Wiring harness with integrated two-way in-line connection capability
First Claim
1. A wire harness for a motor vehicle comprising:
- at least one primary node that includes a first pair of communication wires;
at least one optional slave node that includes a slave connector;
a second pair of communication wires;
at least one first connector that is operable to enable the at least one optional slave node to communicate with the at least one primary node when the slave connector is coupled to the at least one first connector; and
wherein the at least one first connector enables communication with the primary node via the first pair of communication wires and the second pair of communication wires, with one communication wire from each of the first pair of communication wires and the second pair of communication wires crimped together to form a first terminal, and the remaining communication wires from the first pair of communication wires and the second pair of communication wires crimped together to form a second terminal, with the first terminal and the second terminal coupled to the at least one first connector.
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Abstract
A wire harness for a motor vehicle is provided. The wire harness includes a primary node that includes a first pair of communication wires, and a optional slave node that includes a slave connector. The wire harness also includes a second pair of communication wires and a first connector that is operable to enable the optional slave node to communicate with the primary node when the slave connector is coupled to the first connector. The first connector enables communication with the primary node via the first pair of communication wires and the second pair of communication wires. One wire from the first pair and the second pair of communication wires are crimped together to form a first terminal and the remaining wires of the first pair and the second pair of communication wires are crimped together to form a second terminal for the first connector.
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20 Claims
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1. A wire harness for a motor vehicle comprising:
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at least one primary node that includes a first pair of communication wires; at least one optional slave node that includes a slave connector; a second pair of communication wires; at least one first connector that is operable to enable the at least one optional slave node to communicate with the at least one primary node when the slave connector is coupled to the at least one first connector; and wherein the at least one first connector enables communication with the primary node via the first pair of communication wires and the second pair of communication wires, with one communication wire from each of the first pair of communication wires and the second pair of communication wires crimped together to form a first terminal, and the remaining communication wires from the first pair of communication wires and the second pair of communication wires crimped together to form a second terminal, with the first terminal and the second terminal coupled to the at least one first connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wire harness for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a first pair of CAN-bus wires, the first pair of CAN-bus wires including a first CAN-H signal pathway and a first CAN-L signal pathway; a second pair of CAN-bus wires that includes a second CAN-H signal pathway and a second CAN-L signal pathway; a connector that receives the first pair of CAN-bus wires and the second pair of CAN-bus wires, the first pair of CAN-bus wires and the second pair of CAN-bus wires coupled to the connector; and wherein the first CAN-H signal pathway and the second CAN-H signal pathway are crimped together to form a CAN-H terminal and the first CAN-L signal pathway and the second CAN-L signal pathway are crimped together to form a CAN-L terminal, with the CAN-H terminal and the CAN-L terminal coupled to the connector to enable communication between the first pair of CAN-bus wires and the second pair of CAN-bus wires. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of forming a wire harness for a motor vehicle comprising:
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connecting a first pair of CAN-bus wires from a first primary node to a first connector, the first pair of CAN-bus wires including a CAN-H signal pathway and a CAN-L signal pathway; connecting a second pair of CAN-bus wires to the first connector, the second pair of CAN-bus wires including a CAN-H signal pathway and a CAN-L signal pathway; wherein connecting the first pair and the second pair of CAN-bus wires includes crimping both of the CAN-H signal pathway CAN-bus wires together and crimping both of the CAN-L signal pathway CAN-bus wires together. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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