Grommet unit and waterproof structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12586697-B2
Application number	US-202218692838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2022
Priority date	Sep 24, 2021
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A grommet unit according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a first grommet, a second grommet, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The first bracket is attached to a body panel so as to cover an opening. The first bracket has a first through-hole through which the first grommet is inserted and a second through-hole through which the second grommet is inserted. The second bracket is attached to the first bracket so as to cover the second through-hole. The second bracket has a third through-hole which is provided at a position that overlaps with the second through-hole and through which the second grommet is inserted.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A grommet unit through which a first electric wire and a second electric wire extending through an opening of an attachment subject are inserted, the grommet unit being attached to the attachment subject to cover the opening, the grommet unit comprising:
a flexible first grommet through which the first electric wire is inserted; a flexible second grommet through which the second electric wire is inserted; a first bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet; and a second bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet, wherein the first bracket is attached to the attachment subject to cover the opening, the first bracket including a first through-hole into which the first grommet is inserted and a second through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, and the second bracket is attached to the first bracket to cover the second through-hole, the second bracket including a third through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, the third through-hole overlapping the second through-hole.

2 . The grommet unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second bracket does not overlap the first through-hole as viewed in a direction in which the first electric wire is inserted.

3 . The grommet unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first sealing portion sandwiched between the attachment subject and the first bracket around the opening; and a second sealing portion sandwiched between the first bracket and the second bracket around the second through-hole.

4 . The grommet unit according to claim 3 , wherein the first bracket includes a flat portion against which the second sealing portion is pressed.

5 . The grommet unit according to claim 3 , wherein the first sealing portion is integrated with the first grommet.

6 . The grommet unit according to claim 5 , wherein
the first grommet includes a first tube that is tubular and inserted into the first through-hole, and a first flange that extends outward from the first tube, and the first flange includes the first sealing portion.

7 . The grommet unit according to claim 6 , wherein the first flange includes a grommet through-hole overlapping the second through-hole and the third through-hole.

8 . The grommet unit according to claim 3 , wherein the second sealing portion is integrated with the second grommet.

9 . The grommet unit according to claim 8 , wherein
the second grommet includes a second tube that is tubular and inserted into the third through-hole, and a second flange that extends outward from the second tube, and the second flange includes the second sealing portion.

10 . A waterproof structure, comprising:
an attachment subject including a single opening through which a first electric wire and a second electric wire are inserted; and a grommet unit through which the first electric wire and the second electric wire extending through the single opening of the attachment subject are inserted, the grommet unit being attached to the attachment subject to cover the single opening, wherein
the grommet unit comprising:
a flexible first grommet through which the first electric wire is inserted;
a flexible second grommet through which the second electric wire is inserted;
a first bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet; and
a second bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet, wherein
the first bracket is attached to the attachment subject to cover the single opening, the first bracket including a first through-hole into which the first grommet is inserted and a second through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, and
the second bracket is attached to the first bracket to cover the second through-hole, the second bracket including a third through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, the third through-hole overlapping the second through-hole,
the grommet unit is attached to the attachment subject to cover the single opening.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Furuya Kentarou
• Endo Tomohiko
• Tokuyama Yusuke
• Murata Takuya

Classifications

• H01B17/58

  Tubes, sleeves, beads, or bobbins through which the conductor passes · CPC title

• H02G3/22

  Installations of cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings, e.g. into buildings · CPC title

• B60R16/02

  electric {constitutive elements} · CPC title

• H01B17/583 Primary

  Grommets; Bushings · CPC title