Electrical function cassette having waterproof function and ventilating fan employing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10299394-B2
Application number	US-201715685243-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2017
Priority date	Aug 26, 2016
Publication date	May 21, 2019
Grant date	May 21, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electrical function cassette having a waterproof function. The electrical function cassette includes: a function box for housing an electrical component, and a waterproof portion in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, wherein a first surface of the waterproof portion is provided with a wiring opening corresponding to a wiring port, and a second surface of the waterproof portion adjacent to the first surface is provided with an insertion opening for inserting a lead wire into the electrical function cassette, such that water droplets cannot flow along the lead wire in a straight line into the electrical function cassette, thereby improving the safety and reliability of the whole product.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical function cassette having a waterproof function, comprising:
a function box for housing an electrical component,
a waterproof portion in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, and
a first surface of the waterproof portion is provided with a wiring opening corresponding to a wiring port provided on a wall surface of the electrical function cassette, and a second surface of the waterproof portion adjacent to the first surface and not parallel to the first surface is provided with an insertion opening for inserting a lead wire into the waterproof portion,
wherein the lead wire is adapted to run through the insertion opening, and bent towards the electrical function cassette and run through the wiring opening and the wiring port so as to be inserted into the electrical function cassette;
wherein the waterproof portion is integrally formed with the electrical function cassette or separately formed with the electrical function cassette and fixed thereto, and is configured to protrude outwards from the wall surface of the electrical function cassette provided with the wiring port at a position corresponding to the wiring port such that the wiring opening is aligned with the wiring port.

2. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 1 , wherein,
a surface defined by the longest sides of the waterproof portion is provided to be parallel to the wall surface of the electrical function cassette provided with the wiring port, and the insertion opening is provided on the second surface at a position farthest from the wiring opening.

3. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 1 , wherein, a space connecting the insertion opening with the wiring opening forms a guide passage.

4. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 3 , wherein,
the guide passage is provided with a rib capable of coming into contact with the lead wire therein.

5. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 4 , wherein,
an inner wall of the waterproof portion, which is a wall surface opposite to the wiring opening, is provided with a plurality of ribs protruding towards the lead wire from the wall surface; and
the rib provided near the insertion opening in the guide passage has a larger protrusion height than the rib provided near the wiring opening in the guide passage.

6. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 4 , wherein,
an inner wall of the waterproof portion, which is a wall surface on which the wiring opening is located, is provided with a plurality of ribs protruding towards the lead wire from the wall surface; and
the rib provided near the insertion opening in the guide passage has a smaller protrusion than height the rib provided near the wiring opening in the guide passage.

7. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 3 , wherein,
a surface, adjacent to a wall surface in which the insertion opening is provided, is inclined in a direction such that the area of the vertical cross section of the guide passage becomes larger from the wiring opening to the insertion opening.

8. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 1 , wherein,
the electrical function cassette is provided with an engagement port for engaging a snap of a bundled lead wire.

9. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 1 , wherein,
the function box comprises: a box body and cover,
wherein, a first part of the waterproof portion is provided on the box body, a second part of the waterproof portion is provided on the cover, and the first part and the second part are snap-fitted together so as to form the waterproof portion; and
the first part is formed integrally with the box body, and the second part is formed integrally with the cover.

10. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 1 , wherein,
the electrical function cassette is a circuit board box or a power supply box.

11. A Ventilating Fan, comprising:
a main housing;
an air blowing unit provided in the main housing and for sucking air into the main housing and blowing air out of the main housing;
a control circuit board connected to the air blowing unit so as to control the operation of the air blowing unit; and
a circuit board box, the circuit board box being the electrical function cassette according to claim 1 , with the control circuit board being fixed in the circuit board box.

12. An electrical function cassette having waterproof function, comprising:
a function box for housing an electrical component,
a waterproof portion in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, and
a first surface of the waterproof portion is provided with a wiring opening corresponding to a wiring port provided on a wall surface of the electrical function cassette, and a third surface of the waterproof portion opposite to the first surface is provided with an insertion opening for inserting a lead wire into the waterproof portion, and the lead wire is adapted to run through the insertion opening, and then bent towards the electrical function cassette and run through the wiring opening and the wiring port so as to be inserted into the electrical function cassette;
wherein a central axis of the wiring opening is offset from a central axis of the insertion opening;
wherein the waterproof portion is integrally formed with the electrical function cassette or separately formed with the electrical function cassette and fixed thereto, and is configured to protrude outwards from the wall surface of the electrical function cassette provided with the wiring port at a position corresponding to the wiring port such that the wiring opening is aligned with the wiring port.

13. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 12 , wherein,
a surface defined by the longest sides of the waterproof portion is provided to be parallel to the wall surface of the electrical function cassette provided with the wiring port, the insertion opening is provided on the third surface at a position farthest from the wiring opening.

14. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 12 , wherein, a space connecting the insertion opening with the wiring opening forms a guide passage.

15. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 14 , wherein,
the guide passage is provided with a rib capable of coming into contact with the lead wire therein.

16. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 15 , wherein,
an inner wall of the waterproof portion, i.e. a wall surface opposite to the wiring opening, is provided with a plurality of ribs protruding towards the lead wire from the wall surface; and
the rib provided near the insertion opening in the guide passage has a larger protrusion height than the rib provided near the wiring opening in the guide passage.

17. The electrical function cassette having waterproof function according to claim 15 , wherein,
an inner wall of the waterproof portion, which is a wall surface on which the wiring opening is located, is provided with a plurality of ribs protruding towards the lead wire from the wall surface; and
the rib provided near the insertion opening in the guide passage has a smaller protrusion height than the rib provided near the wiring opening in the guide passage.

Assignees

• Panasonic Eco Sys Guangdong Co

Inventors

• Zhong Shenghui
• Liang Qiuqian

Classifications

• H05K5/03

  Covers · CPC title

• H05K5/069

  Other details of the casing, e.g. wall structure, passage for a connector, a cable, a shaft · CPC title

• H05K5/0239

  Electricity · mapped topic

• F04D25/068 Primary

  Mechanical details of the pump control unit (pump control details F04D27/00) · CPC title

• H05K5/0247

  Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title