Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches – Electrothermally actuated switches – Fusible element actuated
Patent
1992-12-08
1993-11-16
Broome, Harold
Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches
Electrothermally actuated switches
Fusible element actuated
337160, H01H 8504
Patent
active
052627519
ABSTRACT:
A fuse includes a meltable and conductive metal element mainly containing Cu and having a blowout portion, and a low-melting-point metal chip fixed at the blowout portion. The low-melting-point metal chip comprises a Sn-Cu alloy. Preferably, the low-melting-point metal chip comprises an alloy containing 0.5 to 3.5% by weight of Cu and all the residual content of Sn. Also preferably, the low-melting-point metal chip comprises an alloy containing 0.5 to 3.5% by weight of Cu, 1.0 to 6.0% by weight of Sb and all the residual content of Sn.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4944084 (1990-07-01), Horibe et al.
Kanda Masahiro
Kudo Toshiharu
Totsuka Mitsuhiko
Broome Harold
Yazaki -Corporation
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