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US 6,325,640 B1Granted
Electrical junction box having a bus bar
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorKoji Kasai
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Abstract
An electrical junction box, for use in vehicles, having a bus bar with a spine with a plurality of one-piece metal strip parts joined together at mutually overlapping portions, and at least one one-piece terminal part each one piece terminal part having a foot portion and a terminal-forming portion. The foot portion lies flat against and is joined to the spine.
Claims13
A bus bar, comprising:
- a spine formed of a plurality of one-piece metal strip parts joined together at mutually overlapping portions thereof to form a branched structure;
- and
- a plurality of terminal parts formed of a metal sheet having a foot portion and a terminal-forming portion, each of the foot portions lying flat against the spine and being joined to the spine, wherein the plurality of one-piece metal strips forming the spine do not form the at least one terminal part and at least one terminal part is joined to each branch of the spine.
A bus bar, comprising:
- a one-piece spine member formed of a metal sheet strip having:
- (i) at least one first bend at an oblique bend line at which are joined two adjacent portions thereof which lie in parallel planes and extend in different directions with mutual overlap;
- and
- (ii) at least one second bend which is a right-angle bend at which are joined two adjacent portions thereof which are in mutually perpendicular planes;
- and
- (iii) at least one terminal part formed of a piece of sheet strip bent to provide a foot portion and an upright portion perpendicular to the foot portion, the foot portion lying flat against the spine member and being joined thereto.
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An electrical junction box, comprising:
- an upper casing;
- a first electrical wiring extending over an inner surface of the upper casing;
- pressure-contact terminals disposed on the upper casing and connected to the first wiring;
- a lower casing;
- a second electrical wiring extending over the lower casing;
- pressure-contact terminals disposed on the lower casing and connected to the second wiring;
- at least one electrical connection member disposed within the box selected from a plurality of different electrical connection members and connecting the first and second wirings;
- at least one bus bar disposed in the box between the first and second wirings, the bus bar including a spine formed of a plurality of one-piece metal strip parts joined together at mutually overlapping portions thereof, and at least one terminal part formed of a metal sheet having a foot portion and a terminal-forming portion, the foot portion lying flat against the spine and being joined to the spine and the plurality of one-piece metal strips forming the spine do not form the at least one terminal part;
- and p1 at least one circuit board selected from a plurality of available circuit boards connected by the first and second wirings and the bus bar, wherein the bus bar and electrical connection members are configurable to the selected at least one circuit board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.