US5718598A
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Electrical connection box and contact bonding terminal used therefor
Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1995-12-27
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Granted: 1998-02-17
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Expires: 2015-12-27
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connection box having an internal circuit includes a first circuit having a large current carrying capacity and a second circuit having a small current carrying capacity. The first circuit includes wires each having stranded conductors and contact bonding terminals contact bonded to the stranded conductors and the second circuit includes a single conductor and pressing contact terminals.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuuji Saka
- 👤 Nori Inoue
- 👤 Takahiro Onizuka
- 👤 Yoshito Oka
- 👤 Makoto Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:05
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/023; B60R16/0238; H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/22; H01R9/24; H01R9/2458; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/949
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
An electrical connection box comprising: an internal circuit which includes both a first circuit having a large current carrying capacity and a second circuit having a small current carrying capacity; the internal circuit being wholly constituted by wires and terminals connected to the wires; the first circuit being constituted by first wires each having stranded conductors and non-pressing contact bonding terminals having sections that are contact bonded to distal ends of the stranded conductors of the first wires; and the second circuit being constituted by second wires each having only a single conductor and pressing contact terminals brought into pressing non-bonded contact with the conductors of the second wires, the pressing contact terminals contacting a respective single conductor along its length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
An electrical connection box comprising: an internal circuit which includes both a first circuit having a large current carrying capacity and a second circuit having a small current carrying capacity; the internal circuit being wholly constituted by wires and terminals connected to the wires; the first circuit being constituted by first wires each having stranded conductors and non-pressing contact bonding terminals having sections that are contact bonded to distal ends of the stranded conductors of the first wires; and the second circuit being constituted by second wires each having only a single conductor and pressing contact terminals brought into pressing non-bonded contact with the conductors of the second wires, the pressing contact terminals contacting a respective single conductor along its length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
The electrical connection box, according to claim 1, the contact bonding terminal comprising: a horizontal base plate; a vertical base plate which intersects with the horizontal base plate orthogonally; a barrel which is provided on the horizontal base plate and is contact bonded to said stranded conductors exposed at a respective distal end of a wire used for the internal circuit of the electrical connection box; and a male terminal which has a shape of a tab and is provided at a distal end of the vertical base plate so as to be fitted into an external female terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
The electrical connection box, according to claim 1, the contact bonding terminal comprising: a horizontal base plate; a vertical base plate which intersects with the horizontal base plate orthogonally; a barrel which is provided on the horizontal base plate and is contact bonded to said stranded conductors exposed at a respective distal end of a wire used for the internal circuit of the electrical connection box; and a female terminal which is provided at a distal end of the vertical base plate so as to receive an external male terminal having a shape of a tab.
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