ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX

• US 20100300722A1
• Filed: 04/19/2010
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: KITA, Yukinori
• Granted Patent: US 8,410,361 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/50
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0238 Electrical distribution centers

Abstract

To provide an electrical junction box in which an electrical junction box body includes one casing and the other casing, the other casing is prevented from being lifted from the one casing, and a bracket can be attached to a peripheral wall portion of the other casing stably and strongly. One casing is fitted in the other casing. A peripheral wall portion of the other casing is provided on an outer peripheral surface with engagement lock portions. A bottom wall section of the one casing is exposed from an opening defined by the peripheral wall portion. A fitting projection portion is provided on the bottom wall section near the engagement lock portions. The bracket is mated with the engagement lock portions. The fitting projection portion is mated with a fitting recess provided in the bracket to attach the bracket to the other casing.

Claims

1. An electrical junction box having a first casing superimposed on a second casing, the first casing being fitted in a peripheral wall portion of the second casing to form an electrical junction box body, said electrical junction box comprising:

an engagement lock portion provided on an outer surface of the peripheral wall portion of the second casing; and

a bracket attached to said engagement lock portion from a side of an opening defined by the peripheral wall portion;

wherein a fitting projection portion extends from a bottom wall section of the first casing to an outer peripheral surface adjacent said engagement lock portion; and

said bracket is provided with a fitting recess in which said fitting projection portion is fitted during coupling of said bracket to said engagement lock portion in order to restrain said bracket from moving outward from said first casing.

2. The electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein said engagement lock portion includes two adjacent engagement lock parts spaced laterally on the outer surface of the peripheral wall portion of the second casing, and said fitting projection portion is disposed on a portion corresponding to between said two engagement lock parts.

3. The electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein said fitting projection portion includes a narrow width leg portion and a wide width head portion at an end of said leg portion, said wide width head portion extending in a fitting direction of said fitting recess of said bracket, and said narrow width leg portion extending from an outer peripheral corner portion of the bottom wall section of the first casing to a bottom surface.

4. The electrical junction box according to claim 3, wherein the bottom wall section is provided on the bottom surface with a reinforcing rib and said narrow width leg portion of said fitting projection portion is connected to said reinforcing rib.

5. The electrical junction box according to claim 2, wherein said fitting projection portion includes a narrow width leg portion and a wide width head portion at an end of said leg portion, said wide width head portion extending in a fitting direction of said fitting recess of said bracket, and said narrow width leg portion extending from an outer peripheral corner portion of the bottom wall section of the first casing to a bottom surface.

6. The electrical junction box according to claim 5, wherein the bottom wall section is provided on the bottom surface with a reinforcing rib and said narrow width leg portion of said fitting projection portion is connected to said reinforcing rib.