Vehicle grommet
AssigneeNissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
InventorAleksandr BIKHLEYZER
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Abstract
A grommet is attached between a body panel and a trunk lid at a location spaced from a hinge structure that movably supports the trunk lid. The grommet forms a wiring passageway between an opening in the body panel and an opening in the trunk lid. The grommet includes a body mounting end, a closure panel mounting end, a first flexible section, a second flexible section and a middle flexible section. The first flexible section extends from the body mounting end and the second flexible section extends from the closure panel mounting end. The middle flexible section extends between the first and second flexible sections in a free floating configuration with respect to the hinge structure, with the first and second flexible sections having a more bendable configuration than the middle flexible section.
Claims30
A vehicle grommet assembly comprising:
- a body panel having a first opening;
- a closure panel having a second opening;
- a hinge structure pivotally coupling the body panel to the closure panel for movement of the closure panel between a closed position and an open position;
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- a wiring grommet member attached between the body panel and the closure panel at a location spaced from the hinge structure and forming a wiring passageway between the first and second openings, the grommet member including
- a body mounting end attached to the body panel to overlie the first opening;
- a closure panel mounting end attached to the body panel to overlie the second opening;
- a first flexible section extending from the body mounting end;
- a second flexible section extending from the closure panel mounting end;
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- a middle flexible section extending between the first and second flexible sections in a free floating configuration with respect to the hinge structure, with the first and second flexible sections having a more bendable configuration than the middle flexible section.
A vehicle grommet assembly comprising:
- a body panel having a first opening;
- a closure panel having a second opening;
- a hinge structure pivotally coupling the body panel to the closure panel for movement of the closure panel between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- a wiring grommet member attached between the body panel and closure panel at a location spaced from the hinge structure and forming a wiring passageway between the first and second openings, the grommet member including
- a body mounting end attached to the body panel to overlie the first opening;
- a closure panel mounting end attached to the body panel to overlie the second opening;
- a first flexible section extending from the body mounting end;
- a second flexible section extending from the closure panel mounting end;
- and
- a middle flexible section extending between the first and second flexible sections in a free floating configuration with respect to the hinge structure, with the middle flexible section being configured relative to the first and second flexible sections such that the wiring grommet member remains laterally spaced from the hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.