Clip securing device, in particular for motor vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9651072-B2
Application number	US-201615016641-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2016
Priority date	Aug 9, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A clip securing device has a receiving part provided with an opening. A bridge portion of an insert part can be inserted into the opening, said bridge portion having a detent with a slanted surface which deflects the bridge portion when the bridge portion is inserted into the opening such that said bridge portion is elastically expanded.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clip securing device, comprising:
a receiving part having an opening; and
an insert part which has a supporting part and a bridge portion, the bridge portion protruding with respect to the supporting part and being insertable into the opening, wherein
the opening has an upper edge and a lower edge;
the bridge portion has two legs and a center section connecting the two legs, along which center section a slot is present between the center section and the supporting part, and
the bridge portion has a detent that is located in a region of a forwardmost end of the center section, the detent having a slanted surface on its top side, which slanted surface, during the insertion of the bridge portion into the opening, deflects the region of the forwardmost end of the center section of the bridge portion in a direction of the lower edge of the opening.

2. The clip securing device according to claim 1 , wherein the detent has a rounded cross-section.

3. The clip securing device according to claim 2 , wherein the supporting part, the bridge portion and the detent are constructed in one piece of plastic material.

4. The clip securing device according to claim 3 , wherein transitions between the two legs and the supporting part have a rounded design.

5. The clip securing device according to claim 4 , wherein the plastic material is a thermoplast or a thermoplastic elastomer.

6. The clip securing device according to claim 5 , wherein the thermoplast is one of PP, ABS, PC or PA.

7. The clip securing device according to claim 5 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is PP/EPDM.

8. The clip securing device according to claim 5 , wherein the slanted surface extends up to a height of 1 to 2 mm above the top side of the bridge portion.

9. The clip securing device according to claim 3 , wherein the plastic material is a thermoplast or a thermoplastic elastomer.

10. The clip securing device according to claim 9 , wherein the thermoplast is one of PP, ABS, PC or PA.

11. The clip securing device according to claim 9 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is PP/EPDM.

12. The clip securing device according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting part, the bridge portion and the detent are constructed in one piece of plastic material.

13. The clip securing device according to claim 12 , wherein transitions between the two legs and the supporting part have a rounded design.

14. The clip securing device according to claim 1 , wherein the slanted surface extends up to a height of 1 to 2 mm above the top side of the bridge portion.

15. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a clip securing device, wherein the clip securing device comprises:
a receiving part having an opening; and
an insert part which has a supporting part and a bridge portion, the bridge portion protruding with respect to the supporting part and being insertable into the opening, wherein
the opening has an upper edge and a lower edge;
the bridge portion has two legs and a center section connecting the two legs, along which center section a slot is present between the center section and the supporting part, and
the bridge portion has a detent that is located in a region of a forwardmost end of the center section, the detent having a slanted surface on its top side, which slanted surface, during the insertion of the bridge portion into the opening, deflects the region of the forwardmost end of the center section of the bridge portion in a direction of the lower edge of the opening.

16. The clip securing device according to claim 15 , wherein the detent has a rounded cross-section.

17. The clip securing device according to claim 16 , wherein the supporting part, the bridge portion and the detent are constructed in one piece of plastic material.

18. The clip securing device according to claim 17 , wherein transitions between the two legs and the supporting part have a rounded design.

19. The clip securing device according to claim 18 , wherein the plastic material is a thermoplast or a thermoplastic elastomer.

20. The motor vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the receiving part is provided on a structural part of the motor vehicle, and the insert part is provided on an assembly part of the motor vehicle.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Berthold Christian

Classifications

• B62D27/06

  readily releasable · CPC title

• F16B5/0614 Primary

  in angled relationship · CPC title

• F16B21/088

  the stud, pin or spigot being integrally formed with the component to be fastened, e.g. forming part of the sheet, plate or strip · CPC title