Fused hermetic terminal assembly including a pin guard and lead wire end connection securing device associated therewith
US5017740A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01B17/305
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hermetic terminal assembly for a housing including a fuse-like area positioned in the outer pin segment of a terminal pin extending in sealed relation through the body member of the terminal assembly which body member can be sealed to a housing wall, the fuse-like area in the outer pin segment being covered with a thermally decomposable coating which in the event of decomposition includes an arc suppressant. A pin guard and lead wire end connection securing device is provided to protect the outer pin segment and to secure the lead wire end connection thereto.
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