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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
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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 —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 12:56
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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3.5 Years (Year 4) 2001-02-16 2001-08-18 2002-02-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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