Patent ID: 7546968
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A fixture for fixing a columnar or cylindrical attachment member to a predetermined attachment site, at the side of the attachment site, the fixture comprising: a pair of fixing portions that are fixed to the attachment site and face the attachment site at both sides of the attachment member along a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the attachment member; and a contact portion that is disposed at the side opposite to the attachment site, with the attachment member therebetween, is integrally coupled to the pair of fixing portions, point-contacts the attachment member, or line-contacts the attachment member along the longitudinal direction of the attachment member, and pushes the attachment member to the attachment site in a state where the fixing portions are fixed to the attachment site, further including a fixture body that is formed in a concave shape opening toward the attachment site, and in which the fixing portions are formed at both ends of the open side, and on whose inner peripheral portion the contact portion is formed, wherein the dimension from the surface of the fixture body facing the attachment site to where the contact portion contacts the attachment member, along the direction of opening of the fixture body, is set to be less than an outer dimension of the attachment member along the direction of opening, and wherein the contact portion is formed so as to protrude toward the open side from a substantially center portion of the inner peripheral portion of the concave shape portion of the fixture body.