公开(公告)号：US20240405525A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18204723

申请日：2023-06-01

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Nathan UZARSKI ,  Robert DEAN ,  Joseph SUDIK, JR. ,  David PETERSON

IPC: H02G1/06 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B60R16/02 ,  H02G3/32

Abstract: A method of installing an electrical wiring harness in a vehicle, wherein the electrical wiring harness has at least one branch circuit terminated by an electrical connector includes the steps of wrapping the at least one branch circuit around a wire spool configured to be picked up and manipulated by a robotic arm having a gripping mechanism, placing the electrical wiring harness within the vehicle; and grasping the wire spool with the gripping mechanism while simultaneously moving the robotic arm and rotating the wire spool with the gripping mechanism to pay out a desired length of the at least one branch circuit. An apparatus for performing this method and an electrical wiring harness well suited for use with this method is also described herein.

公开(公告)号：US20240412895A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18208005

申请日：2023-06-09

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Nathan UZARSKI ,  Robert DEAN ,  David PETERSON ,  Joseph SUDIK, JR. ,  Marissa MAURY ,  Stephen A. VANSUCH

IPC: H01B7/08 ,  H01B7/02

Abstract: A shielded conductor assembly includes an electrically conductive busbar having a width of the busbar that is greater than a thickness of the busbar and an inner insulative layer surrounding the busbar. The shielded conductor assembly also includes an electrically conductive foil shield layer having a longitudinal seam arranged substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the busbar and having a plurality of pleats arranged substantially parallel with one another surrounding the inner insulative layer. The shielded conductor assembly further includes an outer insulative layer surrounding the pleated foil shield layer. The plurality of pleats are configured to allow the busbar to be bent at an angle of at least 90 degrees along the thickness of the busbar without rupturing the foil shield layer. A method of manufacturing such a shielded conductor assembly is also provided.