Vehicle engine components providing integral interconnect circuitry system
US6408811B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K1/189
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Conductors supported integrally with engine structure such as air intake manifolds and the like provide interconnection between engine components without the need for separate conventional wiring harnesses. The conductors take their mechanical strength from the underlying physical object and thus can be lighter than a freestanding harness. Connectors allow traces to continue across points of mechanical interface between structural components and allow wiring of engine components to be accomplished in the same operation as their physical assembly.
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