CLIP AND CLIP CONNECTORS
The clip system addresses the issue of separation by enhancing fastening strength through a dimensioned clip design and flexible connector, ensuring robust attachment to padding materials despite pulling forces and conforming to the cushioning material's shape.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE112022007918
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-10-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-31
AI Technical Summary
Conventional clip systems for securing trim materials to padding materials in seats and chairs are prone to separation due to excessive pulling forces, leading to inadequate fastening strength.
A clip design featuring a sheet portion embedded in the padding material, with a clip body having legs and claws that engage with a pant support, and a dimensioned configuration to ensure wide adhesion and resistance to separation, combined with an elastically deformable clip connector for flexible arrangement.
The clip system provides enhanced fastening strength by maintaining adhesion to the padding material even under pulling forces, while allowing flexibility to conform to the shape of the cushioning material, thus improving the overall attachment stability.
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Abstract
Claims
[1] Clip that features: a sheet portion (51) embedded in a cushioning material (2); and a clip body (52) which can be engaged with a hanger (4) attached to a cover material (3) and is attached to the sheet portion (51), wherein the clip body (52) comprises a base (521) having a connecting surface (521A) connected to the blade portion (51), a pair of legs (522) projecting from the base (521) and facing each other in a right-left direction, and a pair of claws (525), the claws (525) being respectively provided for the legs (522) and projecting closer to each other in the right-left direction, a dimension (W3) in the right-left direction of the blade portion (51) is larger than a dimension (W1) in the right-left direction of the connecting surface (521A) of the base (521), and the dimension (W1) in the right-left direction of the connecting surface (521A) of the base (521) is smaller than a maximum outer dimension (W2) of outer dimensions in the right-left direction of the clip body (52) determined by the pair of legs (522). [2] Clip according to claim 1, wherein the pair of legs (522) each comprises a first extension (523) extending upwardly from the base (521), the first extensions (523) extending away from each other in the right-left direction, and a second extension (524) extending in the upward direction from the first extension (523) corresponding thereto to the claw (525) corresponding thereto, and a space (S) into which a part of the cushioning material (2) can be inserted is formed between the sheet portion (51) and each of the first extensions (523). [3] The clip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dimension (W3) in the right-left direction of the blade portion (51) is two times or more and three times or less as large as the maximum outer dimension (W2) of the outer dimensions in the right-left direction of the clip body (52) determined by the pair of legs (522). [4] Clip according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the leaf portion (51) is made of nonwoven fabric. [5] Clip assembly comprising: a plurality of clips (5) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 arranged along any arrangement direction; and a clip connector (53) which connects the plurality of clips (5) to one another and is elastically deformable. [6] A clip assembly according to claim 5, wherein the adjacent blade portions (51) of the plurality of clips (5) are spaced apart from one another.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Connector, male clip, seat cover, and seat
WO2018186245A1