Grommet and sealing structure using grommet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9634471-B2
Application number	US-201514966580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2015
Priority date	Dec 19, 2014
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

Provided are a grommet capable of preventing a corrugated tube from being crushed due to attaching of a fixing member, and a sealing structure using a grommet. A grommet has a main portion having a tubular shape capable of being externally fitted to an end portion of an exterior member of a wire harness, the exterior member having a relatively high rigidity. An inner circumferential face of the main portion is a first sealing face capable of establishing intimate contact with an outer circumferential face of the exterior member. An outer circumferential face of the main portion is a second sealing face capable of establishing intimate contact with an inner circumferential face of an end portion of a corrugated tube, the end portion being put over the outside of the main portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A grommet comprising:
a main portion having a tubular shape configured to be externally fitted to an end portion of an exterior member of a wire harness, the exterior member having a relatively high rigidity,
wherein an inner circumferential face of the main portion is a first sealing face configured to establish intimate contact with an outer circumferential face of the exterior member, and
an outer circumferential face of the main portion is a second sealing face configured to establish intimate contact with an inner circumferential face of an end portion of a corrugated tube positioned over the outside of the main portion, and
the second sealing face is configured to be fitted to recesses and projections of the corrugated tube.

2. The grommet according to claim 1 ,
wherein the exterior member has a higher rigidity than the corrugated tube.

3. The grommet according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second sealing face configured to be fitted to recesses and projections of the corrugated tube includes a protruding portion.

4. The grommet according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an extending portion extending from the main portion along the outer circumferential face of the exterior member.

5. The grommet according to claim 4 ,
wherein a pair of the extending portions are provided at laterally opposed positions in a width direction.

6. The grommet according to claim 1 ,
wherein when the end portion of the exterior member enters the inside of the main portion by a predetermined dimension, an end of the exterior member can be seen from an end of the main portion.

7. A sealing structure comprising:
a corrugated tube;
an exterior member of a wire harness, the exterior member having a relatively high rigidity;
a fixing member; and
the grommet according to claim 1 , the grommet sealing the corrugated tube and the exterior member,
wherein the main portion of the grommet is externally fitted to an end portion of the exterior member, and an end portion of the corrugated tube is positioned over the outside of the main portion,
the fixing member is attached to a portion of the corrugated tube positioned over the main portion, and
the first sealing face is in intimate contact with the outer circumferential face of the exterior member, and the second sealing face is in intimate contact with an inner circumferential face of the corrugated tube.

8. The grommet according to claim 1 ,
the second sealing face configured to be fitted to recesses and projections of the corrugated tube including a plurality of protruding portions and groove portions positioned alternately in the axial direction of the grommet and configured to be fitted to recesses and projections of the corrugated tube.

9. A grommet comprising:
a main portion having a tubular shape configured to be externally fitted to an end portion of an exterior member of a wire harness, the exterior member having a relatively high rigidity, and
an extending portion extending from the main portion along the outer circumferential face of the exterior member,
wherein an inner circumferential face of the main portion is a first sealing face configured to establish intimate contact with an outer circumferential face of the exterior member, and
an outer circumferential face of the main portion is a second sealing face configured to establish intimate contact with an inner circumferential face of an end portion of a corrugated tube positioned over the outside of the main portion.

10. The grommet according to claim 9 ,
wherein a pair of the extending portions are provided at laterally opposed positions in a width direction.

11. A sealing structure comprising:
a corrugated tube;
an exterior member of a wire harness, the exterior member having a relatively high rigidity;
a fixing member; and
a grommet including a main portion having a tubular shape configured to be externally fitted to an end portion of an exterior member of a wire harness, the exterior member having a relatively high rigidity,
wherein an inner circumferential face of the main portion is a first sealing face configured to establish intimate contact with an outer circumferential face of the exterior member, and
an outer circumferential face of the main portion is a second sealing face configured to establish intimate contact with an inner circumferential face of an end portion of a corrugated tube positioned over the outside of the main portion,
the grommet sealing the corrugated tube and the exterior member,
wherein the main portion of the grommet is externally fitted to an end portion of the exterior member, and an end portion of the corrugated tube is positioned over the outside of the main portion,
the fixing member is attached to a portion of the corrugated tube positioned over the main portion, and
the first sealing face is in intimate contact with the outer circumferential face of the exterior member, and the second sealing face is in intimate contact with an inner circumferential face of the corrugated tube.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Nakai Hirokazu
• Sano Shunya

Classifications

• H02G3/0443

  formed by wire or analogous netting · CPC title

• H02G3/0468 Primary

  Corrugated · CPC title

• H02G3/0418

  Covers or lids; Their fastenings · CPC title

• B60R16/0222 Primary

  Grommets · CPC title