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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2015
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mie, JP;
Akihiro Max Matsumura, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A reduced height relay block for use within a power distribution device for a vehicle electrical system. In one embodiment, there is provided a power distribution device that routes or distributes power throughout a vehicle electrical system and includes a lower housing, a relay block assembly, a module with a printed circuit board (PCB), an array of serviceable electrical components, and an upper cover. The relay block assembly includes a relay block with an upper side that is generally planar and includes a number of cavities for receiving the serviceable electrical components. An underside of the upper cover includes clearance ribs specifically designed to oppose certain serviceable electrical components and prevent them from backing out of their respective cavities.