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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Charles Depp, Saline, MI (US);
Nancy Singh, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Lee Xiong, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
J. Patrick Dunbar, Jr., Lapeer, MI (US);
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc., Bowling Green, KY (US);
Abstract
A vehicle electrical system having an electrical junction box, a cover assembly for covering the electrical junction box. The electrical junction box includes a first junction box portion having a first set of electric terminals and a second junction box portion having a second set of electric terminals. The cover assembly includes first and second cover portions. The first cover portion is configured to cover the first junction box portion and includes a first top surface, a plurality of first sidewalls coupled to the first top surface and extending downwardly therefrom, and a water channeling groove formed into the first top surface and spaced apart from at least one of the first sidewalls. The second cover portion is configured to cover the second junction box portion and includes a second top surface, a plurality of second sidewalls coupled to the second top surface and extending downwardly therefrom and a lip member coupled to the second top surface and extending outwardly from at least one of the second sidewalls. The lip member is configured to engage the water channeling groove to resist infiltration of water flowing across the first top surface and between the at least one first sidewall and the at least one second sidewall.