Patent ID: 6383012
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A branching connection box for connecting a plurality of trunk wires on a trunk line side to a plurality of branch wires on a branch line side, said branching connection box comprising:a connection box main body; at least one vertically-connective press-contact terminal including, at least two vertical side portions; a pair of first press-contact parts, each one of said pair of said first press-contact parts includes oppositely facing protrusions respectively formed on said vertical side portions, one of said pair of said first press-contact parts is, adapted to press-contact an end of one of said trunk wires, the other of said first press-contact parts is adapted to press-contact an end of one of said branch wires; and at least one horizontally-connective press-contact terminal unit including, two or more horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals, each of said horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals respectively have at least two vertical side portions and each of said horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals respectively include a pair of second press-contact parts, each one of said pair of said second press-contact parts includes oppositely facing protrusions respectively formed on said vertical side portions of said horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals, at least one of said pair of said second press-contact parts of one of said horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals is adapted to press-contact an end of one of said trunk wires, the other of said pair of said: second press-contact parts of a same said one of said horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals is adapted to press-contact an end of one of said branch wires; and a first linkage part adapted to connect one of said pair of said second press contact parts of one of said horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals to a corresponding one of the other of said pair of said second press contact parts of the other one of said horizontally adjacent connective press-contact terminals, wherein said at least one vertically-connected press-contact terminal and said at least one horizontally-connective press-contact terminal unit form a row and are mounted on said connection box main body.