Patent ID: 6354847
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
An electric connection box comprising:a lower housing; an upper housing; an insulating plate on which a conductor circuit is formed, the insulating plate disposed between the lower housing and the upper housing; a tab terminal having a tab portion and a spring contact portion, the tab terminal electrically connected to the conductor circuit, wherein the tab portion extends in an insertion direction substantially perpendicular to the insulating plate and the spring contact portion is bendedly formed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the tab portion; and a terminal holding portion defining a predetermined position opposite to the insulating plate, to which the tab terminal is fixed, the terminal holding portion having a hole facing the insulating plate for passing the tab portion of the tab terminal in the insertion direction, wherein when the tab portion of the tab terminal passes through the hole of the terminal holding portion and the spring contact portion is fixed at the predetermined position of the terminal holding portion, the spring contact portion of the tab terminal is resiliently contacted with the conductor circuit on the insulating plate.