Current distribution device
US6476705B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/68
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage distribution device for use especially in motor vehicles, includes a first area (2) made of conductive material and fitted with at least one electrical connection (8), at least two separate second areas (3, 4) made of conductive material and fitted with at least one electrical connection each (7), and bridge-like fuse areas (5, 6) made of conductive material, which each link the second areas (3, 4) with the first (2) and are inseparably connected to the first and associated second area. The bridge-like fuse areas (5, 6) each have a cross-section of material calibrated along a longitudinal section according to material thickness and/or depth. In another embodiment of the invention, in a voltage distribution device for use especially in motor vehicles, a first area (2) made of conductive material and with at least one electrical connection (8), and at least two second areas (3B) made of conductive material and with at least one electrical connection each (4), are linked by bridge-like fuse areas made of conductive material (3), whereby these fuses (3) are inseparably connected to the first area (2) by deep-draw sleeves (5).
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