Universal fleet electrical system
First Claim
1. A universal fleet electrical system for distributing electrical power to a plurality of aftermarket accessories in a fleet vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a fuse panel adapted for connection to a fleet vehicle'"'"'s battery, wherein said fuse panel further comprises;
a positive voltage buss bar adapted for connection to a positive terminal of the fleet vehicle'"'"'s battery;
a ground buss adapted for connection to a negative terminal of the fleet vehicles battery;
a pair of main power fuses, each main power fuse branching into a plurality of normally hot auxiliary circuits, each auxiliary circuit having a fuse for protection of the auxiliary circuit, the main power fuses being directly connected to said positive voltage buss bar so that the auxiliary circuits are normally hot, each auxiliary circuit having wires with red insulation and bearing indicia identifying the circuit for quick identification;
a plurality of lighting circuit relays, each relay having a solenoid and normally open switch contacts, each relay further having a fuse in series with the relay solenoid; and
an ignition relay having a solenoid tapped into the fleet vehicle'"'"'s ignition switch and having normally open switch contacts connected to a plurality of ignition controlled auxiliary circuits, each ignition controlled auxiliary circuit having an auxiliary fuse and having wires with orange insulation and bearing indicia for rapid circuit identification; and
a control fuse connected to said positive voltage buss bar, a power cable being connected to the control fuse and to said ground buss;
(b) a lighting selection junction box electrically connected to said fuse panel, wherein said light selector junction box further comprises;
a plurality of lighting circuits, each lighting circuit being connected to the switch contacts of a separate one of said plurality of lighting relays, each lighting circuit branching into a plurality of lighting subcircuits, each subcircuit having a fuse for circuit protection; and
at least one terminal block having a plurality of terminals, each lighting subcircuit being connected to a separate terminal on said terminal block, each terminal having a spade push connector for attachment of a lighting subcircuit accessory wire;
wherein a plurality of lighting subcircuit accessories are programmably connected to the switch contacts of a user selected lighting relay by connecting a push connector from the subcircuit accessory to a terminal on said terminal block;
(c) a console panel having a plurality of user operable switches for controlling operation of a plurality of aftermarket accessories added to the fleet vehicle, the console panel being electrically connected to said fuse panel and said lighting selection box; and
(d) a universal wiring harness electrically connecting said fuse panel, said lighting selection junction box, and said console panel, the wiring harness having a plurality of connectors distributed throughout the fleet vehicle adapted for connection to aftermarket accessories, the wiring harness further having a serial communications cable and a power cable and connector extending to a console area of the vehicle and adapted for connection to a serial controller incorporated therein.
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Abstract
The universal fleet electrical system is an integrated system for supplying electrical power to aftermarket accessories, particularly to police vehicles and other emergency vehicles. The system includes a central power distribution panel, which includes a fuse panel and a lighting selector junction box, together with a universal wiring harness. A variety of custom wiring harnesses may also be used in the universal fleet electrical system. A dash mounted console is provided for operator control of the various accessory devices. The lighting selector junction box permits various lighting accessories to be connected to different light level circuits through push connectors, so that a plurality of lighting devices may be controlled by a single switch.
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4 Claims
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1. A universal fleet electrical system for distributing electrical power to a plurality of aftermarket accessories in a fleet vehicle, comprising:
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(a) a fuse panel adapted for connection to a fleet vehicle'"'"'s battery, wherein said fuse panel further comprises; a positive voltage buss bar adapted for connection to a positive terminal of the fleet vehicle'"'"'s battery; a ground buss adapted for connection to a negative terminal of the fleet vehicles battery; a pair of main power fuses, each main power fuse branching into a plurality of normally hot auxiliary circuits, each auxiliary circuit having a fuse for protection of the auxiliary circuit, the main power fuses being directly connected to said positive voltage buss bar so that the auxiliary circuits are normally hot, each auxiliary circuit having wires with red insulation and bearing indicia identifying the circuit for quick identification; a plurality of lighting circuit relays, each relay having a solenoid and normally open switch contacts, each relay further having a fuse in series with the relay solenoid; and an ignition relay having a solenoid tapped into the fleet vehicle'"'"'s ignition switch and having normally open switch contacts connected to a plurality of ignition controlled auxiliary circuits, each ignition controlled auxiliary circuit having an auxiliary fuse and having wires with orange insulation and bearing indicia for rapid circuit identification; and a control fuse connected to said positive voltage buss bar, a power cable being connected to the control fuse and to said ground buss; (b) a lighting selection junction box electrically connected to said fuse panel, wherein said light selector junction box further comprises; a plurality of lighting circuits, each lighting circuit being connected to the switch contacts of a separate one of said plurality of lighting relays, each lighting circuit branching into a plurality of lighting subcircuits, each subcircuit having a fuse for circuit protection; and at least one terminal block having a plurality of terminals, each lighting subcircuit being connected to a separate terminal on said terminal block, each terminal having a spade push connector for attachment of a lighting subcircuit accessory wire; wherein a plurality of lighting subcircuit accessories are programmably connected to the switch contacts of a user selected lighting relay by connecting a push connector from the subcircuit accessory to a terminal on said terminal block; (c) a console panel having a plurality of user operable switches for controlling operation of a plurality of aftermarket accessories added to the fleet vehicle, the console panel being electrically connected to said fuse panel and said lighting selection box; and (d) a universal wiring harness electrically connecting said fuse panel, said lighting selection junction box, and said console panel, the wiring harness having a plurality of connectors distributed throughout the fleet vehicle adapted for connection to aftermarket accessories, the wiring harness further having a serial communications cable and a power cable and connector extending to a console area of the vehicle and adapted for connection to a serial controller incorporated therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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