Junction box assembly having a switch assembly
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsBrian Carnick, Christopher Alexander
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Abstract
A switch assembly is configured to be mounted to a lower cover of the junction box assembly. The switch assembly includes a holder, the holder is configured to removably coupled to the lower cover. The holder includes a pocket. The switch assembly further includes a switch. The hook is configured to engage the lower cover and is dimensioned to be seated within the pocket of the holder. The switch includes a hook. The hook is configured to pull the switch towards the lower cover so as to pinch the holder between the lower cover and the switch. Accordingly, the hook presses the switch against a bottom surface of the lower cover so as to eliminate a rattle when the switch is held in suspension beneath the lower cover of the junction box assembly.
Claims17
A switch assembly configured to be mounted to a lower cover of a junction box, the switch assembly comprising:
- a holder configured to be removably coupled to the lower cover, wherein the holder includes a pair of first side walls, a first back wall, and a first top wall connected to each other to define a pocket having an open front;
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- a switch, the switch including a hook including a ramp shaped portion and a finger portion, the finger portion spaced apart from a bottom surface of the switch to define a gap configured to accommodate a thickness of the first bottom wall of the holder, the hook configured to engage the lower cover, the switch being dimensioned to be seated within the pocket of the holder, wherein the hook is further configured to pull the switch towards the lower cover so as to pinch the switch against the lower cover.
A junction box assembly for distributing power, the junction box assembly comprising:
- a lower cover having a floor having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, a peripheral wall is disposed on the inner surface and bounds the floor;
- a holder configured to be removably coupled to the outer surface of the floor of the lower cover, wherein the holder includes a pair of first side walls, a first back wall, and a first top wall connected to each other to define a pocket;
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- a switch, the switch including a hook including a ramp shaped portion and a finger portion, the finger portion spaced apart from a bottom surface of the switch to define a gap configured to accommodate a thickness of the first bottom wall of the holder, the hook configured to engage the lower cover, the switch being dimensioned to be seated within the pocket of the holder, wherein the hook is further configured to pull the switch towards the lower cover so as to pinch the holder against the lower cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.