US 2010/0133265 A1 · Electrical junction box

Abstract

A bracket secured to a vehicle body is firmly attached to an electrical junction box without causing any loosening. The electrical junction box includes a bracket securing section provided integrally on a casing outer surface and a bracket made of a resin molding material fixed on the bracket securing section by a bolt and a nut. Bolt holes are provided in the bracket securing section and the bracket, respectively. Positioning pins project near the bolt hole in one of the bracket securing section or the bracket. The positioning holes are provided in the other of the bracket securing and the section or bracket to receive the positioning pins. After the positioning pins are fitted in the positioning holes to position and hold the bracket on the bracket securing section, a bolt is inserted into the corresponding bolt holes and is fastened by a nut.

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Dependent claims

An electrical junction box for a motor vehicle including:

a bracket securing section provided integrally on a casing outer surface on the box;
a bracket made of a resin molding material and being fixed on the bracket securing section by a bolt and a nut;
a plurality of bolt holes being provided in the bracket securing section and the bracket;
at least one positioning pin projecting near one of the bolt holes in one of the bracket securing section and the bracket;
and
at least one positioning hole being provided in the other of the bracket securing section and the bracket to receive the positioning pins, wherein the bolt being inserted into the bolt holes after the positioning pins are fitted in the positioning holes to position and hold the bracket securing section, the plurality of bolt holes corresponding with each other and being fastened by the nut.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical junction box

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Electrical junction box

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Abstract

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