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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eiji Higuchi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ;
Abstract
A fuse box is mounted on an upper surface of a battery. A battery fuse accommodated inside the fuse box and a battery post projected from the battery are electrically connected to each other through a battery terminal and bus bars. A plurality of drainage holes are formed on a lower case of the fuse box. A droplet-dividing rib having a certain height projects from a bottom wall of the case of the fuse box at a position between adjacent drainage holes to divide and isolate the gap between the drainage holes to prevent current leaks or shorts between the bus bars due to liquid drained from the drainage holes.