Patent ID: 8704098

Claim:
A grommet assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a first grommet and a second grommet each positioned in contact with one of two surfaces of a vehicle body panel having a wire harness through-hole, the wire harness through-hole configured to allow insertion of a wire harness, the first grommet and the second grommet each being integrally formed from one of rubber and an elastomer with a small diameter tubular portion that is configured to allow insertion of the wire harness and with a large diameter tubular portion extending from one end of the small diameter tubular portion, wherein an end surface of a forefront open side on each large diameter tubular portion of the first or second grommet is positioned in contact with one of the two surfaces of the vehicle body panel, a first portion of a stud bolt fixedly inserted into a first bolt hole provided in a peripheral rim of a portion of the vehicle body panel that surrounds the wire harness through-hole, the stud bolt protruding from both surfaces of the vehicle body panel such that the first portion of the stud bolt passes through a second bolt hole provided on the first grommet and is fixated by a nut, and a second portion of the stud bolt passes through a third bolt hole defined by a bolt press-fitting hole provided on the second grommet to support the second grommet, the bolt press-fitting hole having a smaller diameter than the stud bolt, and being provided on an inclined wall portion of the large diameter tubular portion of the second grommet, and the bolt press-fitting hole being provided non-parallel to an axial direction of the stud bolt.