Modular method and system for insulated bus bar cable harness termination concept
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsStephen D. Gherardini, Christopher G. Daily
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Abstract
A bridge and cable harness assembly to protect bus bar apparatuses from foreign object exposure and further, electrical shorts. The assembly provides an apparatus that is configured based on the specific arrangement of the bus bar. The user determined how many bridge assemblies are necessary to protect the bus bars. The bus bars and bridges are secured to each other either by apertures in bus bars that accepts protrusions of bridges which are heat staked, or where the bus bars are overmolded into the insulative bridge material. Screws are used to make a final assembly into the board-mounted connectors.
Claims24
An apparatus for terminating a bus bar assembly comprising:
- at least one bridge assembly including an insulative bridge component with a plurality of first apertures disposed along a top surface of the bridge assembly configured to receive a plurality of fasteners, a first plurality of bus bars partially recessed in the insulative bridge component and partially extending from at least one side surface, and a plurality of second apertures disposed along at least one side surface configured to receive a plurality of second bus bars;
- a cable harness assembly including an insulative harness component with a plurality of first apertures disposed along a top surface of the cable harness assembly and configured to receive a plurality of fasteners, a plurality of second apertures disposed on at least one side surface and configured to receive the first plurality of bus bars and a plurality of conductive wires extending from the insulative harness component;
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- wherein the first plurality of bus bars from the insulative bridge component engage with a plurality of apertures wherein the plurality of apertures is selected from the group consisting of the plurality of second apertures of the cable harness assembly and the plurality of second apertures of a second bridge assembly to create an electrically conductive circuit.
An apparatus for terminating a bus bar assembly comprising:
- a cable harness assembly including an insulative harness component, a plurality of conductive wires partially recessed within the insulative harness component, the wires having terminals on a bottom of the insulative harness component and extending from at least one side of the insulative harness component, a plurality of first apertures disposed along a top surface of the cable harness assembly for receiving a plurality of fasteners;
- at least one bridge assembly including an insulative bridge component, a plurality of first apertures along a top surface of the at least one bridge assembly for receiving fasteners, a plurality of insulative protrusions extending away from the at least one bridge assembly, a plurality of bus bars disposed on a bottom of the at least one insulative bridge component, the plurality of insulative protrusions securing the plurality of bus bars along the bottom of the at least one insulative bridge component;
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- wherein the at least one bridge assembly partially covers the plurality of bus bars and the cable harness assembly is configured to cover an exposed portion of the plurality of bus bars, wherein the plurality of bus bars contacts the terminals on the bottom of the insulative harness component to create an electrically conductive connection.
An apparatus for terminating a bus bar assembly comprising:
- a plurality of bus bars;
- a cable harness assembly having an insulative harness component, a plurality of conductive wires partially recessed within the insulative harness component having terminals on a bottom of the insulative harness component, the wires extending from at least one side of the insulative harness component, a plurality of first apertures disposed along a top surface of the cable harness assembly for receiving a plurality of fasteners;
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- wherein the cable harness assembly is configured to cover an exposed portion of the plurality of bus bars, wherein the bus bars contact the terminals on the bottom of the insulative harness component to create an electrically conductive connection.
A method for an apparatus for terminating a bus bar assembly comprising:
- providing at least one bus bar assembly;
- providing at least one insulating bridge assembly;
- securing the at least one bridge assembly to the bus bar assembly with a plurality of fasteners;
- providing a cable harness assembly;
- securing the cable harness assembly to the bus bar assembly;
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- wherein the insulating cable harness assembly and the at least one insulating bridge assembly substantially shields the bus bar assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.