Electrical connection box with bonder cap and shallow/deep bottom parts, and wire harness including same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11427142-B2
Application number	US-202016953148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2020
Priority date	Nov 27, 2019
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

An electrical connection box can include a housing and a lower cover that closes a lower part of the housing in which the housing includes an electric wire bundle holder whose lower side open so as to be able to allow insertion of a bonder cap of an electric wire bundle in a state where the electric wire bundle is covered with the bonder cap. The lower cover includes a deep bottom part having a drainage hole. A shallow bottom part can be located above the deep bottom part below the electric wire bundle holder, with the shallow bottom part being formed to include an inclined surface inclined downward toward the deep bottom part, and a state where the bonder cap is inserted into the electric wire bundle holder is maintained on the inclined surface of the shallow bottom part on the lower cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connection box comprising:
a housing that houses electronic components; and
a lower cover that closes a lower part of the housing, wherein
the housing includes an electric wire bundle holder whose lower side open so as to be able to allow insertion of at least one bonder cap of an electric wire bundle in which conductors of a plurality of electric wires are connected to each other in a state where the electric wire bundle is covered with the at least one bonder cap,
the lower cover includes a deep bottom part having a drainage hole; and a shallow bottom part located above the deep bottom part below the electric wire bundle holder, the shallow bottom part being formed to include an inclined surface inclined downward toward the deep bottom part, and
the inclined surface of the shallow bottom part on the lower cover abuts the electric wire bundle in a state where the at least one bonder cap is inserted into the electric wire bundle holder.

2. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein
a portion of the shallow bottom part that is arranged below the electric wire bundle holder comes at an uppermost position on the lower cover.

3. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein
the electric wire bundle holder has a partition wall that partitions the at least one bonder cap to enable accommodation.

4. The electrical connection box according to claim 3 , wherein
the electric wire bundle holder is provided along a side wall around the housing.

5. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein
the electric wire bundle holder is provided along a side wall around the housing.

6. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein
the electric wire bundle holder has a partition wall that partitions the at least one bonder cap to enable accommodation.

7. The electrical connection box according to claim 6 , wherein
the electric wire bundle holder is provided along a side wall around the housing.

8. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein
the electric wire bundle holder is provided along a side wall around the housing.

9. A wire harness comprising:
a wiring member having conductivity; and
an electrical connection box connected to the wiring member, wherein
the electrical connection box includes:
a housing that houses electronic components electrically connected with the wiring member; and
a lower cover that closes a lower part of the housing,
the housing includes an electric wire bundle holder whose lower side open so as to be able to allow insertion of at least one bonder cap of an electric wire bundle in which conductors of a plurality of electric wires are connected to each other in a state where the electric wire bundle is covered with the at least one bonder cap,
the lower cover includes a deep bottom part having a drainage hole; and a shallow bottom part located above the deep bottom part below the electric wire bundle holder, the shallow bottom part being formed to include an inclined surface inclined downward toward the deep bottom part, and
the inclined surface of the shallow bottom part on the lower cover abuts the electric wire bundle in a state where the at least one bonder cap is inserted into the electric wire bundle holder.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Tashiro Hiroki
• Yokoyama Ryouichi
• Sumida Atsushi
• Masuda Junya

Classifications

• B60R16/0238 Primary

  Electrical distribution centers · CPC title

• H02G3/16 Primary

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

• B60R16/0207

  Wire harnesses · CPC title

• H02G3/081

  Bases, casings or covers · CPC title

• B60R16/0239 Primary

  Electronic boxes · CPC title