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US 5,115,220 AGranted
Fuse with thin film fusible element supported on a substrate
AssigneeGould Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Suuronen, Jean C. Terry
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Abstract
A fuse including a fuse casing, an end cap terminal at an end of the casing, a substrate supporting a thin film fusible element thereon, and a springy metal connecting strip made of sheet metal and providing electrical connection between the element and the terminal and mechanical support for the substrate.
Claims12
A fuse comprising
- a fuse casing,
- an end cap terminal at an end of said casing,
- a substrate supporting a thin film fusible element thereon and located within said casing, and
- a springy metal connecting strip made of sheet metal and providing electrical connection between said element and said terminal and mechanical support for said substrate,
- said substrate having an end spaced from said end cap terminal, said connecting strip biasing said substrate away from said end cap terminal.
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A fuse comprising
- a fuse casing,
- an end cap terminal at an end of said casing,
- a substrate supporting a thin film fusible element thereon and located within said casing, and
- a springy metal connecting strip made of sheet metal and providing electrical connection between said element and said terminal and mechanical support for said substrate,
- wherein said connecting strip engages said substrate on two surfaces thereof and has two end portions that engage opposite sides of said fuse casing.
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A fuse comprising
- a fuse casing,
- an end cap terminal at an end of said casing,
- a substrate supporting a thin film fusible element thereon and located within said casing, and
- a springy metal connecting strip made of sheet metal and providing electrical connection between said element and said terminal and mechanical support for said substrate,
- wherein the said connecting strip includes a first portion that extends from an end of said fuse casing toward the other end a first distance and a second portion that is connected to the first and extends in the reverse direction to the end of the substrate a second distance which is shorter than the first distance so as to tend to position said substrate away from said end cap terminal.
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