Active/passive automotive fuse module
US11355300B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2085/208
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of active/passive automotive fuse module in accordance with the present disclosure may include an electrically insulating base, a fuse plate including a bus bar portion disposed on a top surface of the base above a projectile cavity formed in the base, the fuse plate further including a fusible portion electrically connected to the bus bar portion and adapted to open when an amount of current flowing through the fuse plate exceeds a current rating of the active/passive automotive fuse module, the active/passive automotive fuse module further including a pyrotechnic interrupter (PI) disposed atop the base and including a projectile positioned above the bus bar portion, the PI configured to drive the projectile through the bus bar portion upon actuation of the PI.
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