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Warpage correcting construction for electrical connection box

Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1994-05-25
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Granted: 1995-06-27
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Expires: 2014-05-25
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Abstract

Abstract A warpage correcting construction for an electrical connection box including upper and lower casings molded by synthetic resin, comprising: a first locking claw projecting outwardly from an outer peripheral wall of the upper casing and including an upper end engagement face, a depression face and an oblique face; and a second locking claw projecting inwardly from an outer peripheral wall of the lower casing and including a lower end engagement face, a distal end face and an oblique face; the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw having a projecting distance larger than that of the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw so as to cause the depression face of the first locking claw to outwardly depress the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing at the time of engagement between the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw and the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw such that inward warpage of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing is corrected.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tsutomu Naitou

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:30
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/08; H02G3/14; H02G3/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 362 words
An enclosure with a warpage correcting construction for an electrical connection box, said enclosure comprising: upper and lower casings molded from synthetic resin; a first locking claw which projects outwardly from an outer surface of an outer peripheral wall of the upper casing and includes an upper end engagement face projecting horizontally from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall of the upper casing, a depression face extending vertically downwardly from a distal end of the upper end engagement face and an oblique face inclined downwardly from a lower end of the depression face to the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall of the upper casing; and a second locking claw which projects inwardly from an inner surface of an outer peripheral wall of the lower casing and includes a lower end engagement face projecting horizontally from the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing, a distal end face extending vertically upwardly from a distal end of the lower end engagement face and an oblique face inclined upwardly from an upper end of the distal end face to the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing; the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw of the upper casing and the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw of the lower casing being brought into engagement with each other such that the upper and lower casings are locked to each other; wherein the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw of the upper casing has a projecting distance larger than that of the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw of the lower casing so as to cause the depression face of the first locking claw of the upper casing to outwardly depress the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing at the time of engagement between the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw of the upper casing and the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw of the lower casing such that inward warpage of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing is corrected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 362 words
An enclosure with a warpage correcting construction for an electrical connection box, said enclosure comprising: upper and lower casings molded from synthetic resin; a first locking claw which projects outwardly from an outer surface of an outer peripheral wall of the upper casing and includes an upper end engagement face projecting horizontally from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall of the upper casing, a depression face extending vertically downwardly from a distal end of the upper end engagement face and an oblique face inclined downwardly from a lower end of the depression face to the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall of the upper casing; and a second locking claw which projects inwardly from an inner surface of an outer peripheral wall of the lower casing and includes a lower end engagement face projecting horizontally from the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing, a distal end face extending vertically upwardly from a distal end of the lower end engagement face and an oblique face inclined upwardly from an upper end of the distal end face to the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing; the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw of the upper casing and the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw of the lower casing being brought into engagement with each other such that the upper and lower casings are locked to each other; wherein the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw of the upper casing has a projecting distance larger than that of the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw of the lower casing so as to cause the depression face of the first locking claw of the upper casing to outwardly depress the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing at the time of engagement between the upper end engagement face of the first locking claw of the upper casing and the lower end engagement face of the second locking claw of the lower casing such that inward warpage of the outer peripheral wall of the lower casing is corrected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 66 words
The enclosure with a warpage correcting construction as claimed in claim 1, wherein the oblique face of the first locking claw of the upper casing has an overall length larger than that of the oblique face of the second locking claw of the lower casing and an angle of inclination smaller than that of the oblique face of the second locking claw of the lower casing.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1998-06-26 1998-12-26 1999-06-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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