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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Xavier Carbonell Maté, Valls, ES;
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a power distribution box comprising a screw defining a longitudinal axis. The screw includes a screw head and a screw shank adjacent to the screw head, the screw shank includes a longitudinal end opposite the screw head. The power distribution box further includes a sleeve comprising an axially extending sleeve hole through which the screw shank extends, a circuit board, and a busbar comprising a busbar hole through which the shank of the screw extends. At least one of the sleeve and the screw is electrically coupled to the busbar, and the busbar is electrically coupled to the circuit board. The screw may be rotatably fixed relative to the circuit board, and the sleeve may be configured to receive a portion of a torque applied to the longitudinal end of the screw shank.