Grommet with resin inner sleeve for fixation of connector and method of installing the grommet

A grommet comprising:

• a grommet main body having a bellows shaped portion and an enlarged portion;
• an inner sleeve retained within the enlarged portion and being adapted to receive a connector;
• the inner sleeve comprising a peripheral wall with a bottom face, and engaging hooks which are configured to engage an opening in an automobile panel so as to secure the grommet to the automobile panel;
• the inner sleeve comprising a cavity which is configured to receive a connector, wherein the cavity defines a terminal insertion plane;
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• a space being defined between the terminal insertion plane and the bottom face whereby the space is large enough to allow wires of a wire harness to be installed into the connector without the wires significantly engaging a bottom wall of the enlarged portion,
• wherein, when the grommet is installed into the automobile panel and experiences pressing forces in the area of the bottom wall of the enlarged portion, the wires are not significantly stressed or damaged by the installation.

A grommet comprising:

• a grommet main body having a bellows shaped portion and an enlarged portion;
• an inner sleeve retained within the enlarged portion and being adapted to receive a connector;
• the inner sleeve comprising a peripheral wall with a bottom face, and engaging hooks which are configured to engage an opening in an automobile panel so as to secure the grommet to the automobile panel;
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• a space being defined between a terminal insertion plane and the bottom face whereby the space is large enough to allow wires of a wire harness to be installed into the connector without the wires significantly engaging a bottom wall of the enlarged portion.