Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Vehicle mounted systems – Automobile
Patent
1987-03-12
1988-01-26
Tolin, G. P.
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Vehicle mounted systems
Automobile
439622, 337191, 361104, 361430, H02B 118
Patent
active
047218622
ABSTRACT:
An auxiliary fuse block for use with an automotive electrical system having a battery and an integral fuse block including, in combination, a housing of electrically non-conductive material having disposed therein an electrically conducting bus bar and a plurality of recesses. Each of the recesses is adapted to releasably retain therein a fuse. Each of the fuses have a first end electrically connected to the bus bar and a second opposite end electrically connected to an electrically isolated binding post. The bus bar is directly electrically connected to the battery in parallel with the integral fuse block. The housing has at least one hole in it adapted to receive a fastener, as a bolt or a screw, for releasably attaching the housing to the car body. A transparent cover is provided to protect the fuses and permit their inspection while in the housing.
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Alliance Research Corporation
Jodziewicz Matthew F.
Kleinberg Marvin H.
Tolin G. P.
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