Automotive Junction Box Patents (Class 439/76.2)
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Patent number: 8622755Abstract: There is provided a junction box unit that comprises a body to which a power integration unit is attached and a connector cover that positions a connector of a wiring harness with respect to the body. The connector cover comprises a holding portion holding the connector, a mounting portion attached to the body, and a main body to be accommodated therein. The mounting portion comprises an engagement projection and an engagement arm. The engagement projection protrudes from one end of the main body for locking engagement with a locking portion of the junction box body. The engagement arm includes an arm main body having one end continuing to an outer surface of the other end of the main body and a free end. A protrusion is provided at the central portion of the arm main body for locking engagement with the locking portion. When the protrusion is in locking engagement with the locking portion, the other end of the arm main body is positioned more outwardly of the body than the locking portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kunihiko Takeuchi, Fumiyoshi Ohashi
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Publication number: 20130316550Abstract: An electrical junction box includes an accommodation cover in which electrical parts are accommodated, and a groove that is formed on an outer surface of the accommodation cover and linearly extends in an up-down direction of the accommodation cover. The accommodation cover includes a folded wall part at which a wall surface of the groove is folded downwards. The accommodation cover includes a box body in which the electrical parts are accommodated, and a lower cover that covers a lower portion of the box body. The groove includes a first groove part formed on the lower cover. The folded wall part is formed on the first groove part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masahiro MAKINO, Kouji UEYAMA
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Patent number: 8573987Abstract: A power distribution box assembly having a power distribution box, a plurality of wire assemblies, a holder and a plurality of sets of resilient fingers. The power distribution box having a housing, which defines a plurality of terminal cavities, and a plurality of conductive busbars, each of which terminating at a busbar terminal that is received in a corresponding one of the terminal cavities. The wire assemblies are coupled to the busbar terminals and extending from a rear side of the housing. The holder is received in the rear side of the housing and engaged to the housing in a snap-fit manner. The holder has a plurality of wire channels, each of which receiving an associated one of the wires. Each set of resilient fingers has at least one finger that is resiliently coupled to the holder and configured to engage an associated one of the wires.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Schweitzer, Joseph A. Mauney
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Publication number: 20130280928Abstract: A power distribution box assembly having a power distribution box, a plurality of wire assemblies, a holder and a plurality of sets of resilient fingers. The power distribution box having a housing, which defines a plurality of terminal cavities, and a plurality of conductive busbars, each of which terminating at a busbar terminal that is received in a corresponding one of the terminal cavities. The wire assemblies are coupled to the busbar terminals and extending from a rear side of the housing. The holder is received in the rear side of the housing and engaged to the housing in a snap-fit manner. The holder has a plurality of wire channels, each of which receiving an associated one of the wires. Each set of resilient fingers has at least one finger that is resiliently coupled to the holder and configured to engage an associated one of the wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Brian C. Schweitzer, Joseph A. Mauney
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Publication number: 20130273755Abstract: There is provided a battery system for a vehicle. The battery system includes: a battery module; a junction box which connects the battery module to other electronic components; and a case which includes the battery module and the junction box. The junction box is integrally mounted on a side surface of the battery module which is fixed to the case, and at least the junction box is non-contact with an inner surface of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yutaka YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 8547685Abstract: A terminal box is provided with a plurality of terminal plates (10) electrically connected to a solar cell module, bypass diodes (20) each electrically connected to two corresponding ones of the respective terminal plates (10), and a housing (31) having the respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) arranged inside. The respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) are mold-covered by a resin portion (30), whereby the housing (31) is integrally formed. The resin portion (30) of the housing (31) includes a thinner portion (15) deposited and having an outer shape in conformity with that of the bypass diodes (20).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Makoto Higashikozono
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Patent number: 8537565Abstract: An electronic control unit-mounting electric junction box having a versatile structure configured to accommodate both external and built-in electronic control units. The junction box includes an external upper case that forms the mounting space of an electronic control unit by means of a recessed containing section opening to the outer surface of a case, and a built-in upper case that internally forms the mounting space of an electronic control unit by raising outward the bottom wall of the recessed containing section in the external upper case are standardized in a basic section with the position of the bottom wall excluded, and a lower case and a conducting path that are combined with the external upper case and the built-in upper case are standardized.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20130237068Abstract: An electrical junction box has a box body (84) is formed by combining a first case (12) and a second case (14). The first case (12) has a receptacle (18) for housing a stacked connector (20). A connector lock (50) is provided on the second case (14) for fixing the stacked connector (20) inside the receptacle (18). The connector lock (50) latches and fixes at least two of the connector housings (88) that are successive in the stacking direction in the stacked connector (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Shunsuke Katsuse
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Publication number: 20130237069Abstract: An electrical junction box (10) has a box body (84) is formed by combining a first case (12) and a second case (14). The first case (12) is provided with a receptacle (18) that houses a connector (20). The second case (14) has a connector lock (50) that fixes the connector (20) in the receptacle (18) and a vehicle fixing portion (68) that fixes the box body (84) to a vehicle attachment portion (78).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Shunsuke Katsuse
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Patent number: 8523612Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electric connection box which can prevent a fuse attaching portion from being heated to high temperature. The electric connection box includes a fuse attaching portion in which a plurality of fuses are directly aligned and attached, a case body having a plurality of the fuse attaching portions on an upper surface thereof, and a hole provided between the fuse attaching portions, the hole passing through the case body from a lower surface to the upper surface thereof. The hole is separated into a small hole smaller than a size of the fuse by a partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Akemi Maebashi
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Patent number: 8493165Abstract: An electric junction box includes a current detection device. The current detection device has a magneto-electric conversion element and a magnetic core having a disposing space in which this magneto-electric conversion element is disposed, to detect magnetic flux occurring on the magnetic core as a current. The magnetic core has a bus bar insertion space through which a bus bar from which the current is to be detected is inserted, which bus bar has an insertion portion which is formed not to be larger than a width size of the disposing space in the magnetic core and to be inserted into the disposing space.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignees: Autonetworks Technology Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Misaki
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Patent number: 8458901Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic component embedded connector includes a first step for fixing a terminal to a fixing means; a second step for fixing electronic components to the fixing means; a third step for cutting connecting sections of the terminal fixed to the fixing means; a fourth step for connecting the electronic components fixed to the fixing means, to the terminal in which the connecting sections are cut off; and a fifth step for covering a section of the terminal other than terminal sections, and the electronic components by an insulating cover.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignees: Union Machinery Co., Ltd., Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Shinji Yamaguchi, Tetsu Hirose, Kenichi Abe
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Patent number: 8449316Abstract: A press-contacting connection structure of electric wires includes a first cover of a holder, and a second cover of the holder attached to the first holder, and a holder mounting part provided on an electric wire connection target member and configured to be attached to the second cover. The electric wires arranged in parallel with each other are held between the first cover and the second cover so that one side portions of the electric wires extend from one side of the holder and the other side portions of the electric wires extend from the other side of the holder. Ends of the one side portions of the electric wires are folded toward the other side of the holder over the first cover, and are bound by a binding band with the other side portions of the electric wires.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Shingo Chiba
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Patent number: 8437119Abstract: To provide an electrical junction box that can maintain a stable assembly condition between a box main body and a cover member, even if locking mechanisms are not provided on a whole periphery of the electrical junction box. An electrical junction box includes a box main body and a cover member. One of the box main body and the cover member is provided on at least a single of side portions of the one peripheral wall with a locking mechanism. An elastic rib that protrudes from an inner peripheral surface of the one peripheral wall at one of the side portions is pressed onto a fitting projection piece. A side portion is provided with a support wall that is opposed to and spaced apart from the inner peripheral surface. The fitting projection piece is held in a space between the inner peripheral surface and the support wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Tagano
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Patent number: 8427816Abstract: A low-voltage and high-voltage integrated junction box includes a high-voltage distribution part, a low-voltage control board, and a control box. The high voltage distribution part includes a high-voltage relay for applying/cutting high voltage to an output terminal by distributing high voltage applied from a high-voltage battery and a bus bar for transmitting the high voltage applied through the high-voltage relay to the output terminal. The low-voltage control board controls low-voltage load and controls a breakdown of the high-voltage distribution part and operation of electric components of a vehicle. The control box accommodates therein the high-voltage distribution part and the low-voltage control board. With this integrated injunction box, manufacturing costs can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Yura Corporation Co., LtdInventors: Guno Kwon, Jiseon Lim, Jeonghun Lee
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Patent number: 8425238Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electric junction box having an enhanced watertight performance by easily winding a fixing member from a guide portion to a plurality of electric wires. The electric junction box includes a box main body and a tubular guide portion projecting from the box main body and guiding the electric wires to an outside of the box main body. A fixing member is continuously wound from the guide portion to the electric wires after the electric wires are passed through the inside of the guide portion. The guide portion includes a rib projected outward from the guide portion for preventing displacement of the fixing member. The rib is separated from the end portion of the guide portion away from the box main body.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kunihiko Takeuchi, Takeshi Onoda
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Patent number: 8426752Abstract: An electric junction box having a casing and a circuit structure accommodated in the casing. The circuit structure includes a plurality of first bus bars arranged at intervals and synthetic resin members disposed between the adjacent first bus bars and firmly attached to the first bus bars. The synthetic resin members have heat conductivity higher than that of air. Since the heat generated from the first bus bars during electrical connecting can be transmitted to the synthetic resin members, the electric junction box can be prevented from being locally heated to a high temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Hashikura, Mitsuaki Kohsaka, Tatsuya Shimizu
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Patent number: 8427842Abstract: An electromagnetic wave suppression material is fixed to a case of a communication module. The electromagnetic wave suppression material suppresses radiation of electromagnetic waves by coming into contact with a cage that is a module insertion portion of a chassis when the communication module is inserted into the cage. A piezoelectric element is provided on the case, and located between the case and the electromagnetic wave suppression material. When the communication module is inserted into the cage, the controller applies a voltage to the piezoelectric element to stretch it by the applied voltage, thereby increasing contact pressure between the cage and the electromagnetic wave suppression material.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu Optical Components LimitedInventor: Katsuhiko Hakomori
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Patent number: 8420931Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a junction-box body having at least an outlet for discharging a liquid inside thereof to an outside thereof; and a bracket provided between the junction-box body and a vehicle-body panel. The bracket is adapted to attach the junction-box body to the vehicle-body panel such that the bracket resides in a lower space relative to the junction-box body in a vertical direction. The bracket includes a throughhole communicating with the outlet and adapted to guide the liquid from the outlet to the outside. The bracket may include a plurality of ribs spaced from each other and upstanding in a shape of a plate toward the vehicle-body panel such that the outlet is provided between the ribs. The ribs may be connected to each other via a foot of the bracket upstanding in a shape of a plate toward the vehicle-body panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Shutoh Soh, Yasuhito Suzuki, Suguru Sakai, Tomoki Urasawa, Yoshihito Imaizumi, Hiroaki Takahashi, Ryouta Ando
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Patent number: 8416575Abstract: An electrical component is mounted a circuit board. A case covers the circuit board. The circuit board includes a plate-like metal core and an insulation portion. The insulation portion covers a surface of the metal core. The metal core is provided with a heat radiation portion exposed from the case.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hisashi Sato, Yuichi Ishida, Masaaki Ishiguro, Kazuaki Nakamura
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Patent number: 8395061Abstract: A new electrical junction box in which even if a plurality of bolts are connected to external electrical cables, an external electrical power supply cable from a jump starter can be surely connected to a target connecting bolt, thereby avoiding a problem of an error in coupling by a simple structure. A coupling error check wall is provided around an alternator connecting bolt. An alligator clip for jump starting is prevented to be connected to the alternator connecting bolt. The alligator clip for jump starting is permitted to be connected to a battery connecting bolt.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Asao
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Patent number: 8389874Abstract: An electric junction box having a casing and a circuit structure accommodated in the casing. The circuit structure includes a plurality of first bus bars arranged at intervals and synthetic resin members disposed between the adjacent first bus bars and firmly attached to the first bus bars. The synthetic resin members have heat conductivity higher than that of air. Since the heat generated from the first bus bars during electrical connecting can be transmitted to the synthetic resin members, the electric junction box can be prevented from being locally heated to a high temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Hashikura, Mitsuaki Kohsaka, Tatsuya Shimizu
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Patent number: 8382490Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that can simplify a parts control and can lower a cost in production by enabling already available connecting terminals to be converted. Support projections are provided on an insulation plate. The support projections receive and support connecting terminals and have projecting dimensions corresponding to the connecting terminals. A casing contains the insulation plate. The casing is provided on a surface opposed to the support projections with recess-like or bump-like matching portions that contact with projection end surfaces of the support projections to position the support projections.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Miyamoto, Takamasa Kubota
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Patent number: 8383940Abstract: A bus bar attaching member 1 forming a room lamp 10 for a vehicle includes a housing 2 and a plurality of bus bars 3a, 3b, 3h and 3i insert molded in the housing 2. Further, in wiring parts 5 of the bus bars 3a and 3b, impact absorbing parts 6a and 6b are provided that prevent an impact when an electric wire 8 is pressed in contact with pressure contact parts 4 from being transmitted to parts attaching parts 7. The impact absorbing parts 6a and 6b are configured in U shaped forms by first absorbing parts 61a and 61b extending in the directions intersecting virtual straight lines K1 and K2 that connect bottom walls 40 of the pressure contact parts 4 to the parts attaching parts 7, second absorbing parts 62a and 62b and third absorbing parts 63a and 63b.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Kosuke Yoshida
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Patent number: 8383963Abstract: To provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that includes a plurality of electrical component mounting sections that are open in an upper surface, such that (1) the structure is provided with a drainage groove for preventing accumulation of water without requiring any special space, and (2) the structure can eliminate a problem of heat generation from electrical components. An electrical junction box includes a first and second electrical component mounting section units. A plurality of electrical component mounting sections are arranged in straight lines to from the first and second units, respectively. The first and second electrical component mounting segment units are separated apart from each other by a given distance and are arranged in parallel with each other. A heat radiation drainage groove is provided between opposed portions of peripheral walls that constitute the adjacent first and second units.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Takumi Ejima
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Patent number: 8382525Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a direct-connect fuse unit for a battery terminal that can restrain from being upsized and can mount various kinds of electrical components. A conducting hardware is integrally provided with a connecting terminal. The connecting terminal is bent in a plate thickness direction of the conductive hardware to project from a surface of a casing. An electrical component housing contains and holds an external electrical component connected to the connecting terminal. The electrical component housing is separated from the casing and is adapted to be fitted in the casing.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Shiraki
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Patent number: 8383934Abstract: An electrical junction box having a in which a plurality of connecting bolts are juxtaposed on a bolt support section and that exerts excellent strength to realize a reinforcing structure without interfering with mounting of a connecting plate onto the connecting bolts. Inserting slits are provided in a peripheral wall and a proximal end of a partition wall. A connecting plate is previously disposed through the slits on one surface of a bolt support section. A plurality of connecting bolts are attached to the bolt support section so that the bolt support section bridges the plural connecting bolts.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Asao
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Patent number: 8378235Abstract: Vertical bus bars are mounted on a first surface of a box main body. A connection terminal of the vertical bus bars projects inside a fitting peripheral wall of a connector fitting portion provided to a second surface of the box main body. A retainer is provided off of the electrical component connection portion, the retainer holding the vertical bus bars disengageably from the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Toshiyuki Matsui
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Patent number: 8378211Abstract: The invention provides an electric connection box having a novel structure in which a load applied to substrate terminals at the time of insertion and pulling out of electric components is alleviated with a small number of components, while the effective utilization of the printed board is realized. A circuit body is stacked on the printed board with an insulating plate interposed therebetween. The substrate terminals are formed so as to project from a surface of the printed board on the side where the circuit body is stacked at portions which are not covered with the circuit body, and each are formed with a locking portion to be placed on the surface of the printed board at a base portion thereof. On the other hand, pressing portions for pressing the locking portions are integrally formed with the insulating plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Oka, Yoshihiko Gotou
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Patent number: 8376758Abstract: A receptacle, comprising, a sleeve provided with a plurality of electrical connections, a terminal assembly that is electrically connected to a wiring interface, the wiring interface is provided with a seal that resists the entry of moisture, a container that is provided with a nose box and a retractable cover; and a circuit board assembly that includes a trace that carries electrical current.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Tramec, L.L.C.Inventor: Edward D. Sell
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Patent number: 8378236Abstract: A vertical bus bar is provided to a side of a relay mount portion. A flat bus bar portion is integrally provided extending from an end edge portion of the vertical bus bar to an opening of a terminal connection hole of the relay mount portion. A plurality of connection terminals, including a connection terminal for a switch, are integrally provided to the flat bus bar portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Toshiyuki Matsui
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Publication number: 20130034974Abstract: An electric junction box for preventing rattle between cassette blocks assembled to each other before being fixed to main body case, includes a first cassette block a second cassette block configured to be assembled to each other by locking structure, an electric distribution member for distributing power to the second cassette block from the first cassette block. The electric distribution member includes an input power source line, and a pair of connectors connected with both ends of the input power source line and engaged with the lower surface of the first cassette block and the lower surface of the second cassette block, respectively. A direction of drawing the input power source line out of each of the pair of connectors is arranged perpendicular to a direction engaging the pair of connectors with the first cassette block and the second cassette block.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masahiro Akahori, Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
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Patent number: 8366457Abstract: A wiring structure includes a board assembly and pin terminals. In each of pin terminal insertion holes formed in the board assembly, a terminal connection portion electrically connected to a metal foil wire and fitted onto the pin terminal so as to hold the pin terminal is provided in a through-hole of at least one of a plurality of circuit boards forming the board assembly, which forms a part of the pin terminal insertion hole, whereas an insulating sleeve blocking contact between the pin terminal and each of the remaining circuit boards is fitted into through-holes of the remaining circuit boards, which form the remaining part of the pin terminal insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc.Inventors: Takeyoshi Yamamoto, Keisuke Takahashi, Yoshikatsu Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20130029501Abstract: A bus bar edge structure of an electric junction box having a junction block main body, a bus bar-receiving gap arranged on the junction block main body, and a space communicating with the bus bar-receiving gap and arranged in a thickness direction of the bus bar includes a projection piece projecting from an edge of the bus bar at an opening side of the space in the thickness direction of the bus bar. An electric wire led from the junction block main body is guided to the projection piece so as to prevent interference with the edge of the bus bar. The projection piece functions as a press-operating portion configured to insert the bus bar into the bus bar-receiving gap. The projection piece is positioned in an opening of a longitudinal groove arranged in the space so as to prevent the electric wire from entering into the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Sunsoku I, Takaaki Kakimi
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Patent number: 8348679Abstract: A junction box has a PCB, on which fuses, relays, and a control and communication unit are mounted. The PCB is provided with upper and lower surfaces, on which a first connector and a second connector are respectively positioned. Further, the junction box includes a cover covering the PCB in such a way as to expose the fuses, the first connector, and the second connector. Since the fuses, the relays, and the control and communication unit are mounted on a single board, the junction box reduces manufacturing costs of the board, reduces size and weight of the board, and effectively performs communication with external electronic modules.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Tyco Electronics Amp Korea Ltd.Inventors: Joon Ho Lee, Jong Kyu Lee
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Patent number: 8350151Abstract: A stud bolt assembly can couple two electrical conductive members to each other with stability and reliability in connection while avoiding breakage and deformation of the members upon coupling them to each other and an electrical junction box equipped with the stud bolt assembly. Electrical conductive member 24a and a connecting terminal 90 are mounted on a shaft portion 44 of a stud bolt 36. The electrical conductive member 24a is secured to the connecting terminal 90 by fastening a nut 96 on the shaft portion 44. The stud bolt 36 is displaced in a bolt cover 38 in an axial direction. The electrical conductive member 24a and connecting terminal 90 mounted on the shaft portion 44 are firmly and directly fastened between the nut 96 and a distal end surface 50 of a proximal end side projection 48 of the stud bolt 36.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Asao
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Publication number: 20130005161Abstract: The invention relates to a joint connector assembly including first and second connectors connected to each other by a circuit board and connected to third connectors by connection terminals. The circuit board is mounted at the center of the third connectors below the first and second connectors located in an upper region of a main body housing and is integrally formed with the main body housing in a lower region thereof. The upper region of the main body housing defines first and second connector receptacles for the first and second connectors. A cover member is attached to a lower surface of the circuit board to cover the circuit board. The joint connector assembly has a reduced volume because the connectors are connected to one another without lines and all the connectors are inserted in the main body housing, allowing the joint connector assembly to be installed in a small space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventor: Chul-Sub Lee
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Patent number: 8338720Abstract: An enclosure is provided for a vehicle. The enclosure comprises (a) a housing and (b) a cover for the housing. At least one of the housing and the cover includes a mounting portion for attaching the at least one of the housing and the cover to a vehicle and a compliant portion connected to the mounting portion. The compliant portion is plastically deformable.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: TRW Automotive U.S. LLCInventors: Anthony Burgi, Mike Blossfeld
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Patent number: 8338704Abstract: To provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that can prevent an unused fuse from being broken and can easily house and remove the unused fuse. A casing body 12 is provided with an unused fuse containing section 24 that is open in the same direction as an opening direction of the casing body 12. The unused fuse containing section 24 is provided on a periphery with at least one protective wall 28. A cover member 14 for closing an opening 16 in the casing body 12 is provided at a position opposed to the unused fuse containing section 24 with a presser portion 66 for preventing an unused fuse 36 from disconnecting from the unused fuse containing section 24.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Shunsuke Mizukami
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Patent number: 8338708Abstract: An electric junction box is provided having a receiving portion enabling a joint to be securely press-fitted into a joint, even if the outer diameter of the joint varies within a wide range. An electric junction box is comprised of a joint having electrical conduits that are electrically connected to each other at their terminals, and a cap disposed on the terminals, and a receiving portion which the joint is press-fitted into. The receiving portion comprises a recess having an inner surface facing an outer surface of the joint, and a rib projection disposed on the inner surface of the recess. The rib projection has a tapered portion inclined toward the bottom of the recess thus approximating the center portion of the bottom.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Akemi Maebashi, Shigeharu Tsukui
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Patent number: 8310085Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide an electrical junction box for a vehicle that can effectively restrain a control circuit from being subject to heat adverse effect from to a power distribution circuit, can downsize the whole structure, and can reduce the number of terminals for connecting the circuits to each other. The electrical junction box for a vehicle comprises a power distribution unit for constituting a part of the power distribution circuit, and a circuit board. A board body of the circuit board is divided into a power distribution circuit region Ap and a control circuit region Ac by a border line BL across the circuit board body. The control circuit is incorporated in the control circuit region Ac. The power distribution circuit region Ap is provided with a power distribution circuit having a current specification smaller than that of the power distribution circuit on the power distribution unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Sugimura, Tsuyoshi Hosono
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Patent number: 8297988Abstract: A plate-like terminal mounting structure is configured to attach a plurality of plate-like terminals in multiple tiers to a terminal holder for facilitated and effective positioning of the terminals in the terminal holder and prevention of undesirable impacts of the terminals upon a connection between the terminals and a circuit board. The terminal holder includes a plurality of ribs tapering toward their tips and parallel to each other. The terminal includes a recessed portions or holes for engaging the plate-like terminals with the ribs in a regular mounting position without gap left therebetween. The rib includes sloping surfaces on its four sides (front, rear, right, and left sides). The terminal holder includes a partition wall separating the terminals from each other, the partition wall being in one piece with the ribs. The plate-like terminals are arranged in multiple tiers in a height direction of the ribs.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Patent number: 8292639Abstract: Control modules having connectors with compliant pin terminals for connection to a printed circuit board (PCB) are provided. The module housing can be made of a die cast metal to withstand harsh environments and have at least one open bay area for receiving a connector having compliant pin contacts for connecting the module to a PCB. A plurality of compliant pin terminal can have a push shoulders for providing an engagement surface for insertion of the terminals through passages in a connector housing, for positioning the connector relative to the die cast housing during the mounting the connector to the die cast housing, and to transfer the force away from the connector housing applied in connecting the PCB to the compliant pin tips. The connectors can be linear and exposed terminal surfaces can be sealed against the elements by a sealant.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Daniel G. Achammer, Gregory R. Pratt, Thomas G. Premo, Sasikumar Vimalan, Christopher J. Vetch
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Publication number: 20120252234Abstract: A circuit structure includes a circuit board having a conduction path and a through-hole continuing to the conduction path, a wire routing member that has a wire holding convex portion holding a wire configured to form a pre-determined conduction path and that is disposed to face the circuit board, a relaying wire whose one end is inserted into the through-hole in the circuit board to thereby connect the conductor path on the wire routing plate to that on the circuit board, and a positioning portion that is provided on the wire routing plate to thereby position a tip of the relaying wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Takehito Kobayashi, Shinsuke Okumi
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Patent number: 8278553Abstract: A harness module structure includes a module mounting portion, which is formed upon an obverse surface of a steering support member, which extends in approximately the direction of the width of a vehicle. A harness module is installed upon the module mounting portion. The harness module includes a harness module body proper, and a module cover, which is mounted upon the harness module body proper. The harness module body proper is enclosed by the module cover and the module mounting portion, and the module cover includes a grounding portion with respect to the module mounting portion, such that the harness module body proper has an interstice with respect to the module mounting portion, and is supported in a non-contact state thereupon, by way of the grounding portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Calsonic Kansei CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Suzuki, Fumihiro Okazaki, Takeshi Anzai, Kazuhiko Horikoshi, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Patent number: 8269116Abstract: A circuit board case with an electrical connector comprises a case member having formed thereon a connector mating portion, and a connection member accommodated in the case member and mounted on the connector mating portion to electrically connect the counterpart connector and the circuit board. The connection member comprises a terminal provided with a first bar portion and a second bar portion, and a first fixing member which holds the first bar portion of the terminal and is mounted on the connector mating portion of the case member to fix the terminal, and a second fixing member which holds the second bar portion and is mounted on the case member to regulate movement of the terminal in a direction in which the first bar portion extends into the case member.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Inventors: Tsugio Ambo, Katsuji Shimazawa, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Tomohiko Muto
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Patent number: 8264856Abstract: A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides EMC, RFI, BCI and ESD shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. The PCB architecture integrally forms a resilient beam portion adjacent an edge thereof carrying a grounding pad. The major components and subassemblies are self-fixturing during the final assembly process, eliminating the need for dedicated tools, fixtures and assembly equipment.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chris R. Snider, Edgar Glenn Hassler
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Patent number: 8257097Abstract: A connector housing conducting power to a coil is integrated straddling adjacent relay housings on external peripheral surfaces thereof and utilizing a peripheral wall of the adjacent relay housings, the adjacent relay housings being separated by and sharing a partition wall as a portion of a wall portion. A bus bar straddling the connector housing and the adjacent relay housings forms a conductive path from an external power supply terminal provided in the connector housing to a relay coil power supply terminal provided in each of the adjacent relay housings.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Kiyofumi Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 8257096Abstract: A device connector is provided with a metal reinforcing plate (30) including an opening (31) for permitting the passage of terminal fittings, a housing main body (10), a flange (11) formed by insert molding using the reinforcing plate (30) and synthetic resin, a device-side housing portion (12) to be accommodated into a connector mounting hole, and terminal fittings (15) held in the housing main body (10) while being passed through the opening (31). The reinforcing plate (30) is beveled along a peripheral edge thereof to form an R-surface (36). Thus, the device connector is produced at a low cost and eliminates possible starting points of cracks created in the synthetic resin covering the peripheral edge of the metal reinforcing plate (30).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Daisuke Nakagawa
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Patent number: 8235732Abstract: A high voltage connector for a battery system includes an upper body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the upper body is located internal to a battery system housing and configured to receive at least one contact from the battery system. The second portion is located external to the battery system housing and is configured to receive at least one contact from a vehicle. The high voltage connector also includes a lower body coupled to the upper body and at least one connecting member provided between the upper body and the lower body. The connecting member is configured to conductively connect the contact of the battery system to the contact of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Johnson Controls—Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLCInventors: Michael P. Garascia, Anthony P. Arena, Steven J. Wood