Blade fuse
AssigneePacific Engineering Corp.
InventorsHideki Andoh, Iwao Murakami
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Abstract
A compact fuse (1) for an automobile is provided. The fuse is formed by a fuse element (2) and an insulative housing (3) having a cutaway portion (8). The fuse element includes two base plates (4) and a melting portion (5) connecting the base plates. The melting portion is accommodated in the housing and parts of the base plates are exposed from the housing. The length of the base plate is the sum of the length (A) of the melting portion in the longitudinal direction of the base plate, the length (B) of a notch (4c) in the longitudinal direction of the base plate, and the length (C) of a cover supporting portion in the longitudinal direction of the base plate.
Claims6
A blade fuse (1) characterized by:
- a fuse element (2) having two base plates (4) arranged along a common plane, a melting portion (5) connecting the two base plates, a pair of opposing notches (4c) arranged on each of the two base plates, and two cover supporting portions (12) extending continuously from the notches, respectively;
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- a housing (3) made of a insulative material for fixing the fuse element, the housing including a hollow portion, which accommodates the melting portion, and a cover (11), which is bent to close the hollow portion, the cover being arranged between the notches, and the base plate having a length that is substantially the sum of the length (A) of the melting portion in the longitudinal direction of the base plate, the length (B) of the notch in the longitudinal direction of the base plate, and the length (C) of the cover supporting portion in the longitudinal direction of the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.