Patent ID: 7717394
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle interior accessory retainer comprising: a base to be fixed in a vehicle interior; a base inner in which an upper opening and a front opening are formed in an upper part and in a front part, respectively, in which side walls are formed in side parts facing each other with the front opening in between in the upper opening, in which a lower part is formed at a position opposite to the upper opening with the side walls in between, and in which a stay mount part, on which a stay in an accessory body is to be mounted, is provided in the lower part; and a plate spring mounted on the base inner and arranged to retain the base in the base inner, wherein the plate spring has a planar portion arranged along an upper surface of the lower part in the base inner, upright portions standing upright from both sides of the planar portion and arranged along the side walls in the base inner, and base-retaining pieces formed as directed inward from the upright portions, the stay mount part has a projection projecting from the lower part toward the upper part of the base inner, and a nip part which nips the planar portion in the plate spring is formed between the projection and the lower part of the base inner, a through hole which lets the projection in the stay mount part pass is formed in the planar portion in the plate spring, and a tension applying part which applies a tension is formed between the upper surface of the lower part in the base inner and the projection in the stay mount part.