Fastener

• US 10,641,308 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2015
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Piolax Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Piolax Incorporated
• Inventors: Sugimoto, Naoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Delisle, Roberta S
• Application Number:
  US15/742,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20180209464A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,748 Days
• Field of Search: 411508, 411509, 411510
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 19/004 made in one piece F16B21/084 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 21/065 with an additional locking element
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 21/08 in which the stud, pin, or spigot has a resilient part F16B21/065, F16B21/125, F16B21/165, F16B37/043 take precedence; wall-dowels F16B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 21/086 the shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins or prongs intended for deformation or tilting predominantly in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/99 Fasteners with means for avoiding incorrect assembly or positioning
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/0642 the plates being arranged one on top of the other and in full close contact with each other

Abstract

A fastener to be inserted into a holding hole of a mounted member and a mounting hole of a mount member, includes a head portion disposed on the mounting hole. A leg portion extends from the head portion to be inserted into the holding hole and the mounting hole. An engaging portion is provided on the leg portion to be brought into engagement with the mounting hole. An elastic projecting portion projects outwards of the leg portion. The elastic projecting portion is disposed away from the holding hole. The elastic projecting portion is brought into abutment with an inner circumference of the mounting hole to thereby be bent, and a largest outside diameter of a portion of the elastic projecting portion which is positioned on the rear side of the mounting hole is set to be equal to or smaller than a bore diameter of the mounting hole.

Claims

1. A fastener configured to mount a mounted member on a mount member by being inserted into a holding hole formed in the mounted member and a mounting hole formed in the mount member, comprising:

a head portion which is disposed on a front side of the mounting hole;

a leg portion which extends from a rear surface of the head portion to be inserted into the holding hole and the mounting hole;

an engaging portion which is provided on the leg portion to be brought into engagement with a rear side of the mounting hole; and

an elastic projecting portion which projects outwards of the leg portion from a predetermined position on the leg portion for elastic deformation,

wherein with the leg portion inserted in the holding hole and the engaging portion staying engaged with a rear side of the holding hole, the elastic projecting portion is disposed away from the holding hole,

wherein with the leg portion inserted in the holding hole and the mounting hole and the engaging portion staying engaged with the rear side of the mounting hole, the elastic projecting portion is brought into abutment with an inner circumference of the mounting hole to thereby be bent, and a largest outside diameter of a portion of the elastic projecting portion which is positioned on the rear side of the mounting hole is set to be equal to or smaller than a bore diameter of the mounting hole.

2. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein the elastic projecting portion projects outwards of the leg portion from a portion which is positioned further inwards of the leg portion than an outer surface of the leg portion.

3. The fastener according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a rear side of the head portion and the leg portion is provided with a restricting portion configured to be brought into abutment with a circumferential edge of the mounting hole on the front side thereof to thereby restrict the leg portion from being inserted a predetermined amount or more into the mounting hole and wherein the elastic projecting portion is brought into abutment with the inner circumference of the mounting hole with the restricting portion left in abutment with the circumferential edge of the mounting hole on the front side thereof.

4. The fastener according to claim 1,

wherein the head portion has a fixed flange having cut-out portions in a plurality of locations in a circumferential direction and a movable flange having a shape which substantially matches a shape of the cut-out portions,

wherein the leg portion has a stem portion extending from a rear surface of the fixed flange and an elastic locking piece extending from a rear surface of the movable flange and having the engaging portion, and

wherein the elastic projecting portion projects outwards of the stem portion from a predetermined position on the stem portion.

5. A fastener configured to be mounted by being inserted into a mounting hole, comprising:

a head portion which is disposed on a front side of the mounting hole;

a leg portion which extends from a rear surface of the head portion to be inserted into the mounting hole;

an engaging portion which is provided on the leg portion to be brought into engagement with a rear side of the mounting hole; and

an elastic projecting portion which projects outwards of the leg portion from a predetermined position on the leg portion for elastic deformation,

wherein with the leg portion inserted in the mounting hole and the engaging portion staying engaged with the rear side of the mounting hole, the elastic projecting portion is brought into abutment with an inner circumference of the mounting hole to thereby be bent, and a largest outside diameter of a portion of the elastic projecting portion which is positioned on the rear side of the mounting hole is set to be equal to or smaller than a bore diameter of the mounting hole,

wherein the leg portion has a shaft portion extending from the rear surface of the head portion,

wherein the elastic projecting portion is provided with a recess portion on circumferences of a proximal end portion thereof and provided away from the shaft portion in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the shaft portion so as to be separated to be independent of the shaft portion in a cantilever fashion.

6. The fastener according to claim 5, wherein the elastic projecting portion projects outwards of the leg portion from a portion which is positioned further inwards of the leg portion than an outer surface of the leg portion.

7. The fastener according to claim 5, wherein at least one of a rear side of the head portion and the leg portion is provided with a restricting portion configured to be brought into abutment with a circumferential edge of the mounting hole on the front side thereof to thereby restrict the leg portion from being inserted a predetermined amount or more into the mounting hole and wherein the elastic projecting portion is brought into abutment with the inner circumference of the mounting hole with the restricting portion left in abutment with the circumferential edge of the mounting hole on the front side thereof.

8. The fastener according to claim 5,

wherein the head portion has a fixed flange having cut-out portions in a plurality of locations in a circumferential direction and a movable flange having a shape which substantially matches a shape of the cut-out portions,

wherein the leg portion has a stem portion extending from a rear surface of the fixed flange and an elastic locking piece extending from a rear surface of the movable flange and having the engaging portion, and

wherein the elastic projecting portion projects outwards of the stem portion from a predetermined position on the stem portion.

9. A fastener configured to be mounted by being inserted into a mounting hole, comprising:

a head portion which is disposed on a front side of the mounting hole;

a leg portion which extends from a rear surface of the head portion to be inserted into the mounting hole;

an engaging portion which is provided on the leg portion to be brought into engagement with a rear side of the mounting hole; and

an elastic projecting portion which projects outwards of the leg portion from a predetermined position on the leg portion for elastic deformation,

wherein with the leg portion inserted in the mounting hole and the engaging portion staying engaged with the rear side of the mounting hole, the elastic projecting portion is brought into abutment with an inner circumference of the mounting hole to thereby be bent, and a largest outside diameter of a portion of the elastic projecting portion which is positioned on the rear side of the mounting hole is set to be equal to or smaller than a bore diameter of the mounting hole,

wherein the head portion has a fixed flange and a pair of movable flanges,

wherein the leg portion has a stem portion extending from a rear surface of the fixed flange and elastic locking pieces respectively extending from rear surfaces of the pair of movable flanges and having the engaging portion,

wherein the stem portion has a pair of shaft portions which extend from the rear surface of the fixed flange and the pair of shaft portions are shaped so that the shaft portions extend from positions on the fixed flange which are displaced from a center thereof to be connected to each other at distal end sides thereof,

wherein the elastic projecting portion is made up of a pair of elastic projecting portions provided adjacently to the pair of shaft portions, and

wherein when the pair of shaft portions and the pair of elastic projecting portions are seen from a direction along an axis of the leg portion, one of the elastic projecting portions projects outwards of the stem portion from a side surface of one of the shaft portions which is at an opposite side to the direction in which the one of the shaft portions is displaced from the center of the fixed flange and is disposed so as to face the other of the shaft portions with the engaging portion left in engagement with the rear side of the mounting hole, while the other of the elastic projecting portions projects outwards of the stem portion from a side surface of the other of the shaft portions which is at an opposite side to the direction in which the other of the shaft portions is displaced from the center of the fixed flange and is disposed so as to face the one of the shaft portions with the engaging portion left in engagement with the rear side of the mounting hole.

10. The fastener according to claim 9, wherein the elastic projecting portion projects outwards of the leg portion from a portion which is positioned further inwards of the leg portion than an outer surface of the leg portion.

11. The fastener according to claim 9, wherein at least one of a rear side of the head portion and the leg portion is provided with a restricting portion configured to be brought into abutment with a circumferential edge of the mounting hole on the front side thereof to thereby restrict the leg portion from being inserted a predetermined amount or more into the mounting hole and wherein the elastic projecting portion is brought into abutment with the inner circumference of the mounting hole with the restricting portion left in abutment with the circumferential edge of the mounting hole on the front side thereof.