Clip

Abstract

To provide a clip with improved holding force of a stay.SOLUTION: A clip 10 inserted into a stay 60 and fixed includes: a clip body 20; a hinge 40 connected to a side surface; and a lid 30 rotatably coupled to the clip body 20 via the hinge 40 and openable / closable. The clip body 20 is provided with a stay holding part 50 including a stay inserting hole 52 provided with a stay engaging claw 53. The stay 60 is inserted into the stay inserting hole 52, and the stay engaging claw 53 is engaged with the stay 60, so that the stay holding part 50 holds the stay 60. The lid 30 is provided with a lid main body part 31 and a regulation part 32 having at inside a first regulation surface 34. The regulation part 32 is coupled to the hinge 40. When the lid main body part 31 is closed against the clip body 20, the first regulation surface 34 contacts the stay holding part 30 and pressures the stay holding part 30 to regulate movements of the stay holding part 50 in the first direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a clip, specifically a stay-inserting clip.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, when attaching and fixing a bus bar or the like as an attachment member to an automobile body or the like as an attachment target member, first, a clip is inserted into a stay provided on the automobile body or the like and fixed, and then the bus bar or the like is attached to and fixed to the clip. As a clip for such applications, for example, a clip as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided.

[0003] Regarding such a clip, for example, when the holding force of the clip with respect to the stay is low, the clip may not be able to sufficiently suppress the displacement of the bus bar that occurs when the automobile collides or the like and may come off. In such a case, it is also conceivable to increase the number of clips attached to each bus bar. However, simply increasing the number of clips will increase the number of parts and attachment points, which is not preferable from the viewpoints of cost and attachment man-hours. Therefore, there has been a demand for a clip that improves the holding force of the stay as a single clip.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In view of the circumstances described above, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a clip with improved holding force for a stay.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and a clip in one embodiment of the present invention is a clip that is inserted into and fixed to a stay. The clip includes a clip body, a hinge coupled to a side surface of the clip body, and a lid that is rotatably coupled to the clip body via the hinge and can be opened and closed with respect to the clip body via the hinge. The clip body includes a stay holding portion on a side surface of the clip body. The stay holding portion inserts a stay into a stay insertion hole included in the stay holding portion, and holds the stay by a stay locking claw provided on a side surface of the stay insertion hole of the stay holding portion locking the stay. The lid includes a lid main body portion and a restricting portion that extends vertically from the lid main body portion. The restricting portion is coupled to the hinge and has a first restricting surface on the inner side thereof. When the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip body, the first restricting surface abuts against an outer side surface of the stay holding portion and presses the stay holding portion toward the inside of the clip body, so as to regulate the movement of the stay holding portion in a first direction, which is a direction in which the locking between the stay locking claw and the stay is released. The clip is configured as such.

[0007] Also, for a clip in another embodiment, the stay holding portion further includes a first protrusion on an upper side surface of the stay holding portion. The restricting portion further includes a second restricting surface that is perpendicular to the first restricting surface and faces the lid main body portion. When the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip body, the second restricting surface abuts against a lower surface of the first protrusion and presses the first protrusion toward the upper surface side, so as to regulate the movement of the stay holding portion in a second direction, which is a direction in which the stay falls off.

[0008] Also, for a clip in another embodiment, the lid main body portion further includes a third restricting surface on the inner side thereof. When the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip body, the third restricting surface abuts against the clip body and presses, via the clip body, a surface on the opposite side of the surface of the stay holding portion that the first restricting surface presses in a first direction, so as to regulate the movement of the first restricting surface in the first direction and regulate the movement of the stay holding portion in the first direction.

[0009] In addition, the clip in another embodiment further includes a fourth restricting surface inside the lid main body portion. When the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip main body, the fourth restricting surface abuts against the clip main body, and by pressing the upper surface on the opposite side of the lower surface of the first protrusion of the stay holding portion pressed by the second restricting surface in the second direction via the clip main body, the movement of the second restricting surface in the second direction is restricted, and the movement of the stay holding portion in the second direction may be configured to be restricted.

Advantages of the Invention

[0010] According to the clip of the present invention, a clip with improved holding force of the stay can be provided.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, the clip of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0013] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the clip 10 with the lid 30 of the embodiment of the present invention opened, as viewed from above. The clip 10 is made of, for example, resin. The clip 10 includes a clip body 20, a lid 30, and a hinge 40. The hinge 40 is coupled to the side surface of the clip body 20. In the present embodiment, the hinge 40 is coupled to the side surface of the clip body 20 parallel to the YZ plane. The lid 30 includes a lid main body portion 31 and a regulating portion 32. The regulating portion 32 extends in the X-axis direction, which is the vertical direction, from the lid main body portion 31. The clip body 20 and the regulating portion 32 of the lid 30 are rotatably coupled by the hinge 40. The lid 30 can be rotated via the hinge 40 and opened and closed with respect to the clip body 20.

[0014] The clip body 20 is configured to be able to hold the bus bar 61, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 5. In the present embodiment, the clip body 20 has two receiving portions 22 so as to be able to hold two bus bars 61. The clip body 20 includes a lid locking claw receiver 21. In the present embodiment, the lid locking claw receiver 21 includes a protrusion. The lid main body portion 31 includes a lid locking claw 33. In the present embodiment, the lid locking claw 33 includes a protrusion. As will be described later, in the present embodiment, when the lid 30 rotates with respect to the clip body 20 via the hinge 40 and the lid main body portion 31 is in a closed state with respect to the clip body 20, the protrusion of the lid locking claw 33 and the protrusion of the lid locking claw receiver 21 engage with each other, and the lid locking claw 33 and the lid locking claw receiver 21 are locked, whereby the lid main body portion 31 is held in a closed state with respect to the clip body 20.

[0015] Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A shown in Figure 1. The clip body 20 is provided with a stay holding portion 50 on a side surface of the clip body 20. In the present embodiment, the stay holding portion 50 is provided on a side surface parallel to the YZ plane of the clip body 20. The stay holding portion 50 includes a stay holding piece 51, a stay insertion hole 52, a stay locking claw 53, a first protrusion 54, and a second protrusion 55. The first protrusion 54 is provided on an upper side surface of the stay holding portion 50 and extends in the -X direction, which is perpendicular to the stay holding piece 51. Regarding the stay insertion hole 52, it can be understood that it is included inside the stay holding portion 50 by referring to Figure 3 and the like. The stay locking claw 53 is provided on a side surface of the stay insertion hole 52. In the present embodiment, the stay locking claw 53 is provided on a side surface of the stay insertion hole 52 on the stay holding piece 51 side.

[0016] As will be described later in the description of Figure 3, a stay 60 is inserted into the stay insertion hole 52 included in the stay holding portion 50. The second protrusion 55 is provided on the upper side surface of the stay holding portion 50, similar to the first protrusion 54, and extends in the -X direction, which is perpendicular to the stay holding piece 51. In the present embodiment, by referring to Figure 3 and the like, it can be understood that two second protrusions 55 are provided on the upper side surface of the stay holding portion 50 and extend in the -X direction, which is perpendicular to the stay holding piece 51.

[0017] The restricting portion 32 of the lid 30 is provided with a first restricting surface 34 inside the restricting portion 32. Further, the restricting portion 32 is provided with a second restricting surface 35 on a surface perpendicular to the first restricting surface 34 and facing the lid main body portion 31. The lid main body portion 31 of the lid 30 is provided with a third restricting surface 36 inside the lid main body portion 31. Further, the lid main body portion 31 is provided with a fourth restricting surface 37 inside the lid main body portion 31. The fourth restricting surface 37 is provided at a position perpendicular to the third restricting surface 36.

[0018] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the clip 10 with the lid 30 of the embodiment of the present invention opened, as viewed from below. The lid 30 includes a hole 38 between the lid main body 31 and the restricting portion 32. As shown by the dashed line, the stay 60 is inserted into the stay insertion hole 52 in the Z-axis direction. In the present embodiment, when the stay 60 is inserted into the stay insertion hole 52, the stay locking claw 53 engages with the hole 62 provided in the stay 60, thereby locking the stay 60. In this way, by locking the stay 60 with the stay locking claw 53, the stay 60 is held within the stay holding portion 50.

[0019] FIG. 4 shows a state where the bus bar 61 is attached to the clip 10 fixed to the stay 60 of the embodiment of the present invention. As shown by the dashed line, by installing the bus bar 61 in the receiving portion 22 of the clip body 20 of the clip 10, the bus bar 61 can be held by the clip 10.

[0020] FIG. 5 shows a state where the lid main body 31 is closed with respect to the clip body 20 after the bus bar 61 is attached to the clip 10 in the embodiment of the present invention. After the bus bar 61 is installed in the receiving portion 22 of the clip body 20 of the clip 10, the lid main body 31 is closed with respect to the clip body 20. At this time, the protrusion of the lid locking claw 33 of the lid main body 31 and the protrusion of the lid locking claw receiver 21 of the clip body 20 engage with each other, and by locking the lid locking claw 33 and the lid locking claw receiver 21, the lid main body 31 is held in a closed state with respect to the clip body 20, and the clip 10 continues to hold the bus bar 61 in the state shown in FIG. 4.

[0021] When the lid main body 31 is closed with respect to the clip main body 20 as shown in Fig. 5, the first protrusion 54 and the second protrusion 55 of the stay holding portion 50 are in contact with the hole portion 38 of the lid 30. In the present embodiment, the second protrusions 55 are provided at two positions, and both of the two second protrusions 55 are in contact with the hole portion 38 of the lid 30. The hole portion 38 of the lid 30 is provided so that the lid 30 does not interfere with the first protrusion 54 and the second protrusion 55 when the lid main body 31 is closed. However, as long as the lid 30 does not interfere with the first protrusion 54 and the second protrusion 55, the configuration other than the hole portion 38 may be used.

[0022] Fig. 6 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B shown in Fig. 5. The first regulating surface 34 is in contact with the outer side surface of the stay holding piece 51 of the stay holding portion 50 and presses the stay holding portion 50 in the +X direction, which is the direction toward the inside of the clip main body 20. By pressing the stay holding portion 50 in this way by the first regulating surface 34, the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in the a direction, which is the direction in which the locking between the stay locking claw 53 and the stay 60 is released, is restricted. By restricting the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in this way, the holding force of the stay 60 by the stay holding portion 50 is improved, and thus the holding force of the stay 60 of the clip 10 is improved.

[0023] Further, the second regulating surface 35 is in contact with the lower surface of the first protrusion 54 and presses the first protrusion 54 in the +Z direction, which is the direction toward the upper surface side of the first protrusion 54. By pressing the first protrusion 54 in this way by the second regulating surface 35, the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in the b direction, which is the direction in which the stay 60 falls off, is restricted. By restricting the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in this way, the holding force of the stay 60 by the stay holding portion 50 is improved, and thus the holding force of the stay 60 of the clip 10 is improved.

[0024] Further, the third restricting surface 36 abuts against the clip body 20 and presses the inner side surface of the stay holding piece 51 of the stay holding portion 50, which is opposite to the outer side surface pressed by the first restricting surface 34, in the a direction, which is the direction in which the engagement between the stay locking claw 53 and the stay 60 is released via the clip body 20. By doing so, the movement of the first restricting surface 34 in the a direction is restricted, and the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in the a direction is restricted. By restricting the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in this way, the holding force of the stay 60 by the stay holding portion 50 is improved, and thus, the holding force of the stay 60 by the clip 10 is improved.

[0025] Further, the fourth restricting surface 37 abuts against the clip body 20 and presses the upper surface of the first protrusion 54 of the stay holding portion 50, which is opposite to the lower surface pressed by the second restricting surface 35, in the b direction, which is the direction in which the stay 60 falls off via the clip body 20. By doing so, the movement of the second restricting surface 35 in the second direction, which is the direction in which the stay 60 falls off, is restricted, and the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in the second direction is restricted. By restricting the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in this way, the holding force of the stay 60 by the stay holding portion 50 is improved, and thus, the holding force of the stay 60 by the clip 10 is improved.

[0026] Here, the actions and effects of the first restricting surface 34, the second restricting surface 35, the third restricting surface 36, and the fourth restricting surface 37 as described above occur when the lid main body portion 31 is closed with respect to the clip body 20. The first restricting surface 34, the second restricting surface 35, the third restricting surface 36, and the fourth restricting surface 37 restrict the movement of the stay holding portion 50. By restricting the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in this way, the holding force of the stay 60 by the stay holding portion 50 is improved, and thus, the holding force of the stay 60 by the clip 10 is improved.

[0027] Also, when the lid body portion 31 is open with respect to the clip body 20, the actions and effects of the first regulation surface 34, the second regulation surface 35, the third regulation surface 36, and the fourth regulation surface 37 as described above do not occur. Therefore, the load applied when inserting the stay 60 into the stay insertion hole 52 does not become larger compared to a conventional clip that does not have the first regulation surface 34, the second regulation surface 35, the third regulation surface 36, and the fourth regulation surface 37, and the clip 10 can be attached to the stay 60 with a force magnitude similar to that of such a conventional clip.

[0028] In the embodiment of the clip 10 that includes all of the first regulation surface 34, the second regulation surface 35, the third regulation surface 36, and the fourth regulation surface 37 described above, the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in the four directions of the a direction and its reverse direction, and the b direction and its reverse direction is regulated by being pressed from the four directions. By regulating the movement of the stay holding portion 50 in this way, the holding force of the stay 60 by the stay holding portion 50 is further improved, and thus, the holding force of the stay 60 by the clip 10 is further improved.

[0029] As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the clip is not limited to the specific structure described as long as it is configured to hold the clip on the stay, and can be appropriately changed.

[0030] Also, although the embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, the application destination of the present invention is not limited to, for example, application to automobiles, and can be applied to various products, and can be appropriately applied without departing from the technical idea of the invention.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0031] 10 Clip 20 Clip body 21 Lid locking claw receiver 22 Receiving portion 30 Lid 31 Lid body portion 32 Regulation portion 33 Lid locking claw 34 First regulating surface 35 Second regulating surface 36 Third regulating surface 37 Fourth regulating surface 38 Hole portion 40 Hinge 50 Stay holding portion 51 Stay holding piece 52 Stay insertion hole 53 Stay locking claw 54 First protrusion 55 Second protrusion 60 Stay 61 Bus bar 62 Hole portion

Claims

1. A clip for insertion into and fixing to a stay, wherein the clip includes a clip body, a hinge coupled to a side surface of the clip body, and a lid rotatably coupled to the clip body via the hinge and openable and closable with respect to the clip body via the hinge, the clip body includes a stay holding portion on a side surface of the clip body, and the stay holding portion holds the stay by inserting the stay into a stay insertion hole included in the stay holding portion and locking the stay by a stay locking claw provided on a side surface of the stay insertion hole of the stay holding portion, the lid includes a lid main body portion and a restricting portion extending vertically from the lid main body portion, the restricting portion is coupled to the hinge, and the restricting portion has a first restricting surface on an inner side thereof, when the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip body, the first restricting surface abuts against an outer side surface of the stay holding portion and restricts movement of the stay holding portion in a first direction, which is a direction in which the locking between the stay locking claw and the stay is released, by pressing the stay holding portion toward the inside of the clip body, clip.

2. the stay holding portion further includes a first protrusion on an upper side surface of the stay holding portion, the restricting portion further includes a second restricting surface that is perpendicular to the first restricting surface and faces the lid main body portion, when the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip body, the second restricting surface abuts against a lower surface of the first protrusion and restricts movement of the stay holding portion in a second direction, which is a direction in which the stay falls off, by pressing the first protrusion toward the upper surface side, The clip according to claim 1.

3. the lid main body portion further includes a third restricting surface on an inner side of the lid main body portion, when the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip body, the third restricting surface abuts against the clip body and restricts movement of the first restricting surface in the first direction by pressing, via the clip body, a surface opposite to the surface of the stay holding portion pressed by the first restricting surface in the first direction, thereby restricting movement of the stay holding portion in the first direction, The clip according to claim 1 or 2.

4. the lid main body portion further includes a fourth restricting surface on an inner side of the lid main body portion, When the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip main body, the fourth regulating surface abuts against the clip main body, and the upper surface of the first protrusion of the stay holding portion that is opposite to the lower surface of the first protrusion of the stay holding portion pressed by the second regulating surface is pressed in the second direction via the clip main body, thereby regulating the movement of the second regulating surface in the second direction and regulating the movement of the stay holding portion in the second direction. The clip according to claim 2. **Claim 5** The lid main body portion further includes a fourth regulating surface inside the lid main body portion at a position perpendicular to the third regulating surface. When the lid main body portion is closed with respect to the clip main body, the fourth regulating surface abuts against the clip main body, and the upper surface of the first protrusion of the stay holding portion that is opposite to the lower surface of the first protrusion of the stay holding portion pressed by the second regulating surface is pressed in the second direction, which is the direction in which the stay falls off, via the clip main body, thereby regulating the movement of the second regulating surface in the second direction and regulating the movement of the stay holding portion in the second direction. The clip according to claim 3.

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