A mounting module 14 for mounting an electrical device 26 to a vehicle (10) exterior surface (12a, Fig.1); the mounting module comprising a module body 20 defining a chamber and a mounting surface 20a configured to be mounted onto the vehicle exterior surface; the mounting surface comprising a vehicle-side opening 22 into the chamber configured to at least partially align with an aperture (50, Fig.6) in the vehicle exterior surface when mounted thereon to provide a primary connection path from the electrical device through the chamber into the interior of the vehicle via said aperture. At least one exterior surface 28 of the mounting module comprises at least one exterior opening 30 into the chamber, the or each exterior opening being in communication with the vehicle-side opening via the chamber and configured to receive a connecting means (33, 35, Fig.4) to provide a supplementary connection path from the vehicle exterior into the vehicle interior via the vehicle aperture when the mounting module is mounted thereon. Also claimed is an assembly for mounting on a vehicle, the assembly comprising the mounting module and an electronic device, where the electronic device may be a separate or an integral component.
Mounting module for a vehicle
2019-07-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / H01Q Antennen , ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS / H01R Elektrisch leitende Verbindungen , ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS / H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen |