Waterproof box and electrical junction box having the same
View Patent ↗The waterproof box includes a body case and a cover mounted to the body case by making a hook portion at one end of the cover engaged with a projection at one end of the body case and rotatably moving the cover around the hook portion. The one end of the respective body case and the cover has a double-walled structure having an outer wall and an inner wall. With the cover mounted to the body case, the outer wall of the body case is located inside the outer wall of the cover, the inner wall of the cover is located inside the outer wall of the body case, the inner wall of the body case is located inside the inner wall of the cover, and the outer wall of the body case and the inner wall of the cover are arranged with a space between each other.
1. A waterproof box comprising,
a body case and
a cover mounted to the body case so as to cover an opening of the body case, wherein the cover is mounted to the body case by firstly making an engagement portion located at one end of the cover engaged with an engagement mating portion located at one end of the body case and then rotatably moving the cover around the engagement portion so that the cover is mounted to the body case,
wherein each of the one end of the body case and the one end of the cover has a double-walled structure composed of an outer wall and an inner wall, and
wherein with the cover mounted to the body case, the outer wall of the body case is located on an inner side of the outer wall of the cover, the inner wall of the cover is located on an inner side of the outer wall of the body case, the inner wall of the body case is located on an inner side of the inner wall of the cover, and the outer wall of the body case and the inner wall of the cover are arranged with a space between each other.
2. The waterproof box according to claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion formed on the inner wall of the body case, the protrusion being arranged such that a tip end of the inner wall of the cover abuts on the protrusion.
3. The waterproof box according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the inner wall of the cover is arranged in contact with or adjacent to the inner wall of the body case in an overlapped fashion.
4. The waterproof box according to claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the inner wall of the cover is arranged in contact with or adjacent to the inner wall of the body case in an overlapped fashion.
5. An electrical junction box comprising the waterproof box according claim 1 .
6. An electrical junction box comprising the waterproof box according claim 2 .
7. An electrical junction box comprising the waterproof box according claim 3 .
8. An electrical junction box comprising the waterproof box according claim 4 .