DE102010015885A1 - Electrical distribution box - Google Patents

Abstract

In an electrical distribution box of the vertical arrangement type can be effectively prevented running over a body part running water to a distributor housing body (12). At least one attachment leg portion (16) is separate from the electrical distribution box body (12) and is connected at one end to a vehicle body panel mounting portion (46) and at the other end between a lower surface of the other end and an upper end of the electrical Distributor housing body (12) provided with releasable engagement portions (34, 66). The application leg portion (16) is provided on an upper surface with at least one drain groove (44) extending from the other end to the one end and open to the vehicle body panel (14) side.

Description

These The invention relates to an electrical distribution box for Arrangement in a motor vehicle or the like and in particular an electrical distribution box with an electrical Manifold housing body having a waterproofing structure Has.

Usually is an electrical distribution box in an electrical Circuit of a motor vehicle or the like provided. A wiring board, a control board, etc. are in the electrical distribution box built-in. The electrical distributor housing is at one installed appropriate position in the motor vehicle, for example in the passenger compartment or in the engine compartment.

One electrical circuit is serious damage exposed by water, which in the electrical distributor housing penetrates. Consequently, an arrangement point of the electric Distributor housing in the motor vehicle chosen so that no water enters the electrical distributor housing. However, it is very difficult to enter the water Completely prevent distributor housing.

To eliminate this problem, the beats JP 2000-13957 A a waterproofing structure in which a large waterproof lid is disposed on the electric junction box to cover an entire upper part of the electric junction box.

If however, the big waterproof cover on the electric Distributor housing is attached, it becomes impossible to avoid various problems, for example an increase the number of parts, an increase in manufacturing costs and a Increase in assembly steps. Because the big one continues waterproof cover a large space for installation of the electrical distributor housing in the motor vehicle necessary makes it difficult in practice to use the waterproof cover too use.

Farther, even if the waterproof cover covers the entire upper part sheathed in the electrical distribution box, it is impossible to prevent water, such as rain, which is on the Vehicle body runs down, the electrical distribution box reached. In other words, even if prevent the waterproof cover can that water directly on the electrical distribution box It is, as it is, the electrical distributor housing the vehicle body panel is fixed, impossible, rainwater, that runs on the vehicle body, preventing it from to go over to an attachment section, for example a bracket, to reach from there the electrical distribution box.

There is a vertical-type electrical distribution box in which an electric distribution box body is opposed to a vertical wall portion of a vehicle body panel such as a partition wall or a side wall disposed in a foot space in front of a front seat of the passenger compartment. Since the electric distribution box is attached to the vehicle body panel by a bracket protruding from the electric box body in an electric distribution box of the vertical arrangement type, it is difficult to use an arrangement as in the above JP 2000-13957 A which connects clips which protrude from peripheries of a housing and a watertight cover.

in view of It is an object of the present invention, an electrical To provide distributor housing of the vertical arrangement type, which has a novel structure such that water, which runs along a vehicle body panel, can be prevented from being on the electrical distribution box body hold true.

The Solution to this problem is achieved by the specified in claim 1 Features, wherein the dependent claims advantageous developments of the invention to the content.

consequently In general, the present invention is an electrical one Distributed housing of vertical mounting type directed, wherein an electrical distribution box body opposite a vertical wall portion of a vehicle body panel is, wherein a plurality of fastening leg portions of the electrical distribution box body protrudes and the electrical distribution box body on the Vehicle body panel mounted by the mounting leg sections is. Furthermore, at least one of the mounting leg sections as a separate structure to the electrical distribution box body educated; the separate attachment leg section is at one End with a mounting portion for the vehicle body panel and at the other end between a lower surface of the other End and an upper end of the electrical distributor housing body provided with a removable engagement portion; the separate one Fastener leg section is at an upper surface provided with a Ablaufvertiefung, which differs from the other End extends to the one end and on the side of the vehicle body panel is open.

Because the drain recess on the upper upper If the area of the separate attachment leg portion extends from the side of the other end of the leg portion to the one end side and is open to the side of the vehicle body panel, it is possible to move the water traveling from the vehicle body panel to the separate attachment leg portion toward the side of the vehicle body panel to flow through the drain well. Thus, it is possible to prevent water flowing from the vehicle body panel to the separate attachment leg portion from reaching the electrical distribution box body.

The Electrical distributor housing may preferably have a structure use, in which the separate mounting leg section on the Attachment section for the vehicle body panel with a Attachment plate is provided, which the vertical wall portion of Vehicle body panel is to be overlaid, with the contact plate is fixed to the vehicle body panel and the contact plate on an upper end surface having a water blocking protrusion is provided, which is spaced from the vehicle body panel and extends parallel to the vehicle body panel. consequently it is through the water blocking protrusion at the upper end surface the plant plate possible to prevent water from getting out of the vehicle body panel to the separate mounting leg portion to flow.

The Electrical distributor housing may preferably have a structure use, in which the drain recess in a central part in Width direction of an upper surface of the separate mounting leg portion is provided and an upper surface of the separate Mounting leg section from opposite sides seen in the width direction tends in the direction of the drain well. Thus, it is possible to effectively water, which is on the separate Fastening leg section flows, in the drain recess contribute.

Farther For example, the electric distribution box may preferably have a structure use, where the drain well with a water blocking wall an end on one side of the electrical distribution box body is provided. Thus, it is possible to prevent Water that collects in the drain well, down flows on the electric distribution box body.

Farther For example, the electric distribution box may preferably have a structure use, where a bottom surface of the drain well itself from one side of the electrical distributor housing body toward one side of the vehicle body panel down inclines. Thus, it is possible water that is in the drain well has accumulated effective to dissipate toward the side of the vehicle body panel.

additionally For example, the electric distribution box may preferably have a structure use, in which the separate mounting leg section on the other end with a section enlarged Width is provided, which covers the entire upper end surface of the electric Distributor housing body covered and with one Engaging portion between a lower surface of the Section of increased width and an upper one End of electrical distributor housing body is provided. Thus, it is possible to effectively prevent that water, which is on the separate attachment leg section flows, the electrical distributor housing reaches.

Farther For example, the electric distribution box may preferably have a structure use, in which the separate mounting leg section his Gradient gradually from one End for attachment to the vehicle body panel to the other end for attachment to the electrical distribution box body increased. That is, because the separate Anbringbeinabschnitt its width and thus the flow path surface enlarged, it is possible to prevent that water the electrical distributor housing body achieved even if water on the upper surface of the separate attachment leg portion toward the side of the electrical manifold body flows.

Also the electrical distribution box can use a structure wherein the separate mounting leg portion is a coupling plate portion which extends in a horizontal direction between opposite Areas of the vehicle body panel and the electrical Distributor housing body extends. Thus it is possible, a distance between the electrical distribution box body and to maintain the vehicle body panel. Even if therefore water on the upper surface of the separate mounting leg portion toward the side of the electrical distribution box flows, it is possible to prevent that Water the electrical distributor housing body reached.

The Invention will now be described in detail with reference to the appended drawings Drawing described.

It shows:

1 a plan view of an embodiment of an electrical distribution box according to the present invention;

2 a side view of the electrical distributor housing from the top in 1 ago;

3 an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a substantial part of the electrical distributor housing along line III-III in 1 ;

4 an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a substantial part of the electrical distribution box along line IV-IV in 1 wherein an installed state of the electrical distribution box is shown on a vehicle body panel;

5 a bottom view of a portion of the electrical distribution box body which forms the electrical distribution box of the present invention, wherein an enlarged view of an engagement locking portion is shown;

6 a plan view of a clamp which forms the electrical distribution box of the present invention;

7 a view from the front on the bracket of 6 ; and

8th a longitudinal sectional view through the bracket along line VIII-VIII in 6 ,

arrangements of the present invention for achieving the above object are described below. It should be noted that in the Subsequent assemblies used arbitrarily with each other can be combined as far as possible.

reference Referring now to the drawing, an embodiment will be described an electrical distribution box according to the present invention for a better explanation the invention described in more detail.

The 1 to 4 show an electrical distribution box 10 an embodiment of the present invention. The electrical distributor housing 10 is a vertical-type electrical distribution box in which an electrical distribution box body 12 on a vehicle body panel 14 (please refer 4 ) by means of two cantilever struts or brackets 16 and 18 attached, which serve as mounting leg sections, wherein the electrical distributor housing body 12 to a vertical wall portion of the vehicle body panel 14 lies. Subsequently, in 1 an upper and lower direction, respectively, a substantially vertical direction.

More specifically, the electric distribution box body 12 contains according to 4 a hollow housing in which a wiring board, etc. are included. The housing has a rectangular inner housing part 20 and a rectangular outer housing part 26 with a peripheral wall 24 on which is larger than a peripheral wall 22 of the inner housing part 20 is. The inner and outer housing parts 20 and 26 are superimposed on the respective opening sides and joined together so that the peripheral wall 22 of the inner housing part 20 into the interior of the peripheral wall 24 of the outer housing part 26 fits (see 3 ). In the housing, connection terminals are provided for connection to external circuits on electrical leads located in the electrical distribution box body 12 are located.

The electrical distribution box body 12 (outer housing part 26 ) is on each short side panel 28 with a passer-by 30 provided, which protrudes in the longitudinal direction from a central part of. In the present embodiment, a fitting rib 30 coming from the perimeter wall 22 of the inner housing part 20 protrudes, in a notch 32 the peripheral wall 24 of the outer housing part 26 used and the pass rib 30 is from an outer peripheral wall surface (outer peripheral wall surface of the electric distribution box body 12 ) of the peripheral wall 24 of the outer housing part 26 in front. Furthermore, each short side panel 28 on opposite sides with respect to the fitting rib 30 in the longitudinal direction with engagement locking portions 34 Mistake.

Each engagement locking portion 34 has a block shape projecting from the short-side wall surface as a whole. The engagement lock portion 34 is at a protruding end surface with a central recess 36 provided, which extends in the height direction of the short-side wall surface. A plate-shaped elastic engagement part 38 ( 3 ) is in the central recess 36 arranged. The plate-like elastic engaging part 38 is a cantilever-type elastic member extending from one end of the central recess 36 extends in the longitudinal direction to the other end (the right side opposite to a bottom surface of the electric distribution box body 12 in 3 ).

The engagement lock portion 34 is with housing-side engaging recesses 42 and 42 provided at sections which have opposite side walls 40 and 40 the central recess 36 define. The housing engagement recesses 42 and 42 are on opposite side panels (opposite sides of the short side panel 28 in the circumferential direction) of the engagement locking portion 34 open and extend parallel to the central recess 36 , The housing-side engagement recess 42 is on one end side in the height direction of the short-side wall surface 28 (on an insertion side of the brackets 16 and 18 as described later).

For further details of the ex staltung inter alia, the engagement locking portion 34 be on the parallel and simultaneous application with the priority of JP2009-063571 dated 16.03.2009; the full disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference.

The separate brackets 16 and 18 be attached to the electrical distribution box body 12 grown. The electrical distribution box body 12 is about the brackets 16 and 18 on the vehicle body panel 14 attached so that the upper and lower direction in 1 becomes a vertical direction and the right and left direction a horizontal direction, wherein the bottom surface of the inner housing part 20 opposite the vertical wall portion of the vehicle body panel 14 lies. That is, the electrical distribution box 10 is a vertical-type electrical distribution box of the vehicle body panel 14 is worn in a vertical orientation.

In the present embodiment, when the electric distribution box 10 on the vertical wall portion of the vehicle body panel 14 is attached, the upper bracket 16 with drain recesses 44 Mistake. Below is the upper bracket 16 with reference to the 6 to 8th described.

The clip 16 is integral with opposite ends of a body portion 50 arranged, which serves as a connecting plate portion and has a sheet-side fixing portion 46 as the attachment portion on the vehicle body panel 14 serves and a housing-side attachment portion 48 for attachment to the electrical distribution box body 12 on.

The sheet-side fixing portion 48 has a bearing plate 44 for covering a fastening seat 52 on the vehicle body panel 14 , The investment plate 54 is with a bolt opening 56 Mistake. When a bolt enters the bolt hole 54 is introduced, the sheet-side fixing portion 46 fixed to the vehicle body panel (see 4 ). The investment plate 54 is at its upper end surface with a water blocking projection 58 provided, which extends along an edge opposite to the contact surface.

The body section 50 extends substantially in the vertical direction of the contact plate 54 the sheet-side fixing portion 46 , A width dimension of the body portion 50 gradually enlarges with progressive extension to the distal end.

In the present embodiment, reinforcing ribs extend 60 and 60 along opposite edges in the width direction of the body portion 50 and bridge between the bearing plate 54 and the body part 50 , This improves the strength of the clip 16 ,

The body section 50 is at a protruding end with the housing-side fixing portion 48 Mistake. The housing-side attachment portion 48 expands towards opposite sides of the body portion 50 in the width direction. In particular, in the present embodiment, the housing-side attachment portion 48 a size which is an entire short or narrow wall surface 28 of the electrical distributor housing body 12 covered. The housing-side attachment portion 48 defines a section of increased width.

The housing-side attachment portion 48 is on its lower surface with a receiving recess 62 ( 7 ) provided at a position corresponding to the fixing rib 30 of the electrical distributor housing body 12 is arranged.

The recording well 62 has a cross section corresponding to that of the fixing rib 30 and extends straight to the Vorstehrichtung the body portion 50 (A mounting direction on the electrical distribution box body 12 ). The recording well 62 is open in the direction of protrusion on opposite sides.

Furthermore, the housing-side fixing portion 48 on a lower surface with locking engagement portions 64 and 6 provided with respect to the receiving recess 62 in the widthwise direction on opposite sides (in a right and left direction in FIG 7 ) are arranged. Each locking engagement section 64 is seen on opposite sides in the width direction with a pair of clip-side engaging recesses 66 and 66 provided, which is rectilinear in the mounting direction of the electrical distributor housing body 12 extend. wall sections 68 and 68 stand from the clip-side engaging recesses 66 and 66 on opposite sides in the width direction of the locking engagement portion 64 in front. The clip-side engagement recesses 66 and 66 extend in the width direction of the locking engagement portion 64 inside and have opposite openings.

Each locking engagement section 64 is in a central part in the width direction with an engagement recess 70 provided between a pair of the clip-side engagement recesses 66 and 66 extends. The intervention recess 70 is at one end (attachment end to the electrical distribution box body 12 ) with an engaging projection 72 provided by a recess bottom surface protrudes.

The clip is still on 16 on an upper surface with a central projection 74 of which a central portion in the width direction is substantially constant in cross section from the abutment plate 54 the sheet-side fixing portion 46 to the extension end of the housing-side fixing portion 48 has and is straight in the direction of extension of the body section 50 extends. The drain wells 44 extend along the central projection 74 on opposite sides of the projection 74 in its width direction.

The drain well 44 is with a water blocking wall 76 at one end of the housing-side fixing portion 48 Mistake. Furthermore, the drain recess passes 44 at one end of the sheet-side fixing portion 46 the investment plate 54 in the thickness direction. An opening end surface of the drain recess 44 in the investment plate 54 is closer to the side of the water blocking wall 76 as the contact surface of the contact plate 54 with the attachment point 52 and is from the vehicle body panel 14 spaced. In addition, a bottom surface of the drain recess 44 with a slight downward slope from the housing-side mounting portion 48 in the direction of sheet-metal attachment section 46 Mistake. Furthermore, the upper surface of the bracket 16 two downward slopes in the direction of drain well 44 in the width direction on opposite sides of the central projection 74 on.

If the upper bracket 16 at the electrical distribution box body 12 is attached, the passer-by 30 of the housing body 12 with the receiving recess 62 in the bracket 16 brought together and the engagement locking portion 34 of the housing body 12 becomes with the locking engagement projection 64 the bracket 16 brought together.

The upper bracket 16 is applied to the electrical distribution box body 12 attached by the following steps: the upper bracket 16 gets on the electrical distributor housing body 12 from the bottom surface side in the height direction of the case body 12 postponed; the connecting ribs 30 be in the recording pits 62 from the bottom surface side of the case body 12 introduced; the connecting ribs 30 be with the recording pits 62 brought together; the engagement lock portions 34 be in the engaging wells 70 in the locking engagement sections 64 introduced; and the engagement lock portions 34 be with the engaging pits 70 in the locking engagement sections 64 brought together.

For this, again, the parallel and simultaneous application with the priority of JP2009-063571 dated 16.03.2009, whose disclosure content is fully incorporated by reference.

As described above, the fastening ribs are located 30 at one end opposite to the insertion side of the engagement ribs 30 into the receiving cavity 62 if the upper bracket 16 at the electrical distribution box body 12 is appropriate. Furthermore, a side wall of the bracket-side engagement recess 66 in each locking engagement section 64 into the pair of housing-side engaging recesses 66 in each locking engagement section 64 used. Furthermore, the plate-like elastic parts 38 at the engagement projections 72 established. Thus, it is possible to prevent the upper bracket 16 in the removal direction of the electrical distribution box 12 emotional. When the plate-like elastic parts 38 at the engagement projections 72 can be locked, every elastic part 38 from every interventional advantage 72 be solved by a free end of the elastic part 38 towards the bottom surface of the engagement recess 70 is elastically deformed.

It will be understood from the above description that the engagement locking protrusions 34 and latch engagement sections 64 Form engagement portions in the present embodiment. Furthermore, if the upper bracket 16 at the electrical distribution box body 12 is attached, covers the housing-side mounting portion 48 the entire narrow-sided wall surface 28 of the electrical distributor housing body 12 from (compare. 1 - 3 ). Furthermore, if the upper bracket 16 on the vehicle body panel 14 is attached, the bottom surface of each drain well 44 in the direction of the vehicle body panel 14 inclined and the drain well 44 is toward the side of the vehicle body panel 14 open. An opening end surface of each drain well 44 in the direction of the vehicle body panel 14 is from the vehicle body panel 14 spaced (see 4 ).

Although the lower bracket 18 from the upper bracket 16 With respect to the external appearance, the attachment structure is the lower bracket 18 same as that of the upper bracket 16 , The lower bracket 18 is with a bolt opening 80 ( 1 ) in a mounting plate section 78 provided at a certain position to the vehicle body panel 14 is created. If a fixing bolt in the bolt hole 80 is introduced, the lower bracket 18 on the vehicle body panel 14 established.

If the electrical distribution box 10 on the vehicle body panel 14 is attached lies the upper bracket 16 above the electrical distribution box body 12 and the drain wells 44 are located on the upper surface of the upper bracket 16 , Because the drain wells 44 in the direction of the vehicle body panel 14 open, water can be removed from the vehicle body panel 14 on the upper bracket 16 flows, over the drain wells 44 to the vehicle body panel 14 be dissipated. Thus, it is possible to prevent water from being applied to the electric distribution box body 12 meets.

Especially, in the present embodiment, the drain pits 44 along the central projection 74 are provided and the upper bracket 16 is provided on its upper surface with the downwardly extending surfaces, seen in the width direction from opposite sides to the drain recesses 44 run (see 1 and 7 ), it is possible to effectively collect the water from the vehicle body panel 14 to the upper bracket 16 flows and to the drain wells 44 respectively.

Because one end of each drain well 44 on the part of the electrical distribution box body 12 at the water blocking wall 76 is completed, it is possible to prevent water that is in the drain wells 44 has collected on the electrical distribution box body 12 flows.

Because the floor surface of each drain well continues 44 the slope down towards the vehicle body panel 14 has, it is possible that water, which is in the drain recesses 44 has collected, without resistance in the direction of the vehicle body panel 14 can flow.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a width dimension of the body portion 50 from the sheet-side fixing portion 46 to the housing-side attachment portion 48 gradually increases and the flow path area is made large, can be prevented, even if water, on the upper surface of the body portion 50 is present, in the direction of the electrical distributor housing body 12 flows, then this water the electrical distributor housing body 12 reached.

Further, in the present embodiment, the housing-side fixing portion 48 the entire narrow-sided wall surface 28 of the electrical distributor housing body 12 covered, it is possible to effectively prevent water on the electrical distribution box body 12 falls.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the water blocking protrusion 58 at the edge opposite the vehicle body panel 14 at the upper end of the bearing plate 54 is present, it is possible to prevent on the vehicle body panel 14 running water on the body section 50 flows.

Although the embodiment of the present invention is described was, for example, the engaging portion is not on the structure limited according to the above embodiment. Also can shape, number and arrangement position of the drain well be chosen differently than in the embodiment. There are free design options.

Furthermore, the upper surface of the upper bracket 16 down from the housing-side attachment portion 48 to the sheet-metal mounting portion 46 like the drain well 44 be inclined. Thus, it is possible to more effectively prevent water from being poured down onto the electric box body 12 meets.

in this respect In summary, an electrical distribution box of the vertical arrangement type are effectively protected against that water flowing down on a vehicle body panel, after at the bottom of the electrical distribution box body meets by applying an attachment leg section separately from the electrical Distributor housing body is provided and on an end with a mounting portion for a vehicle body panel and at the other end between a lower surface of this other End and an upper surface of the electrical distribution box body is provided with releasable engagement portions. The attachment leg section is on an upper surface with at least one drain recess provided extending from one end to the other end and is open to the side of the vehicle body panel.

10

electrical distributor housing

12

electrical Distributor housing body

14

Vehicle body panel

16

clip (Anbringbeinabschnitt)

18

clip (Anbringbeinabschnitt)

34

Engaging locking section (Engaging portion)

44

drain recess

46

Tin-sided Fastening portion (mounting portion for vehicle body panel)

48

Mutual housing Attachment section (enlarged section Width)

50

body part (Connecting plate portion)

54

bearing plate

60

Water blocking projection

66

Locking engagement portion (Engaging portion)

76

Water blocking wall

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Cited patent literature

• - JP 2000-13957 A [0004, 0007]
• - JP 2009-063571 [0036, 0052]

Claims (7)

An electrical distribution box of the vertical arrangement type in which an electrical distribution box body ( 12 ) relative to a vertical wall portion of a vehicle body panel ( 14 ), wherein a plurality of application leg sections ( 16 . 18 ) from the electrical distribution box body ( 12 ) and the electrical distribution box body ( 12 ) on the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) by the Anbringbeinabschnitte ( 16 . 18 ), wherein the electrical distributor housing is characterized in that: at least one of the attachment leg sections ( 16 . 18 ) as a separate structure to the electrical distribution box body ( 12 ), wherein the separate attachment leg portion at one end with a mounting portion ( 46 ) for the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) and at the other end between a lower surface of the other end and an upper end of the electric manifold body ( 12 ) is provided with a releasable engagement portion; and the separate application leg portion on an upper surface with at least one drain recess ( 44 ) extending from the other end to the one end and to the side of the vehicle body panel (FIG. 14 ) is open. Electrical distributor housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the separate application leg section on the attachment section ( 46 ) for the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) with a contact plate ( 54 ) for application to the vertical wall portion of the vehicle body panel ( 14 ), the abutment plate ( 54 ) on the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) and the abutment plate at an upper end surface with a Wasserblockiervorsprung ( 58 ) provided by the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) and parallel to the vehicle body panel ( 14 ). Electrical distributor housing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the drain recess ( 44 ) is arranged in the width direction of an upper surface of the separate Anbringbeinabschnitts seen in a central part, wherein an upper surface of the separate Anbringbeinabschnitts from opposite sides in the width direction is inclined in the direction of the drain recess. Electrical distributor housing according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the drain recess ( 44 ) with a water blocking wall ( 76 ) at one end on the side of the electrical distribution box body ( 12 ) is provided. Electrical distributor housing according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a bottom surface of the drain recess ( 44 ) from one side of the electrical distribution box body ( 12 ) to a side of the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) is inclined downwards. Electrical distributor housing according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the separate Anbringbeinabschnitt in its width dimension gradually from an end for attachment to the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) to the other end for attachment to the electrical distribution box body ( 12 ) enlarged. Electrical distributor housing according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the separate application leg section comprises a connecting plate section ( 50 ) located between opposite surfaces of the vehicle body panel ( 14 ) and the electrical distribution box body ( 12 ) extends in the horizontal direction.