Fuse box for a vehicle
AssigneeLEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
InventorsNorbert Friedrich, Dean McDermott
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Abstract
A fuse box for a vehicle contains a base box having a housing in which a first bus bar with a battery connection terminal is disposed. The fuse box is configured according to a modular system. For this purpose, the housing is provided for the attachment of an extension box. The extension box preferably has a second bus bar that is placed in contact with the first bus bar. As a result of the modular system with the extension box, it is possible, for example, to allow for extensions in a vehicle on-board power system with little expenditure in respect of the fuse box.
Claims19
A fuse box for a vehicle, the fuse box comprising:
- a base box having a housing;
- a first bus bar having a battery connection terminal and disposed in said base box;
- fuses disposed in said base box;
- a plurality of outgoing connecting lines connected to said first bus bar through said fuses;
- an extension box configured for attachment to said base box;
- a second bus bar disposed in said extension box;
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- at least one of said housing and said extension box having a breakthrough formed therein for allowing contact to be made between said first and second bus bars, and in a basic state without said extension box connected, said breakthrough of said base box is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.