IP Library Granted Patent US 8,925,147
Granted Patent B2
US 8,925,147 · App. 14/305,603 · Granted Jan 6, 2015

Grommet and water stop structure for vehicle door

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Patent No.
US 8,925,147
App. No.
14/305,603
Granted
Jan 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

On a back surface portion of a grommet, a clamp encircling water stop lip disposed around a first clamp insertion hole and a weather strip lower part water stop lip disposed in a position below a weather strip placement portion are provided. A first protector clamp protrudes from the first clamp insertion hole so that the first protector clamp can be locked in a first body locking hole in a grommet concave portion.

Claims (12)

1. A grommet of non-through type being attached to a grommet accommodating concave portion formed on a door panel of a vehicle, the grommet comprising:

a protector that accommodates a wire harness; and

a grommet base portion that has a protector accommodating portion which accommodates the protector,

wherein the grommet base portion includes:

a clamp insertion opening provided on a back side of the grommet base portion;

a first water stop lip protrudently formed around the clamp insertion opening; and

a second water stop lip provided in a position closer to an inside of a vehicle cabin than the first water stop lip when attached to the grommet accommodating concave portion, the second water stop lip being formed so as to extend substantially in a vertical direction of the vehicle; and

wherein the protector has a clamp which is engaged with the door panel on a bottom surface, and the clamp protrudes from the clamp insertion opening so that the clamp can be locked on the door panel when the protector is accommodated in the protector accommodating portion.

2. The grommet according to claim 1 , wherein the grommet base portion has a weather strip placement portion where a weather strip is placed so as to stride on an outer surface side; and

wherein the second water stop lip is formed in a position corresponding to an area of the weather strip placement portion.

3. A water stop structure for a vehicle door having a weather strip, wherein the grommet according to claim 1 is attached to the grommet accommodating concave portion formed on the door panel of the vehicle and the weather strip is placed so as to stride over the grommet; and

wherein the first water stop lip is pressed against a plane part vertical to an attachment direction, and the plane part being formed on the grommet accommodating concave portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2014
From: FURUTA, TAKU; YOSHIMURA, KATSUYA; TSUNODA, MITSUNORI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033115/0555 →