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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
Peter Michael Schupska, Plain City, OH (US);
Peter Michael Schupska, Plain City, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A grommet assembly for installation in an opening of a vehicle body component is provided. The opening is dimensioned to receive a pipe therethrough. The grommet assembly comprises a first relatively stiff component and a second relatively flexible component. The first component has retention elements formed therewith to secure the pipe to the grommet assembly. The second component is sized to be securely mounted in the body component opening. The second component is at least partially overmolded onto the first component. The grommet assembly is pre-mounted on the pipe and is configured to keep the pipe generally centered in the body component opening.