Clip Assembly for Harness Protector with X-Axis Misalignment Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing attaching structures for components like harness protectors on car bodies face issues with unstable insertion force, high manufacturing costs due to the need for molds with slides, and limited design flexibility, especially when multiple components are attached in different directions.
Innovation Solution
The proposed attaching structure uses a clip with a base portion, columnar portion, seat portion, locking component, and flanges, where the clip is inserted in one direction and the panel engaging component in another, allowing for stable attachment without a mold with a slide, and enabling multiple attachment directions with separate metal mold formation for each component.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a clip is attached to an attached component made of plastic, then the clip can be secured to the component, but the attached component bends during attachment and the insertion force cannot be controlled stably
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the attachment system into two separate components: a rigid clip and a flexible attached component. The clip is designed as a separate entity with specific structural features (engagement portion, locking portion) that can be manufactured with high precision using metal molds, while the attached component can be made from flexible materials like plastic. This segmentation allows the rigid clip to provide stable insertion force while the flexible component accommodates deformation without compromising overall attachment reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple clip components are formed to attach to a panel component in different directions, then comprehensive attachment is achieved, but a mold with a slide is always needed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a universal clip design that can attach to panel components in multiple directions through standardized engagement and locking mechanisms. The clip's structural features (engagement portion for inserting into panel holes, locking portion for securing the attached component) are designed to function effectively regardless of orientation. This universality allows the same basic clip design to be used for attachments in different directions without requiring specialized mold structures or slide mechanisms, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining attachment versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
A structure is used wherein a clip holding component of a harness protector can be formed as a separate item from a clip. A clip holding component of a type that is moveable in the X axis direction is used for a least one of the clip holding components of the harness protector. This clip holding component that is moveable in the X axis direction has a widened slit to accommodate misalignment in the X axis direction b. The clip holding component may be combined with other stationary type clip holding components or clip holding components which are moveable in the Y axis direction.