Patent ID: 8276861
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clip used for mounting a mounting panel to a body-side member of a vehicle, comprising: a base portion capable of being joined to the mounting panel; a clamp portion capable of being joined to the body-side member in a state that a part of the body-side member is clamped from opposite sides; wherein the clamp portion includes a receiving space having an opening end, from which the part of the body-side member can be inserted; and a support portion disposed within the receiving space and extending in an inserting direction of the part of the body-side member; wherein the support portion includes a contact surface within the receiving space that extends over a range more than half a length of the receiving space in the inserting direction of the part of the body-side member, the contact surface being capable of contacting a surface of the part of the body-side member, the contact surface contacting the part of the body-side member in line-to-line contact relationship along the inserting direction of the part of the body-side member; wherein an effective size of the receiving space determined on the basis of the support portion is set to be smaller than a minimum tolerable value of a thickness of the part of the body-side member, so that the support portion can be bent according to the thickness of the part of the body-side member inserted into the receiving space.