Pipe holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10486529-B2
Application number	US-201815973641-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2018
Priority date	May 22, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A pipe holder for holding a pipe member at a vehicle body comprises a metallic member including a metallic clamp part that grasps and holds a portion of a fueling pipe to which a protection member is attached, and a metallic fixing part with a metallic engagement pawl part; and a resin clamp that, surrounds and holds the fueling pipe in a peripheral direction with the fueling pipe being grasped by the metallic member. The resin clamp comprises: a first resin member including a first clamp part; and a second resin member including a second clamp part facing the first clamp part and a resin fixing part with a resin engagement pawl part. The metallic engagement pawl part and the resin engagement pawl part are overlaid on each other to form an engagement unit. The engagement unit is engaged with an engagement opening of the vehicle body. When the engagement unit and the engagement opening are in engagement, a vertical lower end of a portion of the metallic engagement pawl part inserted into the engagement opening is located below a lower end of the engagement opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pipe holder for holding a pipe member at a vehicle body, the pipe member including a fueling pipe and a protection member, the protection member being attached to the fueling pipe and covering the fueling pipe at least partially, the pipe holder comprising:
a metallic member including a metallic clamp part that grasps and holds at least a partial portion of the fueling pipe to which the protection member is attached, and a metallic fixing part formed to be continuous with the metallic clamp part and provided with a metallic engagement pawl part; and
a resin clamp that surrounds and holds a periphery of the fueling pipe in a peripheral direction of the fueling pipe with the fueling pipe being grasped by the metallic member, wherein
the resin clamp comprises:
a first resin member including a first clamp part located radially outwardly of the fueling pipe from the metallic member and contacting the metallic member; and
a second resin member including a second clamp part that faces the first clamp part across the fueling pipe and surrounds a first partial part of the periphery of the fueling pipe in the peripheral direction at a point where the protection member is attached, and a resin fixing part formed to be continuous with the second clamp part and provided with a resin engagement pawl part,

the metallic engagement pawl part and the resin engagement pawl part are overlaid on each other to form an engagement unit,
the engagement unit is inserted into an engagement opening formed at the vehicle body to be engaged with the engagement opening, and
when the engagement unit and the engagement opening are in engagement, a vertical lower side of a portion of the metallic engagement pawl part inserted into the engagement opening is located below a lower end of the engagement opening.

2. The pipe holder according to claim 1 , wherein
when the engagement unit and the engagement opening are in engagement, the metallic engagement pawl part is in a non-contact state with the vehicle body.

3. The pipe holder according to claim 1 , wherein
the metallic engagement pawl part has an end portion inserted into the engagement opening when the engagement unit and the engagement opening are in engagement and formed along a direction that is across an insertion direction in which the engagement unit is inserted into the engagement opening.

4. The pipe holder according to claim 3 , wherein
the resin engagement pawl part includes:
a first wall part covering the end portion at least partially;
a second wall part that is substantially vertical to the first wall part and continuous with the first wall part; and
a protrusion arranged at the second wall part and protruding further than an outer edge of the engagement opening in the direction crossing the insertion direction when the engagement unit and the engagement opening are in engagement.

5. The pipe holder according to claim 3 , wherein
the resin engagement pawl part includes:
a first wall part covering the end portion at least partially; and
a third wall part formed between the resin fixing part and the upper end of the first wall part to be continuous with the resin fixing part and the upper end, and to be tilted from the resin fixing part toward the first wall part.

6. The pipe holder according to claim 1 , wherein
the metallic clamp part surrounds a second partial part of the periphery of the fueling pipe in the peripheral direction.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Sekihara Atsushi
• Hiramatsu Yoshinari
• Suzuki Satoshi

Classifications

• B60K15/04 Primary

  Tank inlets (B60K15/077 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K2015/03538

  the venting tube being connected with the filler tube · CPC title

• F16L3/237 Primary

  for two pipes · CPC title

• F16L3/222

  having single supports directly connected together · CPC title

• B60K2015/0474

  Arrangement of fuel filler pipes in relation to vehicle body · CPC title