US 12,107,404 B2
Junction box assembly having an ancillary box
Cody Hicks, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Brian Carnick, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi (JP)
Filed by Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi (JP)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,766.
Prior Publication US 2023/0411942 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/086 (2013.01) [H02G 3/081 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A junction box assembly comprising:
a second housing having a second top wall, a second back wall, a pair of second side walls, a second bottom wall and a second front wall coupled together to define a compartment space;
wherein one of the second top wall, the second back wall, the pair of second side walls, the second bottom wall and the second front wall includes a center slot and a pair of side slots space apart from each other, the center slot is disposed between the pair of side slots; and
an ancillary box including:
a first housing having a first top wall, a first back wall, a pair of first side walls and a first bottom wall, the first top wall, the first back wall, the pair of first side walls and the first bottom wall connected to each other to define an open front;
an engagement feature disposed on a top surface of the first top wall and centered between the pair of first side walls, the engagement feature configured to engage the center slot so as to secure the ancillary box to the second housing; and
wherein the ancillary box includes a pair of rails spaced apart from each other, wherein one of the pair of rails is disposed on one of the pair of first side walls and the other of the pair of rails is disposed on the other of the pair of side walls, the pair of rails configured to engage the pair of side slots.