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Fuse for interrupting a voltage and/or current-carrying conductor in case of a thermal fault and method for producing the fuse

US9093238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Norbert Knab · Appenweier, DE
Georg Schulze-Icking-Konert · Bühl, DE
Thomas Mohr · Babenhausen, DE
Stefan Kotthaus · Baden-Baden, DE
Nikolas Haberl · Baden-Baden, DE
Stefan Stampfer · Laufenburg (Baden), DE
Michael Mueller · Dresden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 14, 2008
Grant date	Jul 28, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49107
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fuse (10) is proposed for interrupting a voltage and/or current-carrying conductor (12) in case of a thermal fault, having a conductor bar (14) ensuring an electrically conductive connection of the voltage and/or current-carrying conductor during correct operation, said fuse (10) being characterized in that the conductor bar (14) melts upon an increase in temperature above the melting point, and the electrically conductive connection of the voltage and/or current-carrying conductor is interrupted due to inherent surface tension. Also proposed is a method for producing the fuse (10) according to the invention.

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