IP Library Granted Patent US 11,052,838
Granted Patent B2
US 11,052,838 · App. 16/720,960 · Granted Jul 6, 2021

Engaging member

Inventors: Toshio Iwahara (Okazaki, JP); Makoto Kato (Okazaki, JP); Katsuya Hirakawa (Okazaki, JP)
Assignees: DAIWA KASEI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R16/0215H02G3/0456
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Patent No.
US 11,052,838
App. No.
16/720,960
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An engaging member is formed by a binding member and a body member separate from the binding member being combined. The binding member has a belt portion that winds around an outer periphery of a wire routing material, and a buckle portion capable of fixing both ends of the belt portion. The body member includes, as an engaging portion for assembly into a vehicle body, a pillar portion to be inserted in a fixing hole of the vehicle body, and an elastic latch piece that is inserted, together with the pillar portion, in the fixing hole, is elastically deformed so as to approach the pillar portion when inserted, is elastically restored in the inserted state, is latched by and against a peripheral portion of the fixing hole. The pillar portion has a buckle storing portion in which the buckle portion is stored.

Claims (16)

1. An engaging member comprising:

a binding member having a belt portion that winds around an outer periphery of an elongated wire routing material, and a buckle portion capable of receiving the belt portion from a leading end thereof and fixing the belt portion;

a body member that is separate from the binding member, the body member including an engaging portion that has a pillar portion to be inserted in a fixing hole of a vehicle body for assembly into the vehicle body, and an elastic latch piece that is inserted, together with the pillar portion, in the fixing hole, is elastically deformed so as to approach the pillar portion when inserted, is elastically restored in the inserted state, is latched by and against a peripheral portion of the fixing hole in a direction opposite to an insertion direction, and enter a detachment preventing state, wherein:

the pillar portion has a buckle storing portion that can be engaged with the buckle portion by storing the buckle portion inside,

the buckle portion has a belt insertion portion through which the belt portion is inserted, and

the buckle storing portion has a main storing portion for storing the buckle portion, and a projection end storing portion capable of storing the leading end, of the belt portion, which has been inserted through the belt insertion portion of the buckle portion toward a back side in the insertion direction in the main storing portion.

2. The engaging member according to claim 1 , wherein by allowing the buckle portion to enter the buckle storing portion along the same direction as the insertion direction, the buckle portion is configured to engage with the buckle storing portion.

3. The engaging member according to claim 1 , wherein

the buckle portion is shaped as a quadrangular prism so as to have a belt insertion portion through which the belt portion is inserted, and the buckle portion has a buckle-side engaging portion on an outer surface other than surfaces in which an insertion inlet and an insertion outlet of the belt insertion portion are formed, and

the buckle storing portion has, on an inner wall surface, a storage-side engaging portion that engages with the buckle-side engaging portion.

4. An engaging member comprising:

a binding member having a belt portion that winds around an outer periphery of an elongated wire routing material, and a buckle portion capable of receiving the belt portion from a leading end thereof and fixing the belt portion;

a body member that is separate from the binding member, the body member including an engaging portion that has a pillar portion to be inserted in a fixing hole of a vehicle body for assembly into the vehicle body, and an elastic latch piece that is inserted, together with the pillar portion, in the fixing hole, is elastically deformed so as to approach the pillar portion when inserted, is elastically restored in the inserted state, is latched by and against a peripheral portion of the fixing hole in a direction opposite to an insertion direction, and enter a detachment preventing state, wherein

the pillar portion has a buckle storing portion that can be engaged with the buckle portion by storing the buckle portion inside,

the buckle portion has a belt insertion portion through which the belt portion is inserted, and a buckle-side engaging portion is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the buckle portion, and

the buckle storing portion is provided with a storage-side engaging portion that locks with the buckle-side engaging portion on an opening outer peripheral portion to prevent the buckle portion from coming off from the inside of the buckle storing portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2019
From: IWAHARA, TOSHIO; KATO, MAKOTO; HIRAKAWA, KATSUYA
To: DAIWA KASEI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051334/0379 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-246465 · Dec 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200207291A1 · Jul 2, 2020