Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Nathan Zukowski

Brian D Carnick

Charles Paul Depp

Akihiro Max Matsumura

Chad Nielsen

Jacob Szeluga

A guide device () is provided for guiding a wiring harness () through an aperture () in a panel (). The guide device () has a substantially tubular sidewall () with opposite front and rear ends (). Portions of the sidewall () adjacent the front end () are dimensioned to fit in the aperture (). The sidewall () flares out toward the rear end (). A slit () extends from the front end () of the sidewall () to the rear and () thereof. The front end () of the guide device () can be mounted in the aperture () so that the wiring harness () can be guided into the outwardly flared rear end () and through the aperture (). The slit () enables the sidewall () to be biased open at the slit so that the guide device () can be separated from the wiring harness ().

Wiring harness installation guide device

A fuse and relay block assembly () for an automotive vehicle includes a lower cover () and an upper cover () mounted in substantially opposed relationship to one another. A relay block () is mounted between the lower cover () and the upper cover () and can receive electrical devices (R, F) mounted along a mounting direction (MD). A relay module assembly () is mounted between the lower cover () and the upper cover () and can receive electrical devices (R, F) mounted along a transverse direction (TD) substantially perpendicular to the mounting direction (MD). Thus, a greater density of electrical devices (R, F) can be mounted within a smaller footprint.

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Nathan Zukowski