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US 6,116,916 AGranted
Electrical connection box
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorKoji Kasai
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Abstract
A busbar 24 and a printed circuit board 23 having electronic devices mounted thereon are provided as internal circuits in a casing of an electrical connection box. Terminals 24a provided in the busbar 24 are inserted through the printed circuit board 23 to be secured to a conductive portion by solder 30 for a direct electrical connection.
Claims9
An electrical connection box comprising:
- a casing;
- a printed circuit board disposed at a first level in the casing, conductive portions disposed on the printed circuit board, electronic devices mounted on the printed circuit board and connected to the conductive portions, at least one board through hole being formed in the printed circuit board at a location on the printed circuit board having the conductive portion;
- an insulating plate defining a second level in the casing, the insulating plate having at least one insulating plate through hole substantially aligned with the board through hole in the printed circuit board;
- and at least one busbar accommodated at a third level in the casing such that the insulating plate is disposed between the printed circuit board and the busbar, at least one terminal projecting unitarily from the busbar, the terminal extending through the insulating plate through hole and through the board through hole and being electrically connected directly to a selected one of the conductive portions of the printed circuit board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.