Patent ID: 6162990
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical junction box comprising:a wiring board;a plurality of bus bars arranged on said wiring board, each having a tab raised therefrom;a main cover having a connector mounting frame into which said tab of one of said bus bars is inserted; andan under cover having a connector mounting frame into which said tab of another one of said bus bars is inserted;wherein one of said connector mounting frames has a recess, such that one of said tabs includes an exposed part which extends into said recess; andwherein said one connector mounting frame and said exposed part of said tab have overall lengths, such that, when a distance between said one connector mounting frame and said bus bar with said exposed part of said tab is increased, (1) a depth of said recess and (2) a length of said exposed part of said tab are maintained by decreasing a thickness of a floor of said recess, thereby decreasing said overall length of said one connector mounting frame.