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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2005
Mark Christopher Molinaro, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John Andrew Forish, Huntertown, IN (US);
Mark Christopher Molinaro, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John Andrew Forish, Huntertown, IN (US);
Federal Mogul World Wide, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A wiring junction block, e.g. for taillamp pigtails in a vehicle lighting system. The wiring junction block includes a body having an input end including a first set of electrical terminals for receiving electrical power from a vehicle wiring harness. The body also has an output end including a second set of electrical terminals for supplying the received electrical power to one or more vehicle lamps. The second set of terminals includes at least one group of two or more terminals that are electrically shorted to each other. The number of terminals in the first set is less than the number of terminals in the second set. A mounting feature is located on the body and is adapted to enable mounting of the body to a vehicle support structure, e.g. apertured panel. The input and output terminals may be electrically connected by stamped circuit traces or a printed circuit board.