Thermal fuse
US7068141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2037/768
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thermal fuse having a quick melting property is provided. In the thermal fuse, metal layers 15, 16 connected to a fusible alloy 13 are provided at respective leading ends of a pair of metal terminals 11. The metal layers 15, 16 have larger wettability to a fusible alloy 13 than wettability of metal terminals 11 and first insulating film 12. The area (S) of the metal layers 15, 16, the length (L1) and the volume (V) of the fusible alloy 13, the distance (L2) between the leading ends of the metal terminals 11, and the distance (d) from the bottom face of the second insulating film 14 to the top face of the metal layers 15,16 satisfy the relation of Sd>V(L1+L2)/2L1.
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