Current limiting fuse
US5357234A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49107
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuse that includes an insulating housing made from two housing pieces made of thermoplastic material, terminals extending through slots in the ends of the housing, and a fusible element having ends connected to both of the terminals. The housing includes a tubular portion and slotted end portions located at each of the two ends of the tubular portion. Each of the terminals has an internal portion inside the housing to which a fusible element is attached, an external portion outside of the housing, and a middle portion between the internal and external portions and located within one of the slots.
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