JPH0711503Y2 - Sub cover for electrical component housing - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a sub-cover of an electrical equipment container mounted in an automobile or the like.

[Prior art]

An example of a conventional electrical equipment container is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The electrical component housing includes a main body 12 on which a large number of electrical components 11 such as fuses and relays are mounted, a cover 13 that covers the main body 12, and a sub-cover that covers a part of the electrical component group 11G within the cover 13. It is composed of 14 and. The sub-cover 14 is used to double protect a specific electric component such as a fuse to improve reliability.

The sub-cover 14 has a structure in which an electric component cover part 15 that covers a part of the electric component group 11G is integrally provided with a terminal cover part 17 that covers a terminal part 16a of a conductor 16 to which the electric component group 11G is connected. Has become. A terminal 19 of an electric wire (for example, wiring from a battery) 18 is tightened and connected to the terminal portion 16a with a screw 21.

〔Task〕

The electric wire terminal 19 is tightened and connected to the terminal portion 16a after the electric component container is attached to the vehicle body. In the conventional electrical equipment container, when the wire terminal 19 is connected, the cover 13 is of course removed, but the sub-cover 14 having the terminal cover portion 17 must also be removed.
Not only is it troublesome to connect the sub-cover 14, but there is a risk that the sub-cover 14 may be lost or forgotten.

Further, there is an inconvenience that the specifications (for example, the capacity of the fuse) of the electrical components in the sub-cover cannot be confirmed with the sub-cover still covered.

[Means for solving the problem and its action]

The present invention provides a sub-cover for an electrical component housing that solves the above-mentioned problems, and has a configuration in which an electrical component cover portion that protects a part of the electrical component group in the electrical component housing body is provided. , A sub-cover for an electrical equipment container, which is formed by projecting a terminal cover portion that covers a terminal portion of a conductor to which the electrical equipment group is connected, wherein a hinge portion is formed at the base of the terminal cover portion to form the terminal cover portion. Openable and closable, the terminal cover part is provided with a temporary fixing part for temporarily fixing it to the electrical component cover part when it is opened, and an engaging part for engaging with the electrical component container body when it is closed. It is characterized by that.

With this configuration, the terminal cover portion can be opened and closed while the sub-cover is still attached to the electric component housing body, so that the electric wire terminal can be easily connected to the terminal portion.

Further, if the sub-cover is configured as described above and the opening is formed on the upper surface of the electrical component cover portion, it is possible to check the electrical components therein without removing the sub-cover.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show a usage state of a sub cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, the same parts as those in FIGS. 4 and 5 described above are designated by the same reference numerals.

This sub-cover 14 is also an electrical component cover part 15 and a terminal cover part 17.
Is the same as the conventional one. The sub-cover 14 differs from the conventional one in that the terminal cover 17 can be opened and closed by forming a thin hinge 22 at the base of the terminal cover 17. Fig. 1 shows a state in which the terminal cover part 17 is opened before the sub cover 14 is attached to the main body 12, and Fig. 2 shows a state in which the sub cover 14 is attached to the main body 12 with the terminal cover part 17 opened, Fig. 3 Shows a state in which the terminal cover part 17 is closed while the sub cover 14 is attached to the main body 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of elastic projection pieces 23 are formed on the upper surface of the terminal cover portion 17, and a hole 24 with which the elastic projection pieces 23 engage is formed in the electrical equipment cover portion 15. This is because by engaging the elastic protrusion 23 with the hole 24, the terminal cover portion 17 can be temporarily fixed in the open state as shown in FIG. With this arrangement, the terminal cover portion 17 does not get in the way when the electric wire terminal 19 is tightened and connected to the terminal portion 16a with the sub-cover 14 mounted on the main body 12 as shown in FIG. After the electric wire terminal 19 is tightened and connected, the terminal cover portion 17 is closed as shown in FIG.

On the lower surface of the terminal cover portion 17, a locking projection 25 as shown in FIG. 1 is formed. The locking projections 25 engage with the edges of the electrical component housing body 12 to prevent the terminal cover part 17 from opening when the terminal cover part 17 is closed.

Further, the sub-cover 14 has an opening 26 formed on the upper surface of the electrical component cover portion 15, and the sub-cover 14 is covered,
The electrical component 11 can be checked.

[Effect of device]

As described above, since the terminal cover portion of the sub-cover according to the present invention can be opened and closed, the electric wire terminals can be tightened and connected without removing the sub-cover from the main body of the electrical component container, and the terminals can be connected. Since the cover portion can be temporarily fixed in the opened state, there is an advantage that the work of connecting the electric wire terminals can be easily performed without being disturbed by the terminal cover portion.

Further, since the opening is formed on the upper surface of the electric component cover, it is possible to confirm the electric component therein without removing the sub-cover.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 are perspective views showing a use state of a sub cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an electric component container having a conventional sub-cover. 11: Electrical component, 11G: Electrical component group, 12: Electrical component container body, 13:
Cover, 14: Sub-cover, 15: Electrical component cover part, 16: Conductor, 16a: Terminal part, 17: Terminal cover part, 18: Electric wire, 19: Terminal, 22: Hinge part, 23: Elastic protrusion, 24: Hole, 25: locking protrusion,
26: Opening.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An electric component cover part for protecting a part of the electric component group in the main body of the electric component container is provided with a terminal cover part for covering a terminal portion of a conductor to which the electric component group is connected. In the sub-cover for electrical equipment container, a hinge portion is formed at the base of the terminal cover portion so that the terminal cover portion can be opened and closed, and the terminal cover portion is temporarily fixed to the electrical equipment cover portion when it is opened. A sub-cover for an electrical component container, comprising: a temporary fixing part; and an engaging part that engages with the main body of the electrical component container when the temporary fixing part is closed. 2. The sub-cover according to claim 1, wherein an opening is formed on the upper surface of the electrical component cover.