Circuit protection component and electrical junction box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025118521-A1
Application number	US-202418981312-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 13, 2024
Priority date	Nov 24, 2022
Publication date	Apr 10, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

What are included are a circuit protection member that is a member that cuts off an overcurrent between an external power supply and an external load between a power supply-side electric wire and a first load-side electric wire, the circuit protection member being capable of electrically connecting a first terminal part of an additional circuit protection component for cutting off an overcurrent between the external power supply and the additional external load to the external power supply, and an additional load-side electrical connection structure capable of electrically connecting a second load-side electrical wire electrically connected to the additional external load and a second terminal part of the additional circuit protection component, and the circuit protection member includes an additional electrical connection portion and a coupling portion, and at least one set of a combination of the additional electrical connection portion and the additional load-side electrical connection structure is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrical junction box comprising:
an electronic component; an internal conductive member that electrically connects the electronic component to an external power supply; a frame including a cylindrical wall provided with an opening at least at one end, and having a cylindrical portion that houses and holds the electronic component and the internal conductive member in an inside of the cylindrical portion; a cover member that closes the opening of the cylindrical portion; and a circuit protection component that is disposed outside the frame and outside a cylinder of the cylindrical portion, and cuts off an overcurrent between the external power supply and an external load, wherein the internal conductive member includes a first electrical connection portion and a second electrical connection portion that are physically and electrically connected to the electronic component in the inside of the cylindrical portion, the circuit protection component includes: a conductive circuit protection member that is a member that cuts off an overcurrent between the external power supply and the external load between a power supply-side electric wire electrically connected to the external power supply and a first load-side electric wire electrically connected to the external load, and is capable of electrically connecting a first terminal part of an additional circuit protection component for cutting off an overcurrent between the external power supply and an additional external load to be added to the external power supply; a power supply-side electrical connection structure that electrically connects the power supply-side electric wire, the internal conductive member, and the circuit protection member; and an additional load-side electrical connection structure that electrically connects a second load-side electrical wire electrically connected to the additional external load and a second terminal part of the additional circuit protection component, the circuit protection member includes a power supply connection portion that causes the power supply-side electric wire to be electrically connected and causes the second electrical connection portion of the internal conductive member to be physically and electrically connected, a load connection portion that causes the first load-side electric wire to be electrically connected, a fusible portion interposed between the power supply connection portion and the load connection portion, an additional electrical connection portion that causes the first terminal portion to be physically and electrically connected, and a coupling portion that couples the additional electrical connection portion to the power supply connection portion, and at least one set of a combination of the additional electrical connection portion and the additional load-side electrical connection structure is provided, the power supply-side electrical connection structure is a jointly fastening/fixing structure in which the power supply-side terminal fitting at an end of the power supply-side electric wire, the second electrical connection portion of the internal conductive member, and the power supply connection portion of the circuit protection member are screwed and fixed, and includes the male screw portion of the male screw member being inserted into the through-holes provided in the power supply-side terminal fitting, the second electrical connection portion of the internal conductive member, and the power supply connection portion of the circuit protection member, respectively, and the female screw member being screwed into the male screw portion of the the male screw member, the frame has a recess in which the circuit protection component is disposed by recessing an outer wall forming the outer frame toward the inside of the cylindrical portion and a sub-cylindrical portion bulging out of the frame outside the cylindrical portion from the cylindrical wall of the cylindrical portion and provided in the recess, the sub-cylindrical portion has an inside of a cylinder that accommodates the screw holding member, and an opening that opens in a same direction as the one opening of the cylindrical portion and the male screw portion of the male screw member protrudes from the one opening, the cylindrical wall of the cylindrical portion has a notch that allows the inside of its own cylinder to communicate with the inside of the cylinder of the sub-cylindrical portion and causes the second electrical connection portion to protrude to the outside of the frame and outside the cylindrical portion, the one opening of the sub-cylindrical portion is covered with the cover member assembled to the frame together with the power supply-side terminal fitting, the second electrical connection portion, the power supply connection portion, and the power supply-side electrical connection structure, and is accommodated in the cover member, and the cover member covers the recess of the frame, and houses the circuit protection component in the recess in a space between the recess and the cover member.

2 . The electrical junction box according to claim 1 , further comprising
an additional power supply-side electrical connection structure capable of electrically connecting the first terminal part of the additional circuit protection component and the additional electrical connection portion of the circuit protection member when the additional external load is added, wherein the additional power-side electrical connection structure is a connection structure that physically connects the first terminal part of the additional circuit protection component to the additional electrical connection portion of the circuit protection member, and the additional load-side electrical connection structure is a connection structure that physically connects a load-side terminal fitting at an end of the second load-side electric wire and the second terminal part of the additional circuit protection component.

3 . The electrical junction box according to claim 1 , further comprising
an additional power supply-side electrical connection structure capable of electrically connecting the first terminal part of the additional circuit protection component and the additional electrical connection portion of the circuit protection member when the additional external load is added, wherein the additional power-side electrical connection structure is a jointly fastening/fixing structure for screwing and fixing the first terminal part and the additional electrical connection portion, and the additional load-side electrical connection structure is a jointly fastening/fixing structure for screwing and fixing a load-side terminal fitting at an end of the second load-side electric wire and the second terminal part of the additional circuit protection component.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Kiyota Hirotaka
• Onoda Takeshi

Classifications

• H01H2085/2075

  Junction box, having holders integrated with several other holders in a particular wiring layout · CPC title

• H01H85/20

  Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof · CPC title

• H02G3/081

  Bases, casings or covers · CPC title

• H02G3/16 Primary

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

• H01H85/50 Primary

  the fuse having contacts at opposite ends for co-operation with the base · CPC title