Substitute flange sleeve for alternative mounting of a cylindrical heavy duty Deutsch type on-board diagnostic receptacle
First Claim
1. A data communication receptacle, comprising:
- a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section, the receptacle body adapted to pass-through a vehicle chassis mounting aperture in a vehicle chassis; and
,an adapter formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body and constructed and arranged to slidably fit about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body, wherein the adapter is constructed and arranged to be secured to the receptacle body, the adapter being constructed and arranged to engage with the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis.
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Abstract
A flanged vehicle-mounting sleeve is provided for use in association with a heavy duty vehicle, chassis-mountable, data bus signal wiring harness coupling. The coupling includes a receptacle having a generally circular cross-section and being adapted to be accommodated in longitudinal pass-through relation by a corresponding vehicle chassis mount including a mounting aperture for the coupling. The receptacle may also include a receptacle-flange engagable in receptacle-flange matching chassis-secured relation with a compatible receptacle-flange chassis mount adjacent the vehicle chassis mounting aperture with the receptacle supported thereby in pass-thru relation with the aperture. The optional sleeve is adapted to be slidably mounted into cooperative engagement in conjoined, axially and radially fixed relation on the receptacle with an alternative sleeve-flange engagable in flange-matching chassis-secured relation adjacent the vehicle chassis mounting aperture with the receptacle supported thereby in pass-thru relation with the aperture.
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51 Claims
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1. A data communication receptacle, comprising:
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a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section, the receptacle body adapted to pass-through a vehicle chassis mounting aperture in a vehicle chassis; and
,an adapter formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body and constructed and arranged to slidably fit about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body, wherein the adapter is constructed and arranged to be secured to the receptacle body, the adapter being constructed and arranged to engage with the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data communication receptacle, comprising:
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a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section, the receptacle body adapted to pass-through a vehicle chassis mounting aperture in a vehicle chassis; an adapter formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body and constructed and arranged to slidably fit about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body, wherein the adapter is constructed and arranged to be axially secured to the receptacle body, the adapter being constructed and arranged to engage with the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis, the adapter including an outer circumferential surface and an adapter flange radially outwardly extending from the outer circumference; and
,a key and slot coupling constructed and arranged to secure an aligned fit between the adapter and the receptacle body to resist torsional movement of the adapter relative to the receptacle body. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A wiring harness for coupling to a vehicle data bus, the wiring harness comprising:
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a first branch, a second branch and a third branch; a first connector attached to the first branch; a second connector attached to the second branch; and
,a third connector attached to the third branch, the third connector comprising a data communication receptacle, the data communication receptacle comprising; a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section, the receptacle body adapted to pass-through a vehicle chassis mounting aperture in a vehicle chassis; and
,an adapter formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body and constructed and arranged to slidably fit about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body, the adapter is constructed and arranged to be secured to the receptacle body, the adapter being constructed and arranged to engage with the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A kit of parts, comprising:
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a data communication receptacle including a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section, the receptacle body adapted to pass-through a vehicle chassis mounting aperture in a vehicle chassis; and
,a plurality of different adapters, each adapter being formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body and constructed and arranged to slidably fit about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body, wherein each adapter is constructed and arranged to be secured to the receptacle body, at least one adapter being constructed and arranged to engage with the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of installing a data communication receptacle to a vehicle chassis, the method comprising:
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providing a data communication receptacle including a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section; providing a plurality of different adapters, each adapter being formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body; slidably fitting one of the plurality of different adapters about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body; securing the one of the plurality of different adapters to the receptacle body; and securing the one of the plurality of different adapters to the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of installing a data communication receptacle to a vehicle chassis, the method comprising:
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providing a data communication receptacle including a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section; providing a plurality of different adapters, each adapter being formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body; slidably fitting one of the plurality of different adapters about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body; securing the one of the plurality of different adapters to the receptacle body; and securing the one of the plurality of different adapters to the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis; and
,passing the receptacle body through a vehicle chassis mounting aperture in the vehicle chassis. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A method of installing a data communication receptacle to a vehicle chassis, the method comprising:
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providing a data communication receptacle including a receptacle body having a generally circular cross-section; providing a plurality of different adapters, each adapter being formed as a sleeve having a complementary inner circumferential surface to the receptacle body; slidably fitting one of the plurality of different adapters about the receptacle body whereby the internal circumferential surface is in an abutting relation with the receptacle body; securing the one of the plurality of different adapters to the receptacle body; and securing the one of the plurality of different adapters to the vehicle chassis to fix the data communication receptacle to the vehicle chassis, wherein providing a plurality of different adapters comprises providing a plurality of different adapters each having an adapter flange radially outwardly extending from an outer circumference of a respective adapter, and wherein securing the one of the plurality of adapters to the vehicle chassis comprises engaging the adapter flange with the vehicle chassis adjacent a vehicle chassis mounting aperture in the vehicle chassis.
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Specification