Fuse

Details Fuse Fuse

1996-10-18

1997-10-21

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches

Electrothermally actuated switches

Fusible element actuated

337206, 337262, 337265, 337268, 439622, H01H 8502, H01H 8530, H01H 8524, H01H 85143

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056800894

ABSTRACT:
A fuse in which molten metal can be positively held or retained in a housing when a fuse element melts, and the melting of the fuse element can be easily confirmed. The fuse includes the fuse element including opposite side portions respectively defining a pair of metal terminals which are connected together through an element having a fusible portion, and are disposed in a generally common plane, and a flap of a metal material which is bendable at the boundary between the flap and the element, an insulating member being formed on at least one face of the flap; and a housing including opposite side portions respectively defining a pair of terminal receiving portions for respectively receiving the pair of terminals, and a central portion defining an element receiving portion for receiving the element, the element receiving portion having an open portion at its upper side. When the flap is bent, that face of the flap having the insulating member formed thereon is exposed to the exterior.

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patent: 4224592 (1980-09-01), Urani
patent: 4344060 (1982-08-01), Ciesemier et al.
patent: 4349804 (1982-09-01), Gaia
patent: 4604602 (1986-08-01), Borzoni
patent: 4635023 (1987-01-01), Oh

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