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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc., Bowling Green, KY (US);
Inventors:
Akihiro Max Matsumura, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles Paul Depp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mei, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H02G 15/02 (2006.01); H02J 4/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); H02G 3/16 (2013.01); H02J 4/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A terminal connection assembly that provides battery power (also referred to as B+ power) to one more bus bar(s) in a power distribution device that is part of a vehicle electrical system, such as a power distribution box (PDB). The terminal connection assembly may include a post, a cylinder, annular contacts, and a retention feature and the terminal connection assembly is designed to improve the ease with which the power distribution device is assembled and/or serviced.