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Electrical connecting box
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-20
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Granted: 1989-10-03
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Expires: 2008-04-20
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connecting box having improved water discharging properties. The connecting box includes a box body and a bus bar circuit board. The bus bar circuit board is sloped to defined a sloped surface having a predefined angle of inclination from a horizontal plane. This may be done either by mounting the box body at an inclined angle, or by inclining the bus bar circuit board with respect to the box body. A water discharge hole is formed in a bottom plate of the box body.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideharu Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:48
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/026; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5227; H05K5/00; H05K5/02; H05K5/0213; H05K5/0214; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
In an electrical connecting box comprising a box body and a bus bar circuit board provided in said box body, the improvement wherein: said bus bar circuit board defines a sloped surface having an angle of inclination from a horizontal plane, which is parallel to a horizontal road, wherein said electrical connecting box further comprises a top plate disposed over said bus bar circuit board, said top plate have a portion disposed transverse to said bus bar circuit board and forming a gap between said transverse portion and said bus bar circuit board; and at least one water discharge hole for discharging from said electrical connecting box water droplets falling on said bus bar circuit board and flowing down said sloped surface is formed in the bottom plate of said box body directly below said gap between said transverse portion and said bus bar circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
In an electrical connecting box comprising a box body and a bus bar circuit board provided in said box body, the improvement wherein: said bus bar circuit board defines a sloped surface having an angle of inclination from a horizontal plane, which is parallel to a horizontal road, wherein said electrical connecting box further comprises a top plate disposed over said bus bar circuit board, said top plate have a portion disposed transverse to said bus bar circuit board and forming a gap between said transverse portion and said bus bar circuit board; and at least one water discharge hole for discharging from said electrical connecting box water droplets falling on said bus bar circuit board and flowing down said sloped surface is formed in the bottom plate of said box body directly below said gap between said transverse portion and said bus bar circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electrical connecting box as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical connecting box is mounted on a vehicle in such a manner that said electrical connecting box is inclined with respect to said vehicle, said bus bar circuit board having an angle of inclination with respect to said vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electrical connecting box of claim 1, wherein said angle of inclination is at least 5%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrical connecting box of claim 1, wherein said bus bar circuit board is inclined with respect to said box body.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
GB2120853A
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US4580607A
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