Vertical fuse block
AssigneeLittelfuse, Inc.
InventorsJuan Guerrero, Sadeddin Lambaz
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Abstract
Approaches disclosed herein are related to vertically oriented fusible devices and vertically oriented fuse blocks. In one approach, a vertical fuse assembly may include a body comprising an upper section and a lower section, and a fuse extending between an upper terminal and a lower terminal, wherein the upper terminal is positioned within the upper section, wherein the lower terminal is positioned within the lower section, and wherein the lower terminal extends through the lower section. The vertical fuse assembly may further include a side terminal adjacent the fuse body, wherein the side terminal extends through the lower section.
Claims20
A vertical fuse assembly, comprising:
- a body comprising an upper section coupleable with a lower section;
- a fuse extending between an upper terminal and a lower terminal, wherein the upper terminal is positioned within the upper section, wherein the lower terminal is positioned within the lower section, and wherein the lower terminal comprises a lead extending through the lower section;
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- a side terminal adjacent the fuse, wherein the side terminal extends through the lower section.
A vertical fuse block, comprising:
- a body comprising an upper section and a lower section;
- a fuse extending between an upper terminal and a lower terminal, wherein the upper terminal is positioned within the upper section, wherein the lower terminal is positioned within the lower section, and wherein the lower terminal includes a first lead extending through the lower section for connection with a printed circuit board;
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- a side terminal adjacent a fuse body of the fuse, wherein the side terminal includes a second lead and a third lead extending through the lower section for connection with the printed circuit board.
A vertically mounted fuse block, comprising:
- a body comprising an upper section and a lower section;
- a fuse extending between an upper terminal and a lower terminal, wherein the upper terminal is positioned within the upper section, wherein the lower terminal is positioned within the lower section, and wherein the lower terminal extends through the lower section;
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- a side terminal adjacent the fuse, wherein the side terminal extends through openings of the lower section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.