JP2001280315A - Clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip allowing easy mounting of a sunvisor, without moving a ceiling trim together when mounting the sunvisor on a module ceiling, facilitating easy mounting work for the clip itself, and having excellent workability and mounting strength for more firmly mounting the sunvisor. SOLUTION: The clip comprises a plane base member corresponding to a mounting hole open in a body panel, an accessory holding cylinder portion protruded on one side of the base member, a sectionally U-shaped engagement recessed portion formed in the accessory holding cylinder portion and adapted to be fitted and locked to one edge of the mounting hole, an opening portion provided in a portion of the base member on the opposite side of the accessory holding cylinder portion, and a lid portion having a thrusting protruded portion to be inserted into the opening portion. The thrusting protruded portion, when inserted into the opening portion, thrusts the mounting hole at the other edge to the direction of fitting locking the engagement recessed portion to one edge of the mounting hole to cause the base member to be moved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip suitable for mounting, for example, a sun visor or an assist grip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a sun visor for blocking sunlight is disposed above a driver's seat and a passenger's seat in a vehicle cabin. The sun visor is attached to a ceiling panel of a vehicle body via a clip that rotatably holds one end of a sun visor shaft. Conventionally, this clip is composed of a base member rotatably holding the sun visor shaft, and a grommet member locked to the base member inserted through the sun visor shaft, and the base member includes: In order to lock the base member on the vehicle body panel, a large projecting locking piece is formed.

[0003]

For this reason, in the above-mentioned conventional clip, the above-mentioned base member must be inserted into the mounting hole of the vehicle body panel so as to pass through the same, and the tip of the sun visor may be a front window or a room. Because it collides with the mirror and the locking piece that protrudes greatly becomes an obstacle,
The work of attaching the sun visor to the vehicle body panel is extremely complicated, and in the case of a module ceiling in which the sun visor is temporarily attached to the ceiling trim and the ceiling trim and the sun visor are attached to the body panel, the ceiling trim is held. There is a problem that the operation of attaching the sun visor is very complicated because the user has to move the sun visor in a different direction and tilt.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned situation, and an object of the present invention is to move a sun visor, an assist grip, and the like to a module ceiling without moving the entire ceiling trim. Provides a clip with excellent workability and mounting strength that allows easy attachment of the sun visor and assist grip, as well as easy attachment of the clip itself, and more secure attachment of the sun visor and assist grip. What you want to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a clip is provided by connecting a flat base member corresponding to a mounting hole formed in a vehicle body panel to one side of the base member. An accessory holding cylinder protruding from the
An engaging concave portion formed in the accessory holding cylinder portion and having a substantially U-shaped cross section for fitting and locking to one end edge of the mounting hole, and is formed at a portion of the base member opposite to the accessory holding cylinder portion. And a lid formed with a pressing projection inserted into the opening, wherein the pressing projection engages with the engagement when inserted into the opening. It is characterized in that the base member is moved by pressing the other side edge of the mounting hole in a direction in which the recess fits and locks the one end edge of the mounting hole.

According to the present invention, in order to prevent the clip from dropping off easily when the clip is temporarily fixed to the ceiling trim, the peripheral portion of the opening of the base member is provided with the accessory holding cylinder portion. A locking piece is protruded from the side opposite to the side, and the locking piece is vertically extended from the upper surface of the base member, and a rising piece from the upper end of the rising piece. An inclined piece extending in the direction opposite to the opening, and a bullet piece extending from the lower end of the inclined piece in the same direction as the opening side where the base of the upstanding piece is continuously provided. With this configuration, when the clip is temporarily fixed to the ceiling trim, it is possible to prevent the clip from easily falling off.

Further, according to the present invention, when the sun visor is attached to each of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, in order to prevent the single ceiling trim from tilting or wrinkling, the clip is attached to the body panel. The first to be mounted at a remote location
A first clip and a second clip, wherein the first clip and the second clip are mounted on a single ceiling trim that is extended toward the vehicle interior side of the vehicle body panel, and hold the sun visor accessory of each of the base members. Since the line connecting the cylinder and the pressing projection is installed in the same direction and almost parallel to each other, a single ceiling trim tilts or wrinkles when installing the sun visor on the driver's seat and the passenger's seat respectively. Can be prevented.

Further, in the present invention, the amount of protrusion of the pressing protrusion is determined by the locking bullet portion of the pair of locking pieces protruding from the opposite sides of the opening. Before the insertion of the pressing projection, the distance L1 between the end of each of the opening sides and the engaging recess and the opening L2 of the mounting hole formed in the vehicle body panel are L1 <L2 before the pressing projection is inserted. In addition, after the pressing projection is inserted, L1 is set to L2, and the base member and the lid are
A lid portion is rotatably connected via a hinge portion, and is engaged with the peripheral portion of the vehicle body panel when the pressing projection is pressed into the opening. Since the sun visor is formed by forming the stop projection,
And it can be easily and firmly attached to the vehicle body panel.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments of the invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 7 show a clip 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The clip 1 according to this embodiment includes a mounting hole 21 formed in a ceiling panel 20.
A base member 2 corresponding to
Sun visor accessory holding cylinder 3 protruding from one side
An engagement concave portion 4 formed in the sun visor accessory holding cylinder portion 3 and fitted and locked to one end edge of the mounting hole 21 and having a substantially U-shaped cross section; and a sun visor accessory holding cylinder portion of the base member 2. An opening 5 is provided at a position opposite to the opening 3, and a lid 10 is provided with a pressing projection 14 inserted into the opening 5.

The base member 2 has a front end 24 formed in an arc shape, and has an overall plane area of the ceiling panel 2.
The rear end 25 of the base member 2 is formed to have a size such that the opening of the mounting hole 21 of the base member 2 and the opening of the mounting hole 23 of the ceiling trim 22 are completely hidden when viewed from the vehicle interior side. A lid portion 10 is continuously provided to bendable in a hanging direction via a base 9.

The sun visor accessory holding cylinder 3 has a cylindrical body that rotatably holds the sun visor shaft 7 and is inclined and protruded at a predetermined angle, and a front side of the sun visor accessory holding cylinder 3. Is formed with an engagement recess 4 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the opening 5 has a substantially convex planar shape, and the opening 5 has an opposite side in the width direction of the base member 2.
Locking pieces 6 and 6 having wedge-shaped locking protrusions bulging outward.
Are connected vertically from the upper surface of the base member 2.

A pair of locking bullets 8, 8 protrude from the side 27 on the rear end 25 side of the opening 5, and these locking bullets 8, 8 are respectively provided. An upright piece 15 extending vertically from the upper surface of the base member 2;
An inclined piece 16 extending from the upper end of the inclined piece 16 in a direction opposite to the opening, and the upright piece 1 extends from the lower end of the inclined piece 16.
And a projecting piece portion 17 extending in the same direction as the opening side portion 27 in which the base portions 5 are continuously provided. Incidentally, reference numeral 26 in the figure
Indicates a lid fitting recess provided on the back surface side of the base member 2 and on the periphery of the opening 5, and the lid 10 is tightly fitted into the lid fitting recess 26. The lid 10 is formed so that the front side of the lid 10 is flush with the back side of the base member 2 in this state.

The lid 10 is provided with a substantially inverted concave lid-side protrusion 11 having a size and a shape to be press-fitted into the opening 5, and a lid width of the lid-side protrusion 11. On both sides in the direction, the lid-side protrusion 11 is
Lid-side locking piece 1 having a wedge-shaped locking portion that is engaged with the upper edges of the locking pieces 6 and 6 when press-fitted into the housing.
2, 12 are protruded.

Further, when the lid-side projection 11 is press-fitted into the opening 5, the mounting hole 21 of the ceiling panel 20 is pressed into the hinge side wall surface of the lid-side projection 11, and the base member 2 is attached to the above-mentioned engaging member. Pressing projection 1 for pressing in a direction in which mating recess 4 is fitted and locked to one end edge of mounting hole 21 of ceiling panel 20.
4 are protruded.

As shown in FIG. 8, the amount of protrusion of the pressing projection 14 is determined by the distance L1 between the opening side 27 of the opening 5 and the deepest part of the engaging recess 4 and the ceiling panel 20. The set opening dimension L2 of the mounting hole 21 is set such that L1 <L2 before inserting the pressing projection 14 and L1 = L2 after inserting the pressing projection 14. Have been. The pressing projection 14 is provided with a locking projection 18 that engages with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 21 of the ceiling panel 20 when the pressing projection 14 is pressed into the opening 5. As a result, the locking projection 18 can improve the locking strength to the ceiling panel 20.

Next, a procedure for attaching the sun visor shaft 7 using the clip 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 8 shows a state where the clip 1 is temporarily fixed to the mounting hole 23 of the ceiling trim 22.
In this state, the engaging concave portion 4 of the clip 1 fitted in the mounting hole 23 does not fit tightly with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 23, and the lid-side projection 11 of the lid portion 10. Is not fitted into the opening 5 of the base member 2.

From this state, the ceiling trim 22 is pressed in a direction to overlap with the ceiling panel 20, as shown in FIG. Even in this state, the engagement recess 4 of the clip 1
Mounting holes 21 and 23 for ceiling panel 20 and ceiling trim 22
Is not closely engaged with the peripheral portion of the
Is not fitted into the opening 5 of the base member 2.

From this state, as shown in FIG. 10, the lid-side protrusion 11 of the lid 10 is connected to the opening 5 of the base member 2.
, And further, as shown in FIG.
When the lid-side protrusion 11 is completely pushed into the opening 5 of the base member 2, the pressing protrusion 14 provided on the lid-side protrusion 11 presses the periphery of the mounting hole 21 of the ceiling panel 20. The base member 2 is pressed and moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
Can be tightly fitted and engaged with the front edge 28 of the mounting hole 21 of the ceiling panel 20. At this time, since the lid side locking pieces 12, 12 of the lid side projection 11 engage with the upper ends of the locking pieces 6, 6 protruding from the upper surface of the base member 2, the engagement recess 4 is formed. In combination with the engagement of the base member 2, there is no more concern about the base member 2 falling off in the direction of the sun visor shaft 7 and falling, and the reliability for safety is greatly improved.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the mounting hole 21 of the ceiling panel 20 has a peripheral edge portion 29 slidingly contacting the sun visor accessory holding cylinder portion 3 of the base member 2 as shown in FIG.
When the base member 2 is moved by the pressing force of the pressing projection 14, the sun visor is formed by making the plane shape substantially inclining in a piece shape so as to match the curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the sun visor accessory holding cylinder 3. Since the accessory holding cylinder 3 is automatically positioned by being guided by the mounting hole 21 of the ceiling panel 20, the clip 1 can be securely mounted at a proper position. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the case where the mounting holes 21 of the ceiling panel 20 are formed as shown in FIG. 12, but when the positioning is automatically and accurately performed, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the peripheral portion 30 may be formed such that the planar shape is substantially trapezoidal.

FIG. 14 shows a clip 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
The guide rib 3 is formed between the sun visor accessory holding cylinder 3 of the base member 2 and the locking pieces 6, 6.
1 and the base member 2 is configured to be able to smoothly mount the base member 2 to the mounting holes 21 and 23 of the ceiling panel 20 and the ceiling trim 22. Since this embodiment is the same as the embodiment, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings as those used in the first embodiment, and the detailed description is omitted here.

Next, FIG. 15 shows a mounting procedure of the clip 1 when the sun visor 33 is mounted on the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, respectively, using the clip 1 according to each of the above embodiments. When the sun visor 33 is attached to the front upper portion of the driver's seat and the front passenger seat, respectively, when the ceiling trim 22 is a single member, when the moving direction of the base member 2 of the clip 1 is different, the ceiling trim 22 Is tilted or wrinkled, the first clip 1A disposed on the driver's seat side
And the second clip 1B are attached such that the lines connecting the sun visor accessory holding cylinder 3 and the pressing projections 14 of the base members 2 are substantially parallel to each other in the same direction.
Each base member 2 of the first clip 1A and the second clip 1B
Of the ceiling trim 22 can be prevented from wrinkling or tilting.
2 can maintain the spreading quality.

FIGS. 16 and 17 show the use of the clip 1 according to the present invention to change the assist grip 40 to the interior trim 42.
Is attached to the superposed body panel 41. In this embodiment, the sun visor accessory holding cylinder part 3 is shown.
Are the grip shafts 47, 47 provided at both ends of the assist grip 40, and have other configurations.
Since the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, the drawing shows the first embodiment.
The same reference numerals are used as in the embodiment, and the detailed description is omitted here.

[0026]

Since the clip according to the present invention is constructed as described above, the work of mounting the clip itself is easy, and the sun visor can be more firmly mounted. Even when mounted on the module ceiling, the sun visor can be easily mounted without moving the entire ceiling trim.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clip according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the clip as viewed from below.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the clip.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the clip.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the clip.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the clip.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the clip.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a state where the clip is temporarily fixed to a mounting hole of a ceiling trim.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an initial state in which the clip is attached to a ceiling trim and a mounting hole of a ceiling panel.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the clip is attached to a mounting hole of a ceiling trim and a ceiling panel, and then a pressing projection is started to be inserted into an opening of a base member.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a final state in which the clip is attached to a ceiling trim and a mounting hole of a ceiling panel.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a mounting hole of a ceiling panel to which the clip is mounted.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a modification of the mounting hole.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a clip according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory cross-sectional view showing a state where the sun visors of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat are attached with the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the assist grip is attached with the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of an assist grip mounting base using the clip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A, 1B Clip 2 Base member 3 Sun visor accessory holding cylinder part 4 Engagement concave part 5 Opening part 7 Sun visor shaft 8 Locking bullet piece part 9 Hinge part 10 Lid part 11 Lid side protruding part 14 Pressing protruding part 15 Standing Piece 16 inclined piece 17 bullet piece 18 locking projection 20 ceiling panel 21 mounting hole 22 ceiling trim 23 mounting hole 24 front end of base member 25 rear end of base member 26 lid fitting recess

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A flat base member corresponding to a mounting hole formed in a vehicle body panel, an accessory holding cylinder protruding from one side of the base member, and an accessory holding cylinder formed on the accessory holding cylinder. An engagement concave portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section for fitting and locking with one end edge of the mounting hole, an opening formed in a portion of the base member opposite to the accessory holding cylinder portion, and an opening formed in the opening. And a lid portion on which a pressing projection portion to be inserted is formed, wherein the pressing projection portion is configured such that, when inserted into the opening, the engaging concave portion has the one end edge portion of the mounting hole. A clip configured to press the other side edge of the mounting hole in a direction in which the base member is moved in a direction in which the base member moves. 2. A locking bullet portion protrudes from a side edge of the opening of the base member opposite to a side edge portion of the accessory holding cylinder portion. An upright piece extending vertically from the upper surface of the base member, an inclined piece extending from an upper end of the upright piece in a direction opposite to the opening, and the upright piece extending from a lower end of the inclined piece. The clip according to claim 1, characterized in that the clip has a base portion of the piece and a projecting piece extending in the same direction as the continuous side of the opening. 3. The clip comprises a first clip and a second clip which are mounted at positions distant from a vehicle body panel, and the first clip and the second clip are extended toward a vehicle interior side of the vehicle body panel. 2. When mounted on a single ceiling trim, the lines connecting the sun visor accessory holding cylinders and the pressing projections of the respective base members are attached substantially in parallel to each other in the same direction. The clip according to claim 2. 4. The projecting amount of the pressing projection is defined by each opening side portion of the pair of locking piece portions projecting from the opposite side portion of the opening portion, the opening portion projecting the locking elastic piece portion. Before inserting the pressing projection, the distance L1 between the side end portion and the engaging recess and the opening dimension L2 of the mounting hole formed in the vehicle body panel are L1 <L2. After insertion, L1 is set to be L2, and the base member and the lid portion are rotatably connected to each other via a hinge portion, and are connected to the pressing projection portion. 3. The locking projection according to claim 1, wherein a locking projection is formed to engage with a peripheral portion of the vehicle body panel when the pressing projection is press-fitted into the opening. Clip described in.