Clip device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10295084-B2
Application number	US-201615382464-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2016
Priority date	Dec 18, 2015
Publication date	May 21, 2019
Grant date	May 21, 2019

Abstract

A clip device that can be fixed to and detached from a pipe as desired. A clip main body is provided with insertion holes into which pipes can be inserted, and elastic holding pieces that face the insertion holes. A bracket is separate from the clip main body and can be attached to and detached from the clip main body. The bracket is provided with an attachment portion that can be attached to a body (vehicle), and pressing portions that press the elastic holding pieces against the outer circumferences of the pipes in the state where the bracket has been assembled together with the clip main body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A clip device comprising:
a clip main body that has a holding portion, a bottom plate portion and a hinge portion, the holding portion and a first end portion of the bottom plate portion are coupled together by the hinge portion, wherein the holding portion includes a locking portion that is configured to lock with a second end portion of the bottom plate portion, and wherein the second end portion of the bottom plate portion opposes the first end portion of the bottom plate portion;
an insertion hole that is formed in the clip main body when the holding portion and the second end portion of the bottom plate portion are joined and locked together via rotation of the holding portion around the hinge portion so that the locking portion of the holding portion contacts and locks with the second end portion of the bottom plate portion, the insertion hole allows insertion of a pipe;
an elastic holding piece that is formed on the clip main body so as to face the insertion hole, and the elastic holding piece is capable of undergoing elastic flexure in a direction approaching a center of the insertion hole;
a bracket that is a part separate from the clip main body and is configured to be attached to and detached from the clip main body;
an attachment portion that is formed on the bracket and is configured to be attached to a vehicle; and
a pressing portion that is formed on the bracket, wherein the pressing portion is configured so that when the bracket is assembled together with the clip main body, the pressing portion presses against the elastic holding piece and urges the elastic holding piece in the direction approaching the center of the insertion hole for pressing against an outer circumference of the pipe when the pipe is inserted in the insertion hole.

2. The clip device according to claim 1 , wherein the clip main body and the bracket are respectively provided with provisional locking portions that, when locked to each other, hold the clip main body and the bracket in a provisionally locked state in which the pressing portion is at a position of not pressing the elastic holding piece.

3. The clip device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic holding piece has an arc shape,
and
a guide portion that restricts inclination of the pressing portion is formed in the clip main body.

4. The clip device according to claim 2 , wherein the elastic holding piece has an arc shape,
and
a guide portion that restricts inclination of the pressing portion is formed in the clip main body.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Izawa Katsutoshi

Classifications

• B60R16/0215

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• F16L3/1075 Primary

  with two members, the two members being joined with a hinge on one side and fastened together on the other side · CPC title

• F16L3/237

  for two pipes · CPC title

• F16L3/2235

  each pipe being supported by a common element fastened to the base · CPC title