Fuse apparatus with integrated solenoids
AssigneeSuzhou Littelfuse OVS Co., Ltd.
InventorsDu Cheng, Yanqiu Jia, Dan Jin
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Abstract
Provided are approaches for integrating solenoids and fuses within a compact housing. In one approach, a fuse apparatus may include a housing including a main body, a cover coupled to a first side of the main body, and a base coupled to a second side of the main body, wherein the cover and the main body define a fuse cavity, and wherein the base and the main body define a main cavity. The fuse apparatus may further include a plurality of fuses disposed within the fuse cavity, and a plurality of solenoids electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the plurality of fuses is disposed above the PCB, and wherein the PCB is positioned within the main cavity.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing defining a fuse cavity and a main cavity;
- a plurality of circuit protection devices disposed within the fuse cavity;
- and
- a plurality of solenoids electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein
- the plurality of circuit protection devices is positioned on a first side of the PCB, and
- wherein the PCB is positioned within the main cavity.
An assembly, comprising:
- a housing defining a fuse cavity separated from a main cavity;
- a plurality of fuses disposed within the fuse cavity, wherein a first fuse of the plurality of fuses is directly coupled to an underside of a cover of the housing;
- and
- a solenoid electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the solenoid is configured to electrically engage and disengage a conductive plate coupled to a second fuse of the plurality of fuses upon respective application of power to the solenoid.
A fuse apparatus with integrated solenoids, comprising:
- a housing defining a fuse cavity and a main cavity;
- a plurality of fuses disposed within the fuse cavity;
- and
- a solenoid disposed within the main cavity, wherein the solenoid is electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein the solenoid is operable to electrically engage and disengage a conductive plate coupled to a fuse of the plurality of fuses upon respective application of power to the solenoid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.