Patent ID: 7318621
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: B60R,F16B,H02G

Abstract:
1. A structure for securing a protector to a vehicle body, the protector being adapted to sheathe a wire harness to be arranged in a motor vehicle, the structure comprising: at least two clips that include opposite lateral sides and corresponding locking pawls, the clips being integrally formed on a wall of the protector, each clip having a rectangular parallelepiped configuration with a longitudinal direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the protector, wherein the locking pawls are inserted into locking holes in a first vehicle body panel so that the locking pawls engage peripheral edges of opposed sides in the locking holes, thereby securing the protector to the first vehicle body panel, wherein provided that “A” is a length of each of the locking holes at a side engaging each of the locking pawls, “B” is a length of at least one of the clips in a direction perpendicular to the locking pawls, and “C” is a length of the other clips, the length B satisfies the equation (B >C) and the length C satisfies the equation (C<A −4mm), and where the clips can be shifted in the locking holes within a distance of below 0.5 mm.