US 12,459,450 B2
Wiring protector assembly
José Ángel Méndez Olvera, Naucalpan (MX)
Assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/073,349.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181978 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 16/02 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/0215 (2013.01) [H02G 3/0412 (2013.01); H02G 3/0487 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wiring protector comprising:
a vehicle motor having an electrical cable that extends along an exterior area of the vehicle motor and includes a branch of the electrical cable;
a protector member defining a cavity with the electric cable and the branch being located in the cavity;
a cover dimensioned and shaped to attach to the protector member covering the cavity, the electric cable and the branch within the cavity, the protector member having a first open end, a second open end and a branch open end that are open to the cavity with a first portion of the electric cable extending through the first open end, a second portion of the electric cable extending through the second open end and the branch of the electric cable extending through the branch open end;
an accessory fixedly attached to the vehicle motor;
a first bracket having a first attachment portion dimensioned and shaped to attach to the accessory of the vehicle motor and a second attachment portion; and
a coolant conduit supported along the vehicle motor adjacent to the electrical cable and the protector member, the protector member having an attachment flange with a fastener receiving aperture for attachment to a second attachment bracket fixed to the coolant conduit.