Claims
- 1. A retainer having a mounting portion and a clip portion connected to the mounting portion by a flexible connecting portion constructed to bend to adjust the disposition of the clip portion relative to the mounting portion.
- 2. A retainer according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion comprises a plate and the connecting portion comprises an elongated strap extending in a curve from a side of the mounting portion to a side of the clip portion.
- 3. A retainer according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises an elongated strap forming a loop extending between the mounting portion and the clip portion.
- 4. A retainer according to claim 3, wherein the loop has a pair of branches extending, respectively, between corresponding sides of the mounting portion and the clip portion.
- 5. A retainer according to claim 3, wherein the loop has a pair of branches extending, respectively, from opposite sides of the mounting portion and converging to a side of the clip portion that faces the mounting portion.
- 6. A retainer according to claim 1, wherein the clip portion is constructed to receive and retain a pin therein.
- 7. A retainer according to claim 1, wherein the clip portion has an opening for receiving a pin therein and has a structure in the opening for coupling the pin to the clip portion.
- 8. A retainer according to claim 7, wherein the clip portion has a spring member extending therefrom to engage a body attached to the retainer by coupling of the clip portion and the pin.
- 9. A retainer according to claim 1, wherein the portions of the retainer are integral.
- 10. A retainer according to claim 1, wherein the retainer is a plastic molding.
- 11. A retainer according to claim 2, wherein the plate has a substantially flat end part and a curved part that joins the end part to the connecting portion.
- 12. An assembly for attaching a visor having a hole therethrough to a frame, comprising:
a retainer having a mounting portion for retention by the frame, a clip portion for alignment with the hole at one side of the visor, and a connecting portion that connects the mounting portion to the clip portion and that is constructed to bend so that the disposition of the clip portion relative to the visor can be adjusted for alignment of the clip portion and the hole; and a pin for insertion into the clip portion through the hole from the opposite side of the visor and having a flange that engages the opposite side of the visor when the pin is inserted into the clip portion, the clip portion and the pin having cooperable coupling elements that couple the pin to the clip portion.
- 13. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the frame has a channel in which a resilient window seal is mounted, and wherein the mounting portion has a plate that is inserted between the seal and part of the channel.
- 14. An assembly according to claim 13, wherein the frame has a protuberance and the mounting portion has a curved part between the plate and the connecting portion that receives the protuberance therein.
- 15. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the mounting portion comprises a plate and the connecting portion comprises an elongated strap extending in a curve from a side of the mounting portion to a side of the clip portion.
- 16. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the connecting portion comprises an elongated strap forming a loop extending between the mounting portion and the clip portion.
- 17. An assembly according to claim 16, wherein the loop has a pair of branches extending, respectively, between corresponding sides of the mounting portion and the clip portion.
- 18. An assembly according to claim 16, wherein the loop has a pair of branches extending, respectively, from opposite sides of the mounting portion and converging to a side of the clip portion that faces the mounting portion.
- 19. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the clip portion has a tubular part to receive the pin therein.
- 20. An assembly according to claim 19, wherein the coupling elements of the clip portion are in the tubular part.
- 21. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the clip portion has a spring member extending therefrom to engage the visor attached to the retainer by coupling of the clip portion and the pin.
- 22. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the portions of the retainer are integral.
- 23. An assembly according to claim 12, wherein the retainer is a plastic molding.
- 24. An assembly supporting a side-visor on a frame of a vehicle body comprising:
a retainer fixed to a mounting portion of the frame and having a clip; and an engagement pin inserted from a front surface of the side-visor and engaged with the clip, so as to fasten the side-visor between the clip and the engagement pin to support the side-visor on the frame through the retainer, wherein the retainer is made of a single piece of plastic material and includes a frame-fitting portion fixed to the mounting portion of the frame and an elongated connection portion connecting the clip to the frame-fitting portion, and the connection portion is formed as an elongated strap having a flexibility capable of pivoting and moving the clip relative to the frame-fitting portion so that the clip is disposed at a predetermined position of the side-visor when the frame-fitting portion is attached to the frame.
- 25. The assembly as defined in claim 24, wherein each of the frame-fitting portion and the clip has a predetermined width, and the connection portion comprises a pair of connection straps connecting respective side edges of the frame-fitting portion to respective side edges of the clip.
- 26. The assembly as defined in claim 25, wherein each of the pair of connection straps has a curved portion at respective sides of the frame-fitting portion and the clip.
- 27. The assembly as defined in claim 24, wherein each of the frame-fitting portion and the clip has a predetermined width, and the connection portion comprises a pair of connection straps which extend from respective side edges of the frame-fitting portion and converge to one position at an edge of the clip, wherein the distance between the frame-fitting portion and the convergence position is arranged to fall within a dark region of the side-visor.
- 28. The assembly as defined in claim 27, wherein a convergence portion of the connection straps is constructed to allow the frame-fitting portion of the retainer to be pressed to the mounting portion of the frame to retain the frame-fitting portion attached to the frame when the clip is attached to the side-visor.
- 29. The assembly as defined in claim 24, wherein the connection strap has a curved portion between the frame-fitting portion and the clip.
- 30 The assembly as defined in claim 24, wherein the connection strap has a cross-section of a circular shape, a semicircular shape or a polygonal shape.
- 31. The assembly as defined in claim 24, wherein the engagement pin includes a shank engaged with an engagement pawl provided in the clip, and a flange at one end of the shank and extending radially from the shank to be brought into sealing contact with the front surface of the side-visor.
- 32. The assembly as defined in claim 31, wherein the flange of the engagement pin is made of soft plastic material in the area of a front surface thereof and a peripheral portion thereof, both of which are to be brought into surface contact with the side-visor, and a remaining portion of the engagement pin including the shank is made of hard plastic material.
- 33. The assembly as defined in claim 24, wherein the frame is a doorframe receiving a window glass, the doorframe being formed with a seal-holding portion holding therein a seal for the window glass, and the retainer includes an insertion section extending from the frame-fitting portion to the seal-holding portion and held between the seal-holding portion and the seal.
- 34. The assembly as defined in claim 33, wherein the insertion section is tapered widthwise to its end.
- 35. The assembly as defined in claim 33, wherein the insertion section is formed with a protrusion for preventing the insertion section from being pulled out of the seal.
- 36. The assembly as defined in claim 33, wherein an end of the insertion section is increased in thickness to provide enhanced rigidity therein.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
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2002-140444 |
May 2002 |
JP |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-140444, filed May 15, 2002, incorporated herein by reference.