US 5,856,908 A · Wire harness and instrument panel assembly

Abstract

A plurality of electrical equipment units have a harness connecting connector, and an instrument panel has a plurality of mounting openings for the equipment units. An assembly housing is arranged in the instrument panel. A wiring harness for the instrument panel has a plurality of self-mating connectors for the equipment units, the self-mating connectors being respectively connected to a flexible flat circuit sheet. The assembly housing has a side wall with a harness receiving recess and has a plurality of connector holders. The harness receiving recess is fixedly mounted with the circuit sheet for the wiring harness, each of the connector holders supporting one of the self-mating connectors. Thus, the insertion of the electrical equipment unit into the mounting opening of the instrument panel causes the connection of the harness connecting connector and the self-mating connector.

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Dependent claims

A wiring harness and instrument panel assembly comprising:

a plurality of electrical equipment units having a harness connecting connector;
an instrument panel having a plurality of mounting openings for said electrical equipment units;
a wiring harness having a flexible flat circuit sheet and a plurality of self-mating connectors for said electrical equipment units, said self-mating connectors being respectively connected to said flexible flat circuit sheet;
and
an assembly housing disposed in said instrument panel, said assembly housing having:
a front wall with a harness receiving recess to fixedly mount said flexible flat circuit sheet;
and
a plurality of connector holders, each of which supports one of said self-mating connectors so that one of said self-mating connectors is connected with said harness connecting connector when said electrical equipment units are inserted into said mounting openings of said instrument panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wire harness and instrument panel assembly

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