DAMPER
First Claim
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1. A damper to be mounted on a mounting hole to thereby damp a damping-subject member upon abutment therewith, the damper including:
- a case member includinga main body portion,a flange portion provided at one end of the main body portion, anda bottom portion provided at the other end of the main body portion;
a pin member includinga head portion that is disposed to protrude out of an opening portion provided to the flange portion, thereby abutting on the damping-subject member, anda shaft portion having one end connected to the head portion and the other end provided with a retained portion; and
a spring member housed in the case member while surrounding the shaft portion, the spring member having one end abutting on the pin member and the other end abutting on the case member to bias the pin member in a direction that the pin member protrudes out from the opening portion,wherein the bottom portion includes a retaining hole formed to receive the other end of the shaft portion to thereby retain the retained portion, andwherein the main body portion includes an engagement pawl protruding outwardly from a lateral face in a radial direction, the engagement pawl being flexible inwardly in the radial direction, the engagement pawl sandwiching an edge of the mounting hole with the flange portion.
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Abstract
In a damper, a case member has a body, a flange formed at one end of the body, and a bottom formed at the other end of the body. A pin member has a head, that protrudes from an opening of the flange and a shaft that is connected to the head and has a stopper on an end thereof The bottom has a retaining hole, into which the tip of the shaft is inserted, for stopping the stopper. The body has locking claws, for sandwiching the rim of the mounting hole against the flange.
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7 Claims
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1. A damper to be mounted on a mounting hole to thereby damp a damping-subject member upon abutment therewith, the damper including:
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a case member including a main body portion, a flange portion provided at one end of the main body portion, and a bottom portion provided at the other end of the main body portion; a pin member including a head portion that is disposed to protrude out of an opening portion provided to the flange portion, thereby abutting on the damping-subject member, and a shaft portion having one end connected to the head portion and the other end provided with a retained portion; and a spring member housed in the case member while surrounding the shaft portion, the spring member having one end abutting on the pin member and the other end abutting on the case member to bias the pin member in a direction that the pin member protrudes out from the opening portion, wherein the bottom portion includes a retaining hole formed to receive the other end of the shaft portion to thereby retain the retained portion, and wherein the main body portion includes an engagement pawl protruding outwardly from a lateral face in a radial direction, the engagement pawl being flexible inwardly in the radial direction, the engagement pawl sandwiching an edge of the mounting hole with the flange portion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. A damper to be mounted on a mounting hole to thereby damp a damping-subject member upon abutment therewith, the damper including:
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a case member including a main body portion, a flange portion provided at one end of the main body portion, and a bottom portion provided at the other end of the main body portion; a pin member including a head portion that is disposed to protrude out of an opening portion provided to the flange portion, thereby abutting on the damping-subject member, and a shaft portion having one end connected to the head portion and the other end provided with a retained portion; and a spring member housed in the case member while surrounding the shaft portion, the spring member having one end abutting on the pin member and the other end abutting on the case member to bias the pin member in a direction that the pin member protrudes out from the opening portion, wherein the main body portion includes an engagement portion formed to be mounted on the mounting hole wherein the bottom portion includes a retaining hole formed to receive the other end of the shaft portion to thereby retain the retained portion, and wherein the retaining hole is radially expandable upon insertion of the retained portion thereinto. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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