked (see the solid line in Fig. 2). ).

That is, the holder is positioned and fixed to the molding M by the tensile force generated by the locking action of the wing pieces 4 on the flange edge of the molding M, and this state is ensured by the locking member 6. be done.

Example 2 Next, Example 2 will be explained based on FIGS. 4 and 5. In the holder of this embodiment 2, the tensioning protrusion 10 in the above-mentioned embodiment 1 is abolished so that the lower end edge of the molding mounting portion 2 directly contacts the bottom of the groove M1 of the molding M. 4 is formed at an acute angle so as to bite into the lower edge of the upper flange M2 of the molding M.

Therefore, in the case of this embodiment 2, when the left and right wing pieces 4 are pushed upward with the molding attachment part 2 of the holder fitted into the molding M, the tips of the wing pieces 4 are attached to the molding M made of synthetic resin. Or it bites into the rubber outer skin, and at that time, the reaction force is generated by the molding attachment part 2.
The lower end edge of is strongly pressed against the groove bottom, and the holder is fixed and positioned on the molding M.

Embodiment 3 As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the holder of Embodiment 3 has the lower side of the molding mounting portion 2 formed in a stepped shape, and the lower flange of the molding M is formed in the center of the stepped surface. One tension protrusion 10 that can come into contact with the upper edge of M3 is formed, and the other configurations are the same as in the first embodiment described above.
Therefore, with the upper and lower parts of the molding mounting part 2 fitted into the grooves M1 of the molding M, the wing pieces 4 are rotated upward as shown by the arrows in the figure to lock the tips to the lower edge of the upper flange M2. For example, as a result of the reaction, the tension projection 10 is strongly pressed against the upper edge of the lower flange M3, and as a result, the holder is fixed to the molding M.

Embodiments 4 and 5 As shown in FIG. 9, in the holder of Embodiment 4, the tips of the left and right wing pieces 4 are bent outward in a hook shape, and the tips are connected to the upper flange M2. The holder of Example 5 is formed at an acute angle so as to bite into the lower edge of the holder, as shown in FIG.
The tips of the left and right wing pieces 4 are bent inward into a hook shape, and the tips are formed at an acute angle so as to bite into the lower edge of the upper flange M2,
The other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment. Therefore, the holders of both embodiments are positioned and fixed to the molding M in the same manner as the holder shown in the second embodiment.

Example 6 In the holder of Example 6, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. On the upper side, left and right wing pieces 4, which are formed at an acute angle so that their tips can bite into the lower edge of the upper flange M2 of the molding M, are provided to protrude almost horizontally, and on the lower side of both left and right sides of the molding attachment part 2. Left and right stoppers 11 as locking members whose upper ends are formed at an acute angle extend through a hinge portion 12, and the tips of the stoppers 12 engage with a plurality of locking pawls formed on the lower surface of the wing piece 4. It can be locked to any one of 13.

Therefore, in the case of the sixth embodiment with the above configuration,
After fitting the molding attachment part 2 into the predetermined position of the molding M,
When the left and right stoppers 11 are pressed in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, the upper ends of the stoppers 11 come into contact with the lower surface of the wing 4 and push it up, so that the tip of the wing 4 bites into the lower edge of the upper flange M2 in the molding M. Due to the reaction at this time, the lower end of the molding mounting portion 2 is strongly pressed against the bottom of the groove M1. As a result, the holder is fixed to the molding M,
This state is maintained by the stopper 11 being engaged with the engagement pawl 13 of the wing piece 4.

Example 7 The holder in Example 7 is shown in Figures 13 to 15.
As shown in the figure, the molding attachment part 2 is formed into a parallelogram, and the left side of the molding attachment part 2 includes a wing piece 4 that is allowed to move up and down via a hinge part 5, and a wing piece 4 that is allowed to move up and down through a hinge part 5. A locking member 6 is provided to hold the molding 4 in the locking position, and tension projections 10 that engage with the bottom of the groove of the molding M are symmetrically protruded from one corner of the upper and lower corners of the molding mounting portion 2. ing.
The hook piece 9 protruding from the wing piece 4 has one claw tooth.

Therefore, in the holder of this embodiment 7, the upper and lower parts of the molding attachment part 2 are inserted into the groove M1 of the molding M and slid to a predetermined position, and then the wing pieces 4 are pushed up toward the molding attachment part 2 side. When the blade 4 is rotated as shown in FIG. 14, the upper end of the wing piece 4 engages in the groove M1 of the molding M, and at this time, the molding attachment part 2 receives a counterclockwise rotational force as shown in the figure, so that the upper end of the wing piece 4 engages with the groove M1 of the molding M. The tension projection 10 is pressed against the bottom of the groove M1.
As a result, the holder is fixed to the molding M, and the fixed state is ensured by the hook piece 9 hooking into the locking pawl 8 of the locking member 6.

Example 8 The holder of Example 8, as shown in FIG.
The tip of the wing piece 4 in the seventh embodiment is formed at an acute angle, and the tip is configured to bite into the lower edge of the upper flange M2 of the molding M, and the extension projection 10 is eliminated to attach the molding. The upper and lower edges of the portion 2 are in direct contact with the groove bottom of the molding M, and the other configurations are the same as in the seventh embodiment. Therefore, the wing pieces 4 are inserted into the lower edge of the upper flange M2 as shown in the figure, and
By hooking the hook piece 9 into the locking pawl 8 of the locking member 6, the molding mounting portion 2 can be pressed and fixed to the groove bottom of the molding M by applying a counterclockwise rotational force as shown in the figure.

Example 9 As shown in FIGS. 117 and 18, in the holder of Example 9, the wing piece 4 is attached to the right side of the molding attachment part 2 formed in the shape of a rectangular flat plate through the hinge part 5 in an obliquely upward direction. At the same time, a wedge piece 4a that can be engaged with a tapered groove 14 formed on the upper side of the molding mounting part 2 is formed at the tip of the wing piece 4, and a wedge piece 4a that can be engaged with the tapered groove 14 formed on the upper side of the molding mounting part 2
A lock member 6 into which the hook piece 9 of the wing piece 4 is hooked
Furthermore, a tension projection 10 is provided at the upper right corner of the molding mounting portion 2.

Therefore, after inserting the upper and lower parts of the molding attachment part 2 into the groove M1 of the molding M and sliding them to a predetermined position, when the wedge piece 4a of the wing piece 4 is press-fitted into the tapered groove 14, the right side of the molding attachment part 2 The upper part bends upward and the tension projection 10 is strongly pressed against the groove bottom of the molding M. As a result, the lower end of the molding attachment part 2 is pressed against the bottom of the groove as a reaction, and the holder is fixed to the molding M. This state is ensured by the hook piece 9 of the wing piece 4 being hooked into the locking pawl 8 of the locking member 6.

Example 10 While the above-mentioned Examples 1 to 9 have a structure in which the molding attachment part 2 is attached by inserting it into the groove M1 from the end of the molding M, the holder of Example 10 is As shown in Figs. 21 to 21, the molding is formed to be directly attached to the place where the molding is to be attached. That is, this Embodiment 10 is a modification of a part of the molding attachment part 2 of the holder shown in the above-mentioned Example 2, and as shown in the figure, a long hole 15 is provided on the upper side of the molding attachment part 2 to allow for deflection. is formed horizontally long, and a tension projection 10 is provided protruding from the center of the upper edge. Therefore, at the position where the molding M should be mounted, the molding mounting portion 2 is attached as shown in FIG.
By strongly inserting the upper tensioning projection 10 into the upper groove M1 from the opening of the molding M, the tensioning projection 10 is bent inward.
The lower piece of the molding attachment part 2 is inserted into the groove M at the bottom of the molding M.
It can be inserted into 1. Such a direct mounting method is effective when the molding M is long, and is also effective when the groove M1 of the molding M is shallow.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be modified as necessary. For example, the wing pieces 4 shown in Examples 1 to 6 and Example 8 are
It is possible to have a structure in which the wing pieces 4 are engaged with each other or to bite into the bottom of the groove, and also a structure in which the wing pieces 4 are locked to the lower flange M3 of the molding M. , it is also possible to add winglets 4 symmetrically or in opposite directions on the left side.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the holder of the present invention can be positioned and fixed to the molding using the wing pieces provided on the holder itself, so the positioning and fixing can be performed more easily than when using conventional caulking. This can simplify the work of

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the holder of Embodiment 1, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the holder attached to a molding, and FIG. 3 is a side view. , FIG. 4 is a front view showing the holder of Embodiment 2 attached to the molding, FIG. 5 is a side view, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the holder of Embodiment 3, and FIG. A front view showing the state in which the holder is attached to the molding, FIG. 8 is a side view as well, and FIG. 9 is a view of the fourth embodiment.
A front view showing the state in which the holder is attached to the molding,
FIG. 10 is a front view showing the holder of Example 5 attached to the molding, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the holder of Example 6, and FIG. 12 is the holder attached to the molding. 13 is a perspective view showing the holder of Example 7, FIG. 14 is a front view showing the holder attached to the molding, FIG. 15 is a side view, and FIG. 17 is a perspective view of Example 9, FIG. 18 is a front view showing the holder of Example 8 attached to the molding, and FIG. 19 is the implementation Front view showing how the holder of Example 10 is attached to the molding, 2nd
0 is a front view showing the state in which the holder is attached to the molding, and FIG. 21 is a partially cutaway side view showing the manner in which the holder is attached. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Attachment part, 2... Molding attachment part, 4... Wing piece, 5... Hinge part, 6... Lock member, 9...
Futsuk piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Displaceably connected via a hinge to at least one side of a substantially rectangular molding mounting portion formed to be fit into a groove of a molding having a substantially C-shaped cross section, and connected to the molding or the molding mounting portion. A holder for a molding for an automobile, comprising a wing piece that applies a thrust force to the molding on the molding mounting part when locked, and a locking member that holds the wing piece at the locking position. .