Electrical connection box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10991536-B2
Application number	US-201916693512-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2019
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

Provided is an electrical connection box according to which it is possible to easily handle a substrate and a fuse module. An electrical connection box for a vehicle includes: an insertion housing into which a plurality of fuses are to be inserted; a plurality of fuse terminals each having one end portion inserted into a surface of the insertion housing, the fuse terminals connecting the fuses to a substrate; and a holding member that is arranged opposing the one surface of the insertion housing and holds the fuse terminals. The holding member includes a gripping portion provided on a side opposite to the insertion housing, and the gripping portion has a finger placement portion used for gripping.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connection box for a vehicle, including: an insertion housing into which a plurality of fuses are to be inserted; a plurality of fuse terminals for connecting the fuses in the insertion housing to a substrate; and a holding member that is arranged opposing a surface of the insertion housing and holds the fuse terminals, wherein
the holding member includes a holding plate having a plurality of notches for holding at least one of the plurality of fuse terminals and a gripping portion opposite of the insertion housing, the gripping portion being tube shaped and disposed between a pair of the plurality of fuse terminals, and
the gripping portion has a finger placement portion used for gripping.

2. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein the finger placement portion is a level difference provided in the gripping portion.

3. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein the gripping portion is provided with a notch.

4. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein
the gripping portion is interposed between the fuse terminals, and
the gripping portion protrudes past the fuse terminals in the direction in which the insertion housing and the holding member oppose each other.

5. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein
the substrate is provided parallel to a surface adjacent to the insertion housing,
the gripping portion extends in an intersection direction intersecting the substrate,
wherein one of the plurality of fuses protrudes in the intersection direction from the substrate and connects one of the plurality of fuses, the one of the plurality of fuses being different than the other of the plurality of fuses, and
a dimension from the substrate to the level difference of the gripping portion in the intersection direction is greater than a dimension from the substrate to a leading end of the other terminal.

6. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of fuse terminals are arranged side by side in one direction, and
a plurality of the gripping portions are arranged side by side in a central portion of the holding member in the one direction.

7. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein
the gripping portion is interposed between the fuse terminals, and
the gripping portion protrudes past the fuse terminals in the direction in which the insertion housing and the holding member oppose each other.

8. The electrical connection box according to claim 3 , wherein the gripping portion is interposed between the fuse terminals, and
the gripping portion protrudes past the fuse terminals in the direction in which the insertion housing and the holding member oppose each other.

9. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of fuse terminals are arranged side by side in one direction, and
a plurality of the gripping portions are arranged side by side in a central portion of the holding member in the one direction.

10. The electrical connection box according to claim 3 , wherein
the plurality of fuse terminals are arranged side by side in one direction, and
a plurality of the gripping portions are arranged side by side in a central portion of the holding member in the one direction.

11. The electrical connection box according to claim 4 , wherein
the plurality of fuse terminals are arranged side by side in one direction, and
a plurality of the gripping portions are arranged side by side in a central portion of the holding member in the one direction.

12. The electrical connection box according to claim 5 , wherein
the plurality of fuse terminals are arranged side by side in one direction, and
a plurality of the gripping portions are arranged side by side in a central portion of the holding member in the one direction.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H01H85/044 Primary

  General constructions or structure of low voltage fuses, i.e. below 1000 V, or of fuses where the applicable voltage is not specified (H01H85/046 - H01H85/048 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01H85/2045

  Mounting means or insulating parts of the base, e.g. covers, casings · CPC title

• H01H85/205 Primary

  Electric connections to contacts on the base · CPC title

• H01H85/0417

  with parallel side contacts · CPC title

• H01H2085/208

  specially adapted for vehicles · CPC title