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US 12,381,061 B2Granted
Fuse
AssigneePacific Engineering Corp.
InventorsKengo Watanabe, Yutaka Tsuchiya
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Abstract
A fuse with an improved arc elimination performance is provided while an increase in the total length of the fuse element is prevented. A fuse 500 includes a fuse element 100 including at least one fusing portion 120 between terminal portions 110 on both sides. The fuse element 100 includes curved portions 130, which are hollowed, at positions adjacent to the fusing portion 120. An arc-eliminating material 140 is fastened in hollowed portions 131 of the curved portions 130.
Claims4
A fuse comprising a fuse element including at least one fusing portion between terminal portions on both sides, wherein
- the fuse element includes curved portions, which define hollowed portions, at positions adjacent to the fusing portion, and
- an arc-eliminating material is applied only on an internal surface of the hollowed portions and fastened in the hollowed portions of the curved portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.