Junction box assembly
US6570088B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R16/0238
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved junction box assembly having a shroud and a junction box. The junction box assembly includes a plurality of tapered alignment tabs which permit the shroud and the junction box to be highly skewed to each other during the initial phases of their assembly. The junction box includes cue members for providing a visual indication that the contacts that extend from the junction box have been engaged in a reliable manner to the contacts in the wire harnesses that are coupled to the shroud. A clip structure is provided to permit an electrical component, such as a terminal fuse, to be loosely coupled to the terminals of the junction box prior to the assembly of the junction box to the shroud. The junction box is configured with a plurality of abutting walls that are located proximate the terminals wherein the abutting walls inhibit relative rotation between the junction box and a terminal connector of the cable.
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