Vehicle diagnostic device housing assembly and method with cable wrap and clamp
First Claim
1. A housing assembly for accommodating and retaining a communications cable of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device and further retaining components of the vehicle diagnostic recorder device which communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising:
- an upper lip portion;
a lower lip portion;
a recessed channel portion having a length, a top portion and a bottom portion wherein the recessed channel portion is located on an exterior surface of the housing assembly and defined between the upper lip portion and the lower lip portion, wherein the recessed channel portion accommodates a length of communications cable connected to one of the components;
an access hole for receiving the communications cable from an interior of the housing assembly;
a recessed cable channel located in and perpendicular to the length of the recessed channel portion such that the communication cable extents from the access hole and rest in the recessed cable channel to reach the top portion of the recessed channel portion; and
a clamp mechanism generally located at the bottom portion of the recessed channel portion for retaining a portion of the communications cable on the housing.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for accommodating and retaining a communications cable of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device is provided. The apparatus is designed to house internal components of the vehicle diagnostic recorder device which communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising. The apparatus may include an access hole for receiving a communications cable from an interior of the apparatus into a recessed cable channel which leads to a recessed channel portion. The communications cable may be further wrapped along an outer periphery of the recessed channel portion and retained via a clamp mechanism along an exterior thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A housing assembly for accommodating and retaining a communications cable of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device and further retaining components of the vehicle diagnostic recorder device which communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising:
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an upper lip portion; a lower lip portion; a recessed channel portion having a length, a top portion and a bottom portion wherein the recessed channel portion is located on an exterior surface of the housing assembly and defined between the upper lip portion and the lower lip portion, wherein the recessed channel portion accommodates a length of communications cable connected to one of the components; an access hole for receiving the communications cable from an interior of the housing assembly; a recessed cable channel located in and perpendicular to the length of the recessed channel portion such that the communication cable extents from the access hole and rest in the recessed cable channel to reach the top portion of the recessed channel portion; and a clamp mechanism generally located at the bottom portion of the recessed channel portion for retaining a portion of the communications cable on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of accommodating a communications cable of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device comprising:
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providing a housing assembly comprising a recessed channel portion having a length and located on an exterior surface of the housing assembly wherein the recessed channel portion further comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, the housing assembly further comprising a recessed cable channel located in and perpendicular to the recessed channel portion and an access hole for receiving the communications cable from an interior of the housing assembly; and feeding a length of the communications cable from within the interior of the housing assembly through the access hole into the recessed cable channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for accommodating and retaining a communications cable of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device comprising:
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means for housing components of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device; means for receiving a length of communications cable, said receiving means having a length and located on an exterior surface of the housing means; means for accessing the communications cable from an interior of the housing means; means for channeling cable, located in and perpendicular to the length of the receiving means such that the communication cable extents from the accessing means and rest in the channeling means; and means for retaining a portion of communications cable on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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