Wiring circuit member for vehicle

• US 6,669,501 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2001
• Issued: 12/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation, Yazaki Meter Company Limited (Yazaki Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Kubota, Minoru, Serizawa, Yasuyoshi, Nishitani, Keizo
• Primary Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US09/989,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20020064031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 439/502, 439/623, 439/422, 439/423, 439/424, 439/67, 439/498, 439/34, 174/72.A
• US Class Current: 439/422
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/616 having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/118 specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/147 at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit H05K1/148 takes precedence

Abstract

A standard circuit unit (200) for a vehicle door includes a first flexible printed circuit member (220a), having a standard switch circuit portion for controlling the operation of a power window drive mechanism, an input/output signal wire (220b), which forms a lead portion for connecting the first flexible printed circuit member (220a) to a host door control unit, and an input/output signal wire (220c) which forms a lead portion for connecting the first flexible printed circuit member (220a) to a courtesy lamp mechanism (13) on a door trim (10). The first flexible printed circuit members (220a) and the input/output signal wires (220b, 220c) are produced separately from each other, and thereafter are fixedly secured to each other by piercing terminals, and therefore are electrically connected together.

Claims

1. A vehicle wiring circuit member for controlling electric equipment mounted on a vehicle comprising:

a flexible printed circuit member including conductors, an insulating covering material covering the conductors, and a switch circuit portion for controlling the electric equipments wherein an electric part is mounted on the flexible printed circuit member; and

a linear two-ended flexible flat circuit member including conductors, an insulating covering material covering the conductors and a lead portion for connection to wire harness,

wherein the flexible printed circuit member and the flat circuit member are produced separately from each other and thereafter are electrically connected together.

2. The vehicle wiring circuit member according to claim 1 further comprising a piercing terminal for electrically connecting the flexible printed circuit member to the flat circuit member by piercing the flexible printed circuit member and the flat circuit member.

3. A vehicle wiring circuit member for controlling electric equipment mounted on a vehicle comprising:

a first flexible printed circuit member including a standard switch circuit portion for controlling operations of standard electric equipment, and a first flat circuit member including a lead portion for connection to another circuit, wherein the first flexible printed circuit member and the first flat circuit member are produced separately from each other, and thereafter are electrically connected together; and

a second flexible printed circuit member including an optional switch circuit portion for controlling operations of optional electric equipment, and a second flat circuit member including a lead portion for connection to another circuit, wherein the second flexible printed circuit member and the second flat circuit member are produced separately from each other, and thereafter are electrically connected together.

4. The vehicle wiring circuit member according to claim 3 further comprising:

a first connector provided to a distal end of the first flat circuit member; and

a second connector provided to a distal end of the second flat circuit member, wherein the first connector and the second connector are capable of being combined together.