Patent ID: 9574501
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F02D,F02M,H02K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for earthing an electrical component which is received in a body that is assembled with a cover, the cover being in electrical contact with the electrical component when the cover is assembled on the body, the method comprising: positioning the cover relative to the body using a centering component which is arranged in the body and in electrical contact with the body; and the cover is assembled in a state positioned in this manner on the body so that the cover is in electrical contact with both the centering component and the electrical component, wherein a plurality of electrically conductive tongues located within the cover move into contact with the centering component when the cover is assembled on the body, wherein at least one of the plurality of tongues is in electrical contact with an electrically conductive track of the cover, wherein the centering component is a cylinder which has a circular cross-section and wherein the plurality of tongues is arranged on the periphery of the cylinder, wherein the cover comprises a bearing which is configured to cooperate with the centering component in order to position the cover relative to the body, and wherein at least one of the plurality of tongues comprises at least one portion which, when the centering component is not received in the bearing, is at a distance from the center of the bearing less than the radius of the centering component.