EP0903766A2 - Boíte à fusibles - Google Patents

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EP0903766A2
EP0903766A2 EP98117779A EP98117779A EP0903766A2 EP 0903766 A2 EP0903766 A2 EP 0903766A2 EP 98117779 A EP98117779 A EP 98117779A EP 98117779 A EP98117779 A EP 98117779A EP 0903766 A2 EP0903766 A2 EP 0903766A2
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Robert Klawinski
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Grote and Hartmann GmbH and Co KG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/20—Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
    • H01H85/205—Electric connections to contacts on the base
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/20—Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
    • H01H2085/2075—Junction box, having holders integrated with several other holders in a particular wiring layout
    • H01H2085/208—Junction box, having holders integrated with several other holders in a particular wiring layout specially adapted for vehicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2300/00—Orthogonal indexing scheme relating to electric switches, relays, selectors or emergency protective devices covered by H01H
    • H01H2300/044—Application rejection 1: coded interacting surfaces, polarising, e.g. to avoid insertion of a circuit breaker or fuse or relay or rating plug of the wrong caliber or in the wrong direction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/20—Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/20—Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
    • H01H85/203—Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof for fuses with blade type terminals
    • H01H85/2035—Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof for fuses with blade type terminals for miniature fuses with parallel side contacts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/20—Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
    • H01H85/2045—Mounting means or insulating parts of the base, e.g. covers, casings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/24—Means for preventing insertion of incorrect fuse
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/2425—Structural association with built-in components
    • H01R9/245—Structural association with built-in components with built-in fuse

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  • the invention relates to a fuse box for vehicles, especially motor vehicles on which a variety of security elements and / or optionally switching elements, such as relays and / or contactors arranged and in the circuits of one Power supply to the individual consumers are switched.
  • FIG. 1 The arrangement of a fuse 101 in is schematically shown in FIG a known fuse box shown. From the fuse box itself is just a portion of a circuit board 102 shown, which is attached to the housing of the fuse box. On the top of the circuit board are first and second Fuse contact element 104, 105 arranged. The two fuse contact elements 104, 105 are by a solder joint mechanically with the circuit board 102 and electrically with each a conductor track 106, 107 arranged in the printed circuit board 102 connected. The trace 106 is electrical with a voltage or Power source (not shown) connected. The ones from second fuse contact element 105 outgoing conductor 107 leads to a consumer plug contact element arranged on the upper side 108. The consumer plug contact element 108 is a plug contact tongue projecting vertically from the conductor track 102.
  • first and second fuse contact element 104, 105 is the fuse 101 with one arranged on the fuse 101 Contact tongue 110, 111 inserted.
  • the consumer plug contact element 108 is connected to a consumer (not shown) leading electrical cable 113 inserted by means of a plug contact element 114.
  • Such an arrangement of an electrical connection between Voltage source and consumer consisting of plug contact elements 104, 105, 108, 114, a fuse 101 and an electrical Cable 113 has a variety of electrical contact points X, Y, the contact points X being insoluble, preferably soldered contact points and the contact points Y detachable, preferably are pluggable contact points.
  • the contact points X being insoluble, preferably soldered contact points
  • the contact points Y detachable preferably are pluggable contact points.
  • the known arrangement is due to the large number of contact points both Total contact resistance of an electrical connection as well the contact security in operation adversely affected.
  • In addition caused such an arrangement because of the high number of Individual parts and the transitions to be joined X, Y relatively high manufacturing and Assembly costs.
  • the fuse 101 is e.g. a fuse that is used in a too high current melts and the circuit from damage protects.
  • a fuse that has blown once can pulled from the fuse plug contact elements 104, 105 and be replaced by inserting a new fuse.
  • the plug contact element 114 is usually in a connector housing 115 arranged in which several plug contact elements 114 are summarized. From this connector housing 115 leads a cable harness with several individual cables 113. If there is a defect in this cable harness, it can by pulling the connector housing 115 from the consumer plug contact elements 108 of the fuse box released and be replaced by another cable harness.
  • Another known fuse box consists essentially from a lid-shaped, approximately rectangular in plan view Upper part with a ceiling wall, two long side walls and two end walls, essentially a plate-shaped one rectangular lower part, which in one of the Long side walls, the front side walls and the ceiling wall the upper part of the interior can be positively inserted and is designed to be latchable with the upper part and a multi-layer structure, between the upper part and the lower part arranged and held circuit board, the an essentially rectangular, flat spatial form with a Has top and a bottom.
  • inward recessed troughs and recesses with one bottom wall each for the storage of plug contact housings or switching elements, e.g. Relays as well as several in parallel Rows arranged outward from the ceiling wall extending, shaft-shaped receiving and holding devices for single fuses.
  • the bottom walls of the receptacles and the receiving recesses have plug holes for Pushing through contact elements, especially contact tabs on.
  • the top wall of the upper part inside the shaft-shaped Holding devices also have plug holes on the inside of the upper part molded onto the inside of the ceiling wall Contact element chambers open.
  • the lower part also faces the inside on its outside extending receptacles for receiving plug contact housings on, the bottom walls of the receiving troughs in the lower part also plug holes for contact elements, in particular Have contact flags. They are also grouped in the lower part arranged contact element chambers for the storage of plug contact elements educated. The grouping is like this designed that from the outside of the lower part connector housing, the contact elements having tongues store on the grouped plug contact elements in the lower part are attachable.
  • the circuit board has on its top and bottom web or channel-shaped holding devices for punched out Sheet metal strips existing, the current distribution or the Power supply conductor tracks.
  • the traces are formed at the end as contact tabs and corresponding to the plug holes and the contact element chambers of the upper part or the lower part, at right angles from the top or bottom extending the circuit board, partially the circuit board arranged penetrating.
  • the one with the plug holes Corresponding contact flags in the upper and lower part penetrate the respective plug openings when assembled and protrude into the receiving troughs and recesses of the Upper part or the lower part.
  • Contact lugs on the conductor tracks are double socket-shaped Plug-in contact elements plugged in after mounting the fuse box in the contact element chambers of the upper or Store the lower part.
  • Such a fuse box has a very high number of parts and variety of parts, so that such a fuse box only with a high cost of materials, manufacturing and assembly is expensive to manufacture. The high number also reduces of contact points in particular the contact reliability of the electrical Links. Such a fuse box has also a relatively high weight and requires a lot of space on.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a fuse box for vehicles, especially motor vehicles to create the simple is manufacturable and easy to assemble, and a small one Requires material and a lower number of contact points has the same electrical power and in particular guarantees a higher contact security and a has relatively low weight and a compact structure.
  • the task is carried out by a fuse box with the characteristics of claim 1 solved.
  • the solution according to the invention provides for the number of contact transitions per electrical connection and thus the number of parts and reduce the assembly effort. This is particularly because of this achieved that the cable end connector housing in which plug contact elements are available and the connector housing are arranged on the fuse box so that the in the connector housing with plug contact elements the contact tongues of the fuse elements or the switching elements a direct electrically conductive connection, in particular form a connector.
  • the fuse box is divided into two with an upper and one Lower part formed, the cable end connector housing so releasably attachable to one of the fuse box parts are arranged that from the entirety of the connector housing together with the fuse box part is created from connector housings.
  • the fuse box upper and lower part are the respective Connector housing opposite the fuses or Switching elements with their contact tongues arranged such that when joining the two fuse box parts together the desired plug connections between the plug connectors and the contact can be made without intermediate elements.
  • the contact tongues of the electrical components are summarized in reception areas, the reception areas take up and guide the connector housing.
  • the receiving area can be used as a shaft and / or as a fixing device, with which the connector housing is fixed is stored on the fuse box, be formed.
  • a fixing device with which the connector housing is fixed is stored on the fuse box, be formed.
  • the fuse box according to the invention has a cover-like Fuse box lower part 3 and a cover-like upper part 4 on, which can be plugged together to form a fuse box housing are.
  • the fuse box can also be used with a provided as a mounting cover 5 trained mounting device be.
  • the lower part 3 is approximately rectangular in plan view (FIG. 3) Plastic part with two longitudinal side edges 6a and two end edges 6b.
  • the lower part 3 has a bottom wall 7 and a circumferential, embedded in the bottom wall 7 Open 8.
  • the groove 8 is U-shaped in cross section and towards the top 13 of the bottom wall 7 open and from a groove bottom 10 and an inner and outer, narrow boundary wall 11, 12 limited.
  • An approximately L-shaped end region of the bottom wall in plan view 7 is formed into a tub 15, the tub 15 one area 16 offset from the remaining bottom wall 7 and around this area 16 has circumferential side walls 17.
  • the edge side walls 17 are immediately below the inner Boundary walls 11 of the groove 8 arranged.
  • the rest of the area of the bottom wall not belonging to the tub 15 7 is of two longitudinal side walls 19, 20 and an end wall 21 bordered.
  • the walls 19 to 21 are immediately below the outer boundary walls 12 of the groove 8 and have the same height as the tub 15.
  • the boundary walls 11, 12 are in the region of the longitudinal side edges 6a recessed in the area adjacent to the tub 15 and each form a recess adjacent to the front edges 6b 23, on which the groove bottom 10 is exposed.
  • each in the area of the longitudinal edges 6a in the groove bottom 10 introduced two locking slots 24, the approximately with 1/7 to 1/5 of the total length of the carrier plate 3 from the front edges 6b are arranged away.
  • Two of the locking slots 24 are adjacent arranged to the tub 15, on which a lower edge of the outer boundary wall 12 forms a locking edge 25 (Fig. 6).
  • the two other locking slots 24 are adjacent to the longitudinal side walls 19, 20 arranged on which adjacent to the Locking slots 24 recesses 26 to form corresponding Locking edges 25 are introduced.
  • the openings 27 are with locking and / or locking elements 29 for stationary storage or fixing of the connector housing 28 provided on the lower part 3.
  • the locking and locking elements one circumferential each at the openings 27 arranged and from the top 13 of the bottom wall 7 Piece of protruding holding frame 30.
  • the holding frame 30 are in plan view each rectangular with two long side bars 31 and two end webs 32 are formed.
  • To the Longitudinal webs 31 are inward into the respective opening 27 protruding tongues 34, 35 formed.
  • a bottom row of Tongues 34 is in the plane of the bottom wall 7 - outside and there is a different level within the tub 15 - arranged.
  • An upper row of tongues 35 is at the upper edge area the longitudinal side webs 31 are formed.
  • the tongues 34, 35 of the bottom and top rows are arranged alternately, the tongues 34 of the lower row shorter than the tongues 35 the top row.
  • it is also possible instead the upper row of tongues 35 a continuous web to provide.
  • such an embodiment would be for the Manufacturing disadvantageous, as this creates undercut areas would result, which are difficult to demold.
  • the frame 30 is in each case on one of the end webs 32 a latching opening 36 formed, which is from manufacturing Reasons for preferably from the bottom wall 7 U-shaped locking channel 37 projecting above and open at the bottom are shaped.
  • the connector housing 28 are rectangular in plan view formed, the width of the clear width between the rows of tongues 34, 35 of the corresponding openings 27 corresponds and their length is somewhat shorter than the length of the corresponding one Openings 27 is.
  • the connector housing 28 are approximately cuboid with generally smooth longitudinal and end walls 39a, 39b, an upper end face forming a plug face 40a 40 and a lower end face 41 (Fig. 5).
  • contact element chambers in a manner known per se 38a designed for receiving plug contact elements 38 (Fig. 1a, 1b) with approximately square openings 42 the end face 41 (Fig. 6).
  • plug openings 43 are provided, through which to the plug contact elements in contact element chambers 38a 38 corresponding contact tongues can be introduced.
  • Retaining tongues 45 are designed as counter-locking elements (Fig. 5).
  • the length and arrangement of the holding tongues 45 corresponds approximately the spaces between the tongues 34 of the lower rows the corresponding openings 27 and thus approximately the arrangement and the length of the upper tongues 35 of the corresponding ones Openings 27.
  • the connector housing 28 can from below in each assigned opening 27 of the lower part 3 are used, wherein the tabs 45 through the spaces between the lower Rows of tongues 34 are inserted until they are on the tongues Cast on 35 of the top rows.
  • the connector housing 27 towards Locking opening 36 moved until the locking arm 46 through the Latch opening 36 extends through and this with its locking lug 47 engages behind.
  • the holding tongues 45 lie on the lower rows of tongues 34 of the holding frame 30 and are up through the top Rows of tongues 35 secured.
  • the connector housing 28 are fixed in their local position and in combination with the leadership between the two Rows of tongues 34, 35 supported and clearly localized fixed.
  • the invention is not based on these special locking and locking devices for detachable, stationary storage of the connector housing 28 limited to the lower part 3.
  • a fixer that instead a locking arm a locking element such as a locking slide, having.
  • a fixing device e.g. a bayonet catch be provided.
  • the different locking and locking devices also - as described below - arranged in this way be that the connector housing 28 directly in or on Upper part 4 releasably attachable or lockable and / or lockable are.
  • the connector housing 28 can also with contoured side walls 39a, 39b can be formed, the corresponding Provide openings 27 with a corresponding contour are, whereby a clear assignment between the respective Connector housing 28 and the corresponding opening 27 set is.
  • This contour can be, for example, vertical Guide webs 48 on the longitudinal side wall 39a (Fig. 5, connector housing bottom left) and corresponding grooves 49 on the Limit the corresponding opening 27 may be formed.
  • the upper part 4 has a downwardly open, approximately cuboid Form with a large ceiling 50, two narrow Long side walls 51 and two narrow end walls 52 on (Fig. 2 and Fig. 6).
  • the longitudinal side walls 51 and end wall 52 have a circumferential, free edge 53, which in the groove 8 in the Lower part 3 can be used and fits into it with some play.
  • connection area 58 On the underside 59 of the top wall 50 (FIG. 6) are on one between the two recesses 57 arranged end region, the Connection area 58, for example four cylindrical sockets 60 for receiving and holding a metallic one Pin 61a, 61b formed, the pins 61a with the power source and the pins 61b each electrically conductive with at least one fuse and / or one Switching element are connected.
  • the power source side pins 61a and the fuse side Pins 61b are spaced apart in pairs arranged opposite each other, so that in each case between two connecting pins 61a / 61b a high-current fuse (not shown) can be used.
  • Such high current fuses allow a maximum current of, for example, 200 A and assign one on the power source side and one on the fuse side electrical connection device.
  • the fuse box according to the invention are the power source side pins 61a combined into a single pin 61a.
  • the high-current fuses are expediently also on their power source side Connection devices preferably in one piece summarized so that a high-current fuse module acting as a power distributor with a power source connection device and two or more consumer-side connection devices is trained.
  • the high-current fuses and the associated connection devices reduces the number of parts on the one hand and the number on the other Number of assembly steps required in connection area 58 of the fuse box considerably.
  • the connector pin 61a in one direction the respective housing walls of the lower part 3 or the upper part 4 penetratingly extend, so that e.g. for jump start purposes the power source-side pin 61a accessible is. It is expedient that the protrudes beyond one of the housing parts Part of a pin 61a designed in this way when not used as a jump start pole, for example with a Cap covered.
  • the single high-current fuses can or the high-current fuse modules can be plugged in, for example be included in plug contact elements.
  • connection area 58 is from the remaining area, the security area 63, separated by a crossbar 64, which is between the longitudinal side walls 51 parallel to the end walls 52 extends.
  • slit or cross-shaped Plug holes 66, 67 introduced (Fig. 2).
  • the one in the Embodiment executed in the drawing are the areas in which the slot-shaped holes 66 are arranged, respectively assigned to a connector face 40a of the connector housing 28, the mating face 40a directly on the underside 59 of the Ceiling wall 50 rests in such a way that one insertion opening each 43 of the mating face 40a with a slit-shaped hole 66 aligned (Fig. 1a, Fig. 2).
  • Adjacent to the slot-shaped holes 66 are the cross-shaped ones Holes 67 arranged.
  • the cruciform holes 67 are on the bottom 59 of the top wall 50 each have a contact element chamber 69 assigned that trained in the usual way and in which plug contact elements 70 are stored (Fig. 1a, 1b).
  • the contact element chambers 69 are like the associated ones Holes 67 mostly arranged in rows so that on the bottom 59 of the top wall 50 projecting down contact element chambers 69 rows of ridges 72 are formed (Fig. 6).
  • rows of holes 66, 67 are parallel arranged side by side, the rows, which contact element chambers 69 or respectively a row of webs 72 are assigned, are arranged on the outside, so that the connector housing 28 assigned areas with the holes 66 between two such rows of ridges 72 lie.
  • the rows of webs 72 are at the ends each connected to a crossbar 73.
  • the rows of ridges 72 and the respective transverse webs 73 each form a receiving shaft 75 for the end areas of the Connector housing 28. These are flush on the inside of the receiving shaft 75 and are thereby in their position with regard to the ceiling wall 50 clearly defined.
  • the the Edges 75 delimiting edges are preferably closed Chamfers 76 chamfered.
  • connector housing 28 are arranged so that they are flush with the Complete surface of ceiling 50.
  • admission shafts 75 do not have to be between two adjacent rows of bars 72 may be arranged, but can also be independent of the contact element chambers 69 be trained.
  • receiving shafts 75 locking and / or locking means have, with corresponding counter-locking and / or Counter-locking means on the connector housings 28 cooperate so that a direct attachment of the connector housing 28 can take place in the receiving shafts 75.
  • fasteners for the Connector housing 28 is also within the scope of the invention to form the fuse box without the lower part 3.
  • a preferably on the upper part 4 attached or arranged current-distributing Power supply device 79a. It serves alongside the Power supply to the plug contact elements 70, if necessary also for their mechanical fastening and is according to a first Embodiment designed as a circuit board 79. (Fig. 1a, 1b, 7a), which are at least close to or above all of the contact element chambers formed on the upper part 4 69 extends and excepted in the areas of the receiving shafts 75 is so that the connector housing 28 from the bottom wall 7 coming freely extend up to the ceiling wall 50 can.
  • the circuit board 79 has an electrical conductor track 80, the electrically with one of the consumer pins 61b is connected to which the supply voltage is present. With the circuit board 79 are also those on the contact element chambers 69 bearing contact elements 70 mechanically and electrically connected to the conductor 80, for example by a soldering leg 82 of the plug contact element 70 on the printed circuit board 79 arranged and connected to this by means of a solder connection is.
  • the trace 80 is preferably as on the surface applied copper coating of the printed circuit board 79, the said surface of the circuit board 79 over a large area can cover.
  • the plug contact elements 70 are preferred as essentially known double spring contact elements a spring formed. Such plug contact elements are suitable due to the resilient design of the contacting Elements especially for those to be executed simultaneously Multiple or multiple plugging, since the insertion forces one such plug element-plug contact element connection low are. In addition, such connectors have a ratio a large contact area for the size, which also means high Currents can be transmitted safely.
  • the plug contact elements stored in the connector housings 28 38 are connected to electrical cables 83, which to lead the individual consumers in the motor vehicle.
  • a fuse element 85 is a miniaturized fuse Common design with two parallel and adjacent Contact tongues 86, each with a plug contact area at one end and at the other end an end region carrying the melting element, the end regions and the melting element in a plastic housing are accommodated.
  • the fuse 85 is in one of the contact tongues 86 in the contact element chamber 69 of the upper part 4 bearing plug contact element 70 and with the other contact tongue 86 in the in the Connector housing 28 inserted plug contact element 38 inserted.
  • the fuse 85 takes on both the safety function as well as the function of a power distributor from the power supply device 79a to the consumers.
  • a such arrangement (Fig. 7b) also results per electrical Compared to halving the number of contact points of the known arrangements according to FIG. 9. It only remains a non-detachable, preferably soldered contact point X and two Detachable, preferably plugged contact points Y (Fig. 7b).
  • the fuse box according to the invention allows a very compact arrangement of the individual elements, so that the number of Fuses with the same size of the fuse box can be increased.
  • an inventive Fuse box (Fig. 8a) is used for mechanical fixing the current-carrying plug contact elements 70 a holding plate 120 with a top 120a and a bottom 120b and electrical connection of the plug contact elements 70 a busbar 121, to which the plug contact elements 70 are preferably attached like a rider, e.g. are soldered so that a plug contact strip 122 is formed with one of the consumer side Pins 61b is electrically connected.
  • the plug contact elements 70 are expedient here as essentially known double spring contact elements, each with two Contact spring pairs 70a formed, each of additional an over-spring 70b acting on the contact spring pairs 70b be biased.
  • the holding plate 120 is analogous to the printed circuit board 79 at least in the areas of the receiving shafts 75 excepted and also has recesses 123 for receiving the Plug contact elements 70, which are arranged locally such that they each with the associated contact element chambers 69 of the Power distribution plate 4 are aligned.
  • the shape of the recesses 123 is designed such that the plug contact elements 70 at the Mounting along a mounting direction 124 from the bottom 120b penetrate the holding plate 120 with little assembly force can.
  • the plug contact elements 70 advantageously have also at least one resilient on its outer contour protruding locking device 125, wherein the locking device 125 cooperates with the recesses 123 such that the locking device 125 when installing a plug contact strip 122 the inner wall of the recesses 123 resiliently in the direction of the plug contact element 70 is deformed.
  • the locking devices spring 125 and come with the top 120a Investment.
  • the busbar 121 is also in this position with its upper edge on the underside 120b of the holding plate.
  • the plug contact elements 70 as so-called fork plug contacts executed, which in one piece on the power rail 121 are formed so that a lead frame 130 is formed becomes.
  • Such fork plug contacts can due to their Room shape in a very close, compact succession on the conductor rail 121 are molded, which is particularly a tight, compact Arrangement of the securing elements enables.
  • the plug contact elements 70 in one piece with the Busbar 121 connected or molded to it and thus all solder connections in the area of the plug contact elements 70 dropped.
  • the number of contact transitions is one such arrangement also to the minimum of only two Detachable, preferably pluggable contact points Y (Fig. 8c) between the contact tongues 86, the fuse 85 and the plug contact elements 38 or 70 reduced.
  • plug contact elements 38 serve both for the formation of the direct electrical connection to the respective cable 83 as well as for mechanical mounting of fuses 85.
  • the assembly cover 5 Preferably for mounting the fuse box according to the invention used in a motor vehicle, the assembly cover 5.
  • the mounting cover 5 has a cuboid shape with a Cover wall 88 and longitudinal and end walls 89, 90. On the longitudinal side walls 89 are protruding downwards and outwards Hook 91 formed.
  • the mounting cover 5 has one slightly smaller footprint than the top 4.
  • On the ceiling wall 50 of the upper part 4 are slit-shaped openings 92 brought in.
  • the slot-shaped openings 92 are at one end widened so that the mounting cover 5 with its hook 91 from inserted into the slots at the top and into the narrower area moved and can thus be fixed to the upper part 4.
  • Fixing ribs 94 are formed, which are dimensioned so that they of rest on the securing elements 85 and prevent this when inserting the connector housing 28 into the receiving shafts 75 from their position in the upper part 4 be solved.
  • the assembly cover 5 is detached from the upper part 4 and returned to the Manufacturers of the fuse boxes according to the invention sent.
  • the Motor vehicle only remains as a fuse box housing the lower part 3 and the upper part 4, which with the corresponding Elements such as connector housings, plug contact elements, Securing elements etc. are equipped.
  • the fuse box according to the invention is not on the Use of fuse elements and / or switching elements limited.
  • the Contact tongues also control elements, diagnostic devices, Relays, electronically controlled fuse elements and others common electrical / electronic in the field of automotive electrics Components are used.
  • the Fuses and the switching elements according to the invention are not necessarily be provided with contact tongues with those in the contact element chambers interacting plug contact elements, but there can also be plug contact elements on the fuses be formed, which with tongue-shaped contact elements in the contact element chambers can be plugged together.

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