Grommet

Abstract

To keep a base member and a grommet body at an assembly completion position.SOLUTION: A hard resin base member 10X has an annular flange 20. An elastically deformable soft resin grommet body 60 has: an annular body 61; an annular lip 61 that is brought into close contact with the outer peripheral edge part 20a side of a first annular wall surface 20c of the flange at an assembly completion position; a first annular part 64 disposed so as to face the outer peripheral edge part 61a of the annular body on the outer peripheral edge part side of the flange coaxially with a gap therebetween; and a second annular part 65 connecting the outer peripheral edge part of the annular body to the outer peripheral edge part of the first annular part. The first annular part is hooked from the second annular wall surface 20d side on the back side of the first annular wall surface to the outer peripheral edge part of the flange over one circumference at the assembly completion position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a grommet. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, in a wire harness, a wiring material such as an electric wire is inserted through a through hole provided in an object to be inserted (for example, a body panel of a vehicle, etc.) to draw the wiring material from one space separated by the object to be inserted to the other space. For this reason, a grommet is attached to the object to be inserted to protect the wiring material from the periphery of the through hole and to close the gap between the through hole and the wiring material in order to prevent liquid from entering the gap. For example, a grommet is composed of a base member made of a hard synthetic resin material through which the wiring material passes inward between one space and the other space, and an annular grommet body made of a flexible synthetic resin material such as rubber. This grommet is inserted into the through hole and the grommet body is tightly attached to the periphery of the through hole in the object to be inserted. In this grommet, the base member and the grommet body are molded integrally by an integral molding method such as two-color molding. This type of grommet is disclosed, for example, in the following Patent Document 1. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-251769 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In this conventional grommet, when the die for integrally molding the base member and the grommet body is removed, it is necessary to reduce the load applied to the grommet body from the die to prevent deterioration of the quality of the flexible grommet body. However, in this grommet, the size of the base member is larger than that of the grommet body in order to pass the wiring material inward between one space and the other space, and the shape of the base member is likely to be complex. Depending on the shape of the base member and the grommet body, it may be impossible to avoid overload from the die to the grommet body. Therefore, in this case, the base member and the grommet body are prepared as separate parts and assembled to reduce the load from the die when molding the grommet body. However, in this grommet, it is necessary to keep the distance between the base member and the grommet body at the completed assembly position.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENTS An object of the present invention is to provide a grommet that can maintain the base member and grommet body in the completed assembly position. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention comprises a cylindrical base member made of a hard synthetic resin material, through which a conductive wiring material is inserted to be passed from one space to the other space through a through hole of an object to be inserted, and an annular grommet body which is coaxially assembled to the base member and disposed in the one space at a position where attachment to the peripheral edge of the through hole of the object to be inserted is completed, the base member having an annular flange which is disposed in the one space at the attachment completion position and has an outer circumferential edge portion which is coaxially arranged opposite to the annular peripheral edge portion with a gap therebetween, and a cylindrical body which protrudes coaxially from the flange toward the other space and is inserted into the through hole at the attachment completion position, the grommet body being made of an elastically deformable synthetic resin material which is softer than the base member, and which is coaxially in close contact with the outer circumferential edge portion of the flange at the position where assembly with the base member is completed, and which is coaxially in close contact with the peripheral edge portion at the attachment completion position. a first annular portion disposed coaxially opposite the outer circumferential edge portion of the first annular wall surface of the flange with a gap therebetween in the assembly completion position and opposite the circumferential edge portion in the installation completion position; an annular lip protruding coaxially from the annular portion and elastically deforming in the assembly completion position to come into close contact with the outer circumferential edge portion of the first annular wall surface of the flange over one circumference; a first annular portion disposed coaxially opposite the outer circumferential edge portion of the annular portion of the flange with a gap therebetween; and a second annular portion protruding coaxially from the outer circumferential edge portion of the annular portion toward the flange and connecting the outer circumferential edge portion of the annular portion to the outer circumferential edge portion of the first annular portion, Effect of the Invention

[0007] In the grommet according to the present invention, with the first lip in close contact with the outer peripheral edge of the first annular wall surface of the flange, the first annular portion is hooked onto the outer peripheral edge of the flange from the second annular wall surface side, and the outer peripheral edge of the flange is sandwiched between the first annular portion and the first lip. Therefore, in this grommet, the grommet body is held by the outer peripheral edge of the flange at the assembly completion position, so that the base member and the grommet body can be maintained in their respective assembly completion positions. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a grommet according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the grommet of the embodiment before it is attached to an object to be inserted, as viewed from a different angle. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a plan view of the grommet of the embodiment as viewed from the cylindrical body side. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a plan view of the grommet of the embodiment as viewed from the tubular body side. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 4 together with an object to be inserted before attachment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the grommet of the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the grommet of the embodiment as viewed from a different angle. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the grommet of the embodiment separated into two base members and a grommet body after assembly. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the base member and the waterproof member according to the embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a part of a molding die for a grommet body according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a grommet according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[0010] [Embodiment] One embodiment of a grommet according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0011] Reference numeral 1 in Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 indicates a grommet of this embodiment. This grommet 1 protects the conductive wiring material We passing from one space S1 to the other space S2 through a through hole 502 of an object to be inserted 501 from a peripheral portion 503 of the through hole 502 in the object to be inserted 501, and prevents liquid (water, etc.) from entering the gap between the annular peripheral portion 503 and the wiring material We (Figs. 2 and 5). Therefore, this grommet 1 is attached to the peripheral portion 503 of the through hole 502 of the object to be inserted 501 after the wiring material We is inserted therethrough.

[0012] Here, the wiring material We refers to, for example, an electric wire (an electric wire as a communication line, an electric wire as a power supply line, etc.). The insertion object 501 refers to a member for inserting the wiring material We, and in the case of a vehicle, refers to a wall such as a panel of the body. The wiring material We is routed between one space S1 and the other space S2 separated by the insertion object 501 by inserting it through a through hole 502 of the insertion object 501. For example, the wiring material We is responsible for communication between the devices in the one space S1 and the other space S2, and for supplying power to electrical equipment in the one space S1 from a power source in the other space S2.

[0013] The peripheral portion 503 of the through hole 502 of the insertion object 501 has an annular flat plate portion (hereinafter referred to as the "annular flat plate portion") 504 and an annular protrusion portion (hereinafter referred to as the "annular protrusion portion") 505 protruding from the end portion (inner peripheral edge portion 504a) of the inner peripheral edge of the annular flat plate portion 504 toward the other space S2 (FIGS. 2 and 5). The grommet 1 is attached to the annular flat plate portion 504 and the annular protrusion portion 505 at the peripheral portion 503. For example, the insertion object 501 is formed by press molding, and the annular flat plate portion 504 and the through hole 502 are formed at that time. Then, in the insertion object 501, the annular protrusion portion 505 is formed by burring the peripheral edge of the through hole 502. Here, since the through hole 502 is formed in a circular shape, the annular flat plate portion 504 and the annular protrusion portion 505 are each formed in an annular shape.

[0014] The grommet 1 comprises a cylindrical base member 10X through which the wiring material We is inserted inside (FIGS. 1 to 9). This base member 10X may consist of one member, or may be formed by assembling a plurality of members. The base member 10X shown here comprises two base members (a first base member, a second base member) that are assembled to each other. These two base members may be members with different shapes, or each may be the same member with the same shape. In the grommet 1 shown here, the two base members are made of the same member with the same shape (base members 10, 10) (FIGS. 1 to 9).

[0015] This base member 10X has at least an annular flange 20 and a cylindrical body 30 coaxially, and the wiring material We is inserted into these (FIGS. 1 and 2). The base member 10X shown here has a tubular body 40 coaxially in addition to the flange 20 and cylindrical body 30, and the wiring material We is inserted into these (FIGS. 1 and 2). Here, the cylindrical body 30 protrudes from the flange 20 in one direction, and the tubular body 40 protrudes from the flange 20 in the other direction on the same axis.

[0016] In the base member 10X shown here, as described below, the base members 10, 10 are assembled together to form an annular flange 20, a cylindrical body 30, and a tubular body 40 on the same axis. For this reason, a holding mechanism (hereinafter referred to as a "base holding mechanism") 50 for holding the two base members 10, 10 in their assembled state is provided between the two base members 10, 10 (FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6 to 8).

[0017] Moreover, this grommet 1 includes an annular grommet body 60 that is coaxially assembled to a base member 10X (base members 10, 10 assembled to each other) (FIGS. 1 to 8). This grommet body 60 is disposed in one space S1 at a position where mounting of the grommet 1 to the peripheral portion 503 is completed, in order to prevent infiltration of liquid (water, etc.) from one space S1 into the other space S2 via the through-hole 502 (FIGS. 2 and 5). Note that hereinafter, when the term "mounting completion position" is simply used, this refers to the position where mounting of the grommet 1 to the peripheral portion 503 is completed.

[0018] The base member 10X (base members 10, 10) is molded using an insulating hard synthetic resin material (hereinafter, referred to as "hard resin"). Here, the base member 10X (base members 10, 10) is molded using a hard resin such as plastic, for example.

[0019] The two base members 10, 10 are assembled by matching their joint surfaces 10a (FIGS. 3, 4, 6, and 7). The two base members 10, 10 sandwich the wiring material We in the assembled state, and the wiring material We is inserted between them. Here, by assembling the two base members 10, 10, an annular flange 20, a cylindrical tubular body 30, and a circular tubular body 40 are formed. Note that a straight tubular body 40 is taken as an example here. However, the tubular body 40 may be bent after protruding from the flange 20.

[0020] The flange 20 is disposed in one space S1 at the installation completion position, and the outer peripheral edge portion 20a is disposed facing the peripheral edge portion 503 with a gap therebetween on the same axis (FIG. 5). The flange 20 has an annular wall surface (hereinafter referred to as the "first annular wall surface") 20c on the peripheral edge portion 503 side and an annular wall surface (hereinafter referred to as the "second annular wall surface") 20d on the back side (FIGS. 5 to 8). Specifically, the flange 20 is disposed such that the outer peripheral edge portion 20a side of the first annular wall surface 20c faces the annular flat surface 503a on the one space S1 side of the peripheral edge portion 503 with a gap therebetween on the same axis. The annular flat surface 503a is provided on the annular flat plate portion 504. The annular plane 503a shown here is the annular plane on one space S1 side of the annular flat plate portion 504 itself. The flange 20 is formed in an annular plate shape in which the first annular wall surface 20c and the second annular wall surface 20d are annular planes. For example, the flange 20 is formed in a shape similar to the annular annular plane 503a. The flange 20 shown here is disposed such that the annular outer peripheral edge portion 20a side of the first annular wall surface 20c faces the inner peripheral edge portion 504a side of the annular flat plate portion 504 on the annular plane 503a, and the wiring material We is inserted inside the annular inner peripheral edge portion 20b.

[0021] Each of the two base members 10, 10 has a split flange 11 that joins with each other's joint surfaces 10a to form a flange 20 (FIGS. 1 to 8). The split flange 11 shown here is obtained by splitting the flange 20 in half along the central axis, and is formed in a semicircular arc shape.

[0022] The tubular body 30 protrudes from the flange 20 coaxially toward the other space S2, and is inserted into the through hole 502 at the installation completion position (FIGS. 2 and 5). That is, in this tubular body 30, the tip end protruding from the flange 20 is disposed in the other space S2. This tubular body 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape. For example, this tubular body 30 is formed so that the cross section perpendicular to the hole axis of the through hole 502 is similar in shape to the cross section perpendicular to the hole axis of the annular protrusion 505. The tubular body 30 shown here protrudes from the inner peripheral edge 20b side of the outer peripheral edge 20a of the first annular wall surface 20c of the flange 20, and the wiring material We is inserted inside (FIG. 5).

[0023] Each of the two base members 10, 10 has a split tube 12 that joins the joint surfaces 10a to form a cylindrical body 30 (FIGS. 2 and 4 to 8). The split tube 12 shown here is obtained by splitting the cylindrical body 30 in half along the central axis, and is formed in a semicircular arc shape.

[0024] The tubular body 40 protrudes from the flange 20 coaxially in the opposite direction to the cylindrical body 30 (FIG. 5). This tubular body 40 is formed in a circular tube shape. For example, this tubular body 40 is formed so that a cross section perpendicular to the hole axis of the through hole 502 is similar in shape to a cross section perpendicular to the hole axis of the annular protrusion 505. The tubular body 40 shown here protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion 20b of the flange 20, and the wiring material We is inserted inside it (FIG. 5).

[0025] Each of the two base members 10, 10 has a split tube 13 that joins its joint surface 10a to form a tubular body 40 (FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 to 8). The split tube 13 shown here is obtained by splitting the tubular body 40 in half along the central axis, and is formed in a semicircular arc shape.

[0026] As described above, the main parts of the two base members 10, 10 (split flange 11, split cylinder 12, split pipe 13) are made of high hardness and are not easily elastically deformed. For this reason, the two base members 10, 10 may form minute gaps between their respective joint surfaces 10a due to, for example, the surface roughness of the joint surfaces 10a. Therefore, the grommet 1 of this embodiment is provided with a waterproof member 71 on at least one of the joint surfaces 10a of the two base members 10, 10, which is made of a synthetic resin material (hereinafter referred to as "soft resin") that is softer and elastically deformable than the hard resin of the base members 10 and which eliminates the gap between the joint surfaces 10a (FIGS. 6, 7, and 9).

[0027] The waterproof member 71 is molded using a synthetic resin material such as elastomer. The waterproof member 71 is provided over the joint surfaces 10a of the split flange 11, the split cylinder 12, and the split pipe 13. The base member 10 shown here has a groove 10b formed in one of the two joint surfaces 10a between the split flange 11 and the split pipe 13, and the waterproof member 71 is fitted into the groove 10b (FIG. 9). The waterproof member 71 protrudes from the groove 10b. For example, the waterproof member 71 is molded integrally with the base member 10 by two-color molding with the base member 10 or by insert molding with the base member 10 housed in a mold. The waterproof member 71 may also be molded as a separate part from the base member 10 and attached to the groove 10b of the base member 10 with an adhesive or the like. In this base member 10X, the two base members 10, 10 are assembled together, so that the waterproof member 71 protruding from the groove portion 10b of one joint surface 10a of one base member 10 is brought into close contact with the other joint surface 10a of the other base member 10.

[0028] The base holding mechanism 50 is a holding mechanism for holding the two base members 10, 10 in a state in which their joint surfaces 10a are aligned. The base holding mechanism 50 is provided at a plurality of locations between the two base members 10, 10. For example, the base holding mechanism 50 shown here includes a piece 51 protruding from the joint surface 10a of one of the two base members 10, 10, and a claw-shaped first locking portion 52 protruding from a wall surface of the piece 51 (FIGS. 6 and 7). The base holding mechanism 50 shown here is provided with an insertion opening 53 on the joint surface 10a of the other of the two base members 10, 10, into which one of the piece portions 51 and the first locking portion 52 is inserted, a flexible portion 54 on the other of the two base members 10, 10, which is pushed and bent by the first locking portion 52 inserted through the insertion opening 53, and which releases the first locking portion 52 when the joint surfaces 10a of the two base members 10, 10 are brought together, thereby eliminating the bending, and a second locking portion 55 on the other of the two base members 10, 10, which is positioned opposite the first locking portion 52 when the joint surfaces 10a of the two base members 10, 10 are brought together, thereby holding the two base members 10, 10 in a state in which their respective joint surfaces 10a are aligned (Figures 6 and 7).

[0029] Each of the two base members 10, 10 shown here has a set of a piece portion 51 and a first locking portion 52 at one circumferential end of the split tube 12, and a set of an insertion opening 53, a flexible portion 54, and a second locking portion 55 at the other circumferential end of the split tube 12. With the joint surfaces 10a of the two base members 10, 10 facing each other, the first locking portion 52 at one end of one split tube 12 is locked to the second locking portion 55 at the other end of the other split tube 12, and the second locking portion 55 at the other end of one split tube 12 is locked to the first locking portion 52 at one end of the other split tube 12. In other words, the two base members 10, 10 have two base holding mechanisms 50 that connect the split tubes 12 and hold them in the connected state. Furthermore, each of the two base members 10, 10 has a set of a piece portion 51 and a first locking portion 52 at one circumferential end of the split pipe 13, and a set of an insertion opening 53, a flexible portion 54, and a second locking portion 55 at the other circumferential end of the split pipe 13. With the joint surfaces 10a of the two base members 10, 10 facing each other, the first locking portion 52 at one end of one split pipe 13 is locked to the second locking portion 55 at the other end of the other split pipe 13, and the second locking portion 55 at the other end of one split pipe 13 is locked to the first locking portion 52 at one end of the other split pipe 13. In other words, the two base members 10, 10 are provided with two base holding mechanisms 50 that connect the split pipes 13 and hold them in the connected state.

[0030] The grommet body 60 is an annular waterproofing member made of soft resin (i.e., a synthetic resin material that is softer and elastically deformable than the hard resin of the base member 10X (base member 10)). The grommet body 60 is molded, for example, using a synthetic resin material such as an elastomer that is softer and elastically deformable than the hard resin of the base member 10X (base member 10).

[0031] The grommet body 60 has an annular body 61 which is disposed coaxially opposite the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20 with a gap therebetween at the assembly completion position with the base member 10X (the base members 10, 10 assembled together), and which is disposed coaxially opposite the peripheral edge portion 503 with a gap therebetween at the attachment completion position (FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 to 8). This grommet body 60 is molded in an annular shape. Thus, the annular body 61 is formed in the shape of an annular plate. In the following, when the term "assembly completion position" is used simply, this refers to the assembly completion position of the base member 10X (the base members 10, 10 assembled together) and the grommet body 60.

[0032] The grommet body 60 is coaxially in close contact with the outer peripheral edge 20a of the flange 20 at the assembly completion position. For example, in the grommet body 60, the annular body 61 is arranged to face the outer peripheral edge 20a side of the first annular wall surface 20c of the flange 20 at the assembly completion position with a gap therebetween (FIG. 5). Thus, the grommet body 60 has an annular lip (hereinafter referred to as the "first lip") 62 that protrudes coaxially from the annular body 61 and elastically deforms at the assembly completion position to come into close contact with the outer peripheral edge 20a of the flange 20 over the entire circumference (FIGS. 5, 6, and 8). The first lip 62 is elastically deformed at the assembly completion position to come into close contact with the outer peripheral edge 20a side of the first annular wall surface 20c of the flange 20 over the entire circumference.

[0033] Moreover, this grommet body 60 is brought into close contact with the peripheral portion 503 coaxially at the installation completion position. For example, in this grommet body 60, the annular body 61 is arranged to face the annular flat surface 503a of the peripheral portion 503 with a gap therebetween at the installation completion position (FIG. 5). Thus, this grommet body 60 has an annular lip (hereinafter referred to as the "second lip") 63 that protrudes coaxially from the annular body 61 and elastically deforms at the installation completion position to come into close contact with the peripheral portion 503 over the entire circumference (FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 to 8). This second lip 63 is elastically deformed at the installation completion position to come into close contact with the annular flat surface 503a of the peripheral portion 503 over the entire circumference.

[0034] The grommet body 60 has, as the second lip 63, an outer peripheral lip 63A coaxial with the annular body 61 and provided on the outer peripheral edge portion 61a side of the annular body 61, and an inner peripheral lip 63B coaxial with the annular body 61 and provided on the inner peripheral edge portion 61b side of the annular body 61 (Figures 2, 4, 5 and 7).

[0035] The grommet body 60 has a first annular portion 64 arranged coaxially opposite to the outer peripheral edge portion 61a of the annular body 61 on the outer peripheral edge portion 20a side of the flange 20 with a gap therebetween, and a second annular portion 65 protruding coaxially from the outer peripheral edge portion 61a of the annular body 61 toward the flange 20 and connecting the outer peripheral edge portion 61a of the annular body 61 to the outer peripheral edge portion of the first annular portion 64 (FIGS. 1, 5, 6, and 8). The first annular portion 64 and the second annular portion 65 serve as one end of a holding mechanism that holds the base member 10X (the base members 10, 10 assembled to each other) and the grommet body 60 in their respective assembly completion positions, and function in cooperation with the first lip 62 and the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20 (FIGS. 1, 3, 5, 6, and 8).

[0036] The holding mechanism holds the base member 10X (the base members 10, 10 assembled together) and the grommet body 60 in their respective assembly completion positions by sandwiching the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20 between the first annular portion 64 and the first lip 62 (FIG. 5). Therefore, the first annular portion 64 hooks the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20 from the second annular wall surface 20d side over the entire circumference at the assembly completion position. At the assembly completion position, the first lip 62 is elastically deformed and is in close contact with the outer peripheral edge portion 20a side of the first annular wall surface 20c of the flange 20 over the entire circumference. Therefore, the first annular portion 64 sandwiches the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20 between the first lip 62 and itself at the assembly completion position.

[0037] Specifically, the outer peripheral edge 20a of the flange 20 has a concentric annular groove 14 recessed from the outer peripheral surface on the second annular wall surface 20d side (FIGS. 5 to 8). The outer peripheral edge 20a shown here has a concentric annular groove 14 on its outer peripheral surface side as if an annular corner on the second annular wall surface 20d side had been cut away. The first annular portion 64 is inserted into the annular groove 14 at the assembly completion position, and is hooked around the outer peripheral edge 20a of the flange 20 in the annular groove 14 from the second annular wall surface 20d side around one circumference.

[0038] In the grommet 1, when the base member 10X (the base members 10, 10 assembled together) and the grommet body 60 are assembled together, the first annular portion 64 is inserted into the annular groove portion 14 while being bent, and the first annular portion 64 and the second annular portion 65 are made to cover the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20. As a result, in the grommet 1, the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20 is sandwiched between the first annular portion 64 and the first lip 62 at the assembly completion position, and the grommet body 60 is held by the outer peripheral edge portion 20a. Therefore, the grommet 1 can maintain the base member 10X (the base members 10, 10 assembled together) and the grommet body 60 at the assembly completion position.

[0039] In this grommet body 60, the annular body 61, the first lip 62, the first annular portion 64, and the second annular portion 65 are formed by a first mold 601, and the second lip 63 (outer peripheral lip 63A, inner peripheral lip 63B) is formed by a second mold 602 (FIG. 10). After molding the grommet body 60, the first mold 601 is removed in a removal direction M1 toward one side in the axial direction of the annular body 61. Moreover, after molding the grommet body 60, the second mold 602 is removed in a removal direction M2 toward the other side in the axial direction of the annular body 61.

[0040] The first lip 62 is formed in an annular shape that bulges out from the annular body 61 in the removal direction M1 of the first mold 601 and has an arc-shaped outer wall surface in a cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction. The second annular portion 65 protrudes from the annular body 61 in the removal direction M1 of the first mold 601. Therefore, in this grommet body 60, when the first mold 601 is removed in the removal direction M1, the load applied from the first mold 601 to the annular body 61, the first lip 62, and the second annular portion 65 can be reduced.

[0041] On the other hand, the first annular portion 64 protrudes from the second annular portion 65 toward the axis of the second annular portion 65 around the circumference and is disposed coaxially opposite the outer peripheral edge portion 61a of the annular body 61 with a gap therebetween, and an annular space is formed between the annular body 61 and the second annular portion 65. The annular space becomes an undercut portion when the first die 601 is removed in the removal direction M1. Therefore, the first annular portion 64 protrudes from the second annular portion 65 with the minimum protrusion amount within a range where the first annular portion 64 can be kept hooked on the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20, and the depth (depth in a direction perpendicular to the axis) of the annular space (undercut portion) is made as shallow as possible.

[0042] In this grommet body 60, the first annular portion 64 is disposed coaxially opposite the outer peripheral edge portion 61a of the annular body 61 with a gap therebetween, so that the inner diameter of the first annular portion 64 is made larger than the inner diameter of the annular body 61. In this grommet body 60, the outer diameter of the annular body 61 is made the same as the outer diameter of the flange 20, and the position of the inner peripheral surface of the first annular portion 64 can be moved radially toward the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral edge portion 61a of the annular body 61 by hooking the first annular portion 64 on the outer peripheral surface side of the outer peripheral edge portion 20a of the flange 20. That is, in this grommet body 60, the inner diameter of the first annular portion 64 is made significantly larger than the inner diameter of the annular body 61. Therefore, in this grommet body 60, the depth of the annular space (undercut portion) can be made as shallow as possible. Therefore, in this grommet body 60, when the first mold 601 is removed in the removal direction M1, the load applied from the first mold 601 to the annular body 61, the first lip 62, the first annular portion 64, and the second annular portion 65 can be reduced.

[0043] The outer peripheral lip 63A is protruded so as to be pulled away from the axis of the annular body 61 (the hole axis of the through hole 502) as it moves away from the annular body 61 in the removal direction M2 of the second mold 602. The outer peripheral lip 63A has two annular sub-lip parts 63b on the inner wall surface 63a in the radial direction, which are protruded from the wall surface 63a on the same axis in the removal direction M2 of the second mold 602 (FIG. 10). The outer peripheral lip 63A is deformed by bending from the base on the annular body 61 side at the attachment completion position, and the two sub-lip parts 63b are brought into close contact with the annular flat surface 503a of the peripheral part 503. The outer wall surface 63c in the radial direction of the outer peripheral lip 63A is formed by at least two third molds 603 that are removed in the removal direction M3 toward the outside in the radial direction. This makes it possible to reduce the load applied to the grommet body 60 from the third mold 603 when the third mold 603 is removed in the removal direction M3.

[0044] In addition, the inner lip 63B has an inner surface 63d that is inclined so as to move away from the axis of the annular body 61 (the hole axis of the through hole 502) the further it moves away from the annular body 61 in the removal direction M2 of the second mold 602, and an outer surface 63e that is parallel to the removal direction M2 of the second mold 602 (Figure 10).

[0045] In this grommet body 60, the shape of the second lip 63 (outer peripheral lip 63A, inner peripheral lip 63B) makes it possible to reduce the load applied from the second mold 602 when the second mold 602 is removed in the removal direction M2.

[0046] The grommet 1 configured in this manner includes a retention mechanism 80 that retains the assembled base member 10X (the assembled base members 10, 10) and the grommet body 60 on a peripheral portion 503 of a through hole 502 in an object to be inserted 501 (FIGS. 2 and 4 to 8). The retention mechanism 80 shown here utilizes a resilient force accompanying elastic deformation of the second lip 63 (outer peripheral lip 63A, inner peripheral lip 63B) of the grommet body 60, and holds the grommet 1 on the peripheral portion 503 by sandwiching the peripheral portion 503 between the second lip 63 (outer peripheral lip 63A, inner peripheral lip 63B) and an engagement portion 81 provided on the base member 10X (base member 10) described below.

[0047] The base member 10X has a locking portion 81 that protrudes from the outer circumferential surface 30a of the cylindrical body 30 in the other space S2 at the attachment completion position and that contacts the peripheral edge portion 503 from the other space S2 side in the other space S2 at the attachment completion position (FIGS. 2 and 5 to 8). The locking portion 81 locks a part of the peripheral edge portion 503 in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the base member 10X has a plurality of locking portions 81 in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 30.

[0048] The base member 10X also has a cantilevered locking piece 82 with a locking portion 81 at its free end in the other space S2 at the installation completion position (FIGS. 2 and 4 to 8). The locking piece 82 protrudes from the fixed end on the outer circumferential surface 30a side of the cylindrical body 30 to the one space S1 side in the other space S2 at the installation completion position, and the free end side protrudes from the outer circumferential surface 30a of the cylindrical body 30 (initial shape). The locking piece 82 is formed to have flexibility that allows it to bend and deform so as to change the amount of protrusion from the outer circumferential surface 30a on the free end side. The locking piece 82 moves back and forth through the notch portion 30b, which is a cutout portion of the cylindrical body 30, by its bending deformation (FIGS. 2 and 4 to 8). A plurality of combinations of locking portions 81, locking pieces 82, and notches 30b are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 30. The cylindrical body 30 shown here has four combinations of locking portions 81, locking pieces 82, and notches 30b provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Here, each of the split tubes 12 of the base member 10 has two combinations of locking portions 81, locking pieces 82, and notches 30b.

[0049] When the cylindrical body 30 is inserted into the through hole 502 from one space S1, the locking piece 82 is subjected to a force from the annular protrusion 505 of the peripheral portion 503, and is deflected and deformed from its initial shape toward the notch 30b side, passes through the position of the annular protrusion 505, and advances to the tip (hereinafter referred to as the "locking end") 505a (FIGS. 2 and 5) of the annular protrusion 505, and begins to return to its initial shape when the force from the annular protrusion 505 is removed. Therefore, the locking piece 82 is disposed at the tip of the locking end 505a of the annular protrusion 505 together with the locking portion 81. Meanwhile, the second lip 63 (the outer peripheral lip 63A and the inner peripheral lip 63B) of the grommet body 60 is deflected and deformed by contacting the annular flat surface 503a side of the peripheral portion 503 when a series of movements of the locking portion 81 and the locking piece 82 occurs. Therefore, when the force for inserting the grommet 1 into the through hole 502 (so-called insertion force) is removed, the grommet 1 moves back toward one space S1 side due to the elastic force caused by the elastic deformation of the second lip 63 (outer peripheral lip 63A, inner peripheral lip 63B). Accordingly, the locking portion 81 comes into contact with the locking end 505a of the annular protrusion 505 and is locked by this locking end 505a (FIG. 5). That is, the annular protrusion 505 locks the locking portion 81 at the tip (locking end 505a) of the end protruding from the annular flat plate portion 504. The annular locking end 505a locks the locking portion 81 at each location in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the peripheral portion 503 is sandwiched by the locking portions 81 of the second lip 63 (outer peripheral lip 63A, inner peripheral lip 63B) of the grommet body 60 and the base member 10X (base members 10, 10).

[0050] In the grommet 1 of the present embodiment described above, the first lip 62 is in close contact with the outer peripheral edge 20a side of the first annular wall surface 20c of the flange 20, and the first annular portion 64 is hooked on the outer peripheral edge 20a of the flange 20 from the second annular wall surface 20d side, and the outer peripheral edge 20a of the flange 20 is sandwiched between the first annular portion 64 and the first lip 62. Therefore, in this grommet 1, the grommet body 60 is held on the outer peripheral edge 20a of the flange 20 at the assembly completion position, so that the base member 10X (the base members 10, 10 assembled to each other) and the grommet body 60 can be maintained at their respective assembly completion positions. In the grommet body 60 of the present embodiment, the inner diameter of the first annular portion 64 is made significantly larger than the inner diameter of the annular body 61, and the depth of the annular space (undercut portion) between the annular body 61, the first annular portion 64, and the second annular portion 65 can be made as shallow as possible. For this reason, in this grommet body 60, the first mold 601 can be removed in the removal direction M1 without applying an excessive load to the annular body 61, the first lip 62, the first annular portion 64, and the second annular portion 65, and the second mold 602 can be removed in the removal direction M2 without applying an excessive load to the second lip 63 (outer peripheral lip 63A, inner peripheral lip 63B) (FIG. 10). Therefore, the grommet 1 of this embodiment can be provided with a grommet body 60 in which deterioration in quality is suppressed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 1 Grommet 10X Base material 14 Annular groove 20 Flange 20a Outer periphery 20c First annular wall 20d Second annular wall 30 Cylindrical body 60 Grommet body 61 Circular bodies 61a Outer periphery 62 First Lip (Lip) 64 First annular section 65 Second annular section 501 Insertion object 502 Through hole 503 Periphery S1 One side of the space S2 The other space We wiring material

Claims

1. A cylindrical base member made of a hard synthetic resin material, through which a conductive wiring material is inserted to pass from one space to another space through a through hole of an object to be inserted; an annular grommet body that is coaxially assembled to the base member and disposed in the one space at a position where attachment to a periphery of the through hole of the object to be inserted is completed; Equipped with the base member has an annular flange that is disposed in one of the spaces at the installation completion position and that has an outer peripheral edge portion that faces the annular peripheral edge portion coaxially with a gap therebetween, and a cylindrical body that protrudes coaxially from the flange toward the other space and is inserted into the through hole at the installation completion position, the grommet body is an annular water-stopping member made of an elastically deformable synthetic resin material that is softer than the base member, and is brought into coaxial contact with the outer circumferential edge portion of the flange at the assembly completion position with the base member and into coaxial contact with the peripheral edge portion at the installation completion position, the grommet body having an annular body that is disposed coaxially opposite the outer circumferential edge portion of a first annular wall surface of the flange at the assembly completion position and that is disposed coaxially opposite the peripheral edge portion with a gap at the installation completion position, an annular lip that protrudes coaxially from the annular body and elastically deforms at the assembly completion position to come into close contact with the outer circumferential edge portion of the first annular wall surface of the flange over one circumference, a first annular portion that is disposed coaxially opposite the outer circumferential edge portion of the annular body and that is disposed coaxially opposite the outer circumferential edge portion of the flange with a gap, and a second annular portion that protrudes coaxially from the outer circumferential edge portion of the annular body toward the flange and connects the outer circumferential edge portion of the annular body to the outer circumferential edge portion of the first annular portion, The grommet is characterized in that the first annular portion is hooked around the outer peripheral edge portion of the flange from the second annular wall surface side behind the first annular wall surface at the completed assembly position.

2. The outer peripheral edge portion of the flange has a concentric annular groove portion recessed from the outer peripheral surface on the second annular wall surface side, 2. The grommet according to claim 1, wherein the first annular portion is inserted into the annular groove at the assembly completion position and hooked around the outer peripheral edge portion of the flange from the second annular wall surface side within the annular groove.

3. The outer peripheral edge portion of the flange has a concentric annular groove formed by cutting off an annular corner portion on the outer peripheral surface side and on the second annular wall surface side, 2. The grommet according to claim 1, wherein the first annular portion is inserted into the annular groove at the assembly completion position and hooked around the outer peripheral edge portion of the flange from the second annular wall surface side within the annular groove.

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