Patent ID: 11938876
Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A method of assembling an electrical unit, the method comprising:
providing a base housing configured to mount to structure of one model of vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, the base housing having a plurality of sides and an opening in one of the sides corresponding to a wire location for the one model of vehicle;
mounting a universal sealing plate to a power distribution box, on a side of the power distribution box adjacent to the opening in the side of the base housing;
mounting the universal sealing plate, the power distribution box and at least one electrical connector, operatively engaging the power distribution box, at least partially within an internal chamber defined by the base housing and a cover, with a portion of the at least one electrical connector extending through the opening, and with the universal sealing plate sealing against sides of the opening and the at least one electrical connector extending through the opening; and
securing the cover to the base housing, with a portion of the universal sealing plate secured between a portion of the base housing and a portion of the cover.