Clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11920622-B2
Application number	US-201917268846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2019
Priority date	Aug 22, 2018
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

The clip includes a head part, a shaft part, a pin having first and second engaged parts at the shaft part, and a grommet having a flange part with an insertion hole, a leg part, and an engaging part engaging with/disengaging from the engaged part. The pin has the engaging part near the inner periphery of the insertion hole of the flange part. The pin has guide grooves between the first and second engaged parts to guide the movement of the pin while movably engaging the engaging part. Switching between a temporary fixing state and a permanent fixing state is conducted through movement of the shaft part associated with guiding by the guide grooves. When the pin in the permanent fixing state is rotated and moved in the pull-up direction associated with guiding by the guide grooves, engagement between the engaging part and the second engaged part is released.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clip comprising:
a pin including a head portion and a shaft portion provided under the head portion, a first engaged portion and a second engaged portion both being provided on the shaft portion; and
a grommet having a flange with an insertion hole, a leg portion projecting from a lower surface of the flange and an engaging portion engaging with and disengaging from the respective engaged portions, the clip changing a temporary fixing condition where the engaging portion engages the first engaged portion in a course of arranging the pin to the grommet such that the shaft portion is inserted into the leg portion through the insertion hole, to a permanent fixing condition where the engaging portion is engaged with the second engaged portion after the leg portion is elastically enlarged by further insertion of the shaft portion,
wherein the grommet includes the engaging portion around an inner periphery of the insertion hole of the flange,
the pin includes a guide groove having a linear groove portion between the first engaged portion of the shaft portion and the second engaged portion and a curved groove portion in a curved shape provided along an upper side of the linear groove portion, the guide groove guiding movement of the pin in a condition of slidably engaging the engaging portion, and a projection formed at an upper end of the linear groove portion as the second engaged portion, and
when the pin where the engaging portion is in the temporary fixing condition is pushed, the engaging portion slides and rides over the projection and the pin comes to the permanent fixing condition, and when the pin is rotated such that the engaging portion disengages from the projection and enters the portion, the pin moves upwardly and the engaging portion contacts the curved groove portion so that the pin changes from the permanent fixing condition, and the engaging portion is able to engage the first engaged portion.

2. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the first engaged portion and the projection of the second engaged portion are formed to correspond to two ends of the linear groove portion in a longitudinal direction.

3. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein engagement of the engaging portion with the projection is released when the pin is rotated for a predetermined angle by a removing operation from the permanent fixing condition of the pin to the grommet, and when the pin is further rotated for a predetermined angle in a peripheral direction, the pin is pulled up for a predetermined length.

4. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the curved groove portion is provided to extend from an upper side groove portion of the linear groove portion, which has a width corresponding to a groove width of the curve groove portion, so that when the pin disengages from the projection, the engaging portion moves to the upper side groove portion of the linear groove portion with the width widened above the curved groove portion.

5. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the linear groove portion extends along an axial direction of the shaft portion, and the curved groove portion is continuous to the upper side of the linear groove portion.

6. The clip according to claim 5 , wherein the second engaged portion is connected to the curved groove portion, and by rotating the pin in a condition of engaging with the projection, the engaging portion moves to the curved groove portion to be able to release engagement.

7. The clip according to claim 5 , wherein the first engaged portion is formed as a concaved portion provided at a lower end of the linear groove portion or at the lower end with a space therebetween.

8. The clip according to claim 1 , wherein the pin further includes an inclined portion at a lower end of the linear groove portion, and a depression as the first engaged portion located at a side opposite to the linear groove portion relative to the inclined portion.

9. The clip according to claim 8 , wherein the pin further includes a step portion at a lower side relative to the depression, the step portion engaging a leg side pressure projection of the grommet.

Assignees

• Nifco Inc

Inventors

• Hattori Kenji

Classifications

• F16B19/10 Primary

  fastened by expanding mechanically · CPC title

• F16B2005/0671

  with unlocking by rotation · CPC title

• F16B19/1081 Primary

  fastened by a drive-pin (F16B19/109 takes precedence) · CPC title