Patent ID: 7601011
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connecting box, comprising: a printed circuit board; a first protecting member and a second protecting member housing the printed circuit board in a sandwich state; an extended portion extending from one side of a board surface of the printed circuit board, and facing the first protecting member; a first pillar portion formed upon an inside surface of the first protecting member and facing the one side of the board surface, a tip of the first pillar portion having a clearance with the one side of the board surface when the first protecting member undergoes no bending; a second pillar portion that faces the printed circuit board, extends to the printed circuit board and is placed on an inside surface of the second protecting member; an engaging portion extending from the second protecting member and engaging the first protecting member; a first hole portion, formed in the first protecting member, that guides and fixes the engaging portion through the first pillar portion; and a second hole portion, formed in the printed circuit board, that is configured to be penetrated by the engaging portion, wherein the first pillar portion is configured such that the tip of the first pillar portion, upon the bending of the first protecting member, contacts the board at the one side of the board surface or at a contacting portion fixed on the board surface; the engaging portion penetrates the second hole portion in the printed circuit board and the first hole portion in the first pillar portion and engages the first protecting member, the second pillar portion, in a location corresponding to where the first pillar portions contact the printed circuit board, contacts a reverse-side board surface of the printed circuit board which faces the second protecting member, and when the first protecting member is bent towards the printed circuit board, the tip of the first pillar portion contacts the board at the one side of the board surface or at the contacting portion, such that a gap exists between the extended portion and the inside surface of the first protecting member.