Routing and securing system with nested support arrangement
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsMartin L. Krohn, Glen Gunderson, Jade Abner, Stephen Stuhr
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Abstract
A routing and securing system with a nested support arrangement is provide that includes a base block and a retainer in a nested relationship with respect to each other. Routed components which may include various ones of hoses, lines, and wire harnesses of vehicles are captured between the base block and retainer at predetermined positions to allow for straightforward and repeatable installation of the routed components.
Claims16
A routing and securing system with nested support arrangement for routing and securing routed components of a vehicle having a chassis, the system comprising:
- multiple routed components extending between different locations relative to the chassis;
- a nested support arrangement for routing and securing the routed components relative to the chassis, the nested support arrangement comprising:
- a base block having a base block perimeter defining a shape including multiple receptacles that are spaced from each other and extending into the base block from the base block perimeter, each receptacle defining a receptacle opening at the base block perimeter configured to receive a routed component therethrough;
- a retainer having a perimeter and recess formed in the perimeter of the retainer, the recess defined by a surface having a shape that corresponds to the base block perimeter shape;
- and
- a fastener extending along an axis and being configured to interconnect the base block and the retainer;
- wherein:
- the base block is receiveable in the recess of the retainer so as to define a nested relationship with respect to each other so that the retainer prevents removal of the routed component out of the receptacle opening of the base block;
- the base block and the retainer lie in a generally common plane with the base block received in the recess of the retainer;
- the axis of the fastener is transverse to the common plane.
A routing and securing system with nested support arrangement for routing and securing routed components of a vehicle having a chassis, the system comprising:
- multiple routed components extending between different locations relative to the chassis;
- and
- a nested support arrangement for routing and securing the routed components relative to the chassis, the nested support arrangement comprising:
- a base block having a base block perimeter defining a first perimeter shape;
- a retainer having a retainer perimeter and a recess formed therein, the recess is defined by a surface having shape;
- and
- a fastener extending along an axis and being configured to interconnect the base block and the retainer;
- wherein:
- the base block perimeter and the surface of the retainer are complementary such that the base block and retainer fit in a nested relationship in an assembled state with the base block and the retainer lying in a generally common plane and at least portions of the base block perimeter and the surface of the retainer engaging each other;
- the axis of the fastener is transverse to the common plane;
- and
- when the nested support arrangement is in the assembled state, the base block and the retainer define multiple receptacles extending into at least one of the base and retainer to receive the multiple routed components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.