US20100001554A1 - Vehicle body pass-through structure - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to a vehicle body pass-through structure. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle body pass-through structure for passing an electrical wire through a body panel of a vehicle.
- Some vehicles such as trucks and sport utility vehicles often have exterior electrical devices mounted to the roof
- fog lights and off road utility lights are common accessories that are added onto light trucks and sport utility vehicles (e.g., see U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0122236.
- off road lights are mounted to the front or roof of a vehicle.
- electrical devices such as off road lights are mounted to the roof, it is necessary to provide an opening in the roof for an electrical wiring harness to pass through the roof in order to connect the roof mounted electrical devices to the interior electrical system.
- an opening is formed in the vehicle roof, it is necessary to provide a watertight seal between the electrical wiring harness and the opening in the vehicle roof to avoid water from entering the interior cabin of the vehicle.
- One object is to provide a vehicle body pass-through structure that provides a watertight seal between an electrical wiring harness and an opening in the vehicle roof to avoid water from entering the interior cabin of the vehicle.
- a vehicle body pass-through structure that basically comprises a seal member, a rigid mounting member and a grommet.
- the seal member includes a first side, a second side and an access opening extending through the seal member between the first side and the second side.
- the rigid mounting member overlies the second side of the seal member so that the access opening of the seal member aligns with an attachment aperture of the mounting member.
- the grommet includes a first open end portion, a second open end portion, and a passageway extending between the first open end portion and the second open end portion. The first open end portion is disposed in the attachment aperture of the mounting member.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle roof with a roof rack including an air deflector and a pair of lamps mounted within the air deflector portion of the load carrier rack in which a vehicle body pass-through structure is used to seal a wiring harness of the lamps that pass through an opening in the vehicle roof in accordance with a first embodiment;
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the vehicle roof with the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the vehicle roof with the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 , with the air deflector and the lamps removed;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged, top perspective view of the vehicle body pass-through structure mounted to the vehicle roof panel;
- FIG. 5 is a front side elevational view of the vehicle body pass-through structure mounted to the vehicle roof panel;
- FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the vehicle roof panel as seen along section line 6 - 6 of FIG. 3 to show the vehicle body pass-through structure mounted to the vehicle roof panel;
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of the vehicle body pass-through structure as seen along section line 7 - 7 of FIG. 3 to show the wiring harness extending through vehicle body pass-through structure that is mounted to the vehicle roof panel;
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged, cross sectional view of the vehicle body pass-through structure as seen along section line 8 - 8 of FIG. 4 to show the interface between the vehicle body pass-through structure and the vehicle roof panel at one of the mounting points;
- FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 8 , but removed from the vehicle roof panel;
- FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated in FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11 is a bottom perspective view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10 ;
- FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 11 ;
- FIG. 13 is an exploded elevational view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 12 ;
- FIG. 14 is a bottom perspective view of the seal member and the rigid mounting member of the vehicle body pass-through structure with the grommet removed;
- FIG. 15 is a bottom perspective view of the seal member and the rigid mounting member of the vehicle body pass-through structure with the grommet removed.
- a vehicle 10 is partially illustrated that includes a vehicle roof panel 12 having a vehicle body pass-through structure 14 in accordance with a first embodiment.
- the vehicle roof panel 12 also has a roof rack 16 with an air deflector 18 mounted to a front end of the roof rack 16 .
- the air deflector 18 has a pair of off road lamps 20 mounted within the air deflector 18 .
- the lamps 20 are electrically connected to a wiring harness 22 that pass through the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the lamps 20 are electrically coupled to an interior vehicle electrical system 24 of the vehicle 10 by the wiring harness 22 .
- the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 provides a watertight seal for the wiring harness 22 to pass through the vehicle roof panel 12 so that water will not enter the vehicle therethrough.
- the wiring harness 22 is a conventional wiring harness having a plurality of electrical wires with a first electrical connector 22 a at one end and a second electrical connector 22 b at the other end.
- the first electrical connector 22 a is electrically coupled to a mating electrical connector 20 a of wiring of the lamps 20 .
- the second electrical connector 22 b is electrically coupled to a mating electrical connector 24 a of the interior vehicle electrical system 24 .
- the vehicle roof panel 12 constitutes an exterior vehicle body panel of the vehicle 10 in which the lamps 20 constitutes one example of an exterior vehicle accessory disposed on an exterior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 (e.g., the exterior vehicle body panel).
- the interior vehicle electrical system 24 one example of constitutes an interior vehicle part of the vehicle 10 , which is disposed on an interior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 (e.g., the exterior vehicle body panel), with interior vehicle electrical system 24 (e.g., the interior vehicle part) being electrically coupled to the lamps 20 (e.g., the exterior vehicle accessory) via the electrical wires of the wiring harness 22 .
- the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 be used with other types of exterior vehicle accessories, as need and/or desired.
- the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 is fastened to the vehicle roof panel 12 by a plurality of bolts or fasteners 26 that pass through a plurality of bolt holes 28 ( FIG. 8 ) in the vehicle roof panel 12 and then thread into a plurality of nuts 30 that are preferably mechanically secured to the interior side surface of the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the bolts 26 are preferably shoulder bolts that have a sealant disposed on the contact surface of the heads of the bolts 26 .
- the sealant of the bolts 26 prevents the ingress of water from seeping in from between the bolt heads and the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 .
- the nuts 30 are preferably rivet nuts with sealant disposed on the contact surfaces of the nuts 30 .
- the vehicle roof panel 12 has a circular exterior body panel opening 32 , which receives a part of the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 therein as discussed below.
- the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 is used to seal the exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 provides a watertight passage for the wiring harness 22 to pass through the exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 basically includes a seal member 40 , a rigid mounting member 42 and a grommet 44 .
- the seal member 40 and the rigid mounting member 42 are formed in a mold-over process.
- the seal member 40 and the rigid mounting member 42 are molded together to form a base member that is fixedly secured to the exterior surface of the vehicle roof panel 12 by the bolts 26 .
- the grommet 44 is sandwiched between the exterior surface of the vehicle roof panel 12 and the seal member 40 such that the seal member 40 seals the exterior body panel opening 32 and the bolt holes 28 as explained below.
- the seal member 40 is a one-piece, unitary member that is formed of an elastically deformable material such as a compressible rubber, e.g., EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber).
- the seal member 40 has a generally triangular shape, and includes a first side 51 , a second side 52 and a center access opening 53 extending through the seal member 40 between the first side 51 and the second side 52 .
- the center access opening 53 is dimensioned to receive a portion of the grommet 44 therein.
- the seal member 40 further includes a plurality of fastener mounting holes 54 extending through the seal member 40 between the first side 51 and the second side 52 .
- the fastener mounting holes 54 are dimensioned to receive the bolts or fasteners 26 therethrough.
- the seal member 40 has three of the fastener mounting holes 54 , which are spaced 120° apart about the center axis of the center access opening 53 .
- the seal member 40 further includes a first annular sealing bead 51 a that projects outwardly from the first side 51 of the seal member 40 and a plurality of second annular sealing beads 51 b that projects outwardly from the first side 51 of the seal member 40 .
- the first annular sealing bead 51 a is disposed around (i.e., encircles) the access opening 53 and the fastener mounting holes 54
- the second annular sealing beads 51 b are arranged such that one of the second annular sealing beads 51 b is disposed around (i.e., encircles) each of the fastener mounting holes 54 .
- the sealing bead 51 a creates a watertight seal at the peripheral edge of the vehicle body pass-through structure 14
- the sealing bead 51 b creates an additional watertight seal around each of the bolts 26 .
- the mounting member 42 is a rigid member that overlies the second side 52 of the seal member 40 .
- the mounting member 42 is a one-piece, unitary member that is formed of a non-metallic material such as nylon that is reinforced with thirty-three percent or more of glass fiber. In the illustrated embodiment, the mounting member 42 is about eight millimeters thick.
- the mounting member 42 has a lower surface 61 in which the seal member 40 is secured. When the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 is mounted to the vehicle roof panel 12 , the lower surface 61 does not contact the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the mounting member 42 is molded with a plurality of seal receiving recesses 62 such that when the seal member 40 is molded over the mounting member 42 , portions of the rubber material are disposed in the seal receiving recesses 62 .
- the second surface of the seal member 40 is formed with projections that are disposed in seal receiving recesses 62 .
- the mounting member 42 has an overall maximum thickness of about eight millimeters with the seal receiving recesses 62 being about four and one half millimeters deep.
- the seal member 40 projects outwardly from the bottom surface of the mounting member 42 by a prescribed amount of about four millimeters.
- the mounting member 42 has an attachment aperture 63 and three fastener mounting bores 64 .
- the attachment aperture 63 corresponds to the center access opening 53 of the seal member 40
- the fastener mounting bores 64 corresponds to the fastener mounting holes 54 of the seal member 40 .
- the centers of the opening 53 and the aperture 63 are aligned, while the centers of the holes 54 and the bores 64 are aligned, respectively.
- the access opening 53 of the seal member 40 is formed with a larger diameter than the attachment aperture 63 of the mounting member 42 .
- the mounting member 42 is formed with an end face 66 on its lower surface 61 .
- the end face 66 of the mounting member 42 is recessed from the first side 51 of the seal member 40 such that a portion of the grommet 44 is received therein as discussed below.
- the grommet 44 is a one-piece, unitary member that is formed of an elastically deformable material such as a compressible rubber, e.g., EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber).
- the grommet 44 basically includes a tubular roof attachment part 70 , a center tubular part 72 , a funnel-shaped part 74 and a tubular conduit attachment part 76 .
- the tubular roof attachment part 70 , the center tubular part 72 , the funnel-shaped part 74 constitutes a first open end portion of the grommet 44
- the tubular conduit attachment part 76 constitutes a second open end portion of the grommet 44 .
- a continuous passageway 78 is formed in the parts 70 , 72 , 74 and 76 for receiving the wiring harness 22 therethrough.
- the passageway 78 extends between the first and second open end portions of the grommet 44 .
- the passageway 78 of the grommet 44 is a generally L-shaped along the first and second open end portions of the grommet 44 , which results in the first and second open end portions of the grommet 44 being not axially aligned.
- the tubular roof attachment part 70 basically includes an inclined insertion surface 70 a, an inclined panel retaining surface 70 b, a contact member 70 c and a pair of installation elements or straps 70 d.
- the tubular roof attachment part 70 (i.e., the first open end portion) of the grommet 44 is dimensioned for gripping the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12
- the mounting member 42 is dimensioned for retaining the grommet 44 on the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the inclined panel retaining surface 70 b and the contact member 70 c are dimensioned relative to each other to define an annular body panel receiving groove, which receives the vehicle roof panel 12 , when the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 is installed onto the vehicle roof panel 12 (i.e., when the grommet 44 is installed into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 ).
- the inclined insertion surface 70 a forms tapered edge surface that is inclined radially outwardly as the tapered edge surface approaches towards the inclined panel retaining surface 70 b and the annular body panel receiving groove.
- the inclined insertion surface 70 a is dimensioned relative to the circular exterior body panel opening 32 of the vehicle roof panel 12 to aid in the insert of the grommet 44 into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 of the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the inclined panel retaining surface 70 b and the contact member 70 c define an annular body panel receiving groove for receiving the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the lower face of the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 contacts the exterior surface of the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the upper face of the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 engages the end face 66 of the mounting member 42 to restrict axial movement of the grommet 44 in the attachment aperture 63 of the mounting member 42 in an axial direction from the first side 51 of the mounting member 42 to the second side 52 of the mounting member 42 .
- the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 has its lower (first) face disposed adjacent the first side 51 of the seal member 40 and its upper (second) face engaging the end face 66 of the mounting member 42 .
- the first side 51 of the seal member 40 and the lower (first) face of the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 are aligned with the annular body panel receiving groove being disposed adjacent the lower (first) face of the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 .
- the installation elements or straps 70 d of the grommet 44 are provided to aid in the installation of the grommet 44 into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the installation straps 70 d extend from the free end of the tubular roof attachment part 70 such that the installer can pull the grommet 44 through the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the passageway 78 of the grommet 44 is basically L-shaped.
- the inner surface of the passageway 78 basically includes a lower cylindrical section along the tubular roof attachment part 70 and the center tubular part 72 , a funnel-shaped section along the funnel-shaped part 74 , an upper cylindrical section along the tubular conduit attachment part 76 .
- the funnel-shaped section of the passageway 78 has a wide diameter part located adjacent the lower cylindrical section of the grommet 44 and a smaller diameter part located towards the upper cylindrical section of the grommet 44 such that the funnel-shaped section narrows as the funnel-shaped section approaches the upper cylindrical section of the grommet 44 .
- the upper cylindrical section of the passageway 78 of the grommet 44 is perpendicularly arranged with respect to a center axis of the funnel-shaped section of the passageway 78 .
- the grommet 44 To install the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 onto the vehicle roof panel 12 , the grommet 44 first inserted into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 . This is done by the installer first inserting the installation elements or straps 70 d into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 from the exterior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 . Then, the installer pulls the installation elements or straps 70 d from the interior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 such that the inclined insertion surface 70 a first contacts the edge of the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the engagement between the inclined insertion surface 70 a and the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 causes the tubular roof attachment part 70 to be compressed inward in a radial direction so that the tubular roof attachment part 70 is received in the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the tubular roof attachment part 70 expands outward in the radial direction such that the inclined panel retaining surface 70 b contacts the interior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 and the contact member 70 c contacts the exterior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 .
- the inclined panel retaining surface 70 b and the contact member 70 c form an annular body panel receiving groove.
- the mounting member 42 is installed over the grommet 44 .
- the mounting member 42 and the seal member 40 are installed over the grommet 44 such that the center tubular part 72 of the grommet 44 is disposed in the attachment aperture 63 of the mounting member 42 and the contact member 70 c is disposed in the center access opening 53 of the seal member 40 .
- the first side 51 of the seal member 40 is flush with the lower side of the contact member 70 c.
- the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 is sandwiched between the exterior surface of the roof and the end face 66 of the lower surface 61 of the mounting member 42 .
- the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 is an annular flange with an axial thickness (e.g., four millimeters) that is equal to the thickness (e.g., four millimeters) of the seal member 40 that is disposed below the lower surface 61 of the mounting member 42 .
- the bolts 26 are inserted though the bores 64 of the mounting member 42 and the holes 54 of the seal member 40 so as to threadedly engage the nuts 30 .
- the beads 51 a and 51 b of the seal member 40 and the contact member 70 c of the grommet 44 are both compressed against exterior surface of the vehicle roof panel 12 to create a watertight seal.
- the mounting member 42 further includes first alignment indicia 81
- the grommet 44 includes second alignment indicia 82 that aligns with the first alignment indicia 81 to properly position the grommet 44 with respect to the mounting member 42
- the mounting member 42 further preferably includes orientation indicia 83 in the form of an arrow to properly orient the mounting member 42 with respect to the vehicle roof panel 12 in which the vehicle body pass-through structure 14 is to be installed.
- the term “comprising” and its derivatives, as used herein, are intended to be open ended terms that specify the presence of the stated features, elements, components, groups, integers, and/or steps, but do not exclude the presence of other unstated features, elements, components, groups, integers and/or steps.
- the foregoing also applies to words having similar meanings such as the terms, “including”, “having” and their derivatives.
- the terms “part,” “section,” “portion,” “member” or “element” when used in the singular can have the dual meaning of a single part or a plurality of parts.
- the following directional terms “forward”, “rearward”, “above”, “downward”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “below” and “transverse” as well as any other similar directional terms refer to those directions of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle body pass-through structure. Accordingly, these terms, as utilized to describe the vehicle body pass-through structure should be interpreted relative to a vehicle equipped with the vehicle body pass-through structure.
- the terms of degree such as “substantially”, “about” and “approximately” as used herein mean a reasonable amount of deviation of the modified term such that the end result is not significantly changed.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention generally relates to a vehicle body pass-through structure. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle body pass-through structure for passing an electrical wire through a body panel of a vehicle.
- 2. Background Information
- Some vehicles such as trucks and sport utility vehicles often have exterior electrical devices mounted to the roof For example, fog lights and off road utility lights are common accessories that are added onto light trucks and sport utility vehicles (e.g., see U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0122236. Typically, off road lights are mounted to the front or roof of a vehicle. When electrical devices such as off road lights are mounted to the roof, it is necessary to provide an opening in the roof for an electrical wiring harness to pass through the roof in order to connect the roof mounted electrical devices to the interior electrical system. When such an opening is formed in the vehicle roof, it is necessary to provide a watertight seal between the electrical wiring harness and the opening in the vehicle roof to avoid water from entering the interior cabin of the vehicle.
- In view of the above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that there exists a need for an improved vehicle body pass-through structure that provides a watertight seal between the electrical wiring harness and the opening in the vehicle roof to avoid water from entering the interior cabin of the vehicle. This invention addresses this need in the art as well as other needs, which will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure.
- One object is to provide a vehicle body pass-through structure that provides a watertight seal between an electrical wiring harness and an opening in the vehicle roof to avoid water from entering the interior cabin of the vehicle.
- To achieve this object, a vehicle body pass-through structure is provided that basically comprises a seal member, a rigid mounting member and a grommet. The seal member includes a first side, a second side and an access opening extending through the seal member between the first side and the second side. The rigid mounting member overlies the second side of the seal member so that the access opening of the seal member aligns with an attachment aperture of the mounting member. The grommet includes a first open end portion, a second open end portion, and a passageway extending between the first open end portion and the second open end portion. The first open end portion is disposed in the attachment aperture of the mounting member.
- These and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Referring now to the attached drawings which form a part of this original disclosure:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle roof with a roof rack including an air deflector and a pair of lamps mounted within the air deflector portion of the load carrier rack in which a vehicle body pass-through structure is used to seal a wiring harness of the lamps that pass through an opening in the vehicle roof in accordance with a first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the vehicle roof with the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the vehicle roof with the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated inFIGS. 1 and 2 , with the air deflector and the lamps removed; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged, top perspective view of the vehicle body pass-through structure mounted to the vehicle roof panel; -
FIG. 5 is a front side elevational view of the vehicle body pass-through structure mounted to the vehicle roof panel; -
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the vehicle roof panel as seen along section line 6-6 ofFIG. 3 to show the vehicle body pass-through structure mounted to the vehicle roof panel; -
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of the vehicle body pass-through structure as seen along section line 7-7 ofFIG. 3 to show the wiring harness extending through vehicle body pass-through structure that is mounted to the vehicle roof panel; -
FIG. 8 is an enlarged, cross sectional view of the vehicle body pass-through structure as seen along section line 8-8 ofFIG. 4 to show the interface between the vehicle body pass-through structure and the vehicle roof panel at one of the mounting points; -
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated inFIGS. 1 to 8 , but removed from the vehicle roof panel; -
FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated inFIG. 9 ; -
FIG. 11 is a bottom perspective view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated inFIGS. 9 and 10 ; -
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated inFIGS. 9 to 11 ; -
FIG. 13 is an exploded elevational view of the vehicle body pass-through structure illustrated inFIGS. 9 to 12 ; -
FIG. 14 is a bottom perspective view of the seal member and the rigid mounting member of the vehicle body pass-through structure with the grommet removed; and -
FIG. 15 is a bottom perspective view of the seal member and the rigid mounting member of the vehicle body pass-through structure with the grommet removed. - Selected embodiments of the present invention will now be explained with reference to the drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that the following descriptions of the embodiments of the present invention are provided for illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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FIGS. 1 to 3 , avehicle 10 is partially illustrated that includes avehicle roof panel 12 having a vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 in accordance with a first embodiment. Thevehicle roof panel 12 also has aroof rack 16 with anair deflector 18 mounted to a front end of theroof rack 16. Theair deflector 18 has a pair of offroad lamps 20 mounted within theair deflector 18. Thelamps 20 are electrically connected to awiring harness 22 that pass through thevehicle roof panel 12. Thelamps 20 are electrically coupled to an interior vehicleelectrical system 24 of thevehicle 10 by thewiring harness 22. - In the illustrated embodiment, the vehicle body pass-through
structure 14 provides a watertight seal for thewiring harness 22 to pass through thevehicle roof panel 12 so that water will not enter the vehicle therethrough. Thewiring harness 22 is a conventional wiring harness having a plurality of electrical wires with a firstelectrical connector 22 a at one end and a secondelectrical connector 22 b at the other end. The firstelectrical connector 22 a is electrically coupled to a matingelectrical connector 20 a of wiring of thelamps 20. The secondelectrical connector 22 b is electrically coupled to a matingelectrical connector 24 a of the interior vehicleelectrical system 24. Basically, thevehicle roof panel 12 constitutes an exterior vehicle body panel of thevehicle 10 in which thelamps 20 constitutes one example of an exterior vehicle accessory disposed on an exterior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 (e.g., the exterior vehicle body panel). The interior vehicleelectrical system 24 one example of constitutes an interior vehicle part of thevehicle 10, which is disposed on an interior side of the vehicle roof panel 12 (e.g., the exterior vehicle body panel), with interior vehicle electrical system 24 (e.g., the interior vehicle part) being electrically coupled to the lamps 20 (e.g., the exterior vehicle accessory) via the electrical wires of thewiring harness 22. Of course, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 be used with other types of exterior vehicle accessories, as need and/or desired. - Referring now to
FIGS. 6 to 8 , the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 is fastened to thevehicle roof panel 12 by a plurality of bolts orfasteners 26 that pass through a plurality of bolt holes 28 (FIG. 8 ) in thevehicle roof panel 12 and then thread into a plurality ofnuts 30 that are preferably mechanically secured to the interior side surface of thevehicle roof panel 12. Thebolts 26 are preferably shoulder bolts that have a sealant disposed on the contact surface of the heads of thebolts 26. The sealant of thebolts 26 prevents the ingress of water from seeping in from between the bolt heads and the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14. Thenuts 30 are preferably rivet nuts with sealant disposed on the contact surfaces of thenuts 30. - As seen in
FIG. 7 , thevehicle roof panel 12 has a circular exterior body panel opening 32, which receives a part of the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 therein as discussed below. The vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 is used to seal the exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12. Thus, the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 provides a watertight passage for thewiring harness 22 to pass through the exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12. - Referring now to
FIGS. 12 to 15 , the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 basically includes aseal member 40, arigid mounting member 42 and agrommet 44. Theseal member 40 and therigid mounting member 42 are formed in a mold-over process. Thus, theseal member 40 and therigid mounting member 42 are molded together to form a base member that is fixedly secured to the exterior surface of thevehicle roof panel 12 by thebolts 26. When the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 is mounted to thevehicle roof panel 12, thegrommet 44 is sandwiched between the exterior surface of thevehicle roof panel 12 and theseal member 40 such that theseal member 40 seals the exterior body panel opening 32 and thebolt holes 28 as explained below. - As best seen in
FIGS. 12 and 13 , theseal member 40 is a one-piece, unitary member that is formed of an elastically deformable material such as a compressible rubber, e.g., EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber). Theseal member 40 has a generally triangular shape, and includes afirst side 51, asecond side 52 and a center access opening 53 extending through theseal member 40 between thefirst side 51 and thesecond side 52. The center access opening 53 is dimensioned to receive a portion of thegrommet 44 therein. Theseal member 40 further includes a plurality offastener mounting holes 54 extending through theseal member 40 between thefirst side 51 and thesecond side 52. Thefastener mounting holes 54 are dimensioned to receive the bolts orfasteners 26 therethrough. In the illustrated embodiment, theseal member 40 has three of thefastener mounting holes 54, which are spaced 120° apart about the center axis of the center access opening 53. - The
seal member 40 further includes a firstannular sealing bead 51 a that projects outwardly from thefirst side 51 of theseal member 40 and a plurality of second annular sealingbeads 51 b that projects outwardly from thefirst side 51 of theseal member 40. The firstannular sealing bead 51 a is disposed around (i.e., encircles) the access opening 53 and thefastener mounting holes 54, while the second annular sealingbeads 51 b are arranged such that one of the second annular sealingbeads 51 b is disposed around (i.e., encircles) each of the fastener mounting holes 54. When the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 is mounted to thevehicle roof panel 12, the tightening of thebolts 26 will cause the mountingmember 42 to squeeze theseal member 40 against thevehicle roof panel 12 such that will the sealingbeads vehicle roof panel 12. Thus, the sealingbead 51 a creates a watertight seal at the peripheral edge of the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14, while the sealingbead 51 b creates an additional watertight seal around each of thebolts 26. - The mounting
member 42 is a rigid member that overlies thesecond side 52 of theseal member 40. For example, the mountingmember 42 is a one-piece, unitary member that is formed of a non-metallic material such as nylon that is reinforced with thirty-three percent or more of glass fiber. In the illustrated embodiment, the mountingmember 42 is about eight millimeters thick. The mountingmember 42 has alower surface 61 in which theseal member 40 is secured. When the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 is mounted to thevehicle roof panel 12, thelower surface 61 does not contact thevehicle roof panel 12. - Preferably, the mounting
member 42 is molded with a plurality ofseal receiving recesses 62 such that when theseal member 40 is molded over the mountingmember 42, portions of the rubber material are disposed in the seal receiving recesses 62. In other words, when theseal member 40 is molded over the mountingmember 42, the second surface of theseal member 40 is formed with projections that are disposed in seal receiving recesses 62. In the illustrated embodiment, the mountingmember 42 has an overall maximum thickness of about eight millimeters with theseal receiving recesses 62 being about four and one half millimeters deep. Theseal member 40 projects outwardly from the bottom surface of the mountingmember 42 by a prescribed amount of about four millimeters. Thus, upon tightening of thebolts 26 to fasten the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 to thevehicle roof panel 12, the heads of thebolts 26 apply a downward pressure on the mountingmember 42 to press theseal member 40 against thevehicle roof panel 12. - The mounting
member 42 has anattachment aperture 63 and three fastener mounting bores 64. Theattachment aperture 63 corresponds to the center access opening 53 of theseal member 40, while the fastener mounting bores 64 corresponds to thefastener mounting holes 54 of theseal member 40. In other words, when theseal member 40 is molded on the mountingmember 42, the centers of theopening 53 and theaperture 63 are aligned, while the centers of theholes 54 and thebores 64 are aligned, respectively. - When the
seal member 40 is mold onto thelower surface 61 of the mountingmember 42, the access opening 53 of theseal member 40 is formed with a larger diameter than theattachment aperture 63 of the mountingmember 42. Thus, the mountingmember 42 is formed with anend face 66 on itslower surface 61. The end face 66 of the mountingmember 42 is recessed from thefirst side 51 of theseal member 40 such that a portion of thegrommet 44 is received therein as discussed below. - As best seen in
FIGS. 7 , 12 and 13, thegrommet 44 is a one-piece, unitary member that is formed of an elastically deformable material such as a compressible rubber, e.g., EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber). Thegrommet 44 basically includes a tubularroof attachment part 70, a centertubular part 72, a funnel-shapedpart 74 and a tubularconduit attachment part 76. The tubularroof attachment part 70, the centertubular part 72, the funnel-shapedpart 74 constitutes a first open end portion of thegrommet 44, while the tubularconduit attachment part 76 constitutes a second open end portion of thegrommet 44. Acontinuous passageway 78 is formed in theparts wiring harness 22 therethrough. Thus, thepassageway 78 extends between the first and second open end portions of thegrommet 44. Thepassageway 78 of thegrommet 44 is a generally L-shaped along the first and second open end portions of thegrommet 44, which results in the first and second open end portions of thegrommet 44 being not axially aligned. - The tubular
roof attachment part 70 basically includes aninclined insertion surface 70 a, an inclinedpanel retaining surface 70 b, acontact member 70 c and a pair of installation elements orstraps 70 d. The tubular roof attachment part 70 (i.e., the first open end portion) of thegrommet 44 is dimensioned for gripping the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12, while the mountingmember 42 is dimensioned for retaining thegrommet 44 on thevehicle roof panel 12. Moreover, the inclinedpanel retaining surface 70 b and thecontact member 70 c are dimensioned relative to each other to define an annular body panel receiving groove, which receives thevehicle roof panel 12, when the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 is installed onto the vehicle roof panel 12 (i.e., when thegrommet 44 is installed into the circular exterior body panel opening 32). - The
inclined insertion surface 70 a forms tapered edge surface that is inclined radially outwardly as the tapered edge surface approaches towards the inclinedpanel retaining surface 70 b and the annular body panel receiving groove. Theinclined insertion surface 70 a is dimensioned relative to the circular exterior body panel opening 32 of thevehicle roof panel 12 to aid in the insert of thegrommet 44 into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 of thevehicle roof panel 12. - As mentioned above, the inclined
panel retaining surface 70 b and thecontact member 70 c define an annular body panel receiving groove for receiving thevehicle roof panel 12. Thus, the lower face of thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44 contacts the exterior surface of thevehicle roof panel 12. The upper face of thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44 engages theend face 66 of the mountingmember 42 to restrict axial movement of thegrommet 44 in theattachment aperture 63 of the mountingmember 42 in an axial direction from thefirst side 51 of the mountingmember 42 to thesecond side 52 of the mountingmember 42. In other words, thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44 has its lower (first) face disposed adjacent thefirst side 51 of theseal member 40 and its upper (second) face engaging theend face 66 of the mountingmember 42. Preferably, thefirst side 51 of theseal member 40 and the lower (first) face of thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44 are aligned with the annular body panel receiving groove being disposed adjacent the lower (first) face of thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44. - The installation elements or
straps 70 d of thegrommet 44 are provided to aid in the installation of thegrommet 44 into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12. The installation straps 70 d extend from the free end of the tubularroof attachment part 70 such that the installer can pull thegrommet 44 through the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12. - As best seen in
FIG. 7 , thepassageway 78 of thegrommet 44 is basically L-shaped. The inner surface of thepassageway 78 basically includes a lower cylindrical section along the tubularroof attachment part 70 and the centertubular part 72, a funnel-shaped section along the funnel-shapedpart 74, an upper cylindrical section along the tubularconduit attachment part 76. The funnel-shaped section of thepassageway 78 has a wide diameter part located adjacent the lower cylindrical section of thegrommet 44 and a smaller diameter part located towards the upper cylindrical section of thegrommet 44 such that the funnel-shaped section narrows as the funnel-shaped section approaches the upper cylindrical section of thegrommet 44. The upper cylindrical section of thepassageway 78 of thegrommet 44 is perpendicularly arranged with respect to a center axis of the funnel-shaped section of thepassageway 78. - To install the vehicle body pass-through
structure 14 onto thevehicle roof panel 12, thegrommet 44 first inserted into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12. This is done by the installer first inserting the installation elements orstraps 70 d into the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12 from the exterior side of thevehicle roof panel 12. Then, the installer pulls the installation elements orstraps 70 d from the interior side of thevehicle roof panel 12 such that theinclined insertion surface 70 a first contacts the edge of the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12. The engagement between theinclined insertion surface 70 a and the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12 causes the tubularroof attachment part 70 to be compressed inward in a radial direction so that the tubularroof attachment part 70 is received in the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12. Once theinclined insertion surface 70 a passes through the circular exterior body panel opening 32 in thevehicle roof panel 12, the tubularroof attachment part 70 expands outward in the radial direction such that the inclinedpanel retaining surface 70 b contacts the interior side of thevehicle roof panel 12 and thecontact member 70 c contacts the exterior side of thevehicle roof panel 12. Thus, the inclinedpanel retaining surface 70 b and thecontact member 70 c form an annular body panel receiving groove. - Next, the mounting
member 42, with theseal member 40 disposed thereon, is installed over thegrommet 44. In particular, the mountingmember 42 and theseal member 40 are installed over thegrommet 44 such that the centertubular part 72 of thegrommet 44 is disposed in theattachment aperture 63 of the mountingmember 42 and thecontact member 70 c is disposed in the center access opening 53 of theseal member 40. Preferably, thefirst side 51 of theseal member 40 is flush with the lower side of thecontact member 70 c. Thus, thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44 is sandwiched between the exterior surface of the roof and theend face 66 of thelower surface 61 of the mountingmember 42. Preferably, thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44 is an annular flange with an axial thickness (e.g., four millimeters) that is equal to the thickness (e.g., four millimeters) of theseal member 40 that is disposed below thelower surface 61 of the mountingmember 42. - Now, the
bolts 26 are inserted though thebores 64 of the mountingmember 42 and theholes 54 of theseal member 40 so as to threadedly engage the nuts 30. Upon tightening thebolts 26, thebeads seal member 40 and thecontact member 70 c of thegrommet 44 are both compressed against exterior surface of thevehicle roof panel 12 to create a watertight seal. - Preferably, to aid in the proper installation of the vehicle body pass-through
structure 14 to thevehicle roof panel 12, the mountingmember 42 further includesfirst alignment indicia 81, while thegrommet 44 includessecond alignment indicia 82 that aligns with thefirst alignment indicia 81 to properly position thegrommet 44 with respect to the mountingmember 42. The mountingmember 42 further preferably includesorientation indicia 83 in the form of an arrow to properly orient the mountingmember 42 with respect to thevehicle roof panel 12 in which the vehicle body pass-throughstructure 14 is to be installed. - In understanding the scope of the present invention, the term “comprising” and its derivatives, as used herein, are intended to be open ended terms that specify the presence of the stated features, elements, components, groups, integers, and/or steps, but do not exclude the presence of other unstated features, elements, components, groups, integers and/or steps. The foregoing also applies to words having similar meanings such as the terms, “including”, “having” and their derivatives. Also, the terms “part,” “section,” “portion,” “member” or “element” when used in the singular can have the dual meaning of a single part or a plurality of parts. Also as used herein to describe the above embodiment(s), the following directional terms “forward”, “rearward”, “above”, “downward”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “below” and “transverse” as well as any other similar directional terms refer to those directions of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle body pass-through structure. Accordingly, these terms, as utilized to describe the vehicle body pass-through structure should be interpreted relative to a vehicle equipped with the vehicle body pass-through structure. The terms of degree such as “substantially”, “about” and “approximately” as used herein mean a reasonable amount of deviation of the modified term such that the end result is not significantly changed.
- While only selected embodiments have been chosen to illustrate the present invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that various changes and modifications can be made herein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. For example, the size, shape, location or orientation of the various components can be changed as needed and/or desired. Components that are shown directly connected or contacting each other can have intermediate structures disposed between them. The functions of one element can be performed by two, and vice versa. The structures and functions of one embodiment can be adopted in another embodiment. It is not necessary for all advantages to be present in a particular embodiment at the same time. Every feature which is unique from the prior art, alone or in combination with other features, also should be considered a separate description of further inventions by the applicant, including the structural and/or functional concepts embodied by such feature(s). Thus, the foregoing descriptions of the embodiments according to the present invention are provided for illustration only, and not for the purpose of limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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