Fuse box mounting structure

• US 6,723,920 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2003
• Issued: 04/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Higuchi, Eiji, Shimada, Yoshihisa
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R
• Application Number:
  US10/615,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20040007375A1
• Time in Patent Office: 286 Days
• Field of Search: 174/50, 174/59, 174/58, 174/63, 174/138.F, 220/3.2, 220/4.02, 439/535, 439/522, 439/621, 439/763, 248/906, 29/65
• US Class Current: 174/50
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2085/025 Structural association with a binding post of a storage battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2085/208 specially adapted for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/2045 Mounting means or insulating parts of the base, e.g. covers, casings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

A fuse box is placed on an upper surface of a battery box through a supporting plate. Through-holes into which battery posts are inserted are formed at predetermined positions of the supporting plate. A positioning emboss portion is projected from the supporting plate. A fit-on portion is formed at a position corresponding to the emboss portion of the supporting plate of the fuse box. The fuse box is mounted on an upper surface of the supporting plate, with the battery posts in penetration through the through-holes of the supporting plate. A circular arc portion of a battery terminal is fixedly fitted on the battery post. The emboss portion is fitted on the fit-on portion.

Claims

1. A fuse box mounting structure for electrically connecting a fuse box to a connection of a battery terminal and a battery post of a battery and also supporting the fuse box, comprising:

a supporting plate having a pair of through holes for accommodating battery posts of the battery, and the supporting plate further including a positioning emboss portion for fixing the fuse box in a predetermined orientation on the support plate; and

the fuse box having a connection piece that electrically connects and rigidly fixes the fuse box to the connection made by the battery terminal and the battery;

whereby the fuse box is non-rotatably attached via the connection piece and the positioning emboss portion, and the positioning emboss fits on a portion formed on a bottom wall of a casing of the fusebox.

2. The fuse box mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the fuse box has an intermediate case for housing the wire of the battery terminal.

3. The fuse box mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein one of the pair of through holes has a plurality of ribs projecting from the periphery of the through hole to provide a press fit with the battery post.

4. The fuse box mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein one of the pair of through holes is elliptical in shape to accommodate a battery post of different types of batteries.

5. The fuse box-fixing construction according to claim 1, wherein a bus bar is housed within the fuse box and is fastened to the battery terminal, and the battery terminal is housed outside of the fuse box.

6. A fuse box mounting structure for electrically connecting a fuse box to a connection of a battery terminal and a battery post of a battery and also supporting the fuse box comprising:

a flat supporting plate fanned of insulating resin interposed between the fuse box and the battery;

a pair of through-holes formed on the supporting plate to insert the battery post therein;

a holding clip projecting from the supporting plate;

a fuse box connection piece that electrically connects and rigidly fixes the fuse box to the connection made by the battery terminal and the battery; and

a wire extending from the fuse box that is retained on the holding clip;

wherein the fuse box is non-rotatably attached via the connection piece and the coupling of the wire and the holding clip.

7. The fuse box mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein the fuse box has a case for housing the wire of the battery terminal.

8. The fuse box mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein one of the pair of through holes has a plurality of ribs projecting from the periphery of the one through hole to provide a press fit with the battery post.

9. The fuse box mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein one of the pair of through holes is elliptical in shape to accommodate a battery post of different types of batteries.

10. The fuse box mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein a bus bar is housed within the fuse box and is fastened to the battery terminal, and the battery terminal is housed outside of the fuse box.