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US 12,586,964 B2Granted
Grommet and inlet assembly
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsTakuya Murata, Takao Suga, Yoshimi Uchida
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Abstract
An object is to provide technology that can reduce the thickness of an inlet assembly. A grommet includes a main body portion that covers an inlet installed in a vehicle and a wiring member extending from the inlet. The main body portion includes a connection port through which a connecting portion of the inlet to be connected to an external charging connector is inserted and an outlet port through which the wiring member is inserted. The connection port is open in a first direction, and the outlet port is open in a second direction that intersects the first direction.
Claims10
A grommet comprising:
- a main body portion configured to cover an inlet installed in a vehicle and at least one wiring member extending from the inlet,
- wherein
- a connecting portion of the inlet is configured to be connected to an external charging connector, and
- the main body portion includes
- a connection tube portion extending in a first direction and including an internal space that serves as a connection port through which the connecting portion is inserted, the connection port being open in the first direction;
- a lip portion having an annular shape and being formed on an inner surface of the connection tube portion, the lip portion configured to come into contact with an outer surface of the connecting portion when the main body portion covers the inlet;
- and
- at least one outlet port through which the at least one wiring member is inserted, the at least one outlet port being open in a second direction that intersects the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.