Electrical connection box with dark current circuit connection/disconnection structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10826280-B2
Application number	US-201716314557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2017
Priority date	Jul 1, 2016
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

Provided is an electrical connection box that is equipped with a newly constructed dark current circuit connection/disconnection mechanism that can be used to change circuits of the dark current circuit connection/disconnection mechanism and improve versatility. A conduction member holder has a conduction member holding portion that extends spanning over a plurality of cavities that are provided in a case. A conduction member includes: a first conduction member that is connected to a connection terminal of a dark current circuit housed in one of the cavities; and a second conduction member that is connected simultaneously to the connection terminal of the dark current circuits housed in one of the cavities and a connection terminal of another circuit housed in another cavity. The first conduction member or the second conduction member that is selected according to a required circuit configuration is mounted in the conduction member holding portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical connection box having a dark current circuit connection/disconnection structure includes a case for housing a dark current circuit, and a conduction member holder for holding a conduction member for conductively connecting the dark current circuit, the conduction member holder being attached to the case and movable in an insertion and removal direction of the conduction member, the conductive member being held in a manner that allows switching between a connection position conductively connected to a connection terminal of the dark current circuit housed in a cavity of the case and a disconnection position disconnected from the connection terminal,
wherein, the conduction member holder includes a conduction member holding portion that extends spanning over a plurality of cavities provided in the case,
the conduction member includes a first conduction member configured to be connected to the connection terminal of the dark current circuit that is housed in one of the cavities, and a second conduction member configured to be simultaneously connected to the connection terminal of the dark current circuit housed in one of the cavities and a connection terminal of another circuit that is housed in another one of the cavities, and
the first conduction member or the second conduction member is selectively mounted in the conduction member holding portion according to a required circuit configuration.

2. The electrical connection box including a dark current circuit connection/disconnection structure according to claim 1 , wherein,
a power source is input from a battery to the dark current circuit, the first conduction member is selectively mounted if another power source is to be input to the other circuit, and the second conduction member is selectively mounted if the other power source is not to be input to the other circuit.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Matsuura Daisuke

Classifications

• B60R16/0238 Primary

  Electrical distribution centers · CPC title

• H01H2085/208

  specially adapted for vehicles · CPC title

• H02B1/0565 Primary

  by means of an adapter carrying one or more apparatuses (holders with sockets H01R33/00) · CPC title

• B60R16/02 Primary

  electric {constitutive elements} · CPC title

• H02G3/16

  structurally associated with support for line-connecting terminals within the box · CPC title