US 11,865,982 B2
Vehicle wiring harness housing
Prabhu L Selvaraj, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Tim Coffin, Clarkston, MI (US); Michael J Petkus, Clarkston, MI (US); Robert Attisha, Waterford Township, MI (US); Seethal Doddannawar, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Brett A Swan, Clarkston, MI (US)
Assigned to FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Prabhu L Selvaraj, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Tim Coffin, Clarkston, MI (US); Michael J Petkus, Clarkston, MI (US); Robert Attisha, Waterford Township, MI (US); Seethal Doddannawar, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Brett A Swan, Clarkston, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/346,963.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396220 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 25/06 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/0215 (2013.01) [B60K 25/06 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/115 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A powertrain assembly, comprising:
a combustion engine arranged to propel a vehicle;
an electric motor arranged to propel a vehicle;
a transmission coupled to the combustion engine and having a transmission housing and an output;
an exhaust assembly coupled to the combustion engine;
a drivetrain component driven for rotation by the output;
multiple wires connected to the electric motor; and
a housing having a first housing part and a second housing part that are coupled together to define an interior between them, and wherein at least one of the first housing part and the second housing part is coupled to the transmission housing, the wires are received within the interior and the housing is received between the transmission housing and both a portion of the exhaust assembly and a portion of the drivetrain component, wherein the first housing part includes multiple voids, and wherein one or more retainers are received in the voids and overlapped with the wires to retain the wires relative to the first housing part.