Patent ID: 7950930
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. An electric junction box, comprising: a wiring board; a connector block having a body, and a terminal passing through a bottom wall of the body and being electrically connected to the wiring board at an end portion thereof, the body having a narrow groove formed on an inner face of the bottom wall, and an outlet communicating with an end of the groove, the groove having a width small enough to provide a capillary phenomenon; and a case being disposed above the bottom wall, having a hole disposed thereon, and being configured to receive both the wiring board and the connector block therein, the hole being configured to pass an opposite end portion of the terminal therethrough, and wherein, when liquid leaks into the case via the hole and arrives at the bottom wall, the groove is configured to take up the liquid and the liquid droplet that is liable to stagnate on the bottom wall, and to actively guide the liquid and the liquid droplet to the outlet due to the capillary phenomenon.