Electric junction box
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorMasashi Kanazawa
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Abstract
An electric junction box where a connector receiving section is provided in a case that receives an internal circuit, and where a connector that is connected to a wire harness terminal is fitted in the connector receiving section. In the electric junction box, a peripheral wall of the connector receiving section is of a square frame shape, a flexible section is formed by cutting the peripheral wall, a locking hole is formed in the flexible section, a locking claw is provided at the connector fitted in the connector receiving section, the claw being at a position that faces the locking hole of the flexible section. When the locking claw of the connector is inserted into and engaged with the locking hole of the flexible section, the connector is joined in a locking manner to the connector receiving section.
Claims8
In an electric junction box in which connector accommodation parts are provided in a case that accommodates an internal circuit, and connectors connected with a wire harness terminal are fitted in said connector accommodation parts respectively,
- a peripheral wall of each of said connector accommodation parts is quadrilateral frame-shaped;
- a flexible piece is formed by cutting the peripheral wall from an inner surface of the peripheral wall on which the connector is fitted toward an inside of the peripheral wall in a shape of L in a horizontal section, so that one side edge of the flexing piece is continuous with the peripheral wall and a gap is formed at a back side and other side edge thereof by the cutting;
- a locking hole is formed through said flexible piece;
- a locking claw is formed on each of said connectors to be fitted in said connector accommodation parts respectively at a position thereof opposed to said locking hole of said flexing piece,
- said locking claw of each of said connectors to be fitted in said connector accommodation parts respectively is inserted into and locked to said locking hole of each flexible piece, so that said connectors are connected to said connector accommodation parts respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.