Headerless harness connection assembly and methods of constructing and utilizing same
AssigneeVitesco Technologies USA, LLC
InventorsPatrick Su, Kevin D. Moore
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Abstract
A harness connector for an electronics device is disclosed, the electronics device having a housing and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, and the housing including an opening exposing electrical contacts of the printed circuit board. The harness connector includes a base member with a plurality of apertures defined therein, the base member directly attached to the housing and disposed over the opening, and a plurality electrical contacts electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board.
Claims17
An electronics device, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical contacts;
- a housing in which the printed circuit board is disposed, the housing including an opening exposing the electrical contacts;
- and
- a harness connector directly attached to the housing and disposed over the opening, the harness connector comprising:
- a plurality electrical contacts electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board,
- a base member having a segment which is disposed at least partly within the opening of the housing, the plurality of electrical contacts disposed at least partly in the segment of the base member, and
- a seal member disposed between the segment and a portion of the housing defining the opening thereof, the seal member providing a sealed relationship between the base member and the portion of the housing defining the opening thereof.
An electronics device, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical contacts;
- a housing in which the printed circuit board is disposed, the housing including an opening exposing the electrical contacts;
- and
- a harness connector directly attached to the housing and disposed over the opening, the harness connector including a plurality electrical contacts electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board,
- wherein each of the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board comprises a through-hole, and each of the electrical contacts of the harness connector comprises a compliant, press-fit male contact member.
An electronics device, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical contacts;
- a housing in which the printed circuit board is disposed, the housing including an opening exposing the electrical contacts;
- and
- a harness connector directly attached to the housing and disposed over the opening, the harness connector including a plurality electrical contacts electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board,
- wherein the printed circuit board includes a pin block having pins extending therefrom, and the electrical contacts of the harness connector comprise female connector members which engage with the pins of the printed circuit board.
A harness connector for an electronics device having a housing and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, and the housing including an opening exposing electrical contacts of the printed circuit board, the harness connector comprising:
- a base member with a plurality of apertures defined therein, the base member directly attached to the housing and disposed over the opening;
- and
- a plurality electrical contacts electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board,
- wherein the base member comprises a segment which extends at least partly into the opening of the housing, the segment defining an inner space, and the plurality of contacts are disposed at least partly in the inner space of the segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.