US 12,470,051 B2
Junction box assembly with recessed key features
Kyles O. Hamilton, Jr., Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi (JP)
Filed by Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi (JP)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,031.
Prior Publication US 2024/0332934 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. H02G 3/08 (2006.01); H02G 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/16 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A junction box for accommodating electronic components and receiving a plurality of terminals, each of the plurality of terminals having a distal end shaped differently from each other, the junction box comprising:
a bottom wall;
a plurality of separating walls and a plurality of eyelet posts, each of the plurality of separating walls is taller than each of the plurality of the eyelet posts; and
an outer wall bounding a space for accommodating the electronic components, the outer wall extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall and the outer wall are dimensioned to form a plurality of recesses, each of the plurality of recesses being spaced apart from each other and form a plurality of key features which are different from each other and correspond in shape to one of the plurality of terminals, and
wherein the plurality of separating walls includes a pair of end separating walls disposed on the ends of the outer wall and a plurality of intermediate separating walls disposed between the pair of end separating walls, wherein a width of the pair of end separating walls is greater than a width of the intermediate separating walls.