Tuning fork terminal slow blow fuse
US10600601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H85/2045
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuse including a housing having upper and lower portions, a plurality of terminal portions disposed in the lower portion, each of said terminal portions having first and second prongs and a gap therebetween, the gap narrowing from a first width adjacent an upper end of said first and second prongs to a second width adjacent a lower end of said first and second prongs, a fusible link disposed in the upper portion of the housing between said plurality of terminal portions, and a partition in said lower portion of said housing, wherein a distance between each of the second prongs and the partition increases from a first end of each of the second prongs proximate the upper portion to a second end of each of the second prongs distal from the upper portion for allowing the second ends to be displaced toward the partition before engaging the partition.
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