Mat fastener
AssigneesPiolax, Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazunori Machida, Toru Ohba, Tatsuya Shiono
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Abstract
In a mat fastener for preventing a mat disposed on a carpet provided on a vehicle body panel from moving, a first fixing member is fixed to the carpet. A second fixing member is fixed to the mat. An operational mounting member is arranged to mount the second fixing member to the first fixing member. The first fixing member includes a supporting portion arranged to support the operational mounting member, and an engaging portion arranged to hold the second fixing member. The second fixing member includes a locked portion arranged to be locked on the operational mounting member, and an engaged portion arranged to be engaged with the engaging portion in a state where the second fixing member is mounted to the first fixing member by the operational mounting member.
Claims15
A mat fastener for preventing a mat disposed on a carpet provided on a vehicle body panel from moving, the mat fastener comprising:
- a first fixing member fixed to the carpet;
- a second fixing member fixed to the mat;
- and
- an operational mounting member configured to mount the second fixing member to the first fixing member,
- wherein the first fixing member comprises
- a supporting portion configured to support the operational mounting member, and
- an engaging portion configured to hold the second fixing member,
- wherein the second fixing member comprises
- a locked portion configured to be locked on the operational mounting member, and
- an engaged portion configured to be engaged with the engaging portion in a state where the second fixing member is mounted to the first fixing member,
- wherein the engaging portion comprises a first portion and a second portion having a width less than a width of the first portion,
- wherein, upon operation of the operational mounting member so as to lock the locked portion from a state where the engaged portion is yet to be engaged with the engaging portion, the second fixing member approaches the first fixing member to cause the second portion of the engaging portion to engage with the engaged portion, and
- wherein the engaging portion is configured to hold the second fixing member such that the second fixing member is inhibited from moving in a direction away from the first fixing member.
A mat fastener for preventing a mat disposed on a carpet provided on a vehicle body panel from moving, the mat fastener comprising:
- a first fixing member fixed to the carpet;
- a second fixing member fixed to the mat;
- and
- an operational mounting member configured to mount the second fixing member to the first fixing member,
- wherein the first fixing member comprises
- a supporting portion configured to support the operational mounting member and formed to have a cylindrical shape, and
- an engaging portion configured to hold the second fixing member,
- wherein the second fixing member comprises
- a locked portion configured to be locked on the operational mounting member,
- an engaged portion configured to be engaged with the engaging portion in a state where the second fixing member is mounted to the first fixing member, and
- a barrel portion formed to surround an outer periphery of the supporting portion,
- wherein one of:
- the engaging portion comprises a rib portion and the engaged portion comprises a trench portion to which the rib portion is mounted:
- the rib portion protruding in a radial direction and extending in an axial direction at the outer periphery of the supporting portion;
- and
- the trench portion comprising a pair of raised portions extending in an axial direction at an inner periphery of the barrel portion;
- and
- the engaged portion comprises a rib portion and the engaging portion comprises a trench portion to which the rib portion is mounted:
- the rib portion protruding in a radial direction and extending in an axial direction at an inner periphery of the barrel portion;
- and
- the trench portion comprising a pair of raised portions extending in an axial direction at the outer periphery of the supporting portion, and
- wherein a direction of mounting the rib portion to the trench portion is along a direction of mounting the second fixing member to the first fixing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.