CLAMP

• US 20130009019A1
• Filed: 02/28/2011
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nifco Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nifco Incorporated
• Inventors: Fukumoto, Mitsuru
• Granted Patent: US 8,672,276 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/67.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/2235 each pipe being supported by a common element fastened to the base
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/237 for two pipes

Abstract

A pipe clamp, for installing a filler pipe on a vehicle body panel having a locking hole, includes a base member, a lid member, and a pin member. The base member is arranged on the vehicle body panel and includes a pin hole, a plurality of leg piece parts placed projecting from a perimeter edge part of the pin hole and capable of projecting into the locking hole, and pipe holding parts. The lid member is provided rotatably on the base member, and locks to the base member when rotated to a closed position covering the pipe holding parts. The pin member is held in the pin hole displacing the leg piece parts outwardly in a radial direction of the pin hole to engage the leg piece parts in the locking hole. The lid member has an access hole exposing the pin member to the outside when in closed position.

Claims

1. A clamp for installing a tubular body on a support member having a locking hole, comprising:

a first member arranged on a surface of said support member and having a first member through-hole formed in a position corresponding to said locking hole, said first member having a plurality of flexible leg piece parts projecting from a perimeter edge part of said first member through-hole on a support member side and capable of projecting into said locking hole, and a tubular body holding part provided on a portion on a side opposite to the support member side and contactable by said tubular body;

a second member provided rotatably on said first member and locked to said first member in a state having been rotated to a closed position covering said tubular body holding part, said second member holding said tubular body in between with said tubular body holding part; and

a pin member held in said first member through-hole, said pin member being displaced toward a leading end side of said leg piece parts to displace said leg piece parts outwardly in a radial direction of said first member through-hole to engage said leg piece parts with said locking hole;

wherein said second member has a second member through-hole exposing an end part of said pin member on a side opposite to said support member side to an outside in the state being in said closed position.

2. A clamp according to claim 1, wherein two of said tubular body holding parts are provided to sandwich said first member through-hole when viewed from an axial direction of said first member through-hole.

3. A clamp for installing a tubular body on a support member having a locking hole, comprising:

a first member arranged on a surface of said support member and having a first member through-hole formed in a position corresponding to said locking hole, the first member having a tubular body holding part provided on a portion on a side opposite to a support member side and contactable by said tubular body;

a second member provided rotatably on said first member and locked to said first member in a state having been rotated to a closed position covering said tubular body holding part, said second member having a second member through-hole formed in a position corresponding to said first member through-hole in the state being in said closed position, and a plurality of flexible leg piece parts placed projecting from a perimeter edge part of said second member through-hole on the support member side and capable of passing through said first member through-hole and projecting into said locking hole; and

a pin member held in said second member through-hole, said pin member being displaced toward a leading end side of said leg piece parts to displace said leg piece parts outwardly in a radial direction of said second member through-hole to engage said leg piece parts with said locking hole.

4. A clamp according to claim 3, wherein said second member includes a boss part on an end part of said second member through-hole on the support member side;

said boss part passes through said first member through-hole so that a projecting end thereof is capable of contacting with the perimeter edge part of said locking hole; and

said leg piece parts are placed to project inwardly in a radial direction of the projecting end of said boss part and are capable of projecting into said locking hole.

5. A clamp according to claim 3, wherein two of said tubular body holding parts are provided to hold said first member through-hole in between when viewed from the axial direction of said first member through-hole.