Fuse

Details Fuse Fuse

2011-07-26

2011-07-26

Gandhi, Jayprakash N (Department: 2835)

Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches

Electrothermally actuated switches

Fusible element actuated

C257S529000, C257S690000, C337S158000, C337S159000, C337S295000

Reexamination Certificate

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07986212

ABSTRACT:
A fuse includes: a first connecting terminal to be connected to a power source; a second connecting terminal to be connected to a load; a third connecting terminal to be connected to a relay control circuit; a fuse element having one end to be connected to the first connecting terminal; and a semiconductor relay directly mounted on the second connecting terminal. The semiconductor relay is a relay circuit switching between conducting and non-conducting states of a connection between its own drain and source electrodes, according to control signals inputted to the own gate electrode. The drain, source and gate electrodes are electrically connected to the other end of the fuse element, the second connecting terminal and the third connecting terminal, respectively. The first to third connecting terminals, the fuse element and the semiconductor relay are formed in an integral structure with a mold resin sealing portion.

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Translation of the Official Action of the German Patent and Trademark Office, dated Aug. 21, 2009 (4 pages).
German Office Action dated Aug. 21, 2009.

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