Electrical junction box
First Claim
1. An automotive electrical junction box means comprising:
- a main junction box comprising an insulating housing having a circuit board contained therein,said housing having oppositely directed parallel main panel members, parallel oppositely directed sidewalls and parallel oppositely directed endwalls extending between said main panel members,said circuit board extending parallel to, and being between, said main panel members, said circuit board having side edges which extend along said sidewalls and having end edges which extend along said endwalls,a bus bar conductor in said housing extending between said end edges, circuit board terminal means on said circuit board, said circuit board terminal means comprising terminal tabs and terminal receptacles, said terminal tabs and said terminal receptacles extending normally of said circuit board towards said main panel members,contact terminals on the ends of said bus bar, said contact terminals extending beyond said end edges of said circuit board and being mateable with complementary terminal means on auxiliary junction boxes and,mechanical coupling means on said endwalls, said mechanical coupling means being cooperable with complementary coupling means on auxiliary junction boxes.
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Abstract
A junction box assembly for an automobile comprising a main junction box releasably coupled mechanically and electrically to an auxiliary junction box, the main junction box comprising an insulating housing enclosing at least one circuit board providing distribution networks for electrical supplies to main appliances and having plugs or sockets for connection to sockets or plugs terminating main appliance leads, and the auxiliary junction box comprising an insulating housing enclosing at least one circuit board providing distribution networks for electrical supplies to auxiliary appliances, the housing of the main junction box having means projecting from a rear face to attach the main junction box to the bulkhead of an automobile engine compartment.
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1. An automotive electrical junction box means comprising:
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a main junction box comprising an insulating housing having a circuit board contained therein, said housing having oppositely directed parallel main panel members, parallel oppositely directed sidewalls and parallel oppositely directed endwalls extending between said main panel members, said circuit board extending parallel to, and being between, said main panel members, said circuit board having side edges which extend along said sidewalls and having end edges which extend along said endwalls, a bus bar conductor in said housing extending between said end edges, circuit board terminal means on said circuit board, said circuit board terminal means comprising terminal tabs and terminal receptacles, said terminal tabs and said terminal receptacles extending normally of said circuit board towards said main panel members, contact terminals on the ends of said bus bar, said contact terminals extending beyond said end edges of said circuit board and being mateable with complementary terminal means on auxiliary junction boxes and, mechanical coupling means on said endwalls, said mechanical coupling means being cooperable with complementary coupling means on auxiliary junction boxes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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