Clamp
AssigneesNifco Inc., Vtec Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideya Miura, Yasuaki Kawakami
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Abstract
A clamp includes a fitting portion to be fixed to an object to be attached; a clamp portion having a substantially U-character shape connected to the fitting portion; a first receiving portion for receiving a rod-shaped member through an insertion port; and a second receiving portion for receiving a rod-shaped member through an insertion port of the clamp portion and passing through the first receiving portion. An elastic piece extends from an inner wall of the clamp portion to hold the first rod-shaped member together with the first receiving portion. A stopper extends from the inner wall of the clamp portion to hold the second rod-shaped member together with the second receiving portion and to prevent the first rod-shaped member from entering the second receiving portion.
Claims8
A clamp for holding a plurality of rod-shaped members, comprising:
- a fitting portion to be fixed to an object to be attached;
- a first clamp portion having a substantially U-shape and attached to the fitting portion, said first clamp portion having an inner wall and an opening;
- a first receiving portion disposed inside the first clamp portion at a middle thereof in a depth direction for receiving one rod-shaped member through the opening of the first clamp portion;
- a second receiving portion disposed inside the first clamp portion at a bottom thereof for receiving another rod-shaped member through the opening of the clamp portion and the first receiving portion;
- a first elastic piece extending from the inner wall of the first clamp portion toward a center of the first receiving portion, said first elastic piece being elastically deformable for allowing the one rod-shaped member to pass therethrough and holding the one rod-shaped member in a space between the first elastic piece and the first receiving portion;
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- a stopper extending from the inner wall of the first clamp portion toward a center of the second receiving portion, said stopper being elastically deformable for allowing the another rod-shaped member to enter the second receiving portion to hold the another rod-shaped member in a space between the stopper and the second receiving portion, said stopper including a base portion extending from the inner wall of the first clamp portion at a substantially right angle, and a holding piece formed at an end of the base portion to extend generally vertically to the base portion, said holding piece having one end extending toward the second receiving portion and the other end extending toward the first receiving portion, said holding piece being rotatably attached to the base portion so that when the another rod-shape member is retained in the second receiving portion, the other end is directed to a center area of the first receiving portion to prevent the one rod-shaped member from entering the second receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.