Electric connection box and wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10131297-B1
Application number	US-201815956326-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 18, 2018
Priority date	Apr 27, 2017
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

In an electric connection box and a wire harness, a side cover is attached to an outer peripheral surface of a housing, and the housing and the side cover form a side space portion. An electric wire extends from an internal space portion to the side space portion and is routed to the outside of the housing through the side space portion. In the electric wire, an electric wire main body is formed along an inclined direction of an inclined wall of the side cover. A regulating portion is formed along the inclined direction of the inclined wall in the housing in the side space portion. A gap between the electric wire and the housing is filled with the regulating portion. In the side space portion, the electric wire main body is positioned between the inclined wall of the side cover and the regulating portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric connection box comprising:
a housing configured to include an internal space portion in which a plurality of electric components is housed;
a side cover configured to be attached to an outer peripheral surface of the housing and have an inclined wall which extends downward and is formed to be inclined in a direction separating from the housing;
a side space portion configured to be formed by the housing and the side cover;
a fastening member configured to be provided in the internal space portion and be electrically connected to the plurality of electric components; and
an electric wire configured to supply power from an outside of the housing to the plurality of electric components via the fastening member, wherein
the electric wire includes:
a terminal which is electrically connected to the fastening member, extends from the internal space portion toward the side space portion, is bent in the side space portion, and is formed to extend downward; and
an electric wire main body of which a part including at least an end portion is positioned in the side space portion and of which the end portion is crimped to the terminal,
the side space portion communicates with the outside of the housing through an opening formed in a lower side end portion,
the electric wire main body is arranged along an inclined direction of the inclined wall in the side space portion and projects and extends from the side space portion to the outside of the housing through the opening in a state where the fastening member passes through a through-hole formed in the terminal,
the housing includes a regulating portion positioned in the side space portion, and
the regulating portion projects from the outer peripheral surface and is formed to extend along the inclined direction of the inclined wall.

2. A wire harness comprising:
an electric connection box configured to include a housing which includes an internal space portion in which a plurality of electric components is housed, a side cover which is attached to an outer peripheral surface of the housing and has an inclined wall which extends downward and is formed to be inclined in a direction separating from the housing, a side space portion which is formed by the housing and the side cover, and a fastening member which is provided in the internal space portion and is electrically connected to the plurality of electric components; and
an electric wire configured to include a terminal which is electrically connected to the fastening member, extends from the internal space portion toward the side space portion, is bent in the side space portion, and is formed to extend downward and an electric wire main body of which a part including at least an end portion is positioned in the side space portion and of which the end portion is crimped to the terminal, and to supply power from an outside of the housing to the plurality of electric components via the fastening member, wherein
the side space portion communicates with the outside of the housing through an opening formed in a lower side end portion,
the electric wire main body is arranged along an inclined direction of the inclined wall in the side space portion and projects and extends from the side space portion to the outside of the housing through the opening in a state where the fastening member passes through a through-hole formed in the terminal,
the housing includes a regulating portion positioned in the side space portion, and
the regulating portion projects from the outer peripheral surface and is formed to extend along the inclined direction of the inclined wall.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Kakimi Takaaki
• Ikeda Tatsuhiko

Classifications

• B60R16/0238 Primary

  Electrical distribution centers · CPC title

• B60R16/0207

  Wire harnesses · CPC title

• H02G3/088 Primary

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets · CPC title