US 2001/0022336 A1Published application

Bracket for mounting an accessory on vehicle body

AssigneeYazaki Corporation

InventorMasahiro Sawayanagi

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Abstract

This invention intends to provide a bracket for mounting an accessory to a vehicle body capable of simplifying installation work and eliminating connector coupling failure. This mounting bracket is used for fixing an accessory to a panel provided with an auxiliary panel and comprises a panel side bracket (5), a visor side bracket (9) and a cover (10). The cover has a lock member having temporary fixing pawls (27) for fixing the cover (10) to the visor side bracket (9) temporarily. The visor side bracket (9) has a lock member (17) insertion hole (18) allowing a front end side portion of the lock member to pass through to face a bracket opposing face (9b) on an opposite side to a cover mounting face (9a). The temporary fixing pawls (27) are fixed to an opening peripheral portion of the lock member insertion hole in the bracket opposing face (9b) so that the cover (10) is fixed to the second bracket (9) temporarily.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A bracket for mounting an accessory on a panel provided with an auxiliary panel of a vehicle body, comprising:

a first bracket having a first connector;
a second bracket having a second connector and grommet screws, said second connector being joined to said first bracket so as to be connected to said first connector, each of said grommet screws having a cylindrical configuration and being inserted into a bracket mounting hole formed in said panel so that it is fixed to said panel;
and
a cover for joining said first bracket with said second bracket, said cover being mounted on said second bracket from a side opposite to a side opposing said first bracket, such that each of protrusions of said cover for the grommet screws is inserted into a center hole formed in each of said grommet screws so as to expand a front end of each grommet screw, so that said front end is fixed to an opening peripheral portion of said bracket mounting hole, wherein
a lock member having temporary fixing pawls for fixing said cover onto said second bracket temporarily is formed on said cover;
a lock member insertion hole for making a front end side portion of said lock member face a bracket opposing face on an opposite side to said cover mounting face is formed in said second bracket;
and said temporary fixing pawls are fixed to an opening peripheral portion of said lock member insertion hole in said bracket opposing face so that said cover is fixed to said second bracket temporarily.

4 more elements

An assembly for fixing an article comprising:

a first holding member;
a second holding member;
a third holding member for joining said first holding member to said second holding member,
said third holding member being mounted on said second holding member from an opposite side thereof to the side opposing said first holding member so as to fix said assembly to a fixing face of said article;
a lock member formed on said third holding member,
said lock member having temporary fixing pawls for fixing said third holding member temporarily relative to said second holding member;
and
a lock member insertion hole formed in said second holding member, a front end side portion of said lock member being inserted through said lock member insertion hole so as to face a holding member opposing face on an opposite side to said third holding member mounting face, wherein
said temporary fixing pawls are fixed to an opening peripheral portion of said lock member insertion hole in said holding member opposing face so that said third holding member is fixed temporarily to said second holding member.

6 more elements

A lock member for an article fixing means, wherein said fixing means includes a first holding member, a second holding member and a third holding member for joining said first holding member and said second holding member and is fixed to said second holding member temporarily from an opposite side thereof to the side opposing said first holding member or joined together so that it is fixed to a fixing face of said article, said lock member comprising:

temporary fixing pawls for fixing said third holding member to said second holding member;
and
step portions, said step portions being in contact with said third holding member mounting face of said second holding member when said third holding member is fixed temporarily so as to prevent an invasion of said lock member into said lock member insertion hole, wherein
said lock member has temporary fixing condition and fixing condition and
in said temporary fixing condition,
a front end side portion of said lock member being inserted through a lock member insertion hole formed in said second holding member so that it faces a first holding member opposing face on an opposite side to said third holding member mounting face;
and
said temporary fixing pawls being fixed to an opening peripheral portion of said lock member insertion hole in said first holding member opposing face so that said third holding member is fixed to said second holding member temporarily.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.