Holding clamp for holding vehicle parts in a vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a holding clamp for use in a motor vehicle that includes a base body with a main through-opening for receiving a fastening bolt. Fastening devices for fastening to the fastening bolt are arranged in a portion of the main through-opening proximate to the bolt. At least one latching unit arranged in a freely movable manner along a region of the main through-opening is provided which has a form-fitting element. In addition, a separate locking element is provided to make a form-fitting connection to the form-fitting element when the latching unit is in a predetermined position.
1. A holding clamp for use in a motor vehicle, the holding clamp comprising:
a base body with a main through-opening for receiving a fastening bolt;
a fastener arranged in a portion of the main through-opening proximate the fastening bolt;
at least one latching unit arranged in a freely movable manner along a region of the main through-opening, the at least one latching unit comprising a form-fitting element; and
a locking element adapted to make a form-fitting connection to the form-fitting element when the at least one latching unit is in a predetermined position.
2. The holding clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one latching unit has latching elements that create latching connections to corresponding latching elements of the base body when the at least one latching unit is in the predetermined position within the main through-opening.
3. The holding clamp according to claim 1 further comprising at least one holding device for holding at least one pipe or at least one electrical cable.
4. The holding clamp according to claim 3 , wherein the base body and the at least one holding device are integrally formed.
5. The holding clamp according to claim 3 , wherein the base body, the at least one holding device, the at least one latching unit, and the locking element are predominantly produced from a thermoplastic material.
6. The holding clamp according to claim 1 further comprising guide elements arranged on an inner wall of the main through-opening to guide and hold the at least one latching unit during a movement within the main through-opening.
7. The holding clamp according to claim 1 , wherein when the at least one latching unit is in the predetermined position, the base body has a lateral through-opening with access to the main through-opening in a region of the form-fitting element of the at least one latching unit, and the locking element penetrates the lateral through-opening perpendicularly to a main extension direction of the main through-opening during the making of the form-fitting connection to the form-fitting element of the latching unit.
8. The holding clamp according to claim 7 , wherein a dimension of the lateral through-opening corresponds to a dimension of the locking element in at least a direction parallel to the main extension direction of the main through-opening.
9. The holding clamp according to claim 7 , wherein a dimension of the lateral through-opening slightly exceeds a dimension of the locking element in at least a direction parallel to the main extension direction of the main through-opening.
10. The holding clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element has latching elements which are provided to make additional latching connections to corresponding latching elements of the at least one latching unit when the form-fitting connection to the at least one latching unit is made.
11. The holding clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the fastener is formed by a plurality of form-fitting elements such that form-fitting connections to at least one form-fitting element of the fastening bolt is created.
12. A holding clamp comprising:
a base body including a main through-opening;
at least one latching unit arranged along a region of the main through-opening of the base body, wherein the at least one latching unit includes latching elements that create latching connections to corresponding latching elements of the base body when the at least one latching unit is in a predetermined position within the main through-opening; and
a locking element adapted to make a form-fitting connection with the at least one latching unit when the at least one latching unit is in the predetermined position.
13. The holding clamp according to claim 12 further comprising at least one holding device.
14. The holding clamp according to claim 13 , wherein the base body and the at least one holding device are integrally formed.
15. The holding clamp according to claim 12 further comprising guide elements arranged on an inner wall of the main through-opening of the base body.
16. The holding clamp according to claim 12 , wherein the base body includes a lateral through-opening accessible to the main through-opening in a region of at least one form-fitting element of the at least one latching unit.
17. The holding clamp according to claim 16 , wherein a dimension of the lateral through-opening corresponds to a dimension of the locking element in at least a direction parallel to a main extension direction of the main through-opening.
18. The holding clamp according to claim 16 , wherein a dimension of the lateral through-opening slightly exceeds a dimension of the locking element in at least a direction parallel to the main extension direction of the main through-opening.
19. The holding clamp according to claim 12 , wherein the locking element includes latching elements adapted to make latching connections to corresponding latching elements of the at least one latching unit when the form-fitting connection with the at least one latching unit is made.