A grommet body of a grommet includes: a large-diameter tubular portion; a first small-diameter tubular portion arranged on one side of a through-hole; and a second small-diameter tubular portion arranged on another side of the through-hole. The grommet body includes an umbrella-like sound insulation portion which covers the through-hole from another side, and the sound insulation portion is configured such that an abutting side surface is folded back in such a way as to face a radial outer side of the grommet body with a folded-back portion as a base point. The sound insulation portion in a state in which the abutting side surface is folded back in such a way as to face the radial outer side of the grommet body has a pleated shape, and an outer diameter of the sound insulation portion in this state is smaller than an inner diameter of the through-hole.

The grommet also includes an annular opposing portion that opposes a portion of the vehicle body panel surrounding the insertion hole, and is sandwiched between the vehicle body panel and a bracket fixed to the vehicle body panel. Furthermore, the grommet includes a coupling portion that couples the insertion portion and the opposing portion so as to close a gap between the insertion portion and the opposing portion. The opposing portion includes an annular sealing portion to be in intimate contact with the vehicle body panel. The coupling portion includes a plurality of pleat portions that extend along a circumferential direction of the opposing portion, and are adjacently arranged in a radial direction of the opposing portion, when viewed from an axial direction of the opposing portion.

A wire harness, including: an electric wire; and a fixing member for fixing the electric wire to an attachment object, wherein: the fixing member includes a bolt fixed portion that is fixed to a bolt included in the attachment object and a holder for holding the electric wire, the bolt fixed portion includes a fixed portion main body having an insertion hole into which the bolt is inserted and a lock ring fixed to the bolt by locking, in an axial direction, to a threaded portion of the bolt disposed in the insertion hole, the insertion hole includes a movement restrictor for restricting relative movement of the lock ring in the axial direction of the bolt, and the lock ring is configured to be movable in the insertion hole in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the bolt.

An electrical wire connection device is provided with: a shield shell, one end side having a connection part for inserting an electrical wire, the other end side having a cap part that can be mounted on a casing; a grommet including a soft material, having formed at one end side an extension cylinder part through which an electrical wire can be passed, and having formed at the other end side a skirt part fitted into the shield shell from the connection part side and fitted to the outer peripheral surface of a step part; and a grommet protective member formed of material harder than the grommet and arranged surrounding the skirt part from the outer peripheral surface side, a flange part being formed on the inner peripheral surface of the grommet protective member and pressing against the outer peripheral surface of the grommet.

A grommet includes a cylindrical portion and an attachment portion formed to project from an outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion. An annular groove into which an inner peripheral edge portion of the through-hole can be fitted is formed in an outer peripheral portion of the attachment portion. A bottom face of the annular groove is formed with a racetrack shape having a pair of straight portions and a pair of arc portions that are formed with an outwardly convex arc shape and respectively connect end portions of the pair of straight portions on one side and end portions on the other side. Inner peripheral portions of the arc portions include portions in which the thickness dimension gradually increases from the centers of the arc portions toward connection portions that connect the arc portions to the straight portions.

A locking retainer system configured to secure an automotive component within a motor vehicle includes a panel defining a T-shaped aperture and a retainer. The T-shaped aperture has a vertical aperture portion and a longitudinal aperture portion. The vertical aperture portion is defined by a first planar portion of the panel and the longitudinal aperture portion is defined by a second planar portion of the panel. The first planar portion is laterally offset from the second planar portion. The retainer has a vertical retainer portion and a longitudinal retainer portion and is attached to the automotive component by an elongated strut intermediate the vertical retainer portion and the automotive component. The panel is configured to receive the retainer within the aperture, thereby securing the automotive component to the panel and limiting motion of the automotive component relative to the panel along vertical, longitudinal, and lateral axes.

The present arrangement provides a hole retainer for insertion into a threaded hole. The hole retainer has a saddle configured to accept and retain an object, a stabilizing post, and a plurality of staggered locking teeth. The staggered locking teeth extend from the bottom of the stabilizing post upward in a manner such that they engage with threads inside the threaded hole.

Systems and methods for causing display of a messaging achievement pictograph based on messaging activity are provided. In some example embodiments, a message activity communication is received by a messaging activity service from a client device, the messaging active communication causing and adjustment to a message activity score and the message activity score transgressing a first threshold activity score. Responsive to the message activity transgressing the first threshold activity score, an achievement pictograph is displayed on the client device. In some example embodiments, the pictograph may be ephemeral and removal of the pictograph may be triggered by a designated time or by the message activity score transgressing a second threshold activity score. In some example embodiments, a notification is generated that notifies a user of the display or removal from display of the achievement pictograph.

The present invention provides an exterior rear view assembly, comprising: a base frame comprising a bodywork side surface configured to be attached to a vehicle body; a seal configured to be attached to the base frame for sealing at least one feed-through opening, which is provided on the bodywork side surface, wherein the seal comprises an attachment section attachable to the bodywork side surface of the base frame and comprising at least one locking element for locking the seal in the feed-through opening, wherein the seal further comprises a grommet section configured for feed-through of a cable harness and protruding from the attachment section in a vehicle outboard direction. Furthermore, the invention provides a seal for such an exterior rear view assembly.

A grommet for use in a cable fitting includes a body having a bore substantially therethrough and a resilient membrane located within the bore. The resilient membrane is elastically deformable from a receiving position before the cable is inserted into the bore, to an inserted position, after the cable is fully inserted into the bore. In the receiving position, the resilient membrane is substantially conically shaped having an apex substantially coincident with an insertion opening of the body, and, the resilient membrane is axially displaced during the insertion of the cable to an inverted position with respect to the receiving position where the apex is oriented away from the insertion opening. The resilient membrane has a thinner membrane portion extending from the apex towards the bore to provide a controlled tear during cable insertion. The body has an exit opening which comprises resilient gripping teeth projecting axially from the body with an axially extending resilient foldable membrane located between at least two adjacent resilient teeth and foldable therebetween when they are radially compressed. Once force is applied by the axial movement of the fitting assembly onto a tapered surface of the grommet, the flexible gripping members radially collapse towards an inserted cable. The combination of the resilient membrane and the axially extending teeth separated by a foldable membrane allow for an increased friction fit and sealing interface on the cable. The grommet may be assembled in a strain relief connector having a nut, a connector body and optionally an insert. The insert has a removed section longitudinally coincident with a gripping surface facilitating movement of the gripping surface towards the cable.