Patent ID: 6929489

Claim:
An electric junction box in which a male connector housing is provided on an outer surface of a casing, said male connector housing surrounds tabs extending from bus bars disposed in said casing, a female connector housing is adapted to couple to said male connector housing, and terminals within said female connector housing connectable to said tabs to make an electrical connection, said junction box further comprising: a tab protection member disposed in an interior of said male connector housing so that said tab protection member is moveable from a temporary engagement position to a final engagement position, said tab protection member being provided with tab through-holes provided along a central longitudinal axis of said tab protection member, a closing plate section to close an opening in said male connector housing, and an outer wall surrounding said closing plate section, said outer wall including a plurality of pawls engageable between a first plurality and a second plurality of temporary engagement protrusions extending from a peripheral wall of said male connector housing, said first plurality of temporary engagement protrusions being positioned at a first distance along said male connector housing and said second plurality of temporary engagement protrusions being positioned at a second distance along said male connector housing. wherein when said female connector housing is coupled to said male connector housing, said tab protection member is forcibly moved from said temporary engagement position to said final engagement position by an end portion of said female connector housing and said tabs penetrate said tab through-holes, thereby coupling said tabs to said terminals in said female connector housing.