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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Nifco Inc., Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nifco Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Bulging portions elastically coming into contact with an inner peripheral surface of a fixation hole of a panel member are formed on an outer peripheral surface of a shaft portion of a waterproof clip made of an elastic material, thereby sealing a space between these surfaces by elasticity of the bulging portions to obtain a waterproof function, and firmly fixing the shaft portion to the panel member by friction force between the inner peripheral surface and the bulging portions. The clip requires no special seal member, thereby reducing the number of parts and assembly steps. Each bulging portion is formed narrower toward the front side in the insertion direction of the shaft portion, thereby easily press fitting the shaft portion into the fixation hole while improving waterproofness and airtightness by sufficiently compressing the bulging portions. The clip can surely fix an interior material to the panel member with excellent sealability.