Disclosed is a grommet 10 for protecting a tube, the grommet including a first port 60, a second port 20, and a flexible bellows 40 disposed therebetween. The first port defines a central axis and includes: a conduit 63 leading to the bellows and a first strap tower 62, 64 defining at least one first strap aperture. A tube can extend out of the conduit and a first strap can be wrapped around the tube and through the strap aperture to secure the tube to the first strap tower. The first strap tower may extend parallel to the central axis of the first port and may have at least two strap apertures. The strap tower may taper toward the conduit. The grommet may also have a second strap tower with strap apertures. The conduit may be disposed between the strap towers. The first and second strap towers may extend in opposing directions. The conduit may be flexible and may have a central axis parallel to the first ports central axis.
Grommet with tie-strap tower
2018-10-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen |