Fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10731685-B2
Application number	US-201615771553-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2016
Priority date	Oct 29, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A fixture according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a shaft portion, a first fixing portion, a spacer, and a second fixing portion. A connection portion passing through the inside of the spacer and being connected to both the shaft portion and the second fixing portion is provided inside the spacer. The shaft portion includes a first hard resin portion, a second hard resin portion, and a soft resin portion. A soft resin portion is interposed between the first hard resin portion and the second hard resin portion so that vibration transmitted from either the first hard resin portion or the second hard resin portion to the other can be dampened.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fixture being used to fix a first object to a second object, the fixture comprising:
a shaft portion;
a first fixing portion;
a spacer; and
a second fixing portion,
the shaft portion being formed into a column shape,
the first fixing portion being provided at one end of the shaft portion,
the spacer being provided at another end of the shaft portion,
the second fixing portion being provided at a site on an opposite side as the shaft portion to sandwich the spacer,
a connection portion being provided inside the spacer,
the connection portion passing through the inside of the spacer and being connected to both the shaft portion and the second fixing portion,
a shaft holding portion being provided on the first object, and the shaft holding portion being configured such that the shaft portion can be held by the shaft holding portion when the shaft portion is inserted into the shaft holding portion,
the shaft portion being configured such that the shaft portion can be inserted into the shaft holding portion from the first fixing portion side,
the first fixing portion being configured such that the first fixing portion can be fixed to the first object while the shaft portion is inserted in the shaft holding portion,
the second fixing portion being configured such that the second fixing portion can be fixed to the second object,
the spacer being configured such that when the first fixing portion is fixed to the first object and the second fixing portion is fixed to the second object, the spacer can be sandwiched between the first object and the second object to secure a space between the first object and the second object,
the spacer being made of a soft resin having a property of dampening vibration such that vibration transmitted from either the first object or the second object to the other can be dampened,
the shaft portion including a first hard resin portion, a second hard resin portion, and a soft resin portion,
the first hard resin portion being made of a hard resin and provided integrally with the first fixing portion,
the second hard resin portion being made of a hard resin and provided integrally with the connection portion and the second fixing portion,
the soft resin portion being interposed between the first hard resin portion and the second hard resin portion to connect the first hard resin portion and the second hard resin portion, and
the soft resin portion being made of a soft resin having a property of dampening vibration such that vibration transmitted from either the first hard resin portion or the second hard resin portion to the other can be dampened.

2. The fixture according to claim 1 ,
wherein a regulating portion is provided on the first hard resin portion, and
the regulating portion comes into contact with a contact site on the second hard resin portion side when the first hard resin portion displaces away from the second hard resin portion along an axial direction of the shaft portion such that displacement of the first hard resin portion further away from the second hard resin portion can be regulated.

3. The fixture according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second hard resin portion includes a trunk portion, a neck portion, and a head portion,
the connection portion is connected to the trunk portion,
the neck portion extends from the trunk portion toward the first hard resin portion side, and is smaller than the trunk portion in a dimension in a width direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the shaft portion,
the head portion is provided on an opposite side as the trunk portion to sandwich the neck portion, and is greater than the neck portion in the dimension in the width direction,
the regulating portion includes a gap being greater than the neck portion and smaller than the head portion in the dimension in the width direction, and
the neck portion passes through the gap and comes into contact with the head portion including the contact site when the first hard resin portion displaces away from the second hard resin portion along the axial direction of the shaft portion such that displacement of the first hard resin portion further away from the second hard resin portion can be regulated.

4. The fixture according to claim 1 ,
wherein the shaft portion includes a large-diameter portion,
the large-diameter portion is a part of the shaft portion, and has an outside diameter greater than outside diameters of portions other than the part, and
the large-diameter portion is provided at a position closer to the spacer than the first fixing portion of the shaft portion.

5. The fixture according to claim 1 ,
wherein a flanged portion is provided on an outer periphery of the connection portion,
the flanged portion is a plate portion with a plate thickness direction aligned with the axial direction of the shaft portion, and
the flanged portion is embedded in the spacer.

6. The fixture according to claim 1 ,
wherein one end of the first hard resin portion reaches the inside of the spacer,
a plate portion is provided at one end of the first hard resin portion,
the plate portion has a plate thickness direction aligned with the axial direction of the shaft portion, and
the plate portion is embedded in the spacer.

7. The fixture according to claim 1 ,
wherein the soft resin portion includes a covering layer, and
the covering layer partially or entirely covers the outer peripheral side of at least one of the first hard resin portion and the second hard resin portion.

8. The fixture according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion includes a snap portion,
the snap portion is configured to be elastically deformed when the snap portion is inserted into a through-hole and so that the elastically deformed shape is restored after the snap portion has passed through the through-hole, and the snap portion is configured to be fitted into a fitted site on a periphery of the through-hole and to be prevented from being pulled out from the through-hole, and
the snap portion includes a fitting site configured to come into contact with the fitted site when the snap portion is fitted into a site on a periphery of the through-hole, and the fitting site is made of a soft resin having a property of dampening vibration such that vibration transmitted from either the snap portion or the fitted site to the other can be dampened.

Assignees

• Kitagawa Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Uchida Tatsuya

Classifications

• F16B5/065 Primary

  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

• F16B5/0628

  allowing for adjustment parallel or perpendicular to the plane of the sheets or plates · CPC title

• F16B21/082

  the stud, pin or spigot having two resilient parts on its opposite ends in order to connect two elements · CPC title

• F16F15/08

  with rubber springs {(grommet- or bushing-type resilient mountings F16F1/3732, F16F1/38); with springs made of rubber and metal (arrangement of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units B60K5/12; mounting of propulsion plants on vessels B63H21/30; mounting of vehicle drivers' cabs B62D33/0604)} · CPC title

• F16B5/0024

  the sheets, plates or panels having holes, e.g. for dowel- type connections · CPC title