Electrical junction box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017201079-A1
Application number	US-201515327929-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 2, 2015
Priority date	Jul 23, 2014
Publication date	Jul 13, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electrical junction box with a waterproof property where a box body and a lower cover are fitted to each other is provided. An electrical junction box includes a box body having a peripheral wall formed in a frame shape and a lower cover with which a lower opening portion of the box body is covered. A lower end portion of the peripheral wall is provided with a double wall portion in which an inner wall and an outer wall extending in a peripheral direction are arranged with a clearance therebetween. An insertion wall portion provided on a tip end portion of a peripheral wall of the lower cover is inserted between the inner wall and the outer wall. In such an electrical junction box, a flange portion that projects toward the outer wall is provided on a projecting end portion of the insertion wall portion of the lower cover.

First claim

1 . An electrical junction box comprising:
a box body having a peripheral wall formed in a frame shape; and a lower cover with which a lower opening portion of the box body is covered, a lower end portion of the peripheral wall of the box body being provided with a double wall portion in which an inner wall and an outer wall extending in a peripheral direction are arranged with a clearance therebetween, an insertion wall portion provided on a tip end portion of a peripheral wall of the lower cover being arranged by being inserted between the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein a flange portion that projects toward the outer wall is provided on a projecting end portion of the insertion wall portion of the lower cover, wherein a cover wall portion that surrounds the insertion wall portion from an outer peripheral side is arranged at a tip end portion of the peripheral wall of the lower cover so as to be separated from the insertion wall portion toward the outer peripheral side, and the cover wall portion is supported on the peripheral wall via a connecting portion that is provided between the cover wall portion and the peripheral wall, and in a state in which the box body and the lower cover are fitted to each other, a projecting end surface of the outer wall in the double wall portion is brought into contact with a projecting end surface of the cover wall portion, and the flange portion of the insertion wall portion projects toward the box body side beyond a projecting end surface of the cover wall portion.

2 . (canceled)

3 . The electrical junction box according to claim 1 ,
wherein a paired locking mechanism with which the box body and the lower cover are fitted and locked to each other includes a locking portion provided on the double wall portion of the box body and a locked portion provided to project upward from the peripheral wall of the lower cover, the locking portion is configured to include an accommodating space that is formed between the inner wall and the outer wall in the double wall portion, and an open window that is open in the outer wall and through which the accommodating space is in communication with the outside, the locked portion includes an elastic projecting piece and an engaging projection portion that is provided on an outer surface of a projecting tip end portion of the elastic projecting piece, and when the elastic projecting piece of the locked portion is inserted into the accommodating space, the engaging projection portion comes into contact with the outer wall and is bent and deformed, allowing the elastic projecting piece to be inserted into the accommodating space, and when the engaging projection portion reaches the open window and the elastic projecting piece is elastically restored, the engaging projection portion is engaged with a peripheral edge of the open window, so that the box body and the lower cover are fitted and locked to each other with the locking mechanism.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Shiraki Takashi

Classifications

• B60R16/02

  electric {constitutive elements} · CPC title

• H02G3/088

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets · CPC title

• H02G3/16 Primary

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

• H02G3/081

  Bases, casings or covers · CPC title

• H02G3/14

  Fastening of cover or lid to box · CPC title