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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1995
Atushi Fujisawa, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hiroo Fujita, Yokkaichi, JP;
Katsuhide Shiji, Nagoya, JP;
Keisuke Tokoro, Nagoya, JP;
Inoac Corporation, Nagoya, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Abstract
A grommet which is used to protect a wire harness in a through portion formed in a vehicle body and the like. The grommet includes a base portion formed of rubber and having a mounting groove fittable with an opening edge of a mating member, a roof portion extending inwardly from the opening end of the base portion, and a guide portion extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction of the grommet from the inner end of the roof portion. In the grommet, a ring-shaped cavity is formed in the inner wall portion of the grommet extending from the base portion to the roof portion, and an annular cavity is formed in the inner peripheral wall of the base portion corresponding to the position of the mounting groove.