Patent · US Expired

One-piece female blade fuse with housing and improvements thereof

US5929740A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1997
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H85/0417
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A female fuse includes two female terminal portions and a fuse link with a skived region. The fuse link can have first and second ends with first and second pellet regions, each pellet region having a pellet hole therein, the first and second pellet regions being substantially symmetrically spaced on opposing sides of a central axis of the female fuse. Such a fuse link also includes first and second art-forming strips substantially symmetrically connecting the first and second pellet regions to one another, an interior portion of the arc-forming strips being substantially formed from a die section which is independent of the die section which forms the exterior shape of the female fuse. The female fuse terminals each have female-forming terminal plates and female-forming side plates, the terminal plates each having a spring portions, the spring portions being formable into contacting springs for the male terminals. A female fuse housing is also provided for the female fuse. The female fuse housing has a sidewall having an inner surface and an exterior surface, the inner surface defining a fuse insertion area for housing the female fuse. The housing also has an insertion end adapted…

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