Bracket for and method of forming a wire harness assembly
AssigneeBombardier Inc.
InventorMartin St-Cyr
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Abstract
A bracket for forming a wire harness assembly prior to installation to a structure of a vehicle includes a conductive body adapted to attach the bracket to the vehicle, an interface portion adapted to attach at least one wire of a wire harness to the body, and at least one ground connector attached to the body. The interface portion is conductively insulated from the body. The at least one ground connector is adapted to electrically connect the wire harness to a ground. A method of forming a wire harness assembly for installation to a structure of a vehicle is also presented.
Claims20
A bracket for forming a wire harness assembly prior to installation to a structure of a vehicle, the bracket comprising:
- a conductive body adapted to attach the bracket to the vehicle;
- an interface portion adapted to attach a plurality of wire bundles of a wire harness to the body, the interface portion being conductively insulated from the body;
- at least one ground connector attached to the body, the at least one ground connector being adapted to electrically connect the wire harness to a ground;
- a module connection portion attached to the body, the module connection portion being attachable to a plurality of terminal modules other than the wire bundles;
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- a bracket support attached to the body, the bracket support being adapted to attach the body to the structure of the vehicle,
- wherein the conductive body, the interface portion, the at least one ground connector and the module connection portion are attachable to the structure of the vehicle through said bracket support.
A method of forming a wire harness assembly for installation to a structure of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- a) attaching a plurality of wire bundles to a bracket, the bracket comprising a conductive body adapted to attach the bracket to the vehicle, an interface portion adapted to attach at least one wire of the wire harness assembly to the body, the interface portion being conductively insulated from the body, a module connection portion attachable to a plurality of terminal modules other than the wire bundles, and a bracket support attached to the body, the bracket support being adapted to attach the body to the structure of the vehicle;
- b) connecting at least one of a plurality of electric wires of the wire bundles to at least one ground connector of the bracket;
- c) attaching the plurality of terminal modules to the module connection portion;
- wherein steps a), b) and c) are performed outside of the structure of the vehicle,
- and wherein the conductive body, the interface portion, the at least one ground connector and the module connection portion are attachable to the structure of the vehicle through said bracket support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.