Tube-holding device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10864868-B2
Application number	US-201715830805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2017
Priority date	May 18, 2017
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

A vehicular tube-holding device includes an outer holder mounted to a vehicle body, the outer holder having an inner holder fastening hole for insertion and fastening of an inner holder and a tube-fixing hole for passage of a tube; and the inner holder inserted into and fastened to the inner holder fastening hole in the outer holder to be in close contact with an outer-diameter portion of the tube.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicular tube-holding device comprising:
an outer holder configured to be mounted to a vehicle body, the outer holder having an inner holder fastening hole for insertion and fastening of an inner holder and a tube-fixing hole for passage of tubes; and
the inner holder inserted into and fastened to the inner holder fastening hole in the outer holder so as to be in contact with an outer-diameter portion of the tubes,
wherein the outer holder includes:
a first body having the inner holder fastening hole penetrating in a vertical direction at an upper portion of the first body, such that the inner holder is inserted into and fastened in the inner holder fastening hole;
vehicle body coupling hooks at opposite side surfaces of the first body; and
a vehicle-body contact mount integrally connected to a rear surface of the first body,

wherein the tube-fixing hole penetrates from a front surface to the rear surface of the first body at a lower portion of the first body, such that the tubes are capable of passing through the tube-fixing hole in a straight line,
wherein the inner holder includes a second body which has a rectangular block shape,
wherein the tube-fixing hole includes tube penetration holes communicating with each other to allow the tubes to be seated therein,
wherein in the tube-fixing hole, a tube seat protrudes upward from a middle portion of a bottom of the tube-fixing hole extending from the front surface to the rear surface thereby defining the tube penetration holes to allow the tubes to be separately seated,
wherein the second body has a tube contact protrusion protruding from a middle portion of a lower surface of the second body at a position spaced from a front surface of the second body, the tube contact protrusion and the tube seat face each other, and
wherein a lower edge of the tube contact protrusion is capable of being in contact with, and pressing, the tubes when the inner holder is fastened in the outer holder.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first body has an inner holder fastening hook at the front surface of the first body and protruding toward the inner holder fastening hole.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first body has a slide groove on an upper surface of the first body for fastening of the inner holder at a boundary between the inner holder fastening hole and the vehicle-body contact mount.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the inner holder includes:
sliders on opposite side surfaces of the second body and inserted into a slide groove in the outer holder.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the second body has a fastening recess on a front surface of the second body, into which an inner holder fastening hook of the outer holder is fastened.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Ko Hyun
• Ham Chang Ho

Classifications

• H02G3/30

  Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings · CPC title

• H01B7/40

  with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing · CPC title

• F16L3/2235 Primary

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

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• F16L3/237

  for two pipes · CPC title