Clip for fastening coverings to a vehicle body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10316880-B2
Application number	US-201514884875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2015
Priority date	Oct 28, 2014
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A fastening clip for fastening coverings to body parts of a motor vehicle is provided. The fastening clip comprises a one-piece plastic part with a fastening foot for pressing into an opening provided in the respective body part, a supporting shaft adjoining the fastening foot and intended for receiving the covering by laterally pushing on a holding part provided on the covering, and a holding plate seated on the outer end of the supporting shaft. In order to improve and facilitate mounting, elastic ribs are provided on the periphery of the supporting shaft.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A clip for fastening a covering to a body part of a vehicle, comprising:
a one-piece plastic part with a fastening foot for pressing into an opening provided in said body part;
a supporting shaft adjoining the fastening foot and intended for receiving the covering by laterally pushing on a holding part provided on the covering;
an outer holding plate seated on an outer end of the supporting shaft; and
elastic ribs extending from a peripheral surface of said supporting shaft adjacent to but without contacting said holding plate;
wherein the fastening foot defines a width dimension that is greater than a width dimension defined by the elastic ribs, said elastic ribs are at least long enough to extend as far as an inner wall of said holding part, said elastic ribs are integrally formed on said supporting shaft, said elastic ribs project radially from the peripheral surface of said supporting shaft and said elastic ribs comprise four elastic ribs arranged offset by 90° with respect to one another on said peripheral surface of said supporting shaft.

2. The clip of claim 1 , wherein said fastening foot is directly adjoined by a spring plate having an inclined edge that bears, in a fastened state of said clip, against a region of said body part surrounding said opening.

3. The clip of claim 2 , wherein, in said fastened state of said clip, said inclined edge of said spring plate bears with prestress against said region.

4. The clip of claim 3 , wherein a spacer attachment is provided on said supporting shaft between said spring plate and said outer holding plate, a region of said supporting shaft between said outer holding plate and said spacer attachment being provided to receive said holding part of said covering.

5. A clip for fastening a covering to a body part of a vehicle, comprising:
a one-piece plastic part with a fastening foot for pressing into an opening provided in said body part;
a supporting shaft adjoining the fastening foot and intended for receiving the covering by laterally pushing on a holding part provided on the covering;
an outer holding plate seated on an outer end of the supporting shaft; and
elastic ribs extending from a peripheral surface of said supporting shaft adjacent to but without contacting said holding plate;
the fastening foot defining a width dimension that is greater than a width dimension defined by the elastic ribs, said elastic ribs are at least long enough to extend as far as an inner wall of said holding part, said elastic ribs are integrally formed on said supporting shaft, said elastic ribs project radially from the peripheral surface of said supporting shaft, and said fastening foot is directly adjoined by a spring plate having an inclined edge that bears, in a fastened state of said clip, against a region of said body part surrounding said opening.

6. The clip of claim 5 , wherein, in said fastened state of said clip, said inclined edge of said spring plate bears with prestress against said region.

7. The clip of claim 6 , wherein a spacer attachment is provided on said supporting shaft between said spring plate and said outer holding plate, a region of said supporting shaft between said outer holding plate and said spacer attachment being provided to receive said holding part of said covering.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Klein Florian
• Krolzig Volker
• Gangal Manoj
• Sahin Mehmet

Classifications

• F16B21/084 Primary

  with a series of flexible ribs or fins extending laterally from the shank of the stud, pin or spigot, said ribs or fins deforming predominantly in a direction parallel to the direction of insertion of the shank · CPC title

• F16B5/065

  the plates being one on top of the other and distanced from each other, e.g. by using protrusions to keep contact and distance · CPC title

• B60R13/0206

  Arrangements of fasteners and clips specially adapted for attaching inner vehicle liners or mouldings (devices for fastening or securing F16B) · CPC title

• F16B19/004

  made in one piece (F16B21/084 takes precedence) · CPC title