Patent ID: 7053304
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A door harness mounting device to mount a door harness within a door inner panel of a vehicle, the door inner panel including an internal face facing the compartment of the vehicle, a mounting panel mountable on the internal face, an edge face facing a body panel of the vehicle and a weather strip extending on the edge face, said door harness mounting device comprising: a grommet having a bellows portion and an elastic member, said elastic member including an elastic portion and a panel fixing portion, said grommet configured such that the door harness may be fitted into said grommet and mounted closer to the internal face than the weather strip; said panel fixing portion configured to engage the mounting panel, wherein said elastic member may be mounted on the mounting panel; and the mounting panel is configured to engage the internal face, wherein said elastic portion may expand or contract with opening and closing of the doors, wherein said elastic portion comprises a looped section having a bellows side end and a spring member, said looped section longer than said spring member, said looped section being formed by binding said bellows side end and said panel fixing portion with said spring member, and wherein said spring portion stretches together with the door harness when the door is opened, and contracts and is restored to its original state together with the door harness when the door is closed.