Material for fuse
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorYuuji Hatagishi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a fuse material consisting of aluminum or a rollable aluminum alloy having a copper plating deposited thereon and optionally being provided with a tin plating deposited on the copper plating. A fuse made of the fuse material shows a small temperature rise and has an extended useful service life as compared to conventional fuses.
Claims16
A fuse comprising an elongate fuse body and a pair of conductor connecting portions extending from said fuse body and having a width greater than the width of the fuse body, wherein the fuse body comprises a circuit breaking member which melts and terminates a current flow through the fuse, said circuit breaking member being provided with a width less than the width of the fuse body an being formed from elemental aluminum, said circuit breaking member having a layer of copper deposited thereon.
A fuse comprising an elongate fuse body and a pair of conductor connecting portions extending from said fuse body and having a width greater than the width of the fuse body, wherein the fuse body comprises a circuit breaking member which melts and terminates a current flow through the fuse, said circuit breaking member being provided with a width less than the width of the fuse body and being formed from a rollable aluminum alloy, said circuit breaking member having a layer of copper deposited thereon.
A fuse insertable into an electrical circuit, comprising a circuit-breaking member which melts and terminates a current flow in response to current flow through the fuse in excess of a predetermined value, said circuit-breaking member being formed from elemental aluminum and having a layer of copper deposited thereon and a layer of tin deposited over said layer of copper.
A fuse insertable into an electrical circuit, comprising a circuit-breaking member which melts and terminates a current flow in response to current flow through the fuse in excess of a predetermined value, said circuit-breaking member being formed from a rollable aluminum alloy and having a layer of copper deposited thereon and a layer of tin deposited over said layer of copper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.