JPH0734766Y2 - Mounting structure of protector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a protector mounting structure for mounting a protector on an outer wall of an automobile or the like.

[Background Art] A protector is attached to an outer wall such as a side door of an automobile to protect and decorate the vehicle body.

This protector is generally molded into a thin wall of synthetic resin and is often attached to the body with double-sided tape, but since attachment with double-sided tape is insufficient, it should be attached to the vehicle body using a synthetic resin clip. Is preferred. However, when both the protector and the clip are made of synthetic resin, a minute gap is generated between the protector and the clip, which causes rattling of the protector.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention has an object to obtain a protector mounting structure capable of preventing rattling of the protector even when the protector is mounted using a clip.

[Outline and Action of the Invention] The present invention attaches a protector including a protector body and protector legs formed by folding back both ends of the protector body to a head of a clip engaged with a mounting member. The mounting structure of
A base provided on the head of the clip and inserted between the protector main body and the protector leg, and a protrusion protruding from the base toward the mounting member and hitting the tip of the protector leg for positioning. Is a protrusion having a thickness lower than the wall thickness of the protector leg, a rib having an inclined surface formed on the top surface of the base in contact with the protector body, and a protrusion from the back surface of the protector body in contact with the top surface of the base. A bent portion that is provided and is locked to the inclined surface of the rib.

In the protector mounting structure of the present invention, the base provided on the head of the clip is inserted between the protector body and the protector leg, and then the clip is engaged with the mounting member so that the protector is mounted on the mounting member. Attached to. A protrusion is projected from the base toward the mounting member, and the protrusion hits the tip of the protector leg portion to position the protector. This prevents the protector from rattling against the base.
Further, since the protrusion height of the protrusion is lower than the wall thickness of the protector leg portion, the protrusion does not contact the mounting member, and the protector leg portion is crimped between the base and the mounting member. As a result, the protector can be firmly attached to the attachment member and can maintain high water tightness. Further, since the protrusion does not come into contact with the mounting member, the coated surface of the mounting member is not damaged by vibration or the like.

Further, since the bent portion protruding from the back surface of the protector body is locked to the inclined surface of the rib formed on the top surface of the base, the protector body and the base do not move relative to each other.

[Embodiment of the Invention] FIG. 1 shows a state in which a protector 12 is attached to a vehicle body 14 by a clip 10 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the clip 10 has a base 20 formed in a flat plate shape, and a pair of ribs 22 and 24 are formed on one surface of the clip 20 along the longitudinal direction thereof so as to follow the shape of the protector 12. .

The rib 22 has an inclined surface 26 near the upper end and a flat surface 28 substantially parallel to the surface of the base 20 in the middle. The opposite side of the inclined surface 26 from the flat surface 28 is a steep inclined surface 30 whose height is sharply reduced, and the other end is a base.
A flat surface 32 parallel to the surface of 20 but very low in height
And the lower end reaches the surface of the base 20 with a steep slope 33.

On the other hand, the rib 24 has the same shape, but the inclined surface 26 has a gentler inclination angle with respect to the base 20 than the inclined surface 26 of the rib 22,
It is long and has a steep slope 26A at its upper end that reaches the surface of the base 20.

The protector 12 attached to this base 20 is the main body 12
A is curved in a size to cover the surface of the base 20 on which the ribs 22 and 24 are formed, and thin leg portions 34 and 36 that wrap around to the back surface of the base 20 are projected at both upper and lower ends. Further, flexible pieces 38 project from the connecting portions between the thin leg portions 34 and 36 and the base 20 in the extension direction of the base 20, so that the flexible pieces 38 bend when attached to the vehicle body 14 and come into close contact with the surface of the vehicle body 14. Has become.

The protector 12 thus formed extends in the longitudinal direction in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. Therefore, the main body 12A and the thin-walled legs 34, 36 have a bag shape, and the main body 12A is attached to the base 20 by inserting the upper and lower ends of the base 20 from between the thin-walled legs 34, 36. The state shown in FIG. 1 is obtained.

A positioning projection 40 is projected from the back surface of the base 20 so that the tip ends of the thin leg portions 34 and 36 come into contact with each other in such an attached state. These positioning protrusions 40 are respectively formed on the thin-walled legs 3
The protector 12 is formed at a position where the tips of the protectors 4 and 36 abut, so that the protector 12 is restricted from moving relative to the base 20 in the vertical direction of FIG.

Further, these positioning protrusions 40 are formed such that the protruding height from the base 20 is smaller than the wall thickness of the thin leg portions 34, 36.
Therefore, when the clip 10 is attached to the vehicle body 14, the thin leg
Since 34 and 36 are sandwiched between the base 20 and the vehicle body 14, the protector 12 is prevented from rattling in the left-right direction in FIG. The rattling in the left-right direction in FIG. 1 can also be eliminated by making the size such that the base 20 is sandwiched between the main body 12A and the thin leg portions 34 and 36.

Bent portions 12B and 12C projecting toward the base 20 are formed in an intermediate portion of the main body 12A in the vertical direction, and these are in contact with the inclined surfaces 30 and 33 of the ribs 22 and 24, respectively. Does not move vertically relative to the base 20.

A clip body 42 projects from the center of the back surface of the base 20. The clip body 42 is rod-shaped and has a tip end portion and diametric expansion guide portions 44, 46 formed adjacent to the tip end portion. A support plate 48 is provided between the middle portion of the clip body 42 and the base 20.
Also, a pair of flexible plates 50 and 52 arranged on both sides of the support plate 48 are connected to each other. The flexible plates 50, 52 are slightly narrower in width than the support plate 48, and are elastically deformable toward the support plate 48.

The flexible plates 50, 52 have thin-walled portions 50A, 52A attached to the base 20, and when the thin-walled portions 50A, 52A are pushed into the mounting holes of the vehicle body 14, the flexible plates 50, 52 are removed. The elastic body restores the clip body 42, so that the clip body 42 is securely locked to the vehicle body 14.

Flexible caps 50 and 52 have elastic caps 56 that can be elastically deformed.
The waterproof cap 56 prevents rainwater from entering the vehicle body 14 through the mounting hole. This waterproof cap 56
Besides being attached to the clip body 42 in advance, it may be attached to the attachment hole of the vehicle body 14 in advance.

The clip 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above is
Assemble the clip 10 and the protector 12 by inserting 20 beforehand between the protector 12 and the thin leg portions 34 and 36.
After that, attach the clip body 42 protruding from the clip 10 to the vehicle body 14
The protector 12 is attached to the vehicle body 14 as shown in FIG. In addition,
The flexible piece 38 is bent along the surface shape of the vehicle body 14.

In this case, since the positioning protrusion 40 protruding from the base 20 is in contact with the tips of the thin leg portions 34, 36, the protector 12
1 does not cause rattling in the vertical direction in FIG. Therefore, the parallelism of the protector 12 with respect to the vehicle body 14 is maintained.

Further, FIG. 4 shows a state in which the protector 58 having the bent portion 12B formed near the bent portion 12C is attached to the clip 10.
Even when the shape is changed as described above and a gap is formed between the bent portion 12B and the inclined surface 30, the positioning protrusion 40 surely abuts the thin leg portions 34 and 36, and thus the protector 58 is provided.
There is no play between the clip and the clip 10.

The proper use of the protector 12 and the protector 58 can be applied to the front part of the front ender and the other to the door side and the rear wing, respectively.

In the above embodiment, the positioning protrusions 40 are provided corresponding to the tips of the thin leg portions 34 and 36, respectively, but the positioning protrusions 40 correspond to either one of the thin leg portions 34 or 36. Good. Further, the positioning protrusion 40 is not necessarily made to correspond to the tip end portions of the thin-walled leg portions 34 and 36, but may be made to correspond to the intermediate portion of the thin-walled leg portions 34 and 36 to eliminate rattling. Further, the present invention can be applied to the case where the protector is attached to various mounting members, in addition to being used for the protector of the automobile.

[Advantage of the Invention] Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, the protector can be firmly attached to the attachment member. Further, the coated surface of the mounting member is not damaged by vibration or the like. Furthermore, relative movement between the protector and the base of the clip is prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a protector clip according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached to a protector, FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the clip viewed from opposite directions, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the case where a protector of the shape of is attached. 10 …… Clip, 12 …… Protector, 14 …… Car body, 20
…… Base, 34 …… Thin-walled leg, 36 …… Thin-walled leg, 40 ……
Positioning protrusion, 42 ... Clip body, 58 ... Protector.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A protector mounting structure for mounting a protector main body and a protector leg formed by folding back both ends of the protector main body on a head of a clip engaged with a mounting member. A base provided on the head of the clip and inserted between the protector body and the protector leg; and a protrusion projecting from the base toward the attachment member and hitting the tip of the protector leg to perform positioning. From a back surface of the protector body that is in contact with the top surface of the base, a protrusion having a height lower than the wall thickness of the protector leg, a rib having an inclined surface formed on the top surface of the base that contacts the protector body, A protector mounting structure, characterized in that it has a bent portion that projects and is locked to the inclined surface of the rib. .