IP Library Granted Patent US 7,122,738
Granted Patent B2
US 7,122,738 · App. 11/257,100 · Granted Oct 17, 2006

Electric connection box

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Patent No.
US 7,122,738
App. No.
11/257,100
Granted
Oct 17, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an electric connection box, first connectors of wire harnesses and second connectors of wire harnesses are received within a case body, and the first connectors are coupled respectively with the second connectors, and the pairs of coupled connectors are fixed to the case body. Slide rail portions are formed on an inner surface of a wall of the case body, and a connector holding plate is slidably mounted on the slide rail portions, and has a plurality of connector fixing portions spaced from each other in a direction of sliding of the connector holding plate. The plurality of pairs of coupled connectors are fixed to the plurality of connector fixing portions, respectively, and the connector holding plate is slid along the slide rail portions, and is inserted into the case body, thereby fixing the plurality of pairs of coupled connectors to the case body.

Claims (10)

1. An electric connection box comprising:

a case;

first and second connectors received with in the case, which are provided at end portions of first and second wire harnesses, respectively, and which are coupled to each other;

a slide rail portion formed on an inner surface of a wall of said case, and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of installation of the first and second wire harnesses; and

a connector holding plate on which at least one connector fixing portion is provided,

wherein at least one pair of said first and second connectors coupled to each other are fixed at said connector fixing portion of said connector holding plate, which is slidably mounted into said slide rail portion.

2. An electric connection box according to claim 1 , wherein a plate locking device is provided in a vicinity of an opening of said case to lock said connector holding plate to said case when said connector holding plate reaches a sliding-completed position.

3. An electric connection box according to claim 1 , wherein a plural pairs of said first and second connectors are fixed at a plurality of the connector fixing portions of said connector holding plate.

4. An electric connection box according to claim 3 , wherein said plural pairs of first and second connectors fixed to said connector holding plate are arranged so that heights of said pairs of said first and second connectors decrease toward a leading end of said connector holding plate.

5. An electric connection box according to claim 1 , wherein no hole is formed on a bottom of said case.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2005
From: KANAMARU, MASAHIRO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017144/0642 →