# US 2018/0026381 A1 · Electrical connection box and connection terminal component

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- Number: US 2018/0026381 A1
- Document ID: US20180026381A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/549,197
- Filed: 2016-02-03
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2015-02-24
- Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Inventors: Akira Haraguchi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180026381A1

## CPC

- H01R 4/305: {having means for facilitating engagement of conductive member or for holding it in position}
- B60R 16/0238: {Electrical distribution centers}
- H01R 4/58: characterised by the form or material of the contacting members (H01R4/01 takes precedence)
- H01R 11/12: End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork
- H01R 25/165: {Connecting locations formed by surface mounted apparatus}
- H02G 3/16: structurally associated with support for line-connecting terminals within the box
- H05K 7/14322: {wherein the control and power circuits of a power converter are arranged within the same casing}
- H01R 2201/26: for vehicles
- H02G 3/14: Fastening of cover or lid to box
- H02G 5/00: Installations of bus-bars
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

An electrical connection box includes: a circuit portion having bus bars as conduction paths, electronic components mounted on the circuit portion; a case housing the circuit portion; Substrate Terminal Portions (“STPs”) are provided on the bus bars, a through-hole formed in the STPs Electric Wire Terminal Portions (“EWTPs”) are connected to electrical wires, a through-hole formed in the EWTPs; stud bolts have shaft portions inserted into the through-holes of the STPs and the EWTPs in a state where the STPs and the EWTPs are overlaid on each other; and nuts are fastened to the stud bolts. The EWTPs or the STPs have contact portions that come into contact with seat surfaces of the stud bolts, and the surface on the seat surface sides of the contact portions are recessed so as to have a reduced thickness dimension.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrical connection box comprising:
a circuit portion that has a bus bar as a conduction path, an electronic component being mounted on the circuit portion;
a case in which the circuit portion is housed;
a substrate terminal portion that is provided on the bus bar, a through-hole being formed in the substrate terminal portion;
an electrical wire terminal portion that is connected to an electrical wire, a through-hole being formed in the electrical wire terminal portion;
a bolt that has a shaft portion that is inserted into the through-hole of the substrate terminal portion and the through-hole of the electrical wire terminal portion in a state where the substrate terminal portion and the electrical wire terminal portion are overlaid on each other; and
a nut that is fastened to the bolt,
wherein the electrical wire terminal portion or the substrate terminal portion has a contact portion that comes into contact with a seat surface of the bolt, and a surface on a seat surface side of the contact portion is recessed so as to have a reduced thickness dimension.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electrical connection box according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is formed using pure copper;

### Claim 3

A connection terminal component comprising:
a substrate terminal portion that is provided on a bus bar that serves as a conduction path in a circuit portion on which an electronic component is mounted, a through-hole being formed in the substrate terminal portion;
an electrical wire terminal portion that is connected to an electrical wire, a through-hole being formed in the electrical wire terminal portion;
a bolt that has a shaft portion that is inserted into the through-hole of the substrate terminal portion and the through-hole of the electrical wire terminal portion in a state where the substrate terminal portion and the electrical wire terminal portion are overlaid on each other; and
a nut that is fastened to the bolt,
wherein the electrical wire terminal portion or the substrate terminal portion has a contact portion that comes into contact with a seat surface of the bolt, and a surface on a seat surface side of the contact portion is recessed so as to have a reduced thickness dimension.