CN108281930B - Arrangement structure of electrical connection box, wire harness, and vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention aims to provide an arrangement structure of an electric connection box, the electric connection box, a wire harness and a vehicle, wherein the arrangement structure can ensure proper installation operation performance on elements around the electric connection box. A configuration structure (100) of an electrical connection box (1) suitable for a Wire Harness (WH) is characterized by comprising: a placement unit (102) for placing an object (101); and an electrical connection box (1) having: a storage space part for storing the electronic component (2) therein; and a guide surface (38) that is provided at a corner portion on the upper side of the outer surface in the vertical direction and that can guide the object (101) while moving from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and to the side in the horizontal direction, wherein the electrical connection box (1) is disposed at a position adjacent to the placement portion (102) such that the guide surface (38) faces the placement portion (102) side with respect to the horizontal direction.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to an arrangement structure of an electrical connection box, a wire harness, and a vehicle.
Background
As a conventional electrical junction box applied to a wire harness mounted on a vehicle, for example, patent document 1 discloses an electrical junction box including a main body having an opening at an upper portion thereof and an electrical component arranged inside, and a lid body closing the opening of the main body. The electrical connection box can be mounted by sliding the cover body in the horizontal direction with respect to the main body by engaging the one-side guide and the other-side guide of the main body with the one-side rail and the other-side rail of the cover body.
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Patent document
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2006-296024
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
However, the electrical junction box described in patent document 1 may be disposed in a narrow mounting space in a vehicle, for example, but even in such a case, it is desirable to ensure appropriate assembling workability for other components around the electrical junction box.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an arrangement structure of an electrical junction box, which can ensure appropriate assembly workability of components around the electrical junction box, a wire harness, and a vehicle.
Means for solving the problems
In order to achieve the above object, an arrangement structure of an electrical junction box according to the present invention includes: a placement unit for placing an object; and an electrical connection box having: a housing space portion in which an electronic component is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion of an upper side of the outer surface in the vertical direction, the guide surface being capable of guiding the object while moving from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction and to a side in the horizontal direction, wherein the electrical connection box is disposed at a position adjacent to the mounting portion with respect to the horizontal direction such that the guide surface faces the mounting portion side.
In the arrangement structure of the electrical connection box, the guide surface may be an inclined surface along the installation portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction toward the horizontal direction, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface with respect to the vertical direction may be larger than an inclination angle of the other corner portion of the outer surface of the electrical connection box on the upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical direction.
In the arrangement structure of the electrical connection box, the guide surface may be a curved surface along the installation portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction, and a curvature of the curved surface may be smaller than a curvature of another corner portion of the outer surface of the electrical connection box on the upper side in the vertical direction.
In the above arrangement structure of the electrical junction box, the guide surface may be configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
In the above arrangement structure of the electrical junction box, the electrical junction box may include: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
In order to achieve the above object, an electrical connection box according to the present invention is an electrical connection box provided adjacent to a placement portion on which an object is placed in a horizontal direction and having a box body, the box body including: a housing space portion in which an electronic component is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion on an upper side in a vertical direction of the outer surface, that is, a corner portion adjacent to the placement portion with respect to a horizontal direction, and capable of guiding the object to the placement portion side in the horizontal direction along a direction from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction.
In the electrical connection box, the guide surface may be an inclined surface along the installation portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction toward the horizontal direction, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface with respect to the vertical direction may be larger than an inclination angle of the other corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box with respect to the vertical direction.
In the electrical connection box, the guide surface may be a curved surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction, and a curvature of the curved surface may be smaller than a curvature of another corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
In the electrical connection box, the guide surface may be configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
In the electrical connection box, the electrical connection box may include: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
In order to achieve the above object, a wire harness according to the present invention includes: a conductive wiring material; and an electrical connection box electrically connected to the wiring material, wherein the electrical connection box is provided adjacent to a placement portion where an object is placed in a horizontal direction and has a box body having: a housing space portion in which an electronic component electrically connected to the wiring member is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion on an upper side in a vertical direction of the outer surface, that is, a corner portion adjacent to the placement portion with respect to a horizontal direction, and capable of guiding the object to the placement portion side in the horizontal direction along a direction from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction.
In the above wiring harness, the guide surface may be an inclined surface along the installation portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction toward the horizontal direction, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface with respect to the vertical direction may be larger than an inclination angle of the other corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical junction box with respect to the vertical direction.
In the above wiring harness, the guide surface may be a curved surface along the installation portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction, and the curvature of the curved surface may be smaller than the curvature of the other corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
In the above-described wire harness, the guide surface may be configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
In the above wiring harness, the electrical junction box may include: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle according to the present invention includes: an electrical storage device capable of storing electric power; a placement portion that places the electrical storage device; and an electrical connection box having: a housing space portion in which an electronic component is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion of an upper side of the outer surface in the vertical direction, the guide surface being capable of guiding the electrical storage device while moving from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction and to a side in the horizontal direction, wherein the electrical connection box is disposed at a position adjacent to the mounting portion with respect to the horizontal direction such that the guide surface faces the mounting portion side.
In the vehicle, the guide surface may be an inclined surface along the installation portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction toward the horizontal direction, and an inclination angle of the inclined surface with respect to the vertical direction may be larger than an inclination angle of another corner portion of the outer surface of the electrical connection box on the upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical direction.
In the vehicle, the guide surface may be a curved surface along the installation portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction, and a curvature of the curved surface may be smaller than a curvature of another corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
In the vehicle, the guide surface may be configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
In the vehicle, the electrical junction box may include: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
Effects of the invention
In accordance with the arrangement structure of the electrical connection box, the wire harness, and the vehicle according to the present invention, the electrical connection box that stores the electronic component in the storage space portion is provided adjacent to the placement portion as the object. In this case, the electrical connection box is disposed at a position adjacent to the placement portion so that the guide surface faces the placement portion side. According to this configuration, the electrical connection box can guide the object to the placement portion side while moving the object from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and to the lateral side in the horizontal direction by the guide surface. As a result, the arrangement structure of the electrical junction box, the wire harness, and the vehicle have an effect that appropriate assembly workability can be ensured with respect to the elements around the electrical junction box.
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Fig. 1 is a side view schematically showing a configuration of an arrangement structure of an electrical junction box according to an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an arrangement structure of an electrical junction box according to the embodiment.
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an electrical junction box according to the embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view including a guide surface of the electrical connection box according to the embodiment.
Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view including a guide surface of the electrical connection box according to the modification.
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1: electric connection box
2: electronic component
3: box body
31: frame (multiple parts of box)
32: lower cover (multiple parts of box)
33: upper cover (multiple parts of box)
34: storage space part
35: locking mechanism
38. 38A: guide surface
100: arrangement structure
101: electrical storage device (object)
102: placing part
L: imaginary moving track
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V: vehicle with a steering wheel
W: wiring material
WH: wire harness
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Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The components of the following embodiments include components that can be replaced easily or substantially the same by those skilled in the art.
In fig. 1 and 2, which will be described below, parts of other components around the electric connection box, a hood of a vehicle, a vehicle body, and the like are omitted by two-dot chain lines. In the following description, the 1 st direction among the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd directions intersecting each other is referred to as "height direction X", the 2 nd direction is referred to as "1 st width direction Y", and the 3 rd direction is referred to as "2 nd width direction Z". Here, the height direction X, the 1 st width direction Y, and the 2 nd width direction Z are orthogonal to each other. Typically, in a manufacturing stage of a vehicle or in a state where an electrical junction box is mounted on a vehicle and the vehicle is located at a horizontal position, the height direction X is along a vertical direction, and the 1 st width direction Y and the 2 nd width direction Z are along a horizontal direction. In the following description, a side on which an upper cover described later is provided in the height direction X may be referred to as an upper side, and a side on which a lower cover described later is provided may be referred to as a lower side. The directions used in the following description will be described with the respective parts assembled together and the electric connection box mounted on the vehicle unless otherwise specified.
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As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3, and 4, the electrical connection box 1 according to the present embodiment is mounted on a vehicle V such as an automobile, and is attached to a wire harness WH. The wire harness WH is a member that bundles a plurality of wiring materials W used for power supply and signal communication into an aggregate member and connects the plurality of wiring materials W to the respective devices using a connector or the like, for example, in order to connect the devices mounted on the vehicle V to each other. The wire harness WH includes: a conductive wiring material W; and an electrical connection box 1 electrically connected to the wiring material W. The wiring member W is made of, for example, a metal rod, an electric wire, a wire harness, or the like. The metal rod is formed by covering the outside of the conductive rod-shaped member with an insulating coating portion. The electric wire is formed by covering the outside of a conductor part (core wire) including a plurality of bare conductive metal wires with an insulating covering part. The wire harness is formed by binding the wires. The wire harness WH bundles and collects a plurality of wiring materials W, and is electrically connected to the electrical connection box 1 via a terminal, a connector, and the like provided at an end of the bundled wiring materials W. The wire harness WH may be configured to include a gasket, a protector, a jig, and the like in addition to the above.
The electrical junction box 1 houses electrical components such as connectors, fuses, relays, capacitors, branch portions, and electronic control units in a concentrated manner. The electrical junction box 1 is connected between a power source and various electronic devices mounted in the vehicle V via a wiring material W or the like. The electrical junction box 1 distributes electric power supplied from a power source to various electronic devices in the vehicle V. The electrical junction box 1 is sometimes referred to as a junction box, a fuse box, a relay box, or the like, but these are collectively referred to as an electrical junction box in the present embodiment.
The electrical junction box 1 of the present embodiment is provided in, for example, an engine compartment (engine room) EC partitioned by a hood B1 and a vehicle body B2 in a front portion of a vehicle V. The vehicle V on which the electrical junction box 1 is mounted is configured such that the electrical junction box 1 is disposed in a relatively narrow space such as an engine compartment EC, and the like, and the arrangement structure 100 of the electrical junction box 1 is applied (hereinafter, the "arrangement structure 100 of the electrical junction box 1" may be simply referred to as the "arrangement structure 100"). With this configuration, the vehicle V can be mounted in a relatively small space with a high degree of workability for assembling components around the electrical junction box 1. That is, the vehicle V on which the electrical junction box 1 is mounted is configured to ensure appropriate assembly workability when assembling elements around the electrical junction box 1 to the vehicle V by providing the arrangement structure 100. The vehicle V of the present embodiment includes a power storage device 101 capable of storing electric power as an object for ensuring assembly workability. The power storage device 101 is one of other elements around the electrical junction box 1. Here, the power storage device 101 is a battery configured in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape. The arrangement structure 100 and the respective structures of the electrical junction box 1 will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
Specifically, the arrangement configuration 100 includes: a mounting portion 102 and an electrical junction box 1.
The placement unit 102 is a member for placing the power storage device 101, which is an object to be assembled. The placement portion 102 is formed in a shallow plate shape (tray shape) having a size and a shape that can place the power storage device 101 on the upper surface in the height direction X. The placement portion 102 is fixed to the vehicle body B2 in the engine compartment EC. The placement portion 102 is provided in the engine compartment EC at a position surrounded by the electrical connection box 1 and other elements OP with respect to the 1 st width direction Y and the 2 nd width direction Z. The upper side of the installation portion 102 in the height direction X is open, and the open space constitutes an installation space 103. The installation space 103 is a space in which the power storage device 101 is installed. The installation space 103 is surrounded by the installation portion 102, the electrical connection box 1, and other components OP. Here, the installation space 103 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape capable of installing the size and shape of the power storage device 101.
The electrical connection box 1 includes an electronic component 2 and a box body 3.
The electronic component 2 is housed inside the case 3 and electrically connected to the wiring member W. The electronic component 2 is provided in plurality. The electronic component 2 is, for example, a connector, a fuse, a relay, a capacitor, a branching portion, an electronic control unit, an electronic element unit obtained by unitizing these, or the like.
The case 3 houses the electronic component 2 in a housing space 34 formed therein. The case 3 is configured to include: a frame 31 as a case main body, a lower cover 32 as a bottom member, and an upper cover 33 as a cover member. The frame 31, the lower cover 32, and the upper cover 33 of the case 3 are combined to form a hollow box shape as a whole. The case 3 has a three-layer structure divided into a frame 31, a lower cover 32, and an upper cover 33. The frame 31, the lower cover 32, and the upper cover 33 are made of insulating synthetic resin.
The frame 31 is a main member forming the housing space portion 34. The frame 31 is formed into a cylindrical frame shape having openings on two surfaces facing each other in the height direction X. The frame 31 is formed in a hollow shape by a side wall surface 31a as a main body side wall surface. The side wall surface 31a is a wall body forming the accommodation space portion 34. The sidewall surface 31a is formed in a polygonal tubular shape (substantially rectangular tubular shape) and is open on both sides in the height direction X. The lower cover 32 is a shallow plate-like (tray-like) member that closes the opening of the lower side of the frame 31 in the height direction X. The lower cover 32 is formed in a hollow shape by a side wall surface 32a and a bottom surface 32b which are side wall surfaces of the bottom member. The sidewall surface 32a is a wall body formed in a polygonal tubular shape (substantially rectangular tubular shape). The bottom surface 32b is a bottom body that closes one opening (an opening on the lower side in the height direction X) of the side wall surface 32 a. The upper cover 33 is a cover-like member that closes the opening of the frame 31 on the upper side in the height direction X. The upper lid 33 is formed in a hollow shape by a side wall surface 33a and a ceiling surface 33b which are side wall surfaces of the lid member. The side wall surface 33a is a wall body formed in a polygonal tubular shape (substantially rectangular tubular shape). The ceiling surface 33b is a ceiling body that closes one opening (an opening on the upper side in the height direction X) of the side wall surface 33 a. Case 3 is located at a position where the opening of frame 31 at the lower side in height direction X faces the opening of lower cover 32, and the opening of frame 31 at the upper side in height direction X faces the opening of upper cover 33. The lower cover 32 of the case 3 is assembled to the lower side of the frame 31 in the height direction X, and the upper cover 33 is assembled to the upper side of the frame 31 in the height direction X. The case 3 includes various types of locking mechanisms 35, and the upper cover 33 and the lower cover 32 are locked to the frame 31 via the various types of locking mechanisms 35. The casing 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and has a short side in the 1 st width direction Y and a long side in the 2 nd width direction Z. With this configuration, the case 3 defines the housing space 34 in the frame 31, the lower cover 32, and the upper cover 33. The case 3 has an insertion hole through which the wiring member W is inserted into and out of the case 3 and electrically connected to the electronic component 2. The case 3 is provided with a side cover 36 and the like at the insertion opening, for example.
The storage space 34 is defined by the frame 31, the lower cover 32, and the upper cover 33, and is a space surrounded by the frame 31, the lower cover 32, and the upper cover 33. The housing space 34 houses the electronic component 2 therein. The storage space 34 is defined by a side wall surface 31a of the frame 31, a side wall surface 32a of the lower cover 32, and a side wall surface 33a of the upper cover 33 with respect to the 1 st width direction Y and the 2 nd width direction Z. The lower side of the housing space 34 in the height direction X is defined by the bottom surface 32b of the lower cover 32, and the upper side in the height direction X is defined by the top surface 33b of the upper cover 33. The electric connection box 1 is provided with a module 37 in the accommodation space 34. The module 37 is detachably assembled to the frame 31 via various types of locking mechanisms. The module 37 is formed of an insulating synthetic resin similar to the frame 31. The module 37 may be divided into a plurality of blocks. The modules 37 are formed into a plurality of cavities. The electronic components 2 are mounted in the respective cavities. The module 37 is mounted with a circuit body made of a conductive metal material. The circuit body is a member that electrically connects the electronic components 2 mounted in the cavities and constitutes a part of an electric circuit, and is, for example, a bus bar or the like. The module 37 is inserted and fitted with a terminal or the like provided at the end of the wiring material W wired through an insertion port or the like from the lower side in the height direction X with respect to each cavity. The module 37 is inserted into and fitted to the cavities from above in the height direction X. With this configuration, the electronic components 2 and the wiring members W are electrically connected to each other via a circuit body such as a bus bar in a state of being assembled and mounted on the module 37, thereby configuring a desired electric circuit.
The housing 3 of the electrical connection box 1 of the present embodiment further includes a guide surface 38. The guide surface 38 is provided at a corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction (height direction X) of the outer surface of the case 3. The outer surface of the case 3 is a surface on the side opposite to the side where the housing space 34 is provided of the case 3. The guide surface 38 is provided at a corner portion of the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the upper cover 33 in the case 3. The guide surface 38 is provided at a corner portion of the upper cover 33 formed by the intersection of the side wall surface 33a and the ceiling surface 33 b. Here, the guide surface 38 is provided at one corner portion in the 1 st width direction Y among corner portions formed by the side wall surface 33a and the ceiling surface 33b intersecting each other. That is, the guide surface 38 is provided at a corner portion on the 1 st widthwise direction Y side on the upper side in the vertical direction of the upper cover 33. The guide surface 38 is formed at the corner portion so as to extend in the 2 nd widthwise direction Z.
As shown in fig. 4, the guide surface 38 of the present embodiment is formed as an inclined surface that extends downward from the upper side in the vertical direction and is inclined to the side in the 1 st width direction Y in the horizontal direction, typically, the inclined surface that forms the guide surface 38 is formed such that the inclination angle α (see fig. 4) with respect to the vertical direction is larger than the inclination angle formed by the other corner portion of the outer surface of the electrical junction box 1 that is on the upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical direction, and with this configuration, the guide surface 38 is formed on the outer surface of the box body 3 so as to be able to guide the power storage device 101 that is the object to move along the horizontal direction and from the upper side in the vertical direction to the lower side in the 1 st width direction Y in the horizontal direction.
The electrical connection box 1 configured as described above is provided adjacent to the mounting portion 102. More specifically, the electrical junction box 1 is disposed at a position adjacent to the placement portion 102 with respect to the horizontal direction, here, the 1 st width direction Y, such that the guide surface 38 faces the placement portion 102 side. The electric connection box 1 is fixed to the vehicle body B2 via a bracket B3 or the like in the above-described positional relationship within the engine compartment EC. With this configuration, the guide surface 38 of the present embodiment is configured as follows: along the inclined surface from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the mounting portion 102 side in the 1 st widthwise direction Y. That is, the case 3 of the electrical junction box 1 is provided adjacent to the mounting portion 102 on which the power storage device 101 is mounted in the 1 st width direction Y. The guide surface 38 is provided at a corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outward-changing surface of the case 3, that is, a corner portion adjacent to the placement portion 102 with respect to the 1 st width direction Y, and constitutes a surface capable of guiding the power storage device 101 from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction to the placement portion 102 side in the 1 st width direction Y.
In the arrangement structure 100, the electrical connection box 1, the wire harness WH, and the vehicle V described above, the electrical connection box 1 that houses the electronic component 2 in the housing space portion 34 is provided adjacent to the placement portion 102 of the power storage device 101 that is the object. In this case, the electrical connection box 1 is disposed at a position adjacent to the placement portion 102 so that the guide surface 38 faces the placement portion 102 side. According to this configuration, the electrical connection box 1 can guide the power storage device 101 to the placement portion 102 side while moving the power storage device 101 from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and laterally in the horizontal direction by the guide surface 38. The power storage device 101 is held and lifted by an arm such as a battery-mounted device in a production line of the vehicle V, for example, and is transported toward the mounting portion 102. At this time, even if the power storage device 101 rides over the guide surface 38 of the case 3, the guide surface 38 causes the power storage device 101 to slide by its own weight and to move toward the installation portion 102 side in the electrical junction box 1. As a result, even when the arrangement structure 100, the electrical junction box 1, the wire harness WH, and the vehicle V are arranged in a narrow mounting space in the vehicle V, for example, appropriate assembly workability can be ensured in the case where the components around the electrical junction box 1 are the power storage device 101.
Further, with the arrangement structure 100, the electrical connection box 1, the wire harness WH, and the vehicle V described above, the guide surface 38 is an inclined surface that is inclined toward the placement portion 102, and the inclination angle α of the inclined surface of the guide surface 38 with respect to the vertical direction is larger than the inclination angle of the other corner portion of the outer surface of the electrical connection box 1 on the upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical direction.
The guide surface 38 is provided with a plurality of fine irregularities such as a streak on the surface thereof, and can be formed into a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with other portions such as the inner surface (the surface on the side of the housing space 34) of the housing 3 of the electrical connection box 1. In this case, the electrical junction box 1 can guide the power storage device 101 to the mounting portion 102 side more smoothly by forming the guide surface 38 as a low friction surface having a relatively small contact area with the power storage device 101.
Here, the electrical junction box 1 is provided such that the locking mechanism 35 and the like are positioned on the opposite side of the object 101 with reference to a virtual movement locus L (see fig. 1) assumed in advance. Here, the virtual movement locus L is a movement locus of the power storage device 101 from the guide surface 38 toward the placement portion 102 and is a movement locus assumed in advance. That is, the electrical junction box 1 includes, as described above: a case 3 which is composed of a plurality of members, here, a frame 31, a lower cover 32, and an upper cover 33, and in which a housing space 34 is formed; and a locking mechanism 35 for locking the frame 31, the lower cover 32, and the upper cover 33 to each other. The electrical junction box 1 is provided such that the locking mechanism 35 is positioned on the opposite side of the object 101 with reference to the virtual movement locus L. That is, the electrical junction box 1 is configured such that the locking mechanism 35 and the like protrude toward the object 101 without reference to the virtual movement locus L. According to this configuration, when the power storage device 101 is guided to the installation portion 102 side by the guide surface 38, for example, the electrical junction box 1 can suppress the power storage device 101 from being caught by the locking mechanism 35 and the like, and thus can further ensure the assembling workability.
The arrangement structure of the electrical junction box, the wire harness, and the vehicle according to the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims.
The electrical connection box 1 described above is applied to the wire harness WH for the vehicle V as an example, but is not limited thereto.
Although the electrical junction box 1 described above is described as being disposed in the engine compartment EC, the electrical junction box may be disposed in a trunk (trunk) room or the inside of a vehicle cabin.
Although the case where the power storage device 101 is included as the object to ensure the assembling workability has been described above for the vehicle V described above, the vehicle V is not limited to this, and may include another element as the object to ensure the assembling workability.
Although the case 3 described above has been described as having a three-layer structure divided into the frame 31, the lower cover 32, and the upper cover 33, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the frame 31 and the lower cover 32 may be integrated.
The above-described guide surface 38 is an inclined surface that is inclined toward the mounting portion 102, but is not limited to this, and may be any surface that can guide the object (power storage device 101) toward the mounting portion 102 while moving the object to the lower side in the vertical direction and to the lateral side in the horizontal direction. For example, the electrical connection box 1 according to the modification of fig. 5 has a guide surface 38A instead of the guide surface 38. The guide surface 38A is formed as a curved surface along the side of the placement portion 102 from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction here toward the 1 st widthwise direction Y. The curved surface constituting the guide surface 38A is a curved surface protruding toward the outside of the case 3, and is typically formed to have a curvature (1/radius r) smaller than the curvature of the other corner portion of the outer surface of the electrical connection box 1 on the upper side in the vertical direction. With this configuration, the guide surface 38A is formed on the outer surface of the case 3 so as to be capable of guiding the power storage device 101, which is the target object, to the side of the 1 st widthwise direction Y while moving from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction. Even in this case, as described above, the arrangement structure 100, the electrical junction box 1, the wire harness WH, and the vehicle V can ensure appropriate assembly workability in the case where the elements around the electrical junction box 1 are the power storage device 101.
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1. An arrangement structure of an electric connection box, comprising:
a placement unit for placing an object; and
an electrical junction box having: a housing space portion in which an electronic component is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion of the outer surface on an upper side in the vertical direction and capable of guiding the object while moving the object from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction and to a side in the horizontal direction,
wherein the electrical connection box is disposed at a position adjacent to the placement portion with respect to a horizontal direction such that the guide surface faces the placement portion side.
2. The arrangement configuration of an electrical connection box according to claim 1,
the guide surface is an inclined surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the inclined plane has an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction that is larger than an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction of another corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
3. The arrangement configuration of an electrical connection box according to claim 1,
the guide surface is a curved surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the curvature of the curved surface is smaller than the curvature of the other corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
4. The arrangement structure of the electric connection box according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the guide surface is configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
5. The arrangement structure of the electric connection box according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
6. The arrangement configuration of an electrical connection box of claim 4,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
7. An electrical connection box, characterized in that the electrical connection box is provided adjacent to a mounting part for mounting an object in a horizontal direction and comprises a box body,
the box body is provided with:
a housing space portion in which an electronic component is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion on an upper side in a vertical direction of the outer surface, that is, a corner portion adjacent to the placement portion with respect to a horizontal direction, and capable of guiding the object to the placement portion side in the horizontal direction along a direction from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction.
8. The electrical connection box of claim 7,
the guide surface is an inclined surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the inclined plane has an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction that is larger than an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction of another corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
9. The electrical connection box of claim 7,
the guide surface is a curved surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the curvature of the curved surface is smaller than the curvature of the other corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
10. The electrical connection box of any one of claims 7 to 9,
the guide surface is configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
11. The electrical connection box of any one of claims 7 to 9,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
12. The electrical connection box of claim 10,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
13. A wire harness is characterized by comprising:
a conductive wiring material; and
an electrical connection box electrically connected to the wiring material,
wherein the electrical connection box is provided adjacent to a mounting portion on which an object is mounted with respect to a horizontal direction and has a box body having: a housing space portion in which an electronic component electrically connected to the wiring member is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion on an upper side in a vertical direction of the outer surface, that is, a corner portion adjacent to the placement portion with respect to a horizontal direction, and capable of guiding the object to the placement portion side in the horizontal direction along a direction from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction.
14. The wire harness according to claim 13,
the guide surface is an inclined surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the inclined plane has an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction that is larger than an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction of another corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
15. The wire harness according to claim 13,
the guide surface is a curved surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the curvature of the curved surface is smaller than the curvature of the other corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
16. The wire harness according to any one of claims 13 to 15,
the guide surface is configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
17. The wire harness according to any one of claims 13 to 15,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
18. The wire harness of claim 16,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the object with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the object from the guide surface toward the placement portion.
19. A vehicle is characterized by comprising:
an electrical storage device capable of storing electric power;
a placement portion that places the electrical storage device; and
an electrical junction box having: a housing space portion in which an electronic component is housed; and a guide surface provided at a corner portion on an upper side in a vertical direction of the outer surface and capable of guiding the power storage device while moving the power storage device from the upper side to a lower side in the vertical direction and to a side in a horizontal direction,
wherein the electrical connection box is disposed at a position adjacent to the placement portion with respect to a horizontal direction such that the guide surface faces the placement portion side.
20. The vehicle according to claim 19, wherein,
the guide surface is an inclined surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the inclined plane has an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction that is larger than an inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction of another corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
21. The vehicle according to claim 19, wherein,
the guide surface is a curved surface along the placement portion side from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction and toward the horizontal direction,
the curvature of the curved surface is smaller than the curvature of the other corner portion on the upper side in the vertical direction of the outer surface of the electrical connection box.
22. The vehicle according to any one of claims 19 to 21,
the guide surface is configured to: a low friction surface having a relatively low friction coefficient as compared with a surface of the electric connection box on the side of the storage space.
23. The vehicle according to any one of claims 19 to 21,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the power storage device with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the power storage device from the guide surface toward the mounting portion.
24. The vehicle according to claim 22, wherein,
the electrical connection box has: a case body composed of a plurality of members and having the storage space portion formed therein; and a locking mechanism which locks the plurality of members to each other, and is provided with: the locking mechanism is located on the opposite side of the power storage device with reference to a virtual movement locus assumed in advance as a movement locus of the power storage device from the guide surface toward the mounting portion.
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