Integrated flat cable connector
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJoseph J. Davis, Jr., David A. Hein
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Abstract
A cross-car beam for providing structural support for an instrument panel. The cross-car beam includes a primary wire harness for carrying electrical power to a plurality of electrical components housed within the instrument panel, a secondary wire harness having a secondary connector block connected thereto, and a primary connector block affixed to the cross-car beam adjacent the primary wire harness for mating with the secondary connector block. In this manner the secondary wire harness is electrically connected to the primary wire harness. Additionally, the secondary connector block has a plurality of electrical terminals for electrically contacting a plurality of conductors disposed on the primary wire harness.
Claims14
An instrument panel for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a cross-car beam for providing structural support for the instrument panel;
- a primary wire harness for carrying electrical power to a plurality of electrical components housed within the instrument panel;
- a secondary wire harness having a secondary connector block connected thereto, wherein the secondary connector block has a plurality of electrical terminals for electrically contacting a plurality of conductors disposed on the primary wire harness;
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- a primary connector block integrally molded to the cross-car beam and adjacent the primary wire harness for directly mechanically mating with the secondary connector block to electrically connect the primary wire harness to the secondary wire harness.
A cross-car beam for providing structural support for an instrument panel, comprising:
- a primary wire harness for carrying electrical power to a plurality of electrical components housed within the instrument panel;
- a secondary wire harness having a secondary connector block connected thereto, wherein the secondary connector block has a plurality of electrical terminals for electrically contacting a plurality of conductors on the primary wire harness;
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- a primary connector block integrally molded to the cross car beam and adjacent the primary wire harness for directly mechanically mating with the secondary connector block to electrically connect the primary wire harness to the secondary wire harness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.