Wiring system

• US 7,690,950 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2007
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Federal-Mogul Worldwide Incorporated (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Owen, Robert H. Sr., Forish, John A., Molinaro, Mark, Nuevo, Antonio
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Truc T
• Application Number:
  US11/872,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20080090469A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: 439/638, 439/336, 439/655
• US Class Current: 439/638
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5205 Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet H01R13/5221 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/06 with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/92 Holders formed as intermediate parts for distributing energy in parallel through two or more counterparts at least one of which is attached to apparatus to be held

Abstract

A wiring assembly that allows easy installation into a vehicle and includes a connector that allows functional signals to perform a function in a connector while passing through the connector.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a body defining a functional outlet and at least one cable outlet, said cable outlet including at least three cavities;

a first pin extending through a first of said at least three cavities through said body;

a second pin extending through a second of said at least three cavities through said body;

a functional member located within said functional outlet; and

wherein said first pin is spaced from said functional member out of electrical communication with said functional member and said second pin extends through said functional member in electrical communication with said functional member.

2. The connector of claim 1 wherein said functional member is a socket for receiving a light bulb.

3. The connector of claim 1 further including a common ground pin arranged in electrical communication with said functional member.

4. The connector of claim 3 wherein said second pin provides a functional electrical signal and is in electric communication with said common ground pin.

5. The connector of claim 1 wherein said cable outlet is a cable seal area configured to retain and seal said first and second pins to a wire.

6. The connector of claim 2 further including a pair of connector elements disposed in said socket, said connector elements having cavities through which said second pin passes in electrical communication with said pair of connector elements.