Patent ID: 6541703
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B60R,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A grommet having longitudinal and radial directions, the grommet including at least a cylindrical portion and a cylindrical end portion with a thick wall, arranged along said longitudinal direction, said grommet being configured to fit onto a wire harness and to be mounted into a substantially circumferential rim surrounding a hole bored through a panel material, said grommet comprising:a circumferential channel on an outer cylindrical surface between said cylindrical portion and said cylindrical end portion having a thick wall, such that said circumferential channel forms a channel base and first and second channel walls extend substantially radially therefrom, said first and second channel walls respectively forming first and second circumferential edges at the radially outermost portions thereof, whereby said first circumferential edge is located radially more outwardly than said second circumferential edge; said first and second channel walls being configured such that said first circumferential edge projects beyond said second circumferential edge in said longitudinal direction and a minimum distance between said first channel wall and said second channel wall in said longitudinal direction can be maintained above a predetermined value; and wherein said first channel wall includes a groove extending adjacent said second circumferential edge, and said first and second channel walls are configured to become closer together as they extend outwardly and substantially radially from said channel base.