Electric junction box for an automotive vehicle
AssigneeLear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
InventorsH. Winston Maue, Bert W. Eakins
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Abstract
An electrical junction box has a first insulating polymeric portion and a second polymeric portion defining multiple electrically conductive circuits. The circuits are at least partially separated by the first insulating polymeric portion and at least some of the circuits electrically connect together wire harness connector portions. A further aspect of the present invention junction box causes a section of the first insulating polymeric portion to concurrently act as a segment of an outer protective cover for the junction box.
Claims24
An electrical junction box comprising:
- a first wire harness connector portion;
- a second wire harness connector portion;
- a first insulating polymeric portion;
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- a second polymeric portion defining multiple electrically conductive circuits, said circuits being at least partially separated by said first insulating polymeric portion, at least some of said circuits electrically connecting together said first and second wire harness connector portions.
An automotive vehicle power distribution system comprising:
- a first wire harness;
- an electronic component;
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- a power distribution box including an internal member having raised segments which provide a layer for conducting electricity and said internal member having depressed segments between said raised segments which electrically insulate said raised segments from each other;
- said first wire harness being electrically connected to said power distribution box;
- said electronic component being electrically connected to said power distribution box;
- said raised segments conducting electricity between said first wire harness and said electronic component when energized, wherein said raised segments, said depressed segments and said insulator are polymeric.
An automotive vehicle electrical junction box comprising:
- a housing;
- a first wire harness connector portion;
- a second wire harness connector portion;
- an insulating polymeric portion;
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- electrically conductive circuits being at least partially separated by said insulating polymeric portion, at least some of said circuits electrically connecting together said first and second wire harness connector portions;
- at least a section of said insulating polymeric portion defining a circuit board removably spaced inside of said housing and including said insulating polymeric portion and said conductive circuits;
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- an electrically conductive blade extending completely through a passageway of said circuit board.
An automotive vehicle electrical junction box comprising:
- a housing;
- a wire harness connector portion;
- a set of electrical circuits located in said housing suitable for supplying electricity to said wire harness connector portion;
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- a female connector integrally formed as part of at least one of said electrical circuits, wherein at least an internal portion of said female connector is made from a polymeric material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.