Patent ID: 6059294
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B60S,F16C

Abstract:
In a vehicle having a panel, the panel having a first face, a second face, and an aperture formed therethrough, and a shaft passing through the aperture, the shaft having a guiding barrel, a guiding and sealing device for engaging the guiding barrel and sealing the aperture, the guiding and sealing device comprising:a one-piece sealing joint having an annular shoulder and a sleeve portion extending therefrom and having a free end edge with a substantially circular sealing rim for engaging the guiding barrel, the sealing joint configured to be inserted on the guiding barrel so that the annular shoulder is on the first face of the panel and the sleeve portion through the aperture to the second face of the panel;a clamping nut engageable with the guiding barrel f)r engagement into a clamped position; anda clamping washer interposed axially between the nut and the one-piece sealing joint, the clamping washer having a profiled outer radial edge, wherein engagement of the nut with the guiding barrel causes the clamping washer to deform the sleeve portion into a predetermined shape, having a first sealing joint on the second face of the panel formed by the deformed sleeve portion and a second sealing joint on the first face of the panel formed by the annular shoulder.