Patent ID: 6595797
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
A unit of equipment for a motor vehicle comprising:a first part of an electrical connector (7; 107) mounted on a first piece of equipment (1), the first piece of equipment (1) comprising a first guiding and positioning member (9) allowing the relative guiding and positioning of the first part of an electrical connector (7; 107) on the first piece of equipment (1), a second part of an electrical connector (28; 120) which is the complement of the first part of an electrical connector (7; 107), mounted on a second piece of equipment (14), the second piece of equipment (14) comprising a second guiding and positioning member (30) allowing the relative guiding and positioning of the second part of an electrical connector (28; 120) on the second piece of equipment (14), the second piece of equipment (14) being mounted on the first piece of equipment (1), the first (7; 107) and second (28; 120) parts of the electrical connector being connected one to the other, and each piece of equipment (1, 14) comprising complementary guiding and positioning means allowing the relative guiding and positioning of the pieces of equipment (1, 14) with each other, and the connection of the parts of an electrical connector (7; 107), (28; 120) with each other, wherein the complementary guiding and positioning means comprise the first (9) and second (30) members for guiding and positioning the first (7; 107) and second (28; 120) electrical connector parts respectively on the first (1) and second (14) pieces of equipment, wherein the first and second guiding and positioning members (9, 30) are complementary rails extending in a substantially straight manner in a mating direction of the first and second parts (7, 28; 107, 120).