Patent ID: 6822165
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B60R,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A grommet comprising:a first tubular portion holding an electric wire therein; an elastic first flange formed on a front part of the first tubular portion; a second tubular portion extending rearward from the first flange, the second tubular portion to be fitted in a panel hole as the first tubular portion is pulled frontward, the second tubular portion cooperating with the first tubular portion and the fist flange to define an annular space; a rib portion annularly formed on the second tubular portion, defining an entrance to the annular space; and an elastic second flange formed on a rear part of the first tubular portion, diverging rearward to extend in a radial direction outside the entrance of the annular space, wherein, as the first tubular portion is pulled frontward to fit the second tubular portion in the panel hole, the first flange elastically deforms to allow the first tubular portion to move frontward relative to the second tubular portion, the second flange deforms and goes over the rib portion to enter the annular space, and, as the first tubular portion is released, the second flange, in an inverted shape diverging frontward, engages with the rib portion and closes the annular space.