Junction box for photovoltaic module

US8998635B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8998635-B2
Application numberUS-201213542647-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 5, 2012
Priority dateJul 5, 2011
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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A junction box includes a cable connecting box, a cover covering the cable connecting box and a cable electrically connecting with the cable connecting box. The cable connecting box including an insulative box and a wire connecting module, the insulative box comprising a plurality of walls extending upwardly and a receiving cavity surround by the walls, the walls including a front wall defining a plurality of mounting holes for the cable passing through. The cover includes a plurality of separating walls extending downwardly from a peripheral of the cover to engage with the walls of the insulative box and a pretending wall being parallel to the separating wall and located in front of the front wall. The adding pretending wall provides a longer distance for the junction box to ensure a safe creepage distance for the user to use the junction box.

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What is claimed is: 1. A junction box assembly comprising: a cable connecting box having an insulative box and a wire connecting module, the wire connecting module having an insulative block, a plurality of contacting foils retained in the insulative block and a plurality of diodes connecting with every two neighbor contacting foils: a cover covering the insulative box, the cover having a separating wall extending downwardly from a periphery of the cover and a preventing blade e…

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What does patent US8998635B2 cover?
A junction box includes a cable connecting box, a cover covering the cable connecting box and a cable electrically connecting with the cable connecting box. The cable connecting box including an insulative box and a wire connecting module, the insulative box comprising a plurality of walls extending upwardly and a receiving cavity surround by the walls, the walls including a front wall defining…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Xiao Xue-Yuan, Han Hong-Qiang, Zhu Zi-Qiang, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10F19/90. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).