公开(公告)号：US11558972B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US16952277

申请日：2020-11-19

Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Inventor： Itzel Alejandra Hinojos Salayandia ,  Eric J. Stern ,  Sergio Armendariz Molina ,  Daniel Scott Eichorn ,  Daniel Alejandro Argumedo Sifuentes ,  Roberto Carlos Chacon

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220159858A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US16952277

申请日：2020-11-19

Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Inventor： Itzel Alejandra Hinojos Salayandia ,  Eric J. Stern ,  Sergio Armendariz Molina ,  Daniel Scott Eichorn ,  Daniel Alejandro Argumedo Sifuentes ,  Roberto Carlos Chacon

IPC: H05K5/03 ,  B60R16/023 ,  H05K5/02

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.