Method for fitting an object with a cable harness comprising at least one flat conductor, and electric/electronic devices connected thereto

A method for fitting an object with a cable harness having a flexible flat main electric conductor and a flexible flat branch electric conductor and an electric device to be connected to the branch conductor, the method comprising:

• providing an intermediate carrier having an opening slot;
• exposing a top surface portion of the main conductor;
• exposing a bottom surface portion of a first end of the branch conductor;
• exposing a bottom surface portion of a second end of the branch conductor;
• arranging the main and branch conductors in an intended configuration on the intermediate carrier with the bottom surface of the main conductor and the non-exposed bottom surface of the branch conductor lying directly on the intermediate carrier, the exposed bottom surface portion of the first end of the branch conductor lying on and contacting the exposed top surface portion of the main conductor, and the exposed bottom surface portion of the second end of the branch conductor being placed over the opening slot of the intermediate carrier;
• providing an object having a protruding contact element;
• joining the intermediate carrier with an object such that the contact element of the object and the exposed bottom surface portion of the second end of the branch conductor are inserted through the opening slot of the intermediate carrier for realizing a male plug connector part assigned to the object;
• transferring the main and branch conductors from the intermediate carrier to the object;
• removing the intermediate carrier from being joined to the object;
• and
• fitting the object with an electric device having a female plug connector part such that the electric device is electrically connected to the exposed top surface portion of the branch conductor and is mechanically connected to the carrier via a mechanical and electrical connection between the male and female plug connector parts.

An electrical system comprising:

• a carrier having a contact element;
• a cable harness having a flexible main conductor and a flexible branch conductor, wherein a portion of a top surface of the main conductor is exposed, wherein a portion of a bottom surface of a first end of the branch conductor is exposed, wherein a portion of a top surface of a second end of the branch conductor is exposed, wherein the main and branch conductors are arranged on the carrier in an intended configuration with the bottom surface of the main conductor and the non-exposed bottom surface of the branch conductor lying directly on the carrier, the exposed bottom surface portion of the first end of the branch conductor lying on and contacting the exposed top surface portion of the main conductor, and the exposed top surface portion of the second end of the branch conductor being placed on the contact element of the carrier and facing away from the carrier for realizing a plug connector assigned to the carrier;
• and
• an electric device having a plug connector part realized complimentary to the contact element of the carrier, the electric device fitted on the carrier such that the electric device is electrically connected to the exposed top surface portion of the branch conductor and is mechanically connected to the carrier via a mechanical and electrical connection between the plug connector part of the electric device and the contact element of the carrier.