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Abstract

Clip (25) which has a housing (48) with a through-opening (49), wherein the housing (48) is surrounded by a closed frame (38) or the housing (48) is part of the closed frame (38), wherein the frame (38) has two lateral sections (42, 43) and the two lateral sections (42, 43) are connected to each other by an arc-shaped section (39) which is formed opposite the housing (48), wherein the closed frame (38) has a spring effect and is elastically deformable at the height of the two lateral sections (42, 43), and wherein on the two laterally extending sections (42, 43) on the outer surface (25a) pointing away from the frame (38) a projection (34, 35) is formed for hooking at the intended mounting point, characterized by the fact that on an inner surface (47) of the frame (38) at least one reinforcing rib (58) is formed on the respective lateral section (42, 43) and that a spring rate of the clip (25) can be adjusted by means of the respective reinforcing rib (58), and that the respective reinforcing rib (58) extends from a respective housing-adjacent end (44, 45) of the respective lateral section (42, 43) to at least a respective end (54, 55) of the respective projection (34, 35) at the level of the respective contact surface (36, 37) of the respective projection (34, 35).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a clip according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a motor vehicle according to claim 5 in which the clip is used.

[0002] Clips that serve to hold components are already known.

[0003] Furthermore, it is already known that motor vehicles have a body that can be closed at the rear by a hinged trunk lid or tailgate. A part of a lock is formed at a free, lower end of the trunk lid or tailgate. When the trunk lid or tailgate is closed, this part of the lock is in a locked position with a counterpart of the lock that is fixed to the vehicle body.

[0004] The lock typically features a rotary latch that, in the locked position, engages with a body-mounted locking bolt or striker. Unlocking is usually accomplished by a motor, which can be activated remotely or by pressing a button located on the outside of the trunk lid or tailgate.

[0005] Normally, the lock is unlocked by a mechanism located outside the vehicle body. However, in some cases, it may be necessary to also be able to unlock the lock from inside the vehicle body.

[0006] A clip with the features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from US 5 172 878 A.

[0007] US Patent 4,011,770 A discloses the fastening of a Bowden cable using a clip. The clip described therein also has a closed frame, but this frame lacks a spring action to provide a hook. Instead, the hook is achieved by plates attached on one side to the closed frame, which are spring-loaded and deflectable; that is, it is not the frame itself that is spring-loaded, but the hooks themselves.

[0008] From DE 698 03 060 T2 a control device for a lifting gate and a sliding freight door is known.

[0009] The object of the invention is to create a clip that is easy to mount and that, when mounted, is stable under tensile stress and is firmly locked in the mounting opening.

[0010] This problem is solved by the features of claim 1.

[0011] The object of the invention is to create a motor vehicle with a trunk lid or tailgate in which a Bowden cable for manual unlocking of the trunk lid or tailgate is securely held.

[0012] This problem is solved by the features of claim 5.

[0013] A clip according to the invention has a housing with a through-opening. The housing is advantageously surrounded by a closed frame or is part of the closed frame. The frame has two lateral sections. The two lateral sections are connected to each other by an arc-shaped section, the arc-shaped section being formed opposite the housing. The closed frame has a spring effect and is elastically deformable at the level of the two lateral sections. On each of the two lateral sections, a projection extending away from the clip is formed on the outer surface facing away from the frame for hooking at the intended mounting point.

[0014] On each inner surface of the frame, at least one reinforcing rib is formed on the respective lateral section. The spring rate of the clip can be adjusted via the reinforcing rib.

[0015] The respective reinforcing rib extends from a respective housing-adjacent end of the respective lateral section to at least a respective end of the respective projection at the level of the respective contact surface of the respective projection.

[0016] Advantageously, the clip is made of POM or polyoxymethylene.

[0017] In an advantageous embodiment, the clip serves to attach a Bowden cable to a component. For this purpose, the housing of the clip has a receptacle for a Bowden cable housing.

[0018] In an advantageous embodiment, the arc-shaped section of the frame is designed as a semicircle with a predetermined radius.

[0019] Advantageously, the clip serves to hold one end of the Bowden cable housing to a body component of the interior of a trunk or the like of a motor vehicle.

[0020] In an advantageous embodiment, a Bowden cable is guided through the through-opening of the housing of the mounted clip. The Bowden cable runs to a designated mounting location in the trunk of the vehicle. An operating handle is attached to the end of the Bowden cable.

[0021] A motor vehicle according to the invention has a body opening at the rear of the vehicle body. The body opening can be locked by a trunk lid or tailgate via a lock. For manual unlocking, one end of a Bowden cable is arranged on the lock. Advantageously, a spaced-apart end of the Bowden cable housing is held on the vehicle body by a clip according to claims 1 to 8. The Bowden cable is guided through the clip. An operating handle is attached to the end of the Bowden cable for pulling on the cable to unlock the lock.

[0022] One embodiment of the invention is described below by way of example with reference to the drawings. These show: Fig. 1 a perspective view of a corner area of ​​a trunk closed by a trunk lid, wherein the trunk lid is locked to a body by means of a lock, wherein one end of a Bowden cable for manual unlocking of the lock is arranged on the lock and a handle for actuating the Bowden cable is arranged on an opposite end of the Bowden cable, Fig. 2 an enlarged view of the area of Fig. 1, where one end of the Bowden cable is attached to the bodywork via a clip, the Bowden cable housing being supported on one side of the clip and the Bowden cable being guided through the clip to the operating handle on the other side of the clip, Fig. 3 a perspective view of a body component forming a trunk opening and located adjacent to a lower end of the trunk lid, wherein the body component has a through-opening in which the clip is located and through the through-opening to the outside with one end, Fig. 4 a longitudinal section through the clip, which is located in the installed state of the through-opening of the body part of the trunk opening, Fig. 5 A perspective view of the clip installed in the body component for the body opening from a different perspective than in the Fig. 4, Fig. 6 A top view of the clip showing the side that serves as a stop for the Bowden cable housing, Fig. 7 a top view of the clip, showing the side on which the Bowden cable is guided to the handle and Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 each a perspective view of the clip.

[0023] The Fig. 1 shows a corner area 2 of an interior 3 of a trunk 4. The trunk 4 is part of a body 5 of a motor vehicle 1. In the Fig. 1. A wheel arch 6 is visible on the left side. Furthermore, in the Fig. 1 a lower end of a trunk lid 8 shown.

[0024] The trunk lid 8 is in a closed position 9, which closes the trunk 4. A protruding locking bar 11 is arranged on an end face 10 of the lower end 7 of the trunk lid 8. Opposite the locking bar 11, a lock 14 is attached to an edge 12 of a body opening 13. The lock 14 has a rotary latch (not shown) that locks the locking bar 11.

[0025] In the illustrated embodiment, an end 17 of a Bowden cable 18 is arranged on an actuating device 19 at a lower edge 15 of a housing 16 of the lock 14. The actuating device 19 makes it possible to move the rotary latch (not shown) from the locked position to an unlocked position.

[0026] The Bowden cable is attached to a wall 22 of the body opening 13 by several clips 20, 21. One end 23 of a Bowden cable housing 24 of the Bowden cable 18 is positively engaged with a spring clamp or a clip 25. A Bowden cable 26 guided in the Bowden cable 18 is passed through the clip 25 and its end 27 is attached to an operating handle 28.

[0027] In the embodiment shown, a guide clip 29 is attached to the wall 22 of the body opening 13, so that the operating handle 28 is arranged at the height of the lower edge 12 of the body opening 13.

[0028] The Fig. Figure 2 shows, in an enlarged view, the arrangement of the clip 25 on the wall 22 of the body opening 13, the guide clip 29 and the operating handle 28. Furthermore, the Fig. 2 the end 23 of the Bowden cable housing 24 is shown.

[0029] The Fig. Figure 3 shows an outer surface 8b of the lower end 7 of the trunk lid 8 in the closed position 9. A through-opening 30 is formed in the wall 22 of the body opening 13, through which an end 31 of the clip 25 is inserted and protrudes towards a cavity 32 of the body opening 13.

[0030] The Fig. 4 shows how the Fig. 5. a longitudinal section through clip 25. The Fig. 5 shows the longitudinal section of the Fig. 4 from another perspective. On an outer surface 33 of the bodywork 5 facing away from the trunk 4, the arc-shaped end 31 of the clip 25 protrudes. The clip 25 has two hooks or projections 34, 35 on an outer surface 25a that extend away from the clip 25.

[0031] Each hook 34, 35 has a rectangular contact surface 36, 37 in plan view. In a side view, each hook 34, 35 has a triangular shape in the illustrated embodiment. The respective contact surface 36, 37 of each hook 34, 35 rests against the outer surface 33 of the wall 22.

[0032] As from the Fig. As can be seen from Figure 4, the clip 25 has a closed frame 38. As also shown in the Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. As shown in Figure 7, the closed frame 38 has an arcuate, circular segment, or circular section 39 at one end 31.

[0033] At each end 40, 41 of the arc-shaped section 39, a lateral section 42, 43 is attached. In the illustrated embodiment, the two lateral (frame) sections 42, 43 run parallel to each other in a straight line and are of the same length.

[0034] In another embodiment, the two lateral (frame) sections 42, 43 taper at an angle between 1 and 10° to an axis of symmetry 61 towards the arc-shaped section 39.

[0035] In a further embodiment, the two lateral (frame) sections 42, 43 have an arc-shaped curvature in the direction of the arc-shaped section 39. The curvature can, for example, have a radius r that bridges the distance between the respective ends 40, 41 of the arc-shaped section 39 or the end 50, 51 of the respective projection 34, 35 and the respective upper end 44, 45 of the respective lateral (frame) sections 42, 43.

[0036] The two lateral (frame) sections 42, 43 are joined together at their respective upper ends 44, 45 by a transverse, straight (frame) section 46.

[0037] A housing 48 with a through-opening 49 is integrally formed on an inner side 47 of the transverse connecting frame section 46. The Bowden cable 26 is arranged in the through-opening 49. The housing 48 serves as a stop for the Bowden cable sheath 24 of the Bowden cable 18.

[0038] The Fig. Figure 6 shows a top view of the clip 25. In the illustrated embodiment, the arc-shaped section 39 is formed as a semicircle with a radius r. In the illustrated embodiment, the radius r of the arc-shaped section 39 is r = 10.4 mm ± 0.2 mm.

[0039] At the level of the ends 40, 41 of the arc-shaped section 39, there is an end 50, 51 of the respective projection 34, 35. In the illustrated embodiment, the angle β between the respective lateral section 42, 43 and a respective inclined section 52, 53 of the respective hook 34, 35 is β = 22.5° ±2°. In the illustrated embodiment, the respective hook 34, 35 has a length l 34 , l 35 = 2 to 3 mm. An angle γ 34 , γ 35 In the embodiment shown, the angle is 90° ±2°.

[0040] A distance t 42 , 48 , t 43 , 48 The distance between the housing 48 and the opposite inner surface 47 of the respective lateral section 42, 43 is, in the illustrated embodiment, at t 42 , 48 , t 43 , 48 = 1.2 mm ±0.2 mm.

[0041] A thickness d 42 , d 43of the respective lateral section 42, 43 lies in the embodiment shown at d 42 , d 43 = 1.1 mm ±0.2 mm. One length l 46 The transverse connecting frame section 46 is located at l in the illustrated embodiment. 46 = 12.6 mm ±0.5 mm.

[0042] A distance l 34 , 35 The distance between the two ends 54, 55 of the two projections 34, 35 at the level of the respective contact surfaces 36, 37 is, in the embodiment shown, at l 34 , 35 = 17.1 ±0.5 mm. One height h 25 Clip 25 is located at h 25 = 19.5 mm ±0.5 mm.

[0043] In the Fig. Figure 6 shows the 56 of the housing 48, against which an end face of the Bowden cable housing 24 rests and, in the illustrated embodiment, is positively locked in place by a circular recess 57. In the Fig. Figure 6 shows reinforcing ribs 58, which are formed integrally on the lateral section 43. In the Fig. 9 is also shown as a reinforcing rib 58.

[0044] The Fig. 7 differs from the Fig. 6 by showing an outer surface 59 of the housing 48, which is opposite the outer surface 56. On the side of the housing 48 with the outer surface 59, the Bowden cable 46 emerges from the through-opening 49 when the clip 25 is installed.

[0045] From the Fig. 8 is a length of the housing l 48 evident, which in the illustrated embodiment at l 48 = 16 mm ± 0.5 mm. In the Fig. 8 and Fig. Figure 9 shows the outer surface 59 of the housing 48. On the side of the housing 48 with the outer surface 59, the Bowden cable 26 is guided through the through-opening 49 in the direction of the actuating handle 28 when the clip 25 is installed.

[0046] In the Fig. Figure 8 also shows an upper end 60 of the reinforcing rib 58. A width b 38 The dimension of frame 38 in the embodiment shown is 8 mm ±0.2 mm.

[0047] The clip 25 is mounted by passing the arc-shaped section 39 of the clip 25 with the two projections 34, 35 through the passage opening 30 in the wall 22 of the body opening 13.

[0048] The passage opening 30 in the wall 22 of the body opening 13 is smaller than the distance l 34 , 35 between the two ends 54, 55 of the two projections 34, 35 at the level of the respective mounting surface 36, 37.

[0049] The minimum width of the passage opening 30 in the wall 22 of the body opening 13 corresponds to the length l 46 of the transverse connecting frame section 46.

[0050] A distance l 42 , 43 The distance between the inner surfaces 47 of the two opposing lateral sections 42, 43 of the frame 38 can be smaller due to the deformation of the arc-shaped section 39 than shown in the Fig. 6 and Fig. Figure 7 shows that when the arc-shaped section 39 is narrower, i.e., when the radius r of the arc-shaped section 39 in the direction of the axis of symmetry 61 is larger than shown in the Fig. 6 and Fig. Figure 7 shows that the arc-shaped section 39 temporarily assumes this form, for example, when the clip 25 is mounted through the through-opening 30 in the wall 22 of the body opening 13.

[0051] Due to the elastic deformability of the two opposing lateral sections 42, 43 and the arc-shaped section 39, the two opposing lateral sections 42, 43 and the arc-shaped section 39 return to their original position when the clip 25 is mounted in the passage opening 30 in the wall 22 of the body opening 13. Fig. 6 and Fig. Return to the tension-free starting position shown in section 7.

[0052] Furthermore, the elastic deformability of the two opposing lateral sections 42, 43 and the arc-shaped section 39 results in a spring effect.

[0053] In the event of a tensile load on the clip 25 by pulling on the operating handle 28 in the event of an emergency release of the lock 14, the rear hook is reinforced, since the two opposing lateral sections 42, 43 are held apart by the spring action of the arc-shaped section 39.

[0054] Due to the spring action of the arc-shaped section 39, it is now possible to transmit very high holding forces via the clip 25 into the wall 22 of the body opening 13.

[0055] Additionally, the spring rate is adjustable by means of the reinforcing ribs 58 on both sides. For example, by lengthening and / or increasing the cross-section of the respective reinforcing rib 58, the spring rate is increased and the closed frame 38 becomes stiffer, thus increasing the holding forces via the clip 25.

Claims

[1] Clip (25) comprising a housing (48) with a through-hole (49), wherein the housing (48) is surrounded by a closed frame (38) or the housing (48) is part of the closed frame (38), wherein the frame (38) has two lateral sections (42, 43) and the two lateral sections (42, 43) are connected to each other by an arc-shaped section (39) which is formed opposite the housing (48), wherein the closed frame (38) has a spring effect and is elastically deformable at the height of the two lateral sections (42, 43), and wherein on the two laterally extending sections (42, 43) on the outer surface (25a) pointing away from the frame (38) a projection (34, 35) is formed for hooking at the intended mounting point, characterized by , that on an inner surface (47) of the frame (38) at least one reinforcing rib (58) is formed on the respective lateral section (42, 43) and that a spring rate of the clip (25) can be adjusted by means of the respective reinforcing rib (58), and that the respective reinforcing rib (58) extends from a respective housing-adjacent end (44, 45) of the respective lateral section (42, 43) to at least a respective end (54, 55) of the respective projection (34, 35) at the level of the respective contact surface (36, 37) of the respective projection (34, 35). [2] Clip according to claim 1, wherein the clip is made of POM or polyoxymethylene. [3] Clip according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the clip (25) serves to fasten a Bowden cable (18) to a component (22) and the housing (48) of the clip (25) has a receptacle (57) for the Bowden cable housing (24) of the Bowden cable (18). [4] Clip according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the arc-shaped section (39) of the frame (38) is formed as a semicircle with a predetermined radius r. [5] Motor vehicle (1) with a body opening (13) at a rear section of a body (5), wherein the body opening (13) can be locked by a trunk lid or tailgate (8) via a lock (14), wherein an end of a Bowden cable (26) of a Bowden cable (18) is arranged on the lock for manual unlocking of the lock (14), wherein a spaced-apart end (24b) of a Bowden cable housing (24) of the Bowden cable (18) is held on the body (5) via a clip (25) according to claims 1 to 4, wherein the Bowden cable (26) is passed through the clip (25) and wherein an actuating handle (28) is attached to the end of the Bowden cable (26) in order to pull on the Bowden cable (26) to unlock the lock (14).

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