Grommet and grommet-equipped wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10373737-B2
Application number	US-201715716228-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2017
Priority date	Mar 26, 2015
Publication date	Aug 6, 2019
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

There is provided a grommet with water-blocking performance improved by suppression of deformation of a rear end caused by deformation of a fastening fixing portion. The grommet includes: a rear band mounting portion 415 which fastens and fixes a portion displaced from the rear end and overlapping a corrugated tube 5 fitted in the grommet by using a band-shaped binding band 8 ; and a plurality of rear end-side annular protruding portion 411 , first fixed-side annular protruding portion 412 , and second fixed-side annular protruding portion 413 protruding from an inner peripheral face and extending in a circumferential direction and disposed along a front-rear direction X so as to be fitted with the corrugated tube 5 by use of protruding and recessed shapes. The rear end-side annular protruding portion 411 is disposed close to the rear end, the first fixed-side annular protruding portion 412 and the second fixed-side annular protruding portion 413 are disposed at a predetermined interval on an inner peripheral face of the rear band mounting portion 415 , and a highly deformation absorbable portion 414 having higher deformation absorbing performance than the rear band mounting portion 415 is provided between the rear end-side annular protruding portion 411 and the first fixed-side annular protruding portion 412.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A grommet which is in a substantially cylindrical shape and has elasticity and in which an accordion armoring member that surrounds an insulated wire is fitted from an end portion, the grommet comprising:
a fastening fixing portion which fastens and fixes a portion displaced from the end portion and overlapping the armoring member fitted in the grommet by using a band-shaped fastening member; and
a plurality of protruding portions protruding from an inner peripheral face and extending in a circumferential direction and disposed along an axial direction so as to be fitted with the armoring member by use of protruding and recessed shapes,
wherein the protruding portions are formed by
an end portion-side protruding portion disposed adjacent to the end portion and
a plurality of fixed-side protruding portions disposed at a predetermined interval on the inner peripheral face of the fastening fixing portion,
wherein a no-protrusion portion where the protruding portion is not disposed is provided between the end portion-side protruding portion and the fixed-side protruding portions, and
wherein a circumferential dividing portion which divides the fixed-side protruding portion in the circumferential direction is provided to the fixed-side protruding portion.

2. The grommet according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fastening member is formed by a band portion and a lock portion which locks the band portion, and
the circumferential dividing portion is provided at a position of the fixed-side protruding portion corresponding to the lock portion in the circumferential direction and/or an opposed position.

3. The grommet according claim 1 , wherein the circumferential dividing portion is provided to the fixed-side protruding portion adjacent to the end portion out of the plurality of fixed-side protruding portions.

4. The grommet according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixed-side protruding portions are formed by the two fixed-side protruding portions.

5. The grommet according to claim 1 , wherein the end portion-side protruding portion is disposed along the end portion.

6. The grommet according to claim 1 , wherein a thin-walled end portion gradually becoming thinner toward the end portion is provided to the outer peripheral face adjacent the end portion.

7. The grommet according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the no-protrusion portion in the axial direction is set to a length greater than or equal to an outer dimension of the two protrusions adjacent to each other in the axial direction out of the plurality of protrusions forming an accordion shape of the armoring member and smaller than or equal to an outer dimension of the three protrusions.

8. A grommet-equipped wire harness comprising:
the grommet according to claim 1 ;
the insulated wire which is inserted through the grommet;
the armoring member which surrounds the insulated wire to protect the wire and which is fitted in the grommet from the end portion; and
the fastening member which fastens the fastening fixing portion provided to the grommet.

9. A grommet which is in a substantially cylindrical shape and has elasticity and in which an accordion armoring member that surrounds an insulated wire is fitted from an end portion, the grommet comprising:
a fastening fixing portion which fastens and fixes a portion displaced from the end portion and overlapping the armoring member fitted in the grommet by using a band-shaped fastening member; and
a plurality of protruding portions protruding from an inner peripheral face and extending in a circumferential direction and disposed along an axial direction so as to be fitted with the armoring member by use of protruding and recessed shapes,
wherein the protruding portions are formed by
an end portion-side protruding portion disposed adjacent to the end portion and
a plurality of fixed-side protruding portions disposed at a predetermined interval on the inner peripheral face of the fastening fixing portion,
wherein a no-protrusion portion where the protruding portion is not disposed is provided between the end portion-side protruding portion and the fixed-side protruding portions, and
wherein a deformed recessed portion in a recessed shape is foitned in an outer peripheral face of an area on a side of the fastening fixing portion adjacent to the end portion.

10. The grommet according to claim 9 , wherein a circumferential dividing portion which divides the fixed-side protruding portion in the circumferential direction is provided to the fixed-side protruding portion.

11. The grommet according to claim 10 ,
wherein the fastening member is formed by a band portion and a lock portion which locks the band portion, and
the circumferential dividing portion is provided at a position of the fixed-side protruding portion corresponding to the lock portion in the circumferential direction and/or an opposed position.

12. The grommet according to claim 10 , wherein the circumferential dividing portion is provided to the fixed-side protruding portion adjacent to the end portion out of the plurality of fixed-side protruding portions.

13. The grommet according to claim 9 , wherein the deformed recessed portion is formed in a tapered shape having a groove width gradually reducing toward the end portion.

14. The grommet according to claim 9 , wherein the deformed recessed portion has a groove depth changing in the axial direction and a groove deepest portion is formed at a position corresponding to a protrusion of the armoring member.

15. The grommet according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of fixed-side protruding portions are formed by the two fixed-side protruding portions.

16. The grommet according to claim 9 , wherein the end portion-side protruding portion is disposed along the end portion.

17. The grommet according to claim 9 , wherein a thin-walled end portion gradually becoming thinner toward the end portion is provided to the outer peripheral face adjacent the end portion.

18. The grommet according to claim 9 , wherein a length of the no-protrusion portion in the axial direction is set to a length greater than or equal to an outer dimension of the two protrusions adjacent to each other in the axial direction out of the plurality of protrusions forming an accordion shape of the armoring member and smaller than or equal to an outer dimension of the three protrusions.

19. A grommet-equipped wire harness comprising:
the grommet according to claim 9 ;
the insulated wire which is inserted through the grommet;
the armoring member which surrounds the insulated wire to protect the wire and which is fitted in the grommet from the end portion; and
the fastening member which fastens the fastening fixing portion provided to the grommet.

Assignees

• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
• Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc

Inventors

• Takahashi Shin
• Tomita Kotaro
• Uchibori Masanori
• Owari Sumio

Classifications

• H02G3/0468

  Corrugated · CPC title

• H01B7/0045

  Cable-harnesses · CPC title

• H02G3/0691

  Fixing tubing to casing by auxiliary means co-operating with indentations of the tubing, e.g. with tubing-convolutions · CPC title

• B60R16/0222

  Grommets · CPC title

• H01B7/2825 Primary

  using a water impermeable sheath · CPC title