Fuse with improved fusible element

Details Fuse with improved fusible element Fuse with improved fusible element

1990-10-03

1991-10-08

Broome, Harold

Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches

Electrothermally actuated switches

Fusible element actuated

337232, 337295, H01H 8504

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050558170

ABSTRACT:
A fuse including a fuse casing having an opening at an end thereof, a terminal at the end of the casing, and at least one elongated fusible element electrically connected at an end thereof to the terminal, the element being made of a sheet metal and having an elongated body portion that extends along a longitudinal axis that passes through the opening and a bent tab at the end thereof, the bent tab having a smaller cross sectional area at the bend than the body portion, the bent tab being soldered to a contact surface of the terminal that is transverse to the axis, the bent tab making an acute angle with the contact surface and with the axis. Also disclosed is a fusible element with a curved body portion.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2659790 (1953-11-01), Jurgensen
patent: 2682587 (1954-06-01), Burt et al.
patent: 4749980 (1988-06-01), Morrill

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