Patent ID: 7834272

Claim:
A vehicle trunk structure comprising: a body panel defining a trunk opening and a first opening for wire passage; a trunk lid dimensioned to cover the trunk opening and defining a second opening for wire passage; a four-bar linkage hinge structure pivotally coupling the body panel to the trunk lid for movement of the trunk lid between a closed position where the trunk lid conceals the trunk opening and an open position where the trunk lid exposes the trunk opening; and a wiring grommet member located inboard of the four-bar linkage hinge structure, the wiring grommet member being attached only to the body panel and trunk lid and free from connection to the four-bar linkage hinge structure and forming a wiring passageway between the first and second openings, the wiring grommet member including: a body mounting end attached to the body panel to overlie the first opening; a trunk lid mounting end attached to the trunk lid to overlie the second opening; a first flexible section extending from the body mounting end; a second flexible section extending from the trunk lid mounting end; and a middle section extending between the first and second flexible sections; wherein the first flexible section and the second flexible section are configured and arranged to bend as the trunk lid moves between the open position and the closed position to prevent contact of the wiring grommet member to the hinge structure.