Electrical junction box
View Patent ↗An electrical junction box, which is assembled by first inserting a circuit board assembly into a primary housing via an opening of the primary housing, and after that inserting a secondary housing into the primary housing, includes a connector block that has a projection that widens the opening that has been narrowed. A plurality of ribs are formed on front and rear walls of the thin primary housing from the side of the opening in an insertion direction of the circuit board assembly. A concave groove formed between a pair of the projections engages with the rib of the front wall. The ribs on the rear wall are close to a circuit board of the circuit board assembly. The connector block has protuberances that abut against the ribs.
1. An electrical junction box comprising:
a primary housing having an opening;
a circuit board assembly having a connector block and adapted to be inserted into said primary housing via the opening;
a projection formed on the connector block so as to maintain a width of said opening; and
a secondary housing that-is adapted to be inserted into said primary housing after insertion of said circuit board assembly into said primary housing and
further comprising a plurality of ribs provided on inner surfaces of front and rear walls of said primary housing, said ribs extending from the side of said opening in an insertion direction of said circuit board assembly and said secondary housing, and
further comprising a concave groove formed between a pair of said projections, and configured to engage with said ribs of the front wall of said primary housing.
2. The electrical junction box of claim 1 , wherein said projection has a sloping surface that slidingly contacts an end of said opening.
3. The electrical junction box of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of ribs provided on inner surfaces of front and rear walls of said primary housing, said ribs extending from the side of said opening in an insertion direction of said circuit board assembly and said secondary housing.
4. The electrical junction box of claim 3 , further comprising a concave groove formed between a pair of said projections, and configured to engage with said ribs of the front wall of said primary housing.
5. The electrical junction box of claim 1 , wherein said rib of the rear wall of said primary housing is positioned close to a circuit board of said circuit board assembly, and the connector block has a protuberance that abuts against said ribs of the rear wall of said primary housing.
6. The electrical junction box of claim 3 , wherein said rib of the rear wall of said primary housing is positioned close to a circuit board of said circuit board assembly, and the connector block has a protuberance that abuts against said ribs of the rear wall of said primary housing.
7. The electrical junction box of claim 1 , wherein said rib of the rear wall of said primary housing is positioned close to a circuit board of said circuit board assembly, and the connector block has a protuberance that abuts against said ribs of the rear wall of said primary housing.
8. The electrical junction box of claim 4 , wherein said rib of the rear wall of said primary housing is positioned close to a circuit board of said circuit board assembly, and the connector block has a protuberance that abuts against said ribs of the rear wall of said primary housing.
9. The electrical junction box of claim 1 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
10. The electrical junction box of claim 2 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
11. The electrical junction box of claim 1 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
12. The electrical junction box of claim 3 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
13. The electrical junction box of claim 1 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
14. The electrical junction box of claim 4 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
15. The electrical junction box of claim 5 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
16. The electrical junction box of claim 6 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
17. The electrical junction box of claim 7 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.
18. The electrical junction box of claim 8 , wherein one of a protruding portion and a recessed portion is provided at an end of said opening of said primary housing, the other of said protruding portion and said recessed portion is provided on said secondary housing, and said protruding portion and said recessed portion engage with each other.