Terminal box and terminal box fixing arrangement

A terminal box comprising:

• a box body having a bottom portion and at least one sidewall, the bottom portion and the at least one sidewall defining an interior of the box body;
• a terminal portion fixed to the box body and disposed within the interior of the box body;
• a pressing portion disposed within the interior of the box body;
• a holding portion disposed within the interior of the box body;
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• a slide mechanism disposed within the interior of the box body;
• wherein the bottom portion of the box body has an opening portion capable of receiving a terminal inserted therein from the outside;
• the terminal portion is capable of establishing electric conduction between the terminal portion and the terminal upon contact therewith;
• the pressing portion is switchable between a contacting state in which the pressing portion clamps the terminal with the terminal portion for establishing electric conduction between the terminal portion and the terminal and a spaced state spaced apart from the terminal portion;
• the holding portion is integral with the pressing portion and the holding portion and pressing portion are slidable within the interior of the box body along a direction of movement of the pressing portion towards and away from the terminal portion;
• the slide mechanism is capable of forming the contacting state by causing the holding portion to slide and the slide mechanism includes a wedge-like member having an inclined wedge face defined on the wedge-like member and a pressure receiving face formed in the holding portion;
• the wedge-like member guides the holding portion to the contacting state by causing the inclined wedge face to slidably enter the holding portion while bearing against a portion of the box body;
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• the pressure receiving face receives the inclined wedge face through face-contact therewith.