Pluggable system for reading inputs, controlling outputs and communicating with another module for power distribution unit
AssigneeChrysler Group LLC
InventorsJohn M. Gaynier, Alexander Eyhorn
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Abstract
An electronics module for automotive vehicles includes a housing; an electrical connector having a commercial standard electrical connector footprint mounted on the housing; and an electronics assembly including commercial standard communication bus electronics contained in the housing, the electronics assembly being electrically connected to the electrical connector. The electronics module is adapted to be plugged into a power distribution unit of an automotive vehicle in order to control power distribution components of the unit.
Claims8
An electronics module for automotive vehicles comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrical connector having a commercial standard electrical connector footprint mounted on said housing;
- and
- an electronics assembly including commercial standard communication bus electronics contained in said housing, said electronics assembly being electrically connected to said electrical connector;
- wherein said electronics module is adapted to be plugged into a power distribution unit of an automotive vehicle in order to control power distribution components of said unit.
A power distribution system for automotive vehicles comprising:
- a power distribution unit containing power distribution components, such as fuses, relays, and the like;
- an electronics module including:
- a housing;
- an electrical connector having a commercial standard electrical connector footprint mounted on said housing;
- an electronics assembly including commercial standard communication bus electronics contained in said housing, said electronics assembly being electrically connected to said electrical connector;
- and
- an electrical connector mounted on said power distribution unit into which said electronics module is plugged and to which said power distribution components are electrically connected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.