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US 8,941,009 B2Granted
Electrical junction box
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsMasahiro Makino, Kouji Ueyama
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AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsMasahiro Makino, Kouji Ueyama
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An electrical junction box includes an accommodation cover in which electrical parts are accommodated, and a groove that is formed on an outer surface of the accommodation cover and linearly extends in an up-down direction of the accommodation cover. The accommodation cover includes a folded wall part at which a wall surface of the groove is folded downwards. The accommodation cover includes a box body in which the electrical parts are accommodated, and a lower cover that covers a lower portion of the box body. The groove includes a first groove part formed on the lower cover. The folded wall part is formed on the first groove part.
An electrical junction box comprising:
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Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits…:…
For transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems: electrical distribution centers
Details: distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
Vehicle fittings and parts
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This application is based on Japanese Patent Applications Nos. 2012-116207 filed on May 22, 2012, and 2012-261457 filed on Nov. 29, 2012, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Technical Field
The invention relates to an electrical junction box having an accommodation cover in which electrical parts are accommodated.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electrical junction box according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electrical junction box shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a view of the electrical junction box shown in FIG. 2 in which a side cover section and an electrical connection member are omitted.
An illustrative embodiment of an electrical junction box will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[Exemplary Embodiments]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electrical junction box according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electrical junction box shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a view of the electrical junction box shown in FIG. 2 in which a side cover section 40 and an electrical connection member 12 are omitted. FIG. 4 is a view of the surroundings of a folded wall part 60 of the electrical junction box shown in FIG. 2 when viewed from a lower side thereof. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the electrical junction box taken along line A-A of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a view of a lower cover section 50 shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from an upper opening thereof. FIGS. 7 to 9 are views explaining the state where pressurized water is guided downwards by the folded wall part 60. FIG. 10 is a view explaining the state where pressurized water is guided downwards by a folded wall part 300 provided on a groove part 20 on a box body as shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing the surroundings of the folded wall part 300 when viewing the groove part 20 on the box body shown in FIG. 1 from a lower side thereof.