# US 2014/0151081 A1 · Electric junction box

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- Number: US 2014/0151081 A1
- Document ID: US20140151081A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/087,349
- Filed: 2013-11-22
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: Yazaki Corporation
- Applicants: Yazaki Corporation
- Inventors: Masahiro Makino
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151081A1

## CPC

- H02G 3/088: {Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets}
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES

## Abstract

An electric junction box that fluid which bouncing off a vehicle body pane can be prevented from entering from the drainage hole into a case is provided. A case of the electric junction box includes a frame attached to parts and a lower cover attached to a lower end portion of the frame. The lower cover includes a positioning boss which is inserted in a positioning hole disposed in the vehicle body panel. The positioning boss extends from a lower end portion of a bottom wall of the lower cover. Also, a communication hole, which opens on a tip of the positioning boss, passes through the positioning boss and communicates with both an exterior of the vehicle body panel and an interior of the case, wherein fluid is drained out of the case through the communication hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electric junction box, comprising:
a case having a positioning boss at a lower end portion thereof, the positioning boss being inserted in a positioning hole disposed in a vehicle body panel, and
a communication hole passing through the positioning boss and communicating with both an exterior of the vehicle body panel and an interior of the case, wherein fluid is drained out of the case through the communication hole.