Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical center cover with machine-readable indicator confirmation of lock engagement
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Application No.: US16952277Application Date: 2020-11-19
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Publication No.: US11558972B2Publication Date: 2023-01-17
- Inventor: Itzel Alejandra Hinojos Salayandia , Eric J. Stern , Sergio Armendariz Molina , Daniel Scott Eichorn , Daniel Alejandro Argumedo Sifuentes , Roberto Carlos Chacon
- Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Applicant Address: BB St. Michael
- Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Current Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: BB St. Michael
- Agency: RMCK Law Group, PLC
- Main IPC: H05K5/03
- IPC: H05K5/03 ; B60R16/02 ; H05K5/02 ; B60R16/023

Abstract:
A cover for an electrical center of a vehicle includes a cover member defining a first cover lock assurance (CLA) feature and configured to cover electrical components of the electrical center when the first CLA feature is fully engaged with a second CLA feature defined by a housing of the electrical center and a CLA system configured to assure the full engagement of the cover member to the housing of the electrical center, the CLA system including a third CLA feature configured to selectively engage/disengage with the first and second CLA features to engage the cover member to the housing of the electrical center and a machine-readable indicator configured to be fully visible and readable by a CLA device when the third CLA feature is fully engaged and seated within the first and second CLA features.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220159858A1 ELECTRICAL CENTER COVER WITH MACHINE-READABLE INDICATOR CONFIRMATION OF LOCK ENGAGEMENT Public/Granted day:2022-05-19
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