US 11,673,518 B2
Engine harness for guiding a plurality of cables adjacent an internal combustion engine
Joe Antony, Geldrop (NL)
Assigned to DAF Trucks N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed by DAF Trucks N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/705,474.
Claims priority of application No. 2027851 (NL), filed on Mar. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0306018 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 16/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/0215 (2013.01) 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An engine harness for guiding a plurality of cables adjacent an internal combustion engine operatively connected to an electrical system of a vehicle by said plurality of cables along a cable path between the internal combustion engine and the electrical system, said engine harness substantially manufactured of a polymer foam thereby providing a protective sleeve for the plurality of cables, said engine harness further provided with at least one mount for mounting to the internal combustion engine;
wherein the at least one mount comprises a bracket section embedded in the polymer foam of the engine harness and having at least two flanges extending from an outer surface of the engine harness to an interior of the engine harness, and a plug section, having a plug element extending outward from the outer surface of the engine harness along a centerline normal to the cable path, wherein said at least two flanges are arranged for centering the plurality of cables with the cable path in the engine harness; and
wherein each flange of the at least two flanges comprises a plurality of elongate slots for providing an interlocking structure that interlocks the mount into the engine harness.