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Granted Patent B2
US 12,300,983 · App. 17/977,180 · Granted May 13, 2025

Wiring harness module for sliding seat

Inventors: Seong Goo Ji (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sang Un Lee (Incheon, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation; Kyungshin Corp.
H02G3/0437B60N2/90B60R16/027H02G11/00
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Patent No.
US 12,300,983
App. No.
17/977,180
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a wiring harness module for a sliding seat, the wiring harness module including a sliding casing, a connector holder installed in the sliding casing and configured to be slidable in a sliding direction of a seat, a sliding connector provided on the connector holder and formed to be electrically connected to the seat, a joint connector formed to be electrically connected to an external configuration, and a flat flexible cable (FFC) configured to electrically connect the joint connector and the sliding connector while absorbing a sliding motion of the connector holder.

Claims (29)

1. A wiring harness module for a sliding seat, the wiring harness module comprising:

a sliding casing comprising a connector holder;

the connector holder configured to be slidable in a sliding direction of a seat;

a sliding connector provided on the connector holder and formed to be electrically connected to the seat;

a joint connector formed to be electrically connected to an external configuration; and

a flat flexible cable (FFC) configured to electrically connect the joint connector and the sliding connector;

wherein the sliding casing is configured to be installed below the seat, the connector holder is configurer to be installed to slide in a state in which a part of the connector holder protrudes from an upper side of the sliding casing, the sliding casing has a sliding hole penetrated by the connector holder, and blocking member re provided in the sliding hole and block of foreign substances while allowing a movement of the connector holder; and

wherein the sliding casing comprises a sliding body and a sliding cover separably provided at two opposite sides based on the sliding hole, and the sliding body and the sliding cover respectively have sliding guides configured to guide the straight sliding motion of the connector holder.

2. The wiring harness module of claim 1 , wherein the blocking members are made of an elastically deformable material.

3. The wiring harness module of claim 1 , wherein the blocking members are configured as brushes respectively installed on a portion of the sliding cover and a portion of the sliding body that define the sliding hole.

4. The wiring harness module of claim 1 , wherein a guide hole is formed in a lower surface of the sliding casing, and a lower end of the connector holder is inserted into the guide hole so that the straight sliding motion is guided.

5. The wiring harness module of claim 1 , wherein the FFC has one end connected to the sliding connector through the connector holder and the other end connected to the joint connector, and the FFC is fixed to the sliding casing so as to be consistently kept bent in a ‘U’ shape when the connector holder slides.

6. The wiring harness module of claim 5 , wherein the FFC extends to protrude to the outside of the sliding casing, and the joint connector is connected to the FFC at the outside of the sliding casing.

7. The wiring harness module of claim 6 , wherein only some of the components, which are adjacent to the joint connector among the components positioned in the sliding casing, are fixed to the sliding casing so that the FFC defines a U shape when the connector holder slides.

8. A vehicle comprising the harness module of claim 1 .

9. A wiring harness module for a sliding seat, the wiring harness module comprising:

a connector holder configured to slide in conjunction with a straight sliding motion of a seat;

a sliding connector provided on the connector holder and electrically connected to the seat;

a sliding casing installed to guide the sliding motion of the connector holder; and

a flat flexible cable (FFC) configured to absorb the sliding motion of the connector holder and having one end connected to the sliding connector through the connector holder;

wherein a sliding hole is formed at an upper side of the connector holder and penetrated by the connector holder, blocking members are provided in the sliding hole and easily deformed by the connector holder, and the blocking members are elastically deformable to block penetration of foreign substances.

10. The wiring harness module of claim 9 , wherein the other end of the FFC is connected to a joint connector.

11. The wiring harness module of claim 10 , wherein a part of the FFC, which is adjacent to the joint connector, is fixed to the sliding casing, and the FFC is installed such that a portion, which extends from a portion fixed to the sliding casing to a portion connected to the connector holder, has a U shape.

12. The wiring harness module of claim 11 , wherein the joint connector is connected to the FFC at the outside of the sliding casing.

13. The wiring harness module of claim 9 , wherein the FFC is installed in the sliding casing and absorbs the sliding motion of the connector holder while a portion bent in a U shape is changed as the connector holder slides.

14. The wiring harness module of claim 9 , wherein the blocking members are configured as brushes respectively installed at two opposite sides of the sliding hole.

15. The wiring harness module of claim 9 , wherein the sliding casing comprises a sliding body and a sliding cover that divide the sliding hole into two parts in a longitudinal direction.

16. The wiring harness module of claim 9 , wherein the blocking members are made of an elastically deformable material.

17. The wiring harness module of claim 9 , wherein the sliding body and the sliding cover respectively have sliding guides configured to guide the straight sliding motion of the connector holder, and a guide groove corresponding to the sliding guide is formed in the connector holder.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2022
From: JI, SEONG GOO; LEE, SANG UN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; KYUNGSHIN CORP.
Reel/Frame 061607/0119 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0074973 · Jun 20, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230411940A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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