Electrical junction box

{
  "publication_number": "US9374916B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Electrical junction box",
  "abstract": "An electrical junction box includes a case including a bottom plate portion and case-side peripheral wall portion extending from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion, the case having an opening that opens to a lateral side, a circuit structure is accommodated in the case, and a cover closes the opening and includes a lid plate portion and cover-side peripheral wall portion extending upright from a peripheral edge of the lid plate portion and covering a perimeter of the case-side peripheral wall portion. The circuit structure includes a circuit board and electronic components mounted on a mounting surface of the circuit board, and is accommodated in the case with the mounting surface of the circuit board facing the opening. The circuit structure is disposed in the case with a space allowing water to pass through provided between an inner surface of the bottom plate portion and circuit structure.",
  "claims": [
    "1. An electrical junction box comprising: a case that comprises a bottom plate portion and a case-side peripheral wall portion extending upright from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion, the case having an opening that opens to a lateral side; a circuit structure that is accommodated in the case; and a cover that closes the opening of the case and comprises a lid plate portion and a cover-side peripheral wall portion extending upright from a peripheral edge of the lid plate portion and covering a perimeter of the case-side peripheral wall portion, wherein the circuit structure comprises a circuit board and electronic components that are mounted on a mounting surface of the circuit board, and the circuit structure is accommodated in the case such that the mounting surface of the circuit board faces the opening, wherein the circuit structure is disposed in the case with a space that allows water to pass through being provided between an inner surface of the bottom plate portion and the circuit structure, and wherein the electrical junction box further includes a waterproof wall extending from the lid plate portion toward the case in a configuration in which the cover and the case are assembled, the waterproof wall located inside of the cover-side peripheral wall portion, and located inside of the case-side upper wall portion in a configuration in which the cover and case are assembled, wherein a protruding end of the waterproof wall extends closer to the bottom plate portion than a height from the bottom plate portion of an outer peripheral end of a non-mounting surface of the circuit board on which no electronic components are mounted such that the outer peripheral end of the circuit board is adjacent the protruding end of the waterproof wall in a configuration in which the cover and the case are assembled, the protruding end of the waterproof wall being slightly spaced apart from the bottom plate portion.",
    "2. The electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein the case-side peripheral wall portion is formed such that a region of the case-side peripheral wall portion on the side of the opening protrudes outward beyond a region of the case-side peripheral wall portion on the side of the bottom plate portion, and a step surface is formed between the region on the side of the opening and the region on the side of the bottom plate portion, wherein support protrusions protrude from the inner surface of the bottom plate portion, the support protrusions supporting the circuit board with a space provided between the inner surface of the bottom plate portion and the circuit board, and wherein in a configuration in which the circuit board is supported by the support protrusions, the mounting surface and the step surface are at substantially the same height.",
    "3. The electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein a sloping surface is formed on an upper surface of the waterproof wall, the sloping surface sloping down toward the bottom plate portion in a configuration in which the cover and the case are assembled.",
    "4. The electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein a drain hole is formed in at least one of a case-side lower wall portion of the case-side peripheral wall portion that is located on a lower side in a configuration in which the electrical junction box is used and a cover-side lower wall portion of the cover-side peripheral wall portion that is located on the lower side in the configuration in which the electrical junction box is used, the drain hole passing through the at least one of the case-side lower wall portion and the cover-side lower wall portion in a vertical direction.",
    "5. The electrical junction box according to claim 2, wherein a drain hole is formed in at least one of a case-side lower wall portion of the case-side peripheral wall portion that is located on a lower side in a configuration in which the electrical junction box is used and a cover-side lower wall portion of the cover-side peripheral wall portion that is located on the lower side in the configuration in which the electrical junction box is used, the drain hole passing through the at least one of the case-side lower wall portion and the cover-side lower wall portion in a vertical direction."
  ],
  "cpc": [
    "H05K 5/0056",
    "B60R 16/0238",
    "H02G 3/086",
    "H02G 3/16",
    "H05K 5/0013",
    "H05K 5/0052",
    "H05K 5/006",
    "H05K 5/15"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES LTD",
    "SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS",
    "SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2013-02-15",
  "publication_date": "2016-06-21",
  "grant_date": "2016-06-21",
  "priority_date": "2012-02-27",
  "application_number": "US-201314377406-A",
  "family_id": "49082334",
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