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US 9,291,180 B2Granted
Clip and member mounting structure with same
AssigneePiolax, Inc.
InventorsHiroshi Nakazato, Nobuya Shinozaki
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Abstract
A member mounting structure joins together a first member which has a first mounting hole and a second member which has a second mounting hole. The member mounting structure is configured in such a manner that a pin has a shaft section and a radial protrusion section which protrudes in the radial direction from the shaft section. A clip, which is formed by punching and press-forming a metallic plate and which is used to grip the first member, has: a first plate section which has formed therein a first insertion hole into which the shaft section of the pin is inserted; a second plate section which faces the first plate section; and a connection section which connects the first plate section and the second plate section.
Claims13
A mounting structure for connecting a first member comprising a first mounting hole and a second member comprising a second mounting hole, the mounting structure comprising:
- a pin comprising a shaft portion and a radially-protruding portion that protrudes from the shaft portion in a radial direction;
- and
- a clip that is stamped out of one metallic plate and that is arranged to pinch the first member,
- wherein the clip comprises:
- a first plate portion comprising a first insertion hole into which the shaft portion of the pin is inserted;
- a second plate portion facing the first plate portion;
- and
- a connecting portion connecting the first plate portion and the second plate portion,
- wherein the second plate portion comprises a pin-locking portion comprising a second insertion hole into which the radially-protruding portion is insertable so that the radially-protruding portion can be locked,
- wherein the pin-locking portion comprises:
- a rising portion that is inclined so as to be away from the first plate portion;
- a concave portion that is provided at an end of the rising portion and that is dented toward the first plate portion, and is flexible;
- and
- a downward-inclined portion that is connected to an end of the concave portion opposite the end of the rising portion and is declined towards the first plate portion,
- wherein, in a state where the radially-protruding portion has been inserted into the second insertion hole but the pin has not yet been rotated, a locked surface of the radially-protruding portion is located closer to the first plate portion as compared with a bottom surface of the concave portion,
- wherein, when the pin is rotated to thereby rotate and lock the radially-protruding portion to the concave portion, the radially-protruding portion presses down an upper end of the concave portion toward the first plate portion to thereby climb over the upper end,
- wherein, in a mounting state, the radially-protruding portion is locked by being accommodated into the concave portion,
- wherein the second plate portion further comprises:
- a pair of outer frames having first ends connected to the connecting portion;
- and
- an expansion portion connected to second ends of the pair of outer frames, and
- wherein a center portion of the expansion portion is connected to another end of the rising portion and is inclined away from the rising portion.
19 more elements
A mounting structure for connecting a first member comprising a first mounting hole and a second member comprising a second mounting hole, the mounting structure comprising:
- a pin comprising a shaft portion and a radially-protruding portion that protrudes from the shaft portion in a radial direction;
- and
- a clip that is stamped out of one metallic plate and that is arranged to pinch the first member,
- wherein the clip comprises:
- a first plate portion comprising a first insertion hole into which the shaft portion of the pin is inserted;
- a second plate portion facing the first plate portion;
- and
- a connecting portion connecting the first plate portion and the second plate portion,
- wherein the second plate portion comprises a pin-locking portion comprising a second insertion hole into which the radially-protruding portion is insertable so that the radially-protruding portion can be locked,
- wherein the pin-locking portion comprises a rising portion that is inclined so as to be away from the first plate portion and a concave portion that is provided at a top of the pin-locking portion and that is dented toward the first plate portion,
- wherein, in a mounting state, the radially-protruding portion is locked by being accommodated into the concave portion,
- wherein the pin comprises:
- a head portion having a flange shape at one end of the shaft portion;
- and
- a projection portion protruding from at least one of a back surface of the head portion and a periphery of the shaft portion on a side of the head portion, and
- wherein the first insertion hole of the first plate portion comprises a limiting portion having a first surface perpendicular to the shaft portion so as to contact a surface of the projection portion to stop a rotation of the projection portion.
13 more elements
A clip that is stamped out of one metallic plate, that is to be mounted to an edge of a first member and that can lock a pin to which a second member is mounted, the clip comprising:
- a first plate portion comprising a first insertion hole into which a shaft portion of the pin is inserted;
- a second plate portion facing the first plate portion;
- and
- a connecting portion connecting the first plate portion and the second plate portion,
- wherein the second plate portion comprises a pin-locking portion comprising a second insertion hole into which a radially-protruding portion provided to the shaft portion of the pin is inserted so that the radially-protruding portion can be locked,
- wherein the pin-locking portion comprises:
- a rising portion that is inclined so as to be away from the first plate portion;
- a concave portion that is provided at an end of the rising portion and that is dented toward the first plate portion, and is flexible;
- and
- a downward-inclined portion that is connected to an end of the concave portion opposite the end of the rising portion and is declined towards the first plate portion,
- wherein, in a state where the radially-protruding portion has been inserted into the second insertion hole but the pin has not yet been rotated, a bottom surface of the concave portion is located far away from the first plate portion as compared with a locked surface of the radially-protruding portion,
- wherein, when the pin is rotated to thereby rotate and lock the radially-protruding portion to the concave portion, the upper end of the concave portion is pressed down by the radially-protruding portion toward the first plate portion,
- wherein, in a mounting state, the radially-protruding portion is locked by being accommodated into the concave portion,
- wherein the second plate portion further comprises:
- a pair of outer frames having first ends connected to the connecting portion;
- and
- an expansion portion connected to second ends of the pair of outer frames, and
- wherein a center portion of the expansion portion is connected to another end of the rising portion and is inclined away from the rising portion.
15 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.