Patent ID: 9676352
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A power distribution device that is electrically connected to a battery, a power control unit that controls electric power in a vehicle, and high-voltage driven devices driven at a specified voltage or higher, wherein the power distribution device distributes electric power supplied from the battery to the high-voltage driven devices, the power distribution device is installed in a front portion of the vehicle, and a high-voltage power line is disposed behind a position at which the power distribution device is installed, the power distribution device comprising a projected portion provided on a surface of a case of the power distribution device, the projected portion having a height corresponding to a vehicle component disposed behind the power distribution device in the vehicle; and a plurality of fixed portions that fix the power control unit and the case of the power distribution device to each other, wherein the protected portion is provided in a region between an extension line that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction through one of the fixed portions and an extension line that extends n the vehicle longitudinal direction through another of the fixed portions.