Acoustic grommet
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDale Joseph Smutny, Glenn Anthony Warner, Ajay Bhargava
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AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDale Joseph Smutny, Glenn Anthony Warner, Ajay Bhargava
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A one-piece grommet able to receive auxiliary wires without a sacrifice in sound-dampening properties contains: a main body having a primary passageway for receiving a wire harness; an annular body having an acoustic chamber formed in a front flange portion thereof and an annular panel-fitting groove formed between intermediate and back flange portions thereof; a secondary passageway formed between the annular and main bodies and disposed for receipt of an auxiliary wire; and a back annular rim section defined between the main and annular bodies and having one or more through-holes and one or more hollow protruding members having removable ends and covering the through-hole(s), the through-holes and protruding members being disposed in communication with the secondary passageway. The secondary passageway does not pass through the acoustic chamber, the annular panel-fitting groove or the primary passageway.
A one-piece grommet, comprising:
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