Federal-mogul Powertrain LLC

Nicholas Depompeo

Cassie Marie Malloy

Tianqi Gao

Steve Galamba

Wai Kit Ho

A thermal sleeve for protecting an electronic member connected to a wiring harness against exposure to heat, combination thereof, and method of construction thereof is provided. The thermal sleeve has a tubular member including a circumferentially continuous wall with an insulative inner layer bounding an inner cavity extending along a central longitudinal axis between open opposite ends and a reflective outer layer. The sleeve further includes a positioning member constructed of resilient, reflective metal material. The positioning member has a tubular portion and at least one resilient finger extending radially inwardly from the tubular portion for abutment with the wiring harness. The tubular portion is fixedly attached to one of the opposite ends of the wall of the tubular member.

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A thermal sleeve and method for protecting a temperature sensitive electronic member against exposure to heat. The thermal sleeve includes a tubular wall with an inner surface bounding an inner cavity extending along a central longitudinal axis between open opposite ends and a reflective outer surface. The thermal sleeve includes a positioning member constructed of a separate piece of material from the tubular wall, with an annular portion attached to the tubular wall and at least one resilient finger extending radially inwardly from the annular portion. The at least one finger extends radially inwardly along a plane from the fixed end along an arcuate path to a free end configured for abutment with a wiring harness attached to the temperature sensitive electronic member. The free end of the finger is radially expandable along the plane toward the annular portion to automatically adjust to an outer envelop of said wiring harness.

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Avondale, PA, United States of America

Nicholas Depompeo