Electronic component assembly structure and electrical junction box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016006228-A1
Application number	US-201514851375-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 11, 2015
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic component includes a main body section having a plurality of surfaces and a terminal portion that is disposed in the main body section and that is fitted to a terminal fitting. A housing member includes a first housing chamber that guides and accommodates the main body section and a second housing chamber that accommodates and holds the terminal fitting. The terminal portion includes a base end and a fitting portion that extends from a protruding tip of the base end and that is fitted to the terminal fitting. The fitting portion extends from the protruding tip of the base end, along a side surface of the main body section with a gap from the side surface, without causing an extending tip to protrude beyond the deep surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic component assembly structure comprising:
an electronic component; a terminal fitting configured to be fitted to the electronic component; and a housing member configured to accommodate the electronic component and the terminal fitting, wherein the electronic component includes a main body section having a plurality of surfaces and a terminal portion that is disposed in the main body section and that is fitted to the terminal fitting, the housing member includes a first housing chamber that guides and accommodates the main body section and a second housing chamber that accommodates and holds the terminal fitting, the terminal portion includes a base end and a fitting portion that extends from a protruding tip of the base end and that is fitted to the terminal fitting, the fitting portion extends from the protruding tip of the base end, along a side surface of the main body section with a gap from the side surface, without causing an extending tip to protrude beyond the deep surface of the main body section in the receiving direction into the first housing chamber, and the electronic component, the terminal fitting, and the housing member are mutually assembled.

2 . The electronic component assembly structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing member includes an interference portion that interferes with the electronic component at the time of assembly of the electronic component, the interference portion includes at least one of a first interference portion and a second interference portion, the first interference portion is disposed in the first housing chamber so as to interfere with the main body section to regulate inclination of the electronic component when the electronic component is inclined, and the second interference portion is disposed in the second housing chamber so as to interfere with the fitting portion to regulate inclination of the electronic component when the electronic component is inclined.

3 . The electronic component assembly structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the first housing chamber includes a bottom portion and a wall portion that extends upright from the bottom portion and that guides the main body section, and a through-hole that is opened to the outside is formed in the bottom portion.

4 . The electronic component assembly structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the first housing chamber includes a bottom portion and a wall portion that extends upright from the bottom portion and that guides the main body section, and a through-hole that is opened to the outside is formed in the bottom portion.

5 . An electrical junction box comprising:
the electronic component assembly structure according to claim 1 .

6 . An electrical junction box comprising:
the electronic component assembly structure according to claim 2 .

7 . An electrical junction box comprising:
the electronic component assembly structure according to claim 3 .

8 . An electrical junction box comprising:
the electronic component assembly structure according to claim 4 .

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Kawamura Yukihiro

Classifications

• H02G3/086 Primary

  Assembled boxes · CPC title

• H02G3/081

  Bases, casings or covers · CPC title

• H01R9/223

  Insulating enclosures for terminals (for switches H01H9/0264) · CPC title

• H01R33/76 Primary

  Holders with sockets, clips, or analogous contacts adapted for axially-sliding engagement with parallely-arranged pins, blades, or analogous contacts on counterpart, e.g. electronic tube socket · CPC title

• H01R13/4223

  comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers · CPC title