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US 12,340,966 B2Granted
Fuse holder
AssigneeAstec International Limited
InventorsAustin M. Noble, Robert H. Kippley
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Abstract
A fuse holder comprises first and second body halves. The first body half includes a wall having a fuse cavity, a first channel extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the first body half, and a second channel extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the first body half. The second body half includes a wall having a fuse cavity, a third channel extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the second body half, and a fourth channel extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the second body half. The first channel and the third channel mate together and form a first fuse lead guide path, and the second channel and the fourth channel mate together and form a second fuse lead guide path.
Claims19
A fuse holder comprising:
- a first body half comprising a wall having:
- a fuse cavity formed therein, the fuse cavity of the first body half forming a first portion of a cavity for a single fuse;
- a first channel formed therein and extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the first body half, the first channel forming a first portion of a first fuse lead guide path;
- a second channel formed therein and extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the first body half, the second channel forming a first portion of a second fuse lead guide path;
- and
- a second body half comprising a wall having:
- a fuse cavity for the single fuse formed therein, the fuse cavity of the second body half forming a second portion of the cavity for the single fuse;
- a third channel formed therein and extending from a first end of the fuse cavity of the second body half, the third channel forming a second portion of the first fuse lead guide path;
- a fourth channel formed therein and extending from a second end of the fuse cavity of the second body half, the fourth channel forming a second portion of the second fuse lead guide path;
- and
- a lead offset portion of the first channel comprising a tongue configured to offset the first fuse lead guide path away from an interior surface of the wall of the first body half in a direction normal to the interior surface of the wall of the first body half;
- wherein:
- the first channel and the third channel mate together and form the first fuse lead guide path;
- the second channel and the fourth channel mate together and form the second fuse lead guide path;
- and
- the third channel has a groove formed therein configured to receive the tongue.
13 more elements
A method of assembling a fuse assembly comprising:
- positioning a first fuse in a first fuse cavity of a first body half of a fuse holder, the first fuse cavity forming a first portion of a single fuse cavity;
- and
- fastening a second body half of the fuse holder to the first body half to form a first support cavity about the first fuse;
- wherein the first body half comprises a wall having:
- the first fuse cavity formed therein;
- a first channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to form a first portion of a first fuse lead guide path, the first fuse lead guide path configured to guide a first lead of the first fuse from the first support cavity to a first position extending from the fuse holder;
- and
- a second channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to form a first portion of a second fuse lead guide path, the second fuse lead guide path configured to guide a second lead of the first fuse from the first support cavity to a second position extending from the fuse holder;
- and
- wherein the second body half comprises a wall having:
- a second fuse cavity formed therein configured to receive the first fuse, the second fuse cavity forming a second portion of the single fuse cavity;
- a third channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to mate with the first channel, the third channel forming a second portion of the first fuse lead guide path;
- and
- a fourth channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to mate with the second channel, the fourth channel forming a second portion of the second fuse lead guide path;
- and
- further comprising:
- bending the first lead to follow one or more contours of the first fuse lead guide path;
- and
- bending the second lead to follow one or more contours of the second fuse lead guide path via the fastening of the second body half to the first body half.
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A method of assembling a fuse assembly comprising:
- positioning a first fuse in a first fuse cavity of a first body half of a fuse holder, the first fuse cavity forming a first portion of a single fuse cavity;
- and
- fastening a second body half of the fuse holder to the first body half to form a first support cavity about the first fuse;
- wherein the first body half comprises a wall having:
- the first fuse cavity formed therein;
- a first channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to form a first portion of a first fuse lead guide path, the first fuse lead guide path configured to guide a first lead of the first fuse from the first support cavity to a first position extending from the fuse holder;
- and
- a second channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to form a first portion of a second fuse lead guide path, the second fuse lead guide path configured to guide a second lead of the first fuse from the first support cavity to a second position extending from the fuse holder;
- and
- wherein the second body half comprises a wall having:
- a second fuse cavity formed therein configured to receive the first fuse, the second fuse cavity forming a second portion of the single fuse cavity;
- a third channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to mate with the first channel, the third channel forming a second portion of the first fuse lead guide path;
- and
- a fourth channel extending from the first fuse cavity and configured to mate with the second channel, the fourth channel forming a second portion of the second fuse lead guide path;
- wherein the wall of the first body half further has second and third fuse cavities formed therein;
- wherein the wall of the second body half further has second and third fuse cavities formed therein;
- and
- wherein the method further comprises:
- positioning a second fuse in the second fuse cavity of one of the first and second body halves, the second fuse comprising first and second leads;
- positioning a third fuse in the third fuse cavity of one of the first and second body halves, the third fuse comprising first and second leads;
- and
- forming second and third support cavities via the respective second and third fuse cavities of the first and second body halves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.