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US 12,633,434 · App. 18/574,359 · Granted May 19, 2026

Grommet and grommet-equipped wire harnesses

Inventor: Kanji Zamami (Yokkaichi, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
H01B17/583H02G3/0468
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Patent No.
US 12,633,434
App. No.
18/574,359
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A grommet including: a tube into which an electric wire can be inserted, wherein: a corrugated tube covers the electric wire, the tube extends so as to have a length in an axial direction thereof, the tube includes: a fastener provided in a portion of the tube in the axial direction and to which a binding band is fastened from an outer periphery of the fastener with the corrugated tube being inserted thereinto; and protrusions that are provided adjacent to the fastener in the axial direction of the tube, that protrude outward in a radial direction of the tube, and for which a protruding amount is set so that the protrusions protrude more outward than the binding band in the radial direction.

Claims (20)

1 . A grommet comprising:

a tube into which an electric wire can be inserted, wherein:

a corrugated tube covers the electric wire,

the tube extends so as to have a length in an axial direction thereof,

the tube includes:

a fastener provided in a portion of the tube in the axial direction and to which a binding band is fastened from an outer periphery of the fastener with the corrugated tube being inserted thereinto; and

protrusions that are provided adjacent to the fastener in the axial direction of the tube, that protrude outward in a radial direction of the tube, and for which a protruding amount is set so that the protrusions protrude more outward than the binding band in the radial direction, and

the tube has an inner diameter that is constant along an entire length of the tube, and the fastener has a smaller outer diameter smaller than other portions of the tube in the axial direction.

2 . The grommet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the protrusions are provided on both sides of the fastener in the axial direction of the tube.

3 . The grommet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the protrusions are provided along an entire circumference of the tube in an annular shape.

4 . The grommet according to claim 1 ,

wherein the protrusions are provided along a portion of the tube in a circumferential direction thereof.

5 . The grommet according to claim 1 ,

wherein wall surfaces that extend in a radial direction of the tube to connect top surfaces of the protrusions and the fastener are inclined with respect to the radial direction of the tube in such a direction that the wall surfaces are visible when viewed from a radially outer side of the tube.

6 . A grommet-equipped wire harness comprising:

the grommet according to claim 1 ;

the electric wire; and

the binding band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2023
From: ZAMAMI, KANJI
To: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065958/0560 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-108558 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240290521A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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