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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Keisuke Kitamura, Atsugi, JP;
Kohtaro Shiino, Isehara, JP;
Osamu Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuyoshi Maruyama, Atsugi, JP;
Norihiro Kimura, Atsugi, JP;
HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
A spring steel-made clip () has an arc-shaped first inserting part forcing portion () and an arc-shaped second inserting part forcing portion () facing the first inserting part forcing portion (), a first axial direction connecting portion () connecting one ends of the inserting part forcing portions () and a second axial direction connecting portion () connecting the other ends of the inserting part forcing portions (). The axial direction connecting portions () have connecting end position stoppers () protruding from their inner edge portions () toward an opening (). The connecting end position stoppers () elastically contact position stopper contact portions () of tubes (A,B), then a relative movement of the tubes (A,B) in a direction in which connecting end contact surfaces () separate from each other is stopped.