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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toru Yagasaki, Saitama, JP;
Soichiro Sumida, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rear surface of a metal element () includes first contact portions (C) formed on both right and left end sides of an ear portion (), a second contact portion (C) formed in a neck portion (), and a third contact portion (C) formed in a central portion in a transverse direction in the vicinity of a locking edge () of a body portion (). The first contact portions (C), the second contact portion (C), and the third contact portion (C) can come into contact with a front surface of another adjacent metal element () on a rear side. A plate thickness of the metal element () in the second contact portion (C) is smaller than the plate thickness of the metal element () in the first contact portions (C) and is greater than the plate thickness of the metal element () in the third contact portion (C).