Weather strip attachment clip

Abstract

A clip comprises a panel engagement that is forcibly fitted in and engaged with a mounting hole formed in a door panel, a head that is larger in size than the inside diameter of a hole drilled in the weather strip and having a tapered section, a neck having the same tapered section as the hole, and a through-hole formed in the panel engagement and neck, wherein the neck passed through the hole has the same section as the hole so that the hole is not enlarged when the clip is attached, therefore preventing the weather strip from bulging due to the enlarged hole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plane view of the clip.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a weather strip to which the clip shown in FIG. 1 is attached.

FIG. 3 is a partially cross-sectional view of a weather strip to which the clips are attached at proper intervals.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a weather strip attached to the rim of a rear door.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a four-door vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a door panel in which a mounting hole is formed.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a weather strip.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a weather strip at the Line 8-8 in FIG. 4 when it is attached to a door panel using a prior art clip.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a weather strip while being drilled.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a drilled hole.

FIG. 11 is an illustration showing the undulation of a weather strip caused by the clips.

Claims

1. A clip for attaching a weather strip to the body or a door panel of a vehicle, comprising a panel engagement that is forcibly fit into and engaged with a mounting hole formed in the body or a door panel of a vehicle, a head that is pushed into a hole drilled in the weather strip and having a tapered section and is engaged with the edge of said hole, and a neck that connects said panel engagement and head and is passed through said hole, characterized in that said neck has a section tapered toward said head similar to said hole.