Clip-In Fixation Device
AssigneeHellermannTyton Corporation
InventorAmadeus Langeloh
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Abstract
Disclosed is a fixation device that secures cylindrical items, like pipes or cables, to an external structure, such as a vehicle, without tools. The device features a clip-in part that deforms to allow insertion of the item. The clip-in part then reshapes to a closed state and holds the item securely. A frame part attaches the device to the carrier. A spring element part connects the clip-in and frame parts, allowing the clip-in part to move from a neutral position to a locking position where it touches the frame part. This design ensures high reliability and vibration-damping for the attached item.
Claims20
A fixation device for fixing a cylindrical item, in particular a pipe or a cable, to an external carrier structure, in particular a vehicle, comprising:
- a clip-in part configured for attachment of the cylindrical item to the fixation device by insertion of the cylindrical item through an opening of the clip-in part into a receiving area of the clip-in part in an insertion direction, the clip-in part configured to be deformed by the cylindrical item during insertion from a closed state, in which closed state the opening is of smaller size, to an open state, in which open state the opening is of larger size, and the clip-in part configured to reshape back into the closed state after insertion of the cylindrical item;
- a frame part configured for fixing the fixation device to the external carrier structure;
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- a spring element part that movably connects the clip-in part and the frame part,
- where while being connected to the frame part via the spring element part, the clip-in part may be moved from a neutral position, where two outer flanks of the clip-in part do not touch the frame part, to a locking position, where the two outer flanks of the clip-in part do touch the frame part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.