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US 11,804,352 B2Granted
Fuse
AssigneePacific Engineering Corp.
InventorKenji Osada
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fuse that has a stable fusing characteristic and is easily manufactured. A fuse 600 includes: a fuse element 100 that is provided between a pair of terminal parts 110 and has a plurality of fuse parts 120; and a casing 200 for housing the fuse parts 120, wherein the fuse element 100 includes a first flat surface 140 and a second flat surface 150 which are shaped bent along a longitudinal direction P of the fuse element 100 and which extend in a linear manner along the longitudinal direction P, wherein the first flat surface 140 and the second flat surface 150 are provided with the plurality of fuse parts 120, and wherein the first flat surface 140 and the second flat surface 150 are contiguous to one other via a bent section 131.
Claims10
A fuse, comprising:
- a plurality of fuse elements comprising:
- a pair of terminal parts and a plurality of fuse parts;
- and
- a casing for housing the fuse parts;
- wherein each fuse part further comprises
- a first flat surface and a second flat surface contiguous with each other and
- intersecting a fold line along a longitudinal direction of the fuse element;
- and
- a first interconnection having a narrower width than each fuse part disposed contiguous between respective first flat surfaces and a second interconnection having a narrower width than each fuse part disposed between respective second flat surfaces;
- and
- wherein the fold line is parallel to an axis between the pair of terminal parts and disposed offset from the axis in a first direction and disposed offset from the axis in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
- wherein the terminal parts of one of the plurality of fuse elements are stacked on terminal parts of another of the plurality of fuse elements, and the axis between the pair of terminal parts of the one fuse element is stacked on the axis between the pair of terminal parts of the another fuse element;
- and
- wherein for each of the plurality of fuse elements, the first flat surface and the second flat surface are arranged only on one side in the first direction from the axis between the pair of terminal parts and only on one side in the second direction from the axis, respectively.
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A fuse, comprising:
- a plurality of fuse elements, each fuse element comprising:
- a pair of terminal parts;
- a plurality of respective fuse parts disposed isolated from respective fuse parts of any other fuse element;
- and
- a casing for housing the fuse parts;
- wherein each respective fuse part for a respective fuse element further comprises a first flat surface and a second flat surface contiguous with each other and intersecting a fold line along a longitudinal direction of the fuse element;
- wherein the fold line is parallel to an axis between the pair of terminal parts and disposed offset from the axis in a first direction and disposed offset from the axis in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
- wherein terminal parts of one of the plurality of fuse elements are stacked on terminal parts of another of the plurality of fuse elements, and the axis between the pair of terminal parts of the one fuse element is stacked on the axis between the pair of terminal parts of the another fuse element;
- and
- wherein for each of the plurality of fuse elements, the first flat surface and the second flat surface are arranged only on one side in the first direction from the axis between the pair of terminal parts and only on one side in the second direction from the axis, respectively.
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A fuse, comprising:
- four fuse elements, each fuse element comprising a pair of terminal parts and a plurality of respective fuse parts isolated from respective fuse parts of any other fuse element;
- and
- a casing for housing the fuse parts;
- wherein each respective fuse part for a respective fuse element further comprises a first flat surface and a second flat surface contiguous with each other and intersecting a fold line along a longitudinal direction of the fuse element;
- wherein the four fuse elements are rotated 90 degrees with respect to each other and are stacked on top of each other;
- wherein terminal parts of one of the four fuse elements are stacked on terminal parts of another of the four fuse elements, and an axis between the pair of terminal parts of the one fuse element is stacked on an axis between the pair of terminal parts of the another fuse element;
- and
- wherein strips of fuse parts of the fuse elements are offset with respect to the stacked terminal parts and are also offset with respect to a longitudinal axis of the fuse.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.