Patent ID: 7036779

Claim:
A clamp having a locking structure for insertion through a through hole of a counterpart member to lock and fix a component to the counterpart member, said locking structure comprising: a support pin projecting from a base plate section of said clamp; a pair of locking wings extending from a tip section of said support pin so that a peripheral edge section of the through hole may be sandwiched between free ends of said locking wings and said base plate section; a coupling step section formed on a base of said base plate section to engage the through hole and contact the entire inner peripheral surface of the through hole; a pair of guide pieces provided on said support pin and extending in directions substantially transverse to said locking wings; sloped guide surfaces extending from the tip section of said support pin to said coupling step section on the outer surfaces of said guide pieces; and reinforcement ribs formed between said guide pieces and said base.