Patent ID: 6708366
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B60R,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A grommet for enabling an elongate member to be passed through and held relative to a mounting hole formed in a mounting plate, comprising:a first cylindrical portion for passing the elongate member therethrough; a generally-conical annular connecting portion formed on an outer peripheral surface of said first cylindrical portion; a second cylindrical portion, connected to said first cylindrical portion through said connecting portion and which is turnable so as to expose an inner peripheral face thereof outwardly; a groove formed in an outer peripheral surface of said second cylindrical portion; and a flange portion lying between said groove and said connecting portion on the outer peripheral surface of said second cylindrical portion, and a rib formed along a generatrix of said connecting portion, and extending continuously from a smaller-diameter end of said connecting portion toward a larger-diameter end thereof to a predetermined position; in which said first cylindrical portion is disposed within said second cylindrical portion, and said rib is formed on an inner peripheral surface of said connecting portion, and is connected to the outer peripheral surface of said first cylindrical portion.