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Porous inlay for fuse housing

US9607799B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22References

17Claims

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Assignee

Littelfuse, Inc. · US

Inventors

Florian Schmidt · Harpstedt, DE
Michael Hofmann · Taufkirchen, DE
Pascal Jung

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2015
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49108
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fuse may include a housing having a cavity. The fuse may also include a fuse element disposed within the cavity; a plurality of terminals extending out of the housing and electrically connected to the fuse element; and porous material disposed in the cavity adjacent to the fuse element, the porous material having a plurality of pores, the porous material further comprising an open pore structure wherein at least some of the pores are disposed on an outer surface of the porous material facing the fuse element.

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