Floor box cover
US-2015380915-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Electrical connection box and wire harness
US9812850B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9812850-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615137512-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Publication date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
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A wire harness includes an electrical connection box. The electrical connection box includes a body in which an electronic component is mounted and a lower cover. The lower cover covers a rectangular frame and a vertically lower end portion of the rectangular frame, and includes: a bottom disposed parallel to a panel of a vehicle body, the panel facing the lower cover; an inlet having the smallest distance from the panel; and a channel-forming depression. The channel-forming depression is provided on the vertically lower side than the inlet, formed by bending at least a part of the bottom toward the inside of the lower cover, and formed along a surface of the panel, so as to allow liquid that has entered between the bottom and the panel to flow to the outside.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connection box comprising: a box main body that is fixed to a vehicle body and includes a first housing in which an electronic component is mounted and a second housing installed on a vertically lower side of the first housing with a locking mechanism, wherein the second housing includes a frame that includes the locking mechanism on an outer side-face of the frame, a bottom that is disposed parallel to a panel of the vehicle body, the panel facing the bottom, and covers a vertically lower end portion of the frame, an inlet that is provided on an outer surface of the second housing and has a smallest distance from the panel, and a channel-forming depression in an exterior surface of the bottom, and that is provided on the vertically lower side than the inlet, formed by bending at least a part of the bottom toward inside of the second housing, and formed along a surface of the panel gradually inclining toward the vertically lower side as the surface extends in one direction, so as to allow liquid that has entered between the bottom and the panel to flow from between the bottom and the panel to the outside. 2. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the channel-forming depression gradually increases as the channel-forming depression extends along the surface of the panel and toward the vertically lower side. 3. The electrical connection box according to claim 2 , wherein a part of the locking mechanism is the inlet. 4. The electrical connection box according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the locking mechanism is the inlet. 5. A wire harness comprising: an electrical connection box that includes a box main body that is fixed to a vehicle body and includes a first housing in which an electronic component is mounted and a second housing installed on a vertically lower side of the first housing with a locking mechanism; and an electrical wire that is electrically connected to the electronic component, wherein the second housing includes a frame that includes the locking mechanism on an outer side-face of the frame, a bottom that is disposed parallel to a panel of the vehicle body, the panel facing the bottom, and covers a vertically lower end portion of the frame, an inlet that is provided on an outer surface of the second housing and has a smallest distance from the panel, and a channel-forming depression in an exterior surface of the bottom, and that is provided on the vertically lower side than the inlet, formed by bending at least a part of the bottom toward inside of the second housing, and formed along a surface of the panel gradually inclining toward the vertically lower side as the surface extends in one direction, so as to allow liquid that has entered between the bottom and the panel to flow from between the bottom and the panel to the outside.
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Electrical distribution centers · CPC title
- H02G3/088Primary
Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets · CPC title
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- What does patent US9812850B2 cover?
- A wire harness includes an electrical connection box. The electrical connection box includes a body in which an electronic component is mounted and a lower cover. The lower cover covers a rectangular frame and a vertically lower end portion of the rectangular frame, and includes: a bottom disposed parallel to a panel of a vehicle body, the panel facing the lower cover; an inlet having the small…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yazaki Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02G3/088. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 07 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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