Patent ID: 6501279
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A testing device for testing an electrical connection box, said electrical connection box comprising a box having a plurality of blocks, each of said blocks having a plurality of connection parts therein, said testing device comprising:a retainer configured for engagement with the box; a plurality of holders mounted in the retainer, the plurality of holders corresponding in number respectively to the plurality of blocks, and the holders being disposed in the retainer for alignment with the blocks when the retainer is engaged with the box, each said holder having a fixed portion fixed to the retainer and a movable portion movable relative to the retainer; elastic couplings for elastically coupling the fixed and movable portions of each said holder and for biasing each said movable portion toward the corresponding block; a plurality of probes mounted in the movable portion of each of said holders for engagement respectively with the connection parts in the blocks of the electrical connection box for testing the connection parts of the blocks; and a plurality of restraining members projecting substantially rigidly from the retainer distances further than both the holders and the probes and at locations spaced from the holders and the probes for engaging the box at locations spaced from the blocks and spaced from the connection parts and for restraining the box from twisting.