Electrical junction box

• US 4,963,099 A
• Filed: 03/24/1989
• Issued: 10/16/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Takahashi, Toru, Yamamoto, Masaki, Sato, Hisashi, Nishio, Yukio, Hayashi, Hideharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Bradley, Paula A.
• Application Number:
  US07/328,419
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 439/76, 439/205, 439/206, 439/282, 439/322, 439/510, 439/603, 439/892
• US Class Current: 439/76.2
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5227 with evacuation of penetrating liquids
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/2466 using a planar conductive structure, e.g. printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/202 using self-supporting metal foil pattern

Abstract

An electrical junction box comprising a case having a rib; a wiring board assembly provided in the case and comprised of an insulating board and a plurality of bus bars mounted on the insulating board, the bus bars being sandwiched between the insulating board and the rib of the case; and a drainage channel provided near the bus bars. The drainage channel comprises a cutout of the rib formed at a portion bridging the adjacent bus bars. With this structure, the water having entered the case is prevented from staying in this portion, so that it may smoothly flow through the cutout of the rib to the outside of the case. Accordingly, the generation of short circuits between the adjacent bus bars may be prevented. At least a through-hole may be formed through the insulating board at a position near the bus bars, and a gap may be defined between the bus bars and the insulating board by providing a plurality of projections on the insulating board.

Claims

1. An electrical junction box comprising:

a case having a rib;

a wiring board assembly provided in said case and having an insulating board with a plurality of bus bars mounted on said insulating board and adjacent to one another, said bus bars being sandwiched between said insulating board and said rib of said case; and

a drainage space provided in facing relation to at least one of said bus bars.

2. The electrical junction box as defined in claim 1, wherein said drainage space comprises a cutout of said rib formed at a portion bridging said adjacent bus bars.

3. The electrical junction box as defined in claim 1, wherein said drainage space comprises at least a through-hole formed through said insulating board at a position near said bus bars.

4. The electrical junction box as defined in claim 1, wherein said drainage space comprises a gap defined between said bus bar and said insulating board by providing a plurality of projections on said insulating board.