Patent ID: 7642456
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: H01H,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical junction box to be mounted on a motor vehicle, comprising: a casing; a trim cover provided with an opening for maintenance in the motor vehicle that covers the casing; fuse-containing sections formed on a surface of the casing, such that when the casing is mounted on a motor vehicle, the fuse-containing sections are in a vertical orientation, and opposed to the trim cover; and at least one fuse-receiving plate that projects toward the trim cover integrally on or detachably from the surface at a position below the fuse-containing sections, the at least one fuse-receiving plate being of a length that a distal end of the at least one fuse-receiving plate one of contacts the trim cover or is spaced away from the trim cover by a given clearance through which a fuse cannot pass, wherein the at least one fuse-receiving plate is configured to receive a fuse that falls down during a fuse attachment or detachment operation into or out of the fuse-containing sections.