Patent ID: 7153145

Claim:
An electric junction box comprising: a printed-circuit board including a conductor formed on a circuit board, said printed-circuit board having a plurality of connection pins projecting outwardly therefrom at intervals along a peripheral edge of said printed-circuit board, said plurality of connection pins connected to said conductor of said printed-circuit board; and a case including an opening corresponding to said printed-circuit board in a central region of at least an upper surface or a lower surface of said case, said case including a plurality of peripheral walls and having a connector joint on at least one of said peripheral walls, said case having a plurality of L-shaped terminals provided along an inner peripheral edge of said opening at intervals substantially equal to said intervals between said plurality of connection pins; wherein, a first end of each said L-shaped terminal projects from said peripheral edge in said opening of said case; each said first end including a press connection slot formed therein, and a second end of each said L-shaped terminal projects outwardly from a terminal hole of one of said at least one connector joint; and wherein said printed-circuit board is positioned to close said opening in said case; and each said connection pin is inserted into and connected to a respective press-connecting slot of a respective L-shaped terminal.