Harness assembly with an end node harness connector for an electrical connector system

A harness assembly comprising:

• a cable assembly including a plurality of wires;
• a drop node harness connector including a drop node harness connector housing and drop node harness connector terminals terminated to the corresponding wires of the cable assembly, the drop node harness connector housing including a mating end configured to be mated with a corresponding device connector of an electrical device and a cable end with the wires extending from the cable end, the drop node harness connector housing including terminal channels holding the corresponding drop node harness connector terminals, each drop node harness connector terminal including a drop node mating end and a drop node terminating end, the drop node terminating end terminated to an end of the corresponding wire, the drop node mating end configured to be mated with a device terminal of the corresponding device connector to create a signal path between the wire and the corresponding device terminal, the drop node harness connector including drop node bus terminals received in the drop node harness connector housing, each drop node bus terminal including drop node mating beams configured to be electrically connected to corresponding drop node harness connector terminals for electrical bussing between the drop node harness connector terminals;
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• an end node harness connector including an end node harness connector housing and end node harness connector terminals terminated to the corresponding wires of the cable assembly, the end node harness connector housing including a mating end configured to be mated with a corresponding device connector of an electrical device and a cable end with the wires extending from the cable end, the end node harness connector housing including terminal channels holding the corresponding end node harness connector terminals, each end node harness connector terminal including an end node mating end and an end node terminating end, the end node terminating end terminated to an end of the corresponding wire, the end node mating end configured to be mated with a device terminal of the corresponding device connector to create a signal path between the wire and the corresponding device terminal, the end node harness connector including end node bus terminals received in the end node harness connector housing, each end node bus terminal including end node mating beams configured to be electrically connected to corresponding end node harness connector terminals and corresponding device terminals for electrical bussing between the end node harness connector terminals and the device terminals.

An electrical connector system for a vehicle, the electrical connector system comprising:

• electrical devices electrically connected to a device controller, each electrical device including a circuit board, a device housing mounted to the circuit board, and device terminals held by the device housing and coupled to the circuit board;
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• a harness assembly electrically connected to the electrical devices, the harness assembly including a cable assembly including a plurality of wires and harness connectors coupled to the corresponding wires of the cable assembly and configured to be mated with the corresponding electrical devices, the harness assembly including bussing components for electrical bussing of the electrical devices;
• each harness connector including a harness connector housing and harness connector terminals terminated to the corresponding wires of the cable assembly, the harness connector housing including a mating end configured to be mated with the corresponding device connector and a cable end with the wires extending from the cable end, the harness connector housing including terminal channels holding the corresponding harness connector terminals, each harness connector terminal including a mating end and a terminating end, the terminating end terminated to an end of the corresponding wire, the mating end configured to be mated with the corresponding device terminal of the device connector to create a signal path between the wire and the corresponding device terminal;
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• each harness connector holding bus terminals in the harness connector housing, the bus terminals including mating beams electrically connected to the corresponding harness connector terminals for electrical bussing of the electrical devices.