Patent ID: 7946860

Claim:
An electric junction box for a vehicle, comprising: a connector fitted through an aperture provided within a main case, the aperture receiving the connector that holds a retainer at a temporary latch location, the retainer providing a double latch for a terminal, a recess for a retainer operation provided at a location facing the retainer and on a surrounding wall of the main case that surrounds the aperture; a lock provided on an outer surface of the connector joined with a lock portion provided on an inner surface of the aperture; the terminal of an electric wire inserted and latched into the connector; and the retainer pushed into a full latch position, wherein a portion of a surrounding wall that defines the aperture and facing the retainer is shorter than remaining portions of the surrounding wall on either side of said portion to define said recess for the retainer operation, the retainer abutting against the shorter portion of the surrounding wall, and wherein the shorter portion of the surrounding wall includes notches that receive release pieces of the retainer, the release pieces being provided at defined positions along a length of a press plate of the retainer.