IP Library Granted Patent US 8,907,213
Granted Patent B2
US 8,907,213 · App. 13/559,680 · Granted Dec 9, 2014

Electric junction box

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Patent No.
US 8,907,213
App. No.
13/559,680
Granted
Dec 9, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric junction box for preventing brackets, while inclined to each other, from being fastened together, comprises a first cassette block and a second cassette block. Brackets of the first block and the second block are stacked onto each other, a bolt is passed through each of the through holes, and the blocks are fastened together. A metal collar formed tubular in nearly eclipse cross-sectional shape is also attached to inner surfaces of the through holes formed into nearly ellipse cross-sectional shape. Each of the collars is attached to each of the brackets so that long axes of the collars intersect to each other.

Claims (9)

1. An electric junction box, comprising:

a first cassette block;

a second cassette block, each of the first and second blocks including a bracket having a through hole; and

a metal collar attached to an inner surface of the through hole,

wherein the first and the second blocks are bolted to each other such that the brackets are stacked together and a bolt is passed through each of the through holes,

wherein each of the through holes is formed into nearly ellipse cross-sectional shape, and each of the collars is formed tubular in nearly ellipse cross-sectional shape, and

wherein each of the collars is attached to each of the brackets so that a long axis of each ellipse of each of the collars intersects each other.

2. The electric junction box according to claim 1 , wherein the long axis intersects each other at a right angle.

3. The electric junction box according to claim 1 , wherein the collars contact each other with four points.

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 Jul 27, 2012
From: I, SUNSOKU; AKAHORI, MASAHIRO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028653/0556 →