Electrical connection box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10958027-B2
Application number	US-201916693576-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2019
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

Provided is an electrical connection box according to which it is possible to suppress the occurrence of mistakes in a manufacturing process, and it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of faulty products. The electrical connection box to be used in a vehicle includes a terminal having an inner-fitting plate portion that is fit into and held in a slit of a holding member; and multiple substrate connection portions that protrude along a surface of the inner-fitting plate portion from one side edge of the inner-fitting plate portion. The terminal has a shape that is asymmetrical in a direction in which the multiple substrate connection portions are arranged side by side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connection box for a vehicle comprising:
a holding member having a slit;
a terminal having an inner-fitting plate portion that is fit into and held in the slit of the holding member; and a plurality of pin portions that protrude along a surface of the inner-fitting plate portion from one edge of the inner-fitting plate portion; wherein the terminal has a shape that is asymmetrical in a direction in which the plurality of pin portions are arranged side by side; and
on both edges adjacent to the one edge of the inner-fitting plate portion, protruding portions are respectively provided near another edge opposing the one edge,
the protruding portions have different dimensions in the direction in which the one side edge and the other side edge oppose each other, and
the holding member is provided with engagement portions that engage with the protruding portions inside of the slit.

2. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein the inner-fitting plate portion is rectangular.

3. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein
the inner-fitting plate portion includes a plate portion that protrudes along a surface of the inner-fitting plate portion from the other edge of the inner-fitting plate portion, and
a surface of the plate portion is provided with a recess or a protrusion.

4. The electrical connection box according to claim 3 , wherein two of the terminals are provided forming a pair such that the surfaces of the plate portions face each other.

5. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein
there are two of the pin portions,
one of the two pin portions is provided toward an end portion of the inner-fitting plate portion in the direction in which the plurality of pin portions are arranged side by side,
the other of the two pin portions is provided toward the center of the inner-fitting plate portion in the direction in which the plurality of pin portions are arranged side by side, and
the electrical connection box includes a substrate having through holes through which protruding ends of the pin portions are inserted.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Hamada Ryoma
• Oda Akihiro
• Okumura Masakazu
• Daidoji Tatsuya
• Okamoto Noriko

Classifications

• H05K7/00

  Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus (casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00) · CPC title

• H01R13/113

  co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section · CPC title

• H01R12/58

  terminals for insertion into holes · CPC title

• H01R43/205

  with a panel or printed circuit board · CPC title

• H05K2201/10189

  Non-printed connector · CPC title