Device for mounting interior parts of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12447595-B2
Application number	US-202217983461-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2022
Priority date	Nov 23, 2021
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for mounting interior parts of a vehicle. The device includes: a base plate for a sun visor pivot arm; a clip to mount the base plate on a vehicle body panel by a rotation of a lever and a forward movement of a clip fastening/removal bar. In particular, the clip can be automatically removed from the vehicle body panel by a reverse rotation of the lever and a backward movement of the clip fastening/removal bar, thereby allowing easy installation and removal of interior parts such as the sun visor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for mounting interior parts of a vehicle, the device comprising:
a base plate with a sliding path formed on an upper surface thereof;
a clip provided in a structure in which elastic fastening plates having locking jaws are formed so as to be fastened to assembly holes of a vehicle body panel;
a clip fastening/removal bar provided in a structure in which pressurizing protrusions for pressurizing the elastic fastening plates are formed, and detachably inserted into the sliding path and the clip;
a lever having a hinge shaft rotatably fastened to the base plate; and
a push body formed on the hinge shaft of the lever to push the clip fastening/removal bar in a direction of removal.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein a first wall and a second wall dividing the sliding path are formed facing each other on the upper surface of a first side of the base plate, a pivot arm assembly hole is formed on the upper surface of a second side of the base plate, and a hinge hole is formed between the sliding path and the pivot arm assembly hole so that the hinge shaft is fastened along a front-rear direction.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein a guide jaw for guiding a linear movement of the clip fastening/removal bar is formed between the first wall and the second wall.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein at a rear end of the clip fastening/removal bar, a manipulation hole for manipulating the clip fastening/removal bar to be inserted along the sliding path through a lower opening of the base plate is formed.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the clip comprises:
a front plate and a back plate on which the elastic fastening plates are formed;
a top plate integrally connecting upper ends of the front plate and the back plate; and
base plate support ends bent in a front-rear direction from lower ends of the front and back plates to support a bottom of the base plate,
wherein the clip is positioned between a first wall and a second wall.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein at lower ends of the elastic fastening plates, position-regulating protrusions that are closely supported on inner surfaces of the first wall and the second wall are formed to protrude further in the front-rear direction.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein support grooves into which the base plate support ends are seated and inserted are formed on a bottom surface of the base plate.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein a hook is formed to protrude from an upper surface of a front end of the lever, and a fastening jaw to which the hook is fastened is formed at a first end of the base plate.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein a cover for covering the clip and the hinge shaft is fastened to a bottom of the base plate.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein a plurality of fastening bars having locking holes are formed to protrude from an upper surface of the cover, and insertion holes into which the fastening bars are inserted are formed in the base plate.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein locking protrusions are formed on outer surfaces of a first wall and a second wall formed on the base plate to be lock-inserted into the locking holes of the fastening bars.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the push body comprises: a vertical plate integrally formed on the hinge shaft of the lever; and a pressurizing plate integrally extended from a rear end of the vertical plate to push the clip fastening/removal bar in the direction of removal when the lever rotates downward.

13. A device for mounting interior parts of a vehicle, the device comprising:
a base plate with a sliding path on an upper surface thereof;
a clip provided in a structure in which elastic fastening plates having locking jaws are formed so as to be fastened to assembly holes of a vehicle body panel;
a lever rotatably fastened to the base plate; and
a clip fastening/removal bar integrally formed on the upper surface of the lever, detachably inserted into the sliding path and the clip, and having pressurizing protrusions for pressurizing the elastic fastening plates on front and rear surfaces thereof.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein a pair of hinge bars rotatably fastened to the base plate are formed to protrude from the upper surface of a second side of the lever.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein a first wall and a second wall dividing the sliding path are formed facing each other on the upper surface of a first side of the base plate, a pivot arm assembly hole is formed on the upper surface of a second side of the base plate, and guide grooves are formed between the sliding path and the pivot arm assembly hole so that the hinge bars are rotatably and movably inserted and fastened to the front and rear surfaces thereof.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the guide grooves are formed to be inclined downward toward a first side of the base plate.

17. The device of claim 13 , wherein the clip comprises:
a front plate and a back plate on which the elastic fastening plates are formed;
a top plate integrally connecting upper ends of the front plate and the back plate; and
base plate support ends bent in a front-rear direction from lower ends of the front and back plates to support a bottom of the base plate,
wherein the clip is positioned between a first wall and a second wall.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein at lower ends of the elastic fastening plates, position-regulating protrusions that are closely supported on inner surfaces of the first wall and the second wall are formed to protrude further in the front-rear direction.

19. The device of claim 18 , wherein support grooves into which the base plate support ends are seated and inserted are formed on a bottom surface of the base plate.

20. The device of claim 13 , wherein elastic hooks are formed to protrude from an upper surface of a front end of the lever, and fastening jaws to which the hooks are fastened are formed at a first end of the base plate.

21. A device for mounting interior parts of a vehicle, the device comprising:
a base plate with a sliding path formed on an upper surface thereof;
a clip provided in a structure in which elastic fastening plates having locking jaws are formed so as to be fastened to assembly holes of a vehicle body panel;
a clip fastening/removal bar provided in a structure in which pressurizing protrusions for pressurizing the elastic fastening plates are formed, and detachably inserted into the sliding path and the clip;
a lever having a hinge shaft rotatably fastened to the base plate; and
a push body formed on the hinge shaft of the lever to push the clip fastening/removal bar in a direction of removal such that the clip is mounted on or removed from the vehicle body panel as the lever rotates and accordingly the clip fastening/removal bar moves forwards or backwards by the rotation of the push body.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Nvh Korea Inc

Inventors

• Shin Han
• Park Jae Won
• Joo Kang Ho
• Kim In Tae
• Kim Sun Taek
• Goo Bon Min

Classifications

• B60Y2304/07

  Facilitating assembling or mounting · CPC title

• B60Y2410/113

  Mount clips, snap-fit, e.g. quick fit with elastic members · CPC title

• B60R13/0206

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

• B60J3/0217

  Brackets for mounting the sun visor support arm to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60J3/0265

  Attachments of sun visors to mounting means including details of sun visor bearing member regulating the rotational friction on the support arm · CPC title