Patent ID: 6506974
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
An anti-noise grommet configured to be fitted around a wire harness and mounted into a panel hole with a peripheral rim provided in a vehicle body panel, said anti-noise grommet having a longitudinal axis and a radial direction substantially perpendicular thereto;said anti-noise grommet comprising an inner cylindrical member and an outer cylindrical member, said outer cylindrical member comprising a small-diameter portion and a larger diameter oval portion sequentially extending therefrom, said outer cylindrical member being mounted concentrically around said inner cylindrical member, thereby forming a first grommet end with said small-diameter portion and a second grommet end with said larger-diameter oval portion; said anti-noise grommet further comprising an oval ring portion including stretched oval sections and arched oval sections, said oval ring portion linking said inner cylindrical member to said outer cylindrical member in said radial direction of said anti-noise grommet at or near said second grommet end; each of said stretched oval sections comprising a circumferential central zone and a remaining stretched zone both extending in said radial direction, said circumferential central zone having a thickness greater than said remaining stretched zone and arched oval sections.