US 6,509,824 B2 · Fuse unit and method of manufacturing fuse unit

Abstract

An electrically conductive fuse element including fusible portions has a hinge portion provided at a middle portion thereof. A resin body is divided into resin body parts so that the resin body parts are provided around the fuse element in such a way as to be separated by the hinge portion. One of the resin body parts is bent from the hinge portion. The fuse element has abutting faces, against which the resin body parts are abutted in a bent state, and engaging means for the resin body parts. A connector housing is provided on the resin body part. Further, a terminal is provided at one of plate portions of the fuse element. Power supply connecting portions and terminal connecting portions are provided in the other plate portion connected to the plate portion through the hinge portion.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A fuse unit comprising:

an electrically conductive fuse element including at least one fusible portion;
a hinge portion provided at said electrically conductive fuse element so that said electrically conductive fuse element is separated into a first fuse element and a second fuse element by said hinge portion and is bendable from said hinge portion;
a first resin body provided at said first fuse element;
and
a second resin body provided at said second fuse element.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/779,625Filed 9 Feb 2001

Priority

JP 2000-0316689 Feb 2000

Published

US 2001/0011939 A19 Aug 2001

Granted

21 Jan 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H01H 85/044
Characterised by the type: general constructions or structure of low voltage fuses, i.e. below 1000 V, or of fuses where the applicable voltage is…
H01H 2085/025
Structural association of a fuse and another component or apparatus: structural association with a binding post of a storage battery
H01H 2085/0555
Fusible members: input terminal connected to a plurality of output terminals, e.g. multielectrode
Y10T 29/49107
Electrical device making: fuse making

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Abstract

Claims17