Electrical distribution center

• US 5,207,587 A
• Filed: 05/27/1992
• Issued: 05/04/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Garretson, Jay H., Schmidt, Theodore R., Hamill, Brian D., Monroe, Aaron D., Kiraly, Patrick S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Application Number:
  US07/888,760
• Time in Patent Office: 342 Days
• Field of Search: 439/34, 439/76, 439/402, 439/403, 439/404, 439/405, 439/43, 439/49, 439/189, 361/360, 361/395, 361/399, 361/406, 361/412, 361/414
• US Class Current: 439/76.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0238 Electrical distribution centers
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2085/208 specially adapted for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/22 Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel for printed circuits H01R12/50
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/026 Multiple connections subassemblies

Abstract

An electrical distribution center electrically interconnects electrical and electronic devices and electrical connectors of wiring harnesses. The electrical distribution center comprises a main bus plate that includes a plurality of stamped metal circuit components that are insert molded in an insulation board. The stamped metal circuit components have a plurality of male blade terminals that project outwardly of the insulation board and that include wire receiving slots. The main bus plate is sandwiched between upper and lower bus plates that each include a plurality of wire circuit components in an insulated routing board that has slots extending through it. The male blade terminals of the main bus plate project through the slots of the upper and lower bus plates for connection with the electrical and electronic components and the electrical connectors of the wiring harnesses. The wire receiving slots of selected male blade terminals receive the wire circuit components of the upper and lower bus plates as the selected male blade terminals pass through the slots to provide bussing between various male blade terminals.

Claims

1. An electrical distribution center for providing electrical interconnections between electrical and electronic devices and electrical connectors of wiring harnesses comprising:

a main bus plate that includes a plurality of stamped metal circuit components and an insulation board for fixing the stamped metal circuit components in a predetermined pattern, at least one of said stamped metal circuit components being connected to a relatively high current source and having a first plurality of male blade terminals that project outwardly of the insulation board,

others of the stamped metal circuit components having second pluralities of male blade terminals that project outwardly of the insulation board and that include wire receiving slots, and

a second bus plate that includes a plurality of wire circuit components of relatively low current carrying capacity and an insulated routing board for fixing the wire circuit components in a predetermined pattern,

the second bus plate having first and second slots that extend through the insulated routing board, said wire circuit components extending across selected ones of said second slots,

said first plurality of male blade terminals of said one of said stamped metal circuit components extending through said first slots of the second bus plate for connection with selected ones of said electrical and electronic components that are located on the opposite side of the second bus plate from the main bus plate, and

the wire receiving slots of selected second male blade terminals receiving the wire circuit components of the second bus plate as the selected male blade terminals pass through said second slots of the second bus plate.

2. An electrical distribution center for providing electrical interconnections between electrical and electronic devices and electrical connectors of wiring harnesses comprising:

a main bus plate that includes a plurality of stamped metal circuit components that are insert molded in an insulation board for fixing the stamped metal circuit components in a predetermined pattern, at least one of said stamped metal circuit components being connected to a relatively high current source and having a first plurality of male blade terminals that project outwardly of the insulator board,

other of the stamped metal circuit components having second pluralities of male blade terminals that project outwardly of the insulation board and that include wire receiving slots, and

upper and lower bus plates that each include a plurality of wire circuit components of relatively low current carrying capacity and an insulated routing board for fixing the wire circuit components in a predetermined pattern,

the upper and lower bus plates having first and second slots that extend through their respective insulated routing boards, said wire circuit components extending across selected ones of said second slots, and

said first plurality of male blade terminals of said one of said stamped metal circuit components of said main bus plate extending through said first slots of the upper and lower third bus plates for connection with selected ones of said electrical and electronic components and electrical connectors of wiring harnesses that are located on the opposites side of the upper and lower bus plates from the main bus plate, and

the wire receiving slots of selected second male blade terminals receiving the wire circuit components of the upper and lower bus plates as the selected male blade terminals pass through said second slots of the upper and lower bus plates.

3. An electrical distribution center for providing electrical interconnections between electrical and electronic devices and electrical connectors of wiring harnesses comprising:

a main bus plate that includes a plurality of stamped metal circuit components that are insert molded in an insulation board for fixing the stamped metal circuit components in a predetermined pattern, at least one of said stamped metal circuit components being connected to a relatively high current source and having a first plurality of male blade terminals that project outwardly of the insulator board.

others of the stamped metal circuit components having second pluralities of male blade terminals that project outwardly of the insulation board and that include wire receiving slots, and

upper and lower bus plates that each include a plurality of wire circuit components of relatively low current carrying capacity and an insulated routing board having a network of channels in one surface for receiving and fixing the wire circuit components in a predetermined pattern,

the upper and lower bus plates having first and second slots that extend through their respective insulated routing boards and with the second slots communicating with said network of channels, said wire circuit components in said network of channels extending across selected ones of said second slots,

the upper and lower bus plates being disposed on opposite sides of the main bus plate and being pressed on the male blade terminals of the main bus plate until their respective one surface having the network of channels engages the insulation board of the main bus plate,

the main, upper and lower bus plates having means for immobilizing the bus plates with respect to each other and forming a unit handled sub-assembly,

said first plurality of male blade terminals of the main bus plate extending through said first slots of the upper and lower bus plates for connection with selected ones of said electrical and electronic components and electrical connectors of wiring harnesses that are located on the opposites side of the upper and lower bus plates from the main bus plate, and

the wire receiving slots of selected second male blade terminals receiving the wire circuit components of the upper and lower bus plates as the selected male blade terminals pass through said second slots of the second and third bus plates.