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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1997
Hirokazu Kitamura, Kasugai, JP;
Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A tube connector device for connecting at least one first tube which is disposed on one side of a panel and at least one second tube which is disposed on the other side of the panel, the tube connector device including (a) at least one tubular connector for connecting the first tube and the second tube, such that the first tube is attached to one open end of the connector while the second tube is attached to the other open end, (b) a connector holder for holding the connector such that the connector holder is fitted on an external circumferential surface of the above-indicated other open end of the connector, and (c) a fixture for attaching the connector holder to the panel such that the connector holder is fitted into a communication hole formed through the panel, and wherein the connector holder is made of a rubber or a thermoplastic elastomer, and includes a tubular body having an axial hole engaging the above-indicated other open end, and a flange portion extending outwardly from the tubular body in a radial direction of the connector holder, the connector holder being attached at the flange portion to the panel by the fixture.