US Patent 9831647 Receiving section and electrical junction box with same

A receiving part (2) has a substantially rectangular shape with short sides and long sides, and its short-side inner surface (15) is provided with a central latch claw (32) in a substantially central region thereof with respect to a short side direction, with side elastic latch portions (33) provided on both sides of the central latch claw (32) with respect to the short side direction. Each of the side elastic latch portions (33) includes a receiving-part rib (34), an elastic piece (35), and a side elastic latch claw (38). The receiving-part rib (34) protrudes from the short-side inner surface (15) and extends in the insertion direction. The elastic piece (35) is arranged between the receiving-part rib (34) and a long-side inner surface ((17) or (18)), and elastically deformable. The side elastic latch claw (38) is formed on the elastic piece (35). The side elastic latch claw (38) has a latch surface (39) that faces in a first insertion direction, and the central latch claw (32) has a latch surface (40) that faces in a second insertion direction.