Clip for attaching a cover member and a structure for attaching the same
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorTakahide Ichimaru
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Abstract
In a clip for attaching a cover member of the invention, a base plate of the clip is bonded to and fixed at a bottom of a concave section formed in a vehicle. The base plate is provided with a holding section for holding a holder for attaching the cover. Also, plural pairs of elastic pieces elastically abutting against both side surfaces forming the concave section are provided at both sides of the base plate. Accordingly, the clip for attaching the cover member can be easily bonded to and fixed at a center of a width direction of the concave section.
Claims11
A clip for attaching a cover member to a concave section, comprising:
- a base plate member to be bonded to and fixed at a bottom of the concave section, and having two opposing sides,
- a holding section attached to the base plate member for engaging and holding the cover member said holding section includes at least two pairs of holding members facing each other and located between at least two pairs of elastic pieces, said
- at least two pairs of elastic pieces formed at longitudinal end portions of the base plate member, each pair being arranged to face each other at the two opposing sides of the base plate member and elastically abutting against side surfaces of the concave section to properly position the clip in the concave section.
An attaching structure, comprising:
- an elongated concave section with two side walls and a bottom between the two side walls,
- a cover member for covering the concave section, and
- a clip for attaching the cover member to the concave section, said clip having a base plate member fixed to a part of the bottom of the concave section and having two opposing sides, two holding sections disposed at the two opposing sides of the base plate member to face each other and extending inwardly to a center of the base plate member for engaging and holding the cover member therebetween, and at least two pairs of elastic pieces provided at longitudinal end portions of the two opposing sides of the base plate member, each elastic piece extending laterally outwardly from the base plate member and projecting upwardly beyond the holding section, said clip being inserted into the concave section while the two pairs of the elastic pieces elastically abut against the sidewalls of the concave section to thereby position and guide the clip to the bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.