BAND CLIP

• US 20130193279A1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,899,532 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/74.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• 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: F16L 3/137 and consisting of a flexible band
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1498 Plastic band

Abstract

A band clip includes a body, a band integral with the body, and a clip that is attached to the body. The body has a vertical plate with a band insertion hole and a horizontal plate with a clip attachment hole. The band extends from the vertical plate. Locking holes penetrate the band at intervals. The clip includes a shaft that is fit into the clip attachment hole of the body, a wing on one end of the shaft, a band locking claw at another end of the shaft, and a body locking claw on an intermediate portion of the shaft. The band is wrapped around a group of wires and inserted into the band insertion hole. The band locking claw of the clip is inserted into and locked to a band locking hole, and the body locking claw contacts the surface of the body.

Claims

1. A band clip comprising:

a body, a band molded integrally with the body so as to extend out therefrom, and a clip for vehicle body locking, the clip being movably attached to the body and protruding out from an outer face of the body,

wherein the body is L-shaped due to bending of a vertical plate portion provided with a band insertion hole from one end of a horizontal plate portion provided with a clip attachment hole, the band extends out from a protruding end of the vertical plate portion, and locking holes are provided in the band at an interval in a length direction,

the clip comprises a shaft portion that is movably fitted into the clip attachment hole of the body, a wing portion for vehicle body locking that is provided on one end side of the shaft portion, a band locking claw provided as a protrusion on an outer circumferential face at another end of the shaft portion, and a body locking claw provided as a protrusion on an outer circumferential face in an intermediate portion of the shaft portion, and

when the shaft portion is movably inserted into the clip attachment hole of the body and temporarily fixed due to the band locking claw of the clip locking with a rim of an opening at a leading end of the clip attachment hole, the band wrapped around a group of electric wires of a wire harness is inserted into the band insertion hole, and the clip is pushed, the band locking claw is inserted into and locked to a locking hole in the band, and the body locking claw comes into contact with a surface of the body at such position.

2. The band clip according to claim 1, wherein a dish portion that surrounds the clip attachment hole is provided so as to protrude out on the horizontal plate portion of the body.

3. The band clip according to claim 2, wherein two to four of the band locking claws and the body locking claws of the clip are provided at intervals in a circumferential direction on an outer circumference of the shaft portion, the band locking claws protrude out inclined rearward from a shaft portion tip, and the body locking claws protrude out inclined forward toward the band locking claws.

4. The band clip according to claim 1, wherein two to four of the band locking claws and the body locking claws of the clip are provided at intervals in a circumferential direction on an outer circumference of the shaft portion, the band locking claws protrude out inclined rearward from a shaft portion tip, and the body locking claws protrude out inclined forward toward the band locking claws.