JP3171113U - Electrical junction box - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to simplify a complicated shape of a terminal base member, to achieve versatility of a divided portion, and to facilitate a molding operation for inserting a terminal. Provided is an electrical junction box that is easy to manufacture terminal base members and can reduce production costs. A relay mounting portion 13 is provided on a top plate 12 of a box body 10 and a terminal base member 60 is installed inside the box body. A relay terminal through hole 14 is provided in the relay mounting portion. A female terminal block 30 is installed on the back surface of the relay terminal through hole 14 in the top plate, a male terminal is projected from the terminal base member, and the relay male terminal 71 and the terminal base are connected via the female terminal block. Connect to the male terminal. The terminal base member is formed by stacking a plurality of terminal base constituent members 61 and 62. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

    This device relates to an electrical junction box, and is used, for example, as an automobile relay box.

    In this type of electrical connection box (automobile relay box) in the past, a relay is inserted into the relay terminal through hole in the relay mounting portion, and the male terminal of the relay passing through the relay terminal through hole is connected to the terminal base. The terminal of the extending harness was connected.

However, in such a conventional relay box for automobiles, the terminal base and the male terminal of the relay must be connected by a harness, so that this connection takes time and the inside of the box is messed up by a plurality of harnesses. It had the disadvantage that it had to be.
In order to eliminate this drawback, the inventor installs a female terminal block on the back side of the top plate of the box body, and connects the male terminal of the relay and the male terminal of the terminal base via the female terminal block. An electrical junction box (automobile relay box) has been devised and a patent application has already been filed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-229183).

JP 2004-215418 A

    The subject of this invention is a further improvement of the invention of the above-mentioned patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-229183), in which the complicated shape of the terminal base is simplified to improve the assemblability and the molding operation to insert the terminal It is to provide an electrical junction box that facilitates the above.

    In the electrical junction box according to the present invention, a relay mounting portion is provided on the top plate of the box body, a terminal base member is installed inside the box body, a relay terminal through hole is provided in the relay mounting portion, and the top plate A female terminal block is installed on the back surface of the relay terminal through-hole and a male terminal protrudes from the terminal base member, and the male terminal of the relay and the male terminal of the terminal base are connected via the female terminal block. In the electrical junction box, the terminal base member is configured by stacking a plurality of terminal base constituent members.

    In this case, the terminal base component can be divided into a plurality of parts in the horizontal direction.

    Further, the female terminal block can be locked to the frame.

    Furthermore, the female terminal block has a terminal insertion hole, and a relay female terminal is inserted into the terminal insertion hole. The male terminal of the relay can be inserted into the upper end of the relay female terminal. In addition, the terminal base male terminal can be fitted into the lower end of the terminal.

    Since the electrical junction box according to the present invention is configured as described above, that is, a relay mounting portion is provided on the top plate of the box body, and a terminal base member is installed inside the box body, and the relay mounting portion is provided on the relay mounting portion. A relay terminal through hole is provided, a female terminal block is installed on the back surface of the relay terminal through hole in the top plate, and a male terminal is protruded from the terminal base member, and the male terminal of the relay is provided via the female terminal block. In the electrical junction box for connecting the terminal base and the male terminal of the terminal base, the terminal base member is configured by stacking a plurality of terminal base constituent members, so that the complicated shape of the terminal base member can be simplified and divided. The part can be made versatile, and it is molded to insert a terminal. Gogashi is intended easy.

    Therefore, if this electrical junction box is used, the terminal base member can be easily manufactured and the production cost can be reduced.

    In this case, if the terminal base component is divided into a plurality of parts in the horizontal direction, the shape of the terminal base member can be further simplified, and the versatility of the divided parts can be further improved. Becomes even easier.

    Further, if the female terminal block can be locked with respect to the frame body, the positioning of the female terminal block can be easily stabilized.

    Furthermore, a terminal insertion hole is formed in the female terminal block, a relay female terminal is inserted into the terminal insertion hole, and the male terminal of the relay can be inserted into the upper end of the relay female terminal. If the male terminal of the terminal base can be inserted into the lower end, the female terminal block can be easily manufactured and installed on the frame body.

    The electric junction box according to the present invention has the following main features when implemented.

    Provide a relay mounting part on the top plate of the box body. A terminal base member is installed inside the box body. A relay terminal through hole is provided in the relay mounting portion. A female terminal block is installed on the back surface of the relay terminal through hole in the top plate. A male terminal protrudes from the terminal base member. The male terminal of the relay and the male terminal of the terminal base are connected via the female terminal block.

    The terminal base member is formed by stacking a plurality of terminal base constituent members.

    The terminal base component is divided in the overlapping direction and divided into two in the horizontal direction.

    The female terminal block is locked to the frame.

    A terminal insertion hole is formed in the female terminal block. A relay female terminal is fitted into the terminal insertion hole. The male terminal of the relay can be inserted into the upper end of the female terminal for relay, and the male terminal of the terminal base is inserted into the lower end.

    Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

    1 is a perspective view of this electric junction box, FIG. 2 is the same plan view, FIG. 2 is the same plan view, FIG. 3 is a view taken along arrow II in FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 6 to 9 are perspective views of the terminal base component divided in the overlapping direction.

    1 to 5, B is an automotive relay box (corresponding to the “electric connection box” of the present invention) according to the present invention, and 10 is the box body. The box body 1 is made of resin, and is integrally formed by a rectangular cylinder 11 and a top plate 12 that covers the upper surface of the cylinder 11. 13, 13,... Are relay mounting portions formed on the surface of the top plate 12. Necessary relays 70, 70,... Are installed in the relay mounting portions 13, 13,. 14, 14,... Are relay terminal through holes, which are formed in the relay mounting portion 13 of the top plate 12. The male terminal 71 of the relay 70 passes through the relay terminal through hole 14 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

    Next, 21, 21,... Are frame portions, which are integrally formed on the back surface of the top plate 12 (box body 1). The frame portion 21 is located on the back side of the relay mounting portion 13 and surrounds the relay terminal through hole 14. Further, since the four corners of the frame portion 21 are not connected, each piece can elastically swing.

    4 and 5, reference numeral 30 denotes a female terminal block, which is elastically fitted to the frame portion 21 (of the box body 1).

    Reference numerals 40, 40,... Denote terminal insertion holes, which are formed in the female terminal block 30. The terminal insertion hole 40 penetrates in the vertical direction. Reference numerals 50, 50,... Are female terminals for relay, which are fitted into the terminal fitting hole 40 and fixed by the elasticity of the terminal 50 itself. The relay female terminal 50 extends from the upper end to the lower end of the terminal fitting hole 40. When the female terminal block 30 is fitted to the frame portion 21 (of the box main body 1), the terminal fitting insertion hole 40 coincides with the relay terminal through hole 14 (of the top plate 12). Therefore, the male terminal 71 is fitted into the relay female terminal 50 (female terminal block 30) by passing the male terminal 71 of the relay 70 through the relay terminal through hole 14 (of the top plate 12). be able to.

    Reference numeral 60 denotes a terminal base member, which is installed inside the box body 1. The terminal base member 60 is formed by laminating two layers of terminal base constituent members 61 and 62, and is housed in the frame body 80 and covered with a cover plate 81. Reference numerals 63, 63,... Denote terminals, which are respectively inserted into the terminal base constituent members 61, 62, and their tips protrude upward as male terminals. This protruding position coincides with the corresponding terminal insertion hole 40 of the female terminal block 30. For this reason, the male terminal 63 of the terminal base constituent members 61 and 62 can be fitted to the female terminal 50 for relay (the female terminal block 30) while the terminal base member 60 is disposed on the box body 1. it can.

    Reference numerals 64, 64,... Denote terminal through holes, which are formed in the terminal base constituent members 61, 62, respectively. These terminal through holes 64, 64,... Are for allowing the lower terminal base constituent member 62 male terminal (of the terminal 63) to pass through when the terminal base constituent member 61 is overlapped. A terminal through hole 83 is also formed in the cover plate 81.

    Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the terminal base constituting members 61 and 62 can be divided into a plurality of pieces in the horizontal direction. Thus, if it divides | segments, the versatility of a part of said terminal base members 61 and 62 can be improved. 6 is a rear perspective view of one side obtained by dividing the terminal base component 61, FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the other, and FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of one side obtained by dividing the terminal base component 62. FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the other side.

    Reference numeral 82 denotes a connector receptacle installed in the terminal base 60.

The electrical junction box according to the present invention can simplify the complicated shape of the terminal base member, can be used for the versatility of the divided parts, and can easily perform a molding operation for inserting the terminal. Therefore, it is easy to manufacture the terminal base member, the production cost can be reduced, and the industrial applicability is high.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the electric junction box. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same. FIG. 3 is a view taken along arrow II in FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view showing the terminal base constituent member divided in the overlapping direction. FIG. 7 is a front perspective view showing the terminal base component divided in the overlapping direction. FIG. 8 is a front perspective view showing the terminal base component divided in the overlapping direction. FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view showing the terminal base component divided in the overlapping direction.

B ... Automotive relay box 10 ... Box body 11 ... Tube 11
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Top plate 13 ... Relay attaching part 14 ... Relay terminal through-hole 21 ... Frame part 30 ... Female terminal block 40 ... Terminal fitting insertion hole 50 ... Relay female terminal 60 ... Terminal base member 61 ... Terminal base structural member 62 ... Terminal Base component 63 ... Terminal 64 ... Terminal through hole 70 ... Relay 71 ... Male terminal (for relay)
80 ... Frame 81 ... Cover plate 82 ... Connector receptacle

Claims (4)

A relay mounting portion is provided on the top plate of the box body, a terminal base member is installed inside the box body, a relay terminal through hole is provided in the relay mounting portion, and a female is formed on the back surface of the relay terminal through hole in the top plate. In the electrical connection box for installing the terminal block and projecting the male terminal from the terminal base member and connecting the male terminal of the relay and the male terminal of the terminal base via the female terminal block, the terminal base member An electrical junction box comprising a plurality of terminal base constituent members stacked together. The electric junction box according to claim 1, wherein the terminal base component is divided into a plurality of parts in the horizontal direction. The electrical connection box according to claim 1, wherein the female terminal block can be locked to the frame. A terminal insertion hole is formed in the female terminal block, a relay female terminal is inserted into the terminal insertion hole, and a male terminal of the relay can be inserted into an upper end of the relay female terminal. 4. The electrical junction box according to claim 1, wherein a male terminal of the terminal base is fitted and inserted into the lower end.

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