Bus bar wiring plate body for electric coupling box

Abstract

The bus bar wiring plate body (20) for an electric coupling box according to the present invention is arranged in a manner that bus bar members (23, 24) are wired between pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and these pre-hardening epoxy resin plates are subjected to the heat pressing process to thereby integrate the pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and the bus bar members (23, 24) in a laminated state. When hardened epoxy resin plates (25, 26) are disposed at the outsides of the pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) as shown by phantom lines, respectively, the strength of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) can be improved. Thus, since the bus bar members (23, 24) are sealed in an insulated state, leak current can be reduced surely. Further, the thickness of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) can be reduced to a large extent, so that the electric coupling box can be miniaturized and lightweighted.

Description

[0001] 1. Technical Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates to a bus bar wiring plate body for an electric coupling box used for coupling an electric system within a vehicle such as an automobile etc. and, more particularly, relates to the configuration of a bus bar wiring plate body for an electric coupling box which increases the insulating resistance between bus bar members disposed within the electric coupling box to make it possible to improve a withstand voltage and reduce a leak current.[0003] 2. Related Art[0004] As shown in FIG. 7, a related electric coupling box such as a junction block (J / B), a relay box etc. used for electric wiring within a vehicle such as an automobile etc. is provided with a bus bar wiring plate 1 in which a plurality of bus bar members 3 wired along the surface of an insulating substrate 2 are formed in a manner that respective tab-shaped terminals 7 are protruded upward and downward from both opposite surfaces of the insulating su...

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Problems solved by technology

When this leak current flows, there arise problems that a failure caused by signal leakage may occur and an unexpected failure likely occurs due to the carbonization of the insulating substrate 2 caused by the heat.

However, each of such countermeasures has a problem that the size of the electric coupling box itself becomes larger and the packaging density within the electric coupling box reduces.

Further, although the bus bar members 3 are wired within groove portions formed by the respective ribs 2A on the surface of the insulating substrate 2, since both the bus bar members and the ribs are hard, it is difficult to fit the bus bar members 3 within the groove portions in a firmly fitting state.

Thus, there arises a problem that when the bus bar members 3 are not engaged by a particular engagement means, the close adhesion between both the bus bar members and the ribs can not be guaranteed and so abnormal sound such as rattling sound is generated due to the loose fitting state of the bus bar members 3.

However, the bus bar wiring plate 1 can not be miniaturized nor lightened and further is limited in the improvement of the withstand voltage.

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