Fuse and fuse production method
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsHitoshi Ohashi, Tatsuya Kato, Hitoshi Ushijima, Hiroyo Ayuzawa
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Abstract
The invention is to offer a fuse and a fuse production method excellent in cost down. A fuse having an electrically conductive fuse element. The fuse element has a pair of terminal connection portions and a fusible member for electrically connecting the terminal connection portions each other and for being fused and broken when an over electric current flows. At least a part of the fusible portion is formed by spouting or dropping the melting metal drops.
Claims13
A fuse comprising:
- a fuse element provided with a pair of terminal connection portions to be connected to an electric circuit, and
- a fusible member through which the pair of terminal connection portions are connected to each other, and which is fused and broken when an over electric current flows therein,
- wherein at least a part of the fusible member is provided with a cluster of melting metal drops which are dropped or spouted.
A method of producing a fuse, wherein the fuse comprises a pair of terminal contact portions which is to be connected to a electric circuit and a fusible member through which the pair of terminal contact portions are connected to each other and which is fused and broken when a over current flows therein, the method comprising the step of:
- forming at least one part of the fusible member by spouting or dropping melting metal drops.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.