Electrical connection box

• Main Author: MATSUBARA ISSEI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.12.2015
• Subjects: CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINEDOPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical connection box having a novel structure, ensuring water resistance between the contact surfaces of a box main body and a lid, and capable of improving the fitting operation of same. The electrical connection box (10) comprises: the box main body (12) having electrical components (24, 26) attached thereto; and the lid (16) covering an opening of the box main body (12). The electrical connection box (10) is configured such that an outer perimeter-side water wall (58) overlapping the outer peripheral surface of a peripheral wall (30) of the box main body (12) and an inner peripheral-side water wall (60) overlapping the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall (30) of the box main body (12) are provided distributed in the peripheral direction in the entire perimeter or some of the opening end surface (56) of the lid (16).