Electrical junction box
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsYuuichi Hattori, Akihiro Oda
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Abstract
An electrical junction box is provided which has a novel structure that enables connectors to be stably connected even when an L-shaped connecting terminal is used as a connecting terminal of a lateral connection type connector. An upward extending portion (92) extending upright from an internal circuit (87) of a connecting terminal (90) is sandwiched by a housing (114) of a lateral connection type connector (128) and a terminal support (42), a first lateral support rib (64a) is provided on the terminal support (42), a second lateral support rib (64b) is provided on the housing (114), and a connecting portion (93) of the connecting terminal (90) is sandwiched by the pair of lateral support ribs (64a) and (64b) from both sides in the width direction.
Claims12
An electrical junction box comprising:
- at least one lateral connection type connector having a housing that opens at a side face of a box body, and a connecting terminal connected to an internal circuit accommodated in the box body, the connecting terminal having an L-shape that includes an extending portion extending upright from the internal circuit and having opposite first and second side edges, the connecting terminal further having a connecting portion extending from a leading end of the extending portion and being perpendicular to the extending portion, the connecting portion being accommodated in the housing;
- a terminal support disposed on a side of the extending portion that is opposite to the housing;
- a first lateral support rib-protruding from a face of the terminal support that faces the housing and being substantially adjacent the first side edge of the extending portion;
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- a second lateral support rib protruding from a face of the housing that faces the terminal support and being substantially adjacent the second side edge of the extending portion so that the connecting terminal is sandwiched by the first and second lateral support rib from both sides in a width direction thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.