Clip Mounting Seat Guide Member for Insertion Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clip mounting seats face instability and incorrect insertion issues due to a small contact area between the stopper piece and the clip, leading to potential tilting and easy detachment of the clip during mounting and removal.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of a guide member with a thicker end portion and an inclined surface within the mounting seat's insertion-side wall, which guides the clip into a correct posture and prevents detachment by providing a stable insertion force and direction, and acting as a stopper to secure the clip in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a narrow, thin and elongated stopper piece is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the contact area between the stopper piece and the clip is small, causing instability and difficulty in controlling insertion force and direction
Solution Approach 1:
The insertion-side wall is divided into multiple functional regions: a guide member with guide surface for directional guidance, a stopper piece for positioning, and an insertion hole. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function effectively, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and insertion stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide member acts as an intermediary element between the clip and the mounting seat body. Its guide surface provides a larger contact area that mediates the interaction, ensuring stable insertion force and correct insertion direction while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
2Device complexity
If the stopper piece has a small contact area with the clip, then the device complexity is reduced, but the clip may be tilted with respect to the mounting seat body during insertion
Solution Approach 1:
The guide member performs preliminary action by providing a guide surface that directs the clip into the correct insertion orientation before the clip reaches the stopper piece. This preliminary guidance ensures proper alignment and prevents tilting during the insertion process.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide surface extends in a direction from the insertion hole toward the mounting hole, adding a dimensional element that provides directional guidance. This dimensional extension ensures the clip is guided correctly in the insertion direction, improving alignment accuracy without complicating the overall structure.
3Device complexity
If the stopper piece is narrow and thin, then the device complexity is reduced, but the mounted clip may be easily detached from the clip seat body
Solution Approach 1:
The guide member and stopper piece are merged into an integrated structure formed as one piece with the insertion-side wall. This merging provides both guidance and retention functions in a single component, ensuring the mounted clip is securely held while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide member serves multiple functions: it provides directional guidance through its guide surface, acts as a stopper for positioning, and contributes to clip retention when mounted. This multi-functionality ensures strong clip retention without requiring additional complex components.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The guide member ensures the clip is inserted and mounted straight, reducing insertion errors and preventing detachment by providing a larger contact area and a mechanical stop to stabilize the clip's position within the mounting hole.
Implementation Method 1
the guide member is configured to guide the clip in the insertion direction... when the clip presses the stopper piece, a contact area of the clip seat body and the stopper piece is small. Therefore, the clip may be unstable with respect to the stopper piece
Implementation Method 2
the stopper piece is elastically deformed such that the clip is inserted into the clip stopper hole
Data Source
AI summary
A clip mounting seat includes a mounting base having an outer edge, a mounting hole, and a mounting base-side insertion opening that is included at a part of a hole edge of the mounting hole and through which the clip is inserted to the mounting hole, a wall extending downward from the outer edge and including an insertion-side wall having a wall-side insertion hole communicated with the mounting base-side insertion opening, and a guide member included in the insertion-side wall and extending toward the mounting hole and being adjacent to the wall-side insertion hole and opposite the mounting base-side insertion opening with respect to an insertion direction of the clip. The guide member guides the clip and includes an end portion that is opposite the mounting base-side insertion opening and has a thickness greater than a distance between a leg portion and a support portion of the clip.