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EP0091835A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical junction system

Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1983-04-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-04-14
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Abstract

Abstract An electrical junction system for automotive internal wiring has a wiring board 1, 101 provided with branching conductors formed by a multiplicity of bus bars 3,103 on an insulation plate 1', the branching conductors being adapted to be connected to electric wires 18 in a wiring harness to form branching electric circuits. The electrical junction system has a printed circuit board 5. 105 detachably mounted on the wiring board, the printed circuit board generally or inclusively carrying a plurality of circuits incorporating a multiplicity of function parts 22 which are used semi-permanentally such as relays and associated control elements.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nori Inoue
  • 👤 Yasuharu Moriai
  • 👤 Atushi Sakatani
  • 👤 Noriyuki Yoshida

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 04:56
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/026; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/4038; H05K3/4084; H05K5/00; H05K5/02; H05K5/03; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0388; H05K2201/0397; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10272; H05K2201/10386; H05K3/10; H05K3/20; H05K3/202; H05K3/36; H05K3/368; H05K3/4092

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
An electrical junction system having a wiring board provided with branching conductors formed by a multiplicity of bus bars on an insulation plate, said branching conductors being adapted to be connected to electric wires in a wiring harness to form branching electric circuits, characterized by comprising a printed circuit board detachably mounted on said wiring board, said printed circuit board generally or inclusively carrying a plurality of circuits incorporating a multiplicity of function parts which are used semi- permanentally such as relays and associated control elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
An electrical junction system having a wiring board provided with branching conductors formed by a multiplicity of bus bars on an insulation plate, said branching conductors being adapted to be connected to electric wires in a wiring harness to form branching electric circuits, characterized by comprising a printed circuit board detachably mounted on said wiring board, said printed circuit board generally or inclusively carrying a plurality of circuits incorporating a multiplicity of function parts which are used semi- permanentally such as relays and associated control elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 82 words
An electrical junction system according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising a cover member for covering said function parts on said printed circuit board, wherein said circuits incorporating said function parts are provided with terminals arrayed on one side edge of said printed circuit board, while said bus bars are provided at their one ends with contactors adapted to be connected to said terminals thereby to attain the electrical connection between said branching conductors and said circuits incorporating said function parts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 44 words
An electrical junction system according to claim 2, wherein said cover member is provided with a resistance bearing means engaging said terminals so as to bear the force generated by the frictional resistance during connecting and disconnecting said terminals to and from said contactors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 54 words
An electrical junction system according to claim 2, wherein said cover member is provided with a .resistance bearing means which is adapted to engage with an egaging tab on each of said terminals thereby to bear the force generated by the frictional resistance during connecting and disconnecting said terminals to and from said contactors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 55 words
An electrical junction system according to claim 4, wherein the electrical connection between the terminals of said printed circuit board and said contactors of said bus bars is achieved through intermediate terminals, said cover member is provided at its inner side with a guide tab adapted to engage the upper edges of said intermediate terminals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 115 words
An electrical junction system according to claim 1, wherein said circuits incorporating said function parts have terminals arrayed on one side edge of said printed circuit board, and wherein said printed circuit board is contained by a housing member composed of a cover member covering said function parts and said terminals and a bottom plate concealing said conductors printed on the reverse side of said printed circuit board, said printed circuit board being adapted to be detachably secured to said wiring board through the medium of said housing member so as to connect said terminals to the ends of said bus bars, whereby said circuits incorporating said function parts are connected to said branching conductors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
An electrical junction system-according to claim 1, wherein said printed circuit board is adapted to be moved in parallel with said wiring board into and out of the mounting position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
An electrical junction system according to claim 2, wherein the electrical connection between said terminals on said printed circuit board and said contactors of said bus bars is achieved through intermediate terminals.

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