Electrical system having an electrical distribution center
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorJohn J. Lee
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Abstract
An electrical distribution assembly comprises an insulating base member comprising a primary bus bar channel, including an isolation plate and sidewalls, to electrically isolate and support a current carrying primary bus bar and position the primary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly. A bus bar securing boss is disposed in the primary bus bar channel to engage a bus bar opening in the primary bus bar. A plurality of sub-bus bar channels, that are smaller in size than the primary bus bar channel are defined by the bus bar securing boss and the isolation plate and sidewalls, and are configured to electrically isolate and support a secondary bus bar and position the secondary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly.
Claims15
An electrical distribution assembly comprising:
- an insulating base member having an isolation plate and sidewalls extending outwardly therefrom to define a primary bus bar channel to electrically isolate and support a current carrying primary bus bar and position the primary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly;
- a bus bar securing boss disposed in the primary bus bar channel to engage a bus bar opening in the primary bus bar;
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- a plurality of sub-bus bar channels, that are smaller in size than the primary bus bar channel, defined by the bus bar securing boss, the isolation plate and sidewalls, and configured to electrically isolate and support a secondary bus bar and position the secondary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly.
An electrical system comprising:
- a power source;
- an electrical distribution assembly for receiving electrical power from the power source, the electrical distribution assembly comprising:
- an insulating base member having an isolation plate and sidewalls extending outwardly therefrom to define a primary bus bar channel to electrically isolate and support a current carrying primary bus bar and position the primary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly;
- a bus bar securing boss disposed in the primary bus bar channel to engage a bus bar opening in the primary bus bar;
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- a plurality of sub-bus bar channels, that are smaller in size than the primary bus bar channel, defined by the bus bar securing boss, the isolation plate and sidewalls, and configured to electrically isolate and support a secondary bus bar and position the secondary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly.
A motor vehicle electrical system comprising:
- a power source;
- an electrical distribution assembly for receiving electrical power from the power source, the electrical distribution assembly comprising:
- an insulating base member having an isolation plate and sidewalls extending outwardly therefrom to define a primary bus bar channel to electrically isolate and support a current carrying primary bus bar and position the primary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly;
- a bus bar securing boss disposed in the primary bus bar channel to engage a bus bar opening in the primary bus bar;
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- a plurality of sub-bus bar channels, that are smaller in size than the primary bus bar channel, defined by the bus bar securing boss, the isolation plate and sidewalls, and configured to electrically isolate and support a secondary bus bar and position the secondary bus bar in the electrical distribution assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.