JP2006182270A - Clip for holding on-vehicle item - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip for holding an on-vehicle item, in which attaching/detaching work to a louver L is very easy, and a single kind of the clip is commonly usable to a plurality of kinds of louvers L of different widths to be installed without rattling. <P>SOLUTION: A slide member 14 is slid lengthwise of a clip main body 12 to adjust/hold the interval between the slide member 14 and a hook part 20 (a louver inserting port Y) in desired length. By adjusting/holding the louver inserting port Y to be a little larger than the width of the louver Y, the clip 10 can be easily attached/detached to the louver L. After the clip 10 is installed on the louver L, the slide member 14 is slid toward the hook part 20, so that the slide member 14 and the hook part 20 work together to hold and fix the louver L. A single kind of the clip 10 can be commonly used to a plurality of kinds of louvers L of different widths to be installed without rattling. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip for a vehicle-mounted article holder that can be mounted on a louver of an air conditioner outlet of an automobile.

  As a clip for attaching an in-vehicle article holder (for example, a drink holder or a mobile phone holder) (A) to a louver (L) of a car air conditioner, there is a clip (1) shown in FIG. reference).

  This conventional clip (1) includes a mounting base (2) that is attached to a clip mounting hole (not shown) formed on the back surface of an in-vehicle article holder (for example, drink holder) (A), and a mounting base. One side (3a) and the other thin side (3b) extending forward so as to face each other apart from (2), and a hook portion (4) formed at the free end of one side (3a); Have A gap formed between the hook portion (4) on one side (3a) and the tip of the other side (3b) is a louver insertion opening (Y).

When attaching the drink holder (A) to the louver (L) of the air conditioner, attach the clip (1) to the louver (L) from the louver insertion slot (Y) and hook the hook (4) to the louver (L). Thereby, the mounting of the drink holder (A) to the louver (L) is completed, and the wind of the air conditioner hits the drink can etc. held in the drink holder (A).
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  In the conventional clip (1), as described above, the clip (1) is attached and detached through the louver insertion slot (Y), but the clip (1) is connected through the small louver insertion slot (Y). It is very difficult to attach and remove the louver (L). In particular, the work for removing the clip (1) is difficult because a louver insertion opening (Y) of the clip (1) is inserted into the back of the air conditioner outlet.

  In addition, since the louver (L) has a wide variety of widths, there is a problem that one kind of clip (1) cannot cope with a plurality of types of louvers (L) having different widths. That is, when attaching the clip (1) to the wide louver (L), the end of the louver (L) is caught by the lower edge of the hook part (4), and the clip (1) is attached to the louver (L). There is a problem that it cannot be installed reliably. On the other hand, when the clip (1) is attached to the narrow louver (L), a gap is generated between the clip (1) and the louver (L), causing backlash at the time of attachment.

  The present invention has been made in order to improve such conventional problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to attach and detach the louver (L) to a plurality of types of louvers (L) which are very simple and have different widths. However, the object is to provide a clip for a vehicle-mounted article holder that can be attached with one type without rattling.

  The clip (10) for vehicle-mounted article holders according to claim 1 is a long clip having one end attached to the vehicle-mounted article holder (A) and the other end formed with a hook portion (20). A main body (12) and a slide member (14) which is attached to the clip main body (12) so that the position of the main body (12) can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction and which holds the louver (L) of the air conditioner outlet in cooperation with the hook portion (20). It is composed of “and”.

  In this invention, the slide member (14) is attached to the clip body (12) so that the position of the slide member (14) can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction, and the slide member (14) and the hook portion (20) can be simply slid. (This portion functions as a louver insertion slot (Y)) can be maintained at a desired length.

  The clip (10) for in-vehicle goods holder according to claim 2 is characterized by comprising "a lock part (X) for fixing the position of the slide member (14) with respect to the clip body (12)". is there.

  Further, the clip (10) for vehicle-mounted article holder according to claim 3 limits the lock part (X) of claim 2, and “the lock part (X) is the clip body (12). Protrusions (24) extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction are provided on the sliding member (14), and a plurality of ridges (22) arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the clip body (12), It is composed of a claw member (30) that fits into the gap (V) between the ridges (24) when locked and is detached from the gap (V) when unlocked.

  According to these inventions, the mounting position of the slide member (14) with respect to the clip body (12) can be reliably fixed by the lock portion (X), so the clip for vehicle-mounted article holder (10) is attached to the louver (L). When attached, the slide member (14) does not slide toward the drink holder (A) due to vibration or the like. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, if the cross-sectional shape of each protrusion (24) is formed in a right-angled triangle and the slope is set so as to face the mounting portion (18) side, as will be described later, The slide member (14) can be slid toward the hook portion (20) without unlocking the portion (X).

  According to the present invention, the distance between the slide member and the hook portion (that is, the size of the louver insertion port) can be adjusted to a desired length and can be held at that length, so that the louver insertion port is connected to the louver. By making it larger than the width, it is possible to very easily attach and detach the clip for the vehicle-mounted article holder to the louver.

  In addition, when the clip for a vehicle-mounted article holder is attached to the louver, if the slide member is slid to the hook part side, the louver can be pinched and fixed between the slide member and the hook part. One type can be attached without rattling. At this time, since the width of the louver insertion slot is narrower than the louver width, the clip is not detached from the louver due to vibration or the like.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to illustrated embodiments.

  A clip for a vehicle-mounted article holder (hereinafter simply referred to as a “clip”) (10) to which the present invention is applied is configured such that the vehicle-mounted article holder (A) is connected to a louver (L ), And generally comprises a clip body (12) and a slide member (14) as shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, the drink holder (A) for holding canned beverages and the like will be described as a representative example of the in-vehicle article holder, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a mobile phone for holding a mobile phone It may be a holder or the like.

  The clip body (12) includes a long arm (16), a mounting part (18) provided on one end side of the arm (16), and a hook part (20 provided on the other end side of the arm (16)). ) (See FIG. 3).

  The arm (16) is a long member having a rectangular cross section, and the length in the long side direction is the louver that is formed to be the widest among the louvers (L) of air conditioner outlets that are distributed in the market. It is set longer than the width of (L). The cross-sectional shape of the arm (16) is such that the slide member (14) does not rotate around the long side direction of the arm (16) when a slide member (14) described later is attached to the arm (16). What is necessary is just to be formed in non-circular shape, for example, elliptical shape, fan shape, polygonal shape, etc. may be sufficient.

  A protrusion group (22) is formed on the upper surface of the arm (16). The ridge group (22) is a portion that functions as a lock portion (X) for fixing the slide member (14) to a desired position in the longitudinal direction of the clip body (12) in cooperation with a claw member (30) described later. Yes, it is configured by continuously arranging a plurality of protrusions (24) extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the arm (16) in the longitudinal direction of the arm (16) (not shown, The ridge group (22) may be formed on the lower surface or the side surface of (16), or the ridge group (22) may be formed by engraving a groove on the arm (16). ).

  In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of each protrusion (24) is formed in a right triangle shape, and the oblique side (24a) is set so as to face the mounting portion (18) side (in FIG. 6). (See inside circle).

  A mounting portion (18) is integrally formed at one end of the arm (16). The mounting portion (18) is a substantially cylindrical portion having a groove (18a) engraved on its outer peripheral surface, and this groove (18a) is a clip mounting hole (on the back side of the drink holder (A) ( A1) (See FIG. 5), the clip (10) can be attached to the drink holder (A).

  In the present embodiment, the mounting portion (18) has a circular cross-sectional shape, but may be any shape as long as it can be attached to the clip mounting hole (A1). It may be substantially rectangular.

  A hook portion (20) narrower than the arm (16) is integrally formed at the other end portion of the arm (16). The hook portion (20) is a portion bent in a substantially U shape, and the leg portion (20a) constituting the tip portion of the hook portion (20) faces the mounting portion (18) side.

  The “substantially U-shaped” means a shape that extends continuously from the arm (16) and that the tip portion (the leg (20a)) faces the mounting portion (18) side, This includes “substantially U shape”, “substantially V shape”, “substantially C shape” and the like in addition to the original “U” shape.

  As the material of the clip body (12), a resin excellent in mechanical strength and rigidity (for example, polyacetal (POM)) is used, but the material is not limited.

  The slide member (14) is attached to the clip body (12) so that the position of the slide member (12) can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction, and sandwiches the louver (L) of the air conditioner outlet in cooperation with the hook portion (20). It has a slide member main body (28) and a claw member (30) (see FIG. 4).

The slide member main body (28) is a member having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the inner width (t ₁ ) between the side plate portions (28a) (28b) is substantially equal to the width (T ₁ ) of the hook portion (20). It is set to be equal or slightly larger.

Grooves (32) are formed in the central portions of the inner side surfaces of the side plate portions (28a) (28b), respectively. The shape and size of each groove (32) is appropriately set according to the cross-sectional shape of the arm (16) so that the arm (16) constituting the clip body (12) can be fitted. (The inner width (t ₂ ) between the grooves (32) and (32) is set to be approximately equal to or slightly larger than the width (T ₂ ) of the arm (16)).

  A bar-shaped knob (34) is provided at the tip of each side plate (28a) (28b) (the upper end of the slide member body (28)) to connect the side plates (28a) (28b). A claw (36) is formed integrally with the connecting portion (28c) (the lower end portion of the slide member main body (28)). The claw (36) faces the hook portion (20) when the slide member (14) is attached to the clip body (12), and slides the slide member (14) to the hook portion (20) side. When set, the tip of the claw (36) is appropriately set so as to come into contact with the tip of the leg part (20a) constituting the hook part (20).

  A claw member (30) is integrally formed between the side plate portions (28a) (28b) via a connecting member (38). The claw member (30) is a rod-like member that functions as a lock portion (X) for fixing the slide member (14) to a desired position in the longitudinal direction of the clip body (12) in cooperation with the ridge group (22). There is an inclined contact surface (30a) that contacts the oblique side (24a) of the ridge (24) constituting the ridge group (22) when the lock portion (X) is locked. Is formed. It should be noted that the slanted lower end sharp part of the claw member (30) (the part in contact with the oblique side (24a) of the ridge (24)) (30b) is in a state where the slide member (14) is attached to the clip body (12) Gap (V) between the ridges (24) (that is, a wall extending in the vertical direction on the hypotenuse (24a) of a certain ridge (24) and the ridge (24) next to the ridge (24)) (A space formed by (24b)) (see the circle in FIG. 6).

  Here, the slide member (14) is formed of a flexible member (in this embodiment, a resin material such as polyamide (nylon)), and grips the upper end of the claw member (30) in the front-rear direction. When a force is applied, the claw member (30) bends with the connecting member (38) as an axis (see FIG. 6).

  When assembling the clip (10), the hook part (20) of the clip body (12) is connected to the opening part (side plate part (28a) (28b), connecting part (28c) and claw member (30) of the slide member (14). ) And slide the arm (16) of the clip body (12) toward the mounting part (18) along the groove (32) of the slide member (14) (actually As described later, it is necessary to slide the lock portion (X) in an unlocked state.).

  In the state where the slide member (14) is attached to the clip main body (12), as described above, the lower end (30b) of the claw member (30) is a gap between adjacent ridges (24) (24) ( V), and this state is the locked state of the lock portion (X).

  When the lock part (X) is in the locked state, even if the slide member (14) is slid to the mounting part (18) side (M direction in FIGS. 1 and 6), the gap between the protrusions (24) and (24) Since the sharpened portion (30b) at the lower end of the claw member (30) fitted in the gap (V) contacts the wall surface (24b) of the ridge (24), it does not move any further. Therefore, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 6, the upper end portion of the claw member (30) is picked and slightly tilted to the hook portion (20) side, and the sharpened lower end portion (30b) of the claw member (30) is moved to the gap ( By releasing from V), the lock (X) is unlocked (unlocked). Thereby, the slide member (14) can be slid to the attachment portion (18) side (M direction) of the clip body (12).

  On the other hand, when the slide member (14) is slid to the hook portion (20) side (N direction in FIGS. 1 and 6), the contact surface (30a) of the claw member (30) is formed on the ridge (24). It moves along the hypotenuse (24a), and the sharpened part (30b) of the lower end of the claw member (30) can move continuously to the gap (V) on the right side (hook part (20) side). The slide member (14) can be easily moved without unlocking X).

  Next, a method for attaching the drink holder (A) to the louver (L) using the clip (10) will be described.

  First, the attachment part (18) of the clip (10) is attached to each of the two clip attachment holes (A1) formed on the back surface of the drink holder (A). Thereby, the attachment of the clip (10) to the drink holder (A) is completed.

  Next, the lock part (X) is unlocked, and the slide member (14) is completely slid toward the drink holder (A). In the state where the slide member (14) is completely slid to the drink holder (A) side, the tip of the leg portion (20a) constituting the hook portion (20) and the claw ( The gap between the tip of 36) (this portion is the louver insertion slot (Y)) is held larger than the width of the louver (L).

  The clip (10) in the above state is placed on the upper surface of the louver (L) provided at the air outlet of the air conditioner intended to be attached. Then, by sliding the slide member (14) toward the hook portion (20) and holding the louver (L) between the slide member (14) and the hook portion (20), the louver ( Installation to L) is completed (see FIG. 7).

  Conversely, if the lock (X) is unlocked and the slide member (14) is completely slid toward the drink holder (A), the width of the louver insertion slot (Y) will be the same as that of the louver (L). Since it is held larger than the width, the clip (10) attached to the louver (L) can be easily removed from the louver insertion slot (Y). Note that the unlocking operation of the lock portion (X) is very simple because it is performed via the slide member (14) disposed outside the air conditioner outlet.

  According to the present embodiment, the clip for vehicle-mounted article holder (10) is composed of a clip body (12) and a slide member (14), and the slide member (14) is a long side of the clip body (12). Since the position can be adjusted in the direction, the distance between the slide member (14) and the hook portion (20) constituting the clip main body (12) (ie, the louver insertion slot) can be achieved by simply sliding the slide member (14). (Y)) can be adjusted and held at a desired length. That is, if the size of the louver insertion slot (Y) is adjusted to be larger than the width of the louver (L), the clip (10) can be easily attached to and detached from the louver (L).

  If the slide member (14) is slid to the louver (L) side after the clip (10) is attached to the louver (L), the slide member (14) and the hook portion (20) cooperate. Since the louver (L) can be pinched and fixed, it can be attached to a plurality of types of louvers (L) having different widths with one type of clip (10) without rattling.

It is a perspective view which shows the clip for vehicle-mounted goods holders which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the clip for vehicle-mounted article holders. It is a six-sided view of a clip body. FIG. 6 is a hexahedral view, a cross section taken along line AA and a cross section taken along line BB of the slide member. It is a figure which shows the method of attaching the clip for vehicle-mounted article holders to a drink holder. It is a figure explaining the locked / unlocked state of a lock part. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the state which attached the drink holder to the louver using the clip for vehicle-mounted article holders which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Clip for vehicle-mounted article holder 12 Clip main body 14 Slide member 16 Arm 20 Hook part 22 Projection group 24 Projection 30 Claw member

Claims (3)

A long clip body having one end attached to the vehicle-mounted article holder and a hook portion formed on the other end;
A vehicle-mounted article holder comprising a slide member that is attached to the clip body in such a manner that its position can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction, and that holds a louver of an air conditioner outlet in cooperation with the hook portion. Clips.   The clip for a vehicle-mounted article holder according to claim 1, further comprising a lock portion that fixes a position of the slide member with respect to the clip body. The lock part is
A ridge group in which a plurality of ridges extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the clip body are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the clip body;
The vehicle-mounted article holding device according to claim 2, further comprising: a claw member that is provided on the slide member and fits into a gap between the protrusions when locked, and is detached from the gap when unlocked. Tool clip.

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