Clip and mounting structure of door trim

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10471909-B2
Application number	US-201815866867-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2018
Priority date	Jan 10, 2017
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

A clip for mounting a first member on a second member includes a first placement portion adapted to be placed in the first member; a second placement portion adapted to be placed in the second member; and a flange portion provided between the first placement portion and the second placement portion. The second placement portion includes side walls on two sides, each having an elastic engagement piece formed by a notch, and a shielding wall provided between the side walls and shielding a space between the side walls from an upper side. An engagement end portion of each of the elastic engagement pieces extends to a first placement portion side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clip for mounting a first member on a second member, comprising:
a first placement portion adapted to be placed on the first member;
a second placement portion adapted to be placed in the second member; and
a flange portion provided between the first placement portion and the second placement portion, and having engagement-piece introduction portions facing the first placement portion,
wherein the second placement portion includes side walls on two sides, each having a notch, an elastic engagement piece surrounded by the notch, an engagement end portion integrally formed with the elastic engagement piece and located in one of the engagement-piece introduction portions, a shielding wall provided between the side walls and shielding a space between the side walls from an upper side, and an opening between the side walls at the upper side, and
the shielding wall includes a flat face portion provided on a flange portion side, and an inclining portion provided on a side opposite to the flange portion and inclining downwardly as moving to the side opposite to the flange portion such that the opening is defined at a side opposite to the flat face portion and the space is defined by the flat face portion, the side walls and the inclining portion and communicates with the opening.

2. A clip according to claim 1 , wherein an end portion on a side opposite to the flange portion of the second placement portion is closed.

3. A clip according to claim 1 , wherein the second placement portion further includes another opening at an end of the inclining portion.

4. A mounting structure of a door trim for mounting the door trim relative to a door panel, comprising:
a clip for the door trim adapted to be inserted and fixed in a horizontal direction relative to the door panel from a vehicle interior side for fixing the door trim,
the clip including a flange portion, and a portion at one side of the flange portion adapted to be fixed and inserted to the door panel and having two side walls, and a shielding wall provided between the two side walls,
wherein each of the side walls includes an elastic engagement piece having an engagement end portion adapted to extend toward the vehicle interior side,
the shielding wall is disposed above the elastic engagement piece, and shields the portion to be inserted to the door panel of the clip from an upper side, and
the shielding wall includes a flat face portion provided on a flange portion side, and an inclining portion provided on a side opposite to the flange portion and inclining downwardly as moving to the side opposite to the flange portion such that an opening is defined at a side opposite to the flat face portion and a space is defined by the flat face portion, the side walls and the inclining portion and communicates with the opening.

5. A mounting structure of a door trim according to claim 4 , wherein a portion adapted to be mounted on the door trim in the clip has an L shape in cross section having a horizontal arm portion extending in a horizontal direction and a vertical arm portion extending in a vertical direction from the horizontal arm portion, and the horizontal arm portion is positioned on a lower end side of the vertical arm portion.

6. A mounting structure according to claim 4 , wherein the clip further includes another opening at an end of the inclining portion.

Assignees

• Nifco Inc

Inventors

• Abe Ryota
• Ishii Shinji
• Kihara Hiroyuki

Classifications

• B60R13/0243 Primary

  Doors · CPC title

• B60R2013/0807

  Arrangements of fasteners or clips specially adapted therefore · CPC title

• B60R13/0206 Primary

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

• B60J10/36

  using separately inserted fastening means, e.g. using clips, beads or strips · CPC title