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Grommet
Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1992-08-28
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Granted: 1993-12-14
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Expires: 2012-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A grommet is provided with a small diameter cylindrical portion defining a first aperture and an expanded diameter portion defining a second aperture which is in communication with the first aperture for inserting a wire harness. In the second aperture of the expanded diameter portion, one end of a bag-shaped portion enclosing the wire harness at a spaced relationship therewith is connected with an end face of the small diameter cylindrical portion. The other end of the bag-shaped portion is made as a tightening portion which sealingly fits with the outer periphery of the wire harness. A gelatinous filler material made of silicone or the like is sealed in the interior of the bag-shaped portion. The small diameter cylindrical portion and the tightening portion are bound with a clamping device against the outer periphery of the wire harness.
Inventors
- 👤 Naohito Sawamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:36
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/0207; B60R16/0215; B60R16/0222; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A grommet having a grommet body with a through-hole formed in an intermediate portion thereof for inserting a wire harness therethrough, and which is attached to a panel, said grommet comprising: engaging means provided at an outer periphery of the grommet body for engagement with an edge of an inserting hole defined in the panel; and a bag-shaped portion protruding from the grommet body proximate to a periphery of said through-hole and having one open end integral with the grommet body, said bag-shaped portion enclosing the wire harness so as to leave a space between the wire harness and said bag-shaped portion, wherein said bag-shaped portion is sealingly filled with a fluid gelatinous filler material and an opposite open end of said bag-shaped portion is securely fitted to an outer periphery of said wire harness.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A grommet having a grommet body with a through-hole formed in an intermediate portion thereof for inserting a wire harness therethrough, and which is attached to a panel, said grommet comprising: engaging means provided at an outer periphery of the grommet body for engagement with an edge of an inserting hole defined in the panel; and a bag-shaped portion protruding from the grommet body proximate to a periphery of said through-hole and having one open end integral with the grommet body, said bag-shaped portion enclosing the wire harness so as to leave a space between the wire harness and said bag-shaped portion, wherein said bag-shaped portion is sealingly filled with a fluid gelatinous filler material and an opposite open end of said bag-shaped portion is securely fitted to an outer periphery of said wire harness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
170 words
A grommet comprising: a grommet body; a first cylindrical portion defining a first aperture in said grommet body; a second cylindrical portion defining a second aperture, the diameter of which is larger than that of said first cylindrical portion, wherein said first and second cylindrical portions are linked to each other by a linking portion; a bag-shaped portion enclosed by said second cylindrical portion, having one open end connected to said linking portion between said first and second cylindrical portions, and having an opposite open end which is provided with a tightening portion thereon for forming a through-hole in which a wire harness is sealingly inserted to be supported, wherein said tightening portion is fitted to an outer periphery of the wire harness and a gelatinous filler material is disposed in the interior of said bag-shaped portion; and clamping means for clamping said first cylindrical portion and tightening portion to be tightly fitted to the outer periphery of the wire harness thereby to seal the interior of said bag-shaped portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
170 words
A grommet comprising: a grommet body; a first cylindrical portion defining a first aperture in said grommet body; a second cylindrical portion defining a second aperture, the diameter of which is larger than that of said first cylindrical portion, wherein said first and second cylindrical portions are linked to each other by a linking portion; a bag-shaped portion enclosed by said second cylindrical portion, having one open end connected to said linking portion between said first and second cylindrical portions, and having an opposite open end which is provided with a tightening portion thereon for forming a through-hole in which a wire harness is sealingly inserted to be supported, wherein said tightening portion is fitted to an outer periphery of the wire harness and a gelatinous filler material is disposed in the interior of said bag-shaped portion; and clamping means for clamping said first cylindrical portion and tightening portion to be tightly fitted to the outer periphery of the wire harness thereby to seal the interior of said bag-shaped portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
A grommet as set forth in claim 2, wherein, at the opposite open ends of said bag-shaped portion corresponding to said first cylindrical portion and said tightening portion, the interior of said bag-shaped portion is filled with an additional gelatinous filler material which is higher in viscosity than the gelatinous filler material which is disposed in an intermediate area located between the opposite open ends in the interior of said bag-shaped portion.
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