Grommet unit and waterproof structure
AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsKentarou Furuya, Tomohiko Endo, Yusuke Tokuyama, Takuya Murata
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Abstract
A grommet unit according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a first grommet, a second grommet, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The first bracket is attached to a body panel so as to cover an opening. The first bracket has a first through-hole through which the first grommet is inserted and a second through-hole through which the second grommet is inserted. The second bracket is attached to the first bracket so as to cover the second through-hole. The second bracket has a third through-hole which is provided at a position that overlaps with the second through-hole and through which the second grommet is inserted.
Claims10
A grommet unit through which a first electric wire and a second electric wire extending through an opening of an attachment subject are inserted, the grommet unit being attached to the attachment subject to cover the opening, the grommet unit comprising:
- a flexible first grommet through which the first electric wire is inserted;
- a flexible second grommet through which the second electric wire is inserted;
- a first bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet;
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- a second bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet, wherein
- the first bracket is attached to the attachment subject to cover the opening, the first bracket including a first through-hole into which the first grommet is inserted and a second through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, and
- the second bracket is attached to the first bracket to cover the second through-hole, the second bracket including a third through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, the third through-hole overlapping the second through-hole.
A waterproof structure, comprising:
- an attachment subject including a single opening through which a first electric wire and a second electric wire are inserted;
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- a grommet unit through which the first electric wire and the second electric wire extending through the single opening of the attachment subject are inserted, the grommet unit being attached to the attachment subject to cover the single opening, wherein
- the grommet unit comprising:
- a flexible first grommet through which the first electric wire is inserted;
- a flexible second grommet through which the second electric wire is inserted;
- a first bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet;
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- a second bracket having greater rigidity than the first grommet and the second grommet, wherein
- the first bracket is attached to the attachment subject to cover the single opening, the first bracket including a first through-hole into which the first grommet is inserted and a second through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, and
- the second bracket is attached to the first bracket to cover the second through-hole, the second bracket including a third through-hole into which the second grommet is inserted, the third through-hole overlapping the second through-hole,
- the grommet unit is attached to the attachment subject to cover the single opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.